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Return to OriginalATLANTA (AP)—Curtis Pulley threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns to lead Florida A&M to a 31-12 victory over Tennessee State in the Atlanta Football Classic on Saturday.
Pulley was 24-for-34 and threw second-half touchdown passes of 2 and 26 yards to help the Rattlers (4-0) rally from a 12-10 halftime deficit.
Pulley’s 2-yard pass to Max Purcell gave Florida A&M a 17-12 lead with 5:11 left in the third quarter. Pulley then connected with Isaac West for a 24-12 lead with 14:16 left in the game.
Tennessee State (1-3) took a 6-3 lead on Preston Brown’s 9-yard scoring run with 14:54 left in the second quarter. The Rattlers pulled ahead 10-6 on Philip Sylvester’s 8-yard run, but the Tigers took a 12-10 lead on Calvin McNairl’s 1-yard run with 59 seconds left in the first half.
McNairl led Tennessee State with 82 yards on 14 carries and Brown added 75 yards on 12 carries.
Head to Head - Week 4
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M | 402 | 315 | 87 | 24 | 50.0% | 7/95 | 1 | 31:52 |
| Tennessee State | 274 | 107 | 167 | 17 | 36.4% | 8/48 | 1 | 28:08 |