Alabama A&M defeats Miss. Valley State 17-12
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP)—Ulysses Banks rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown to help Alabama A&M defeat Mississippi Valley State 17-12 and clinch a berth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference title game.
The Bulldogs (7-4, 4-3) will play Prairie View A&M for the championship on Dec. 12 in Birmingham, Ala.
Banks scored on a 1-yard run to give Alabama A&M a 10-0 lead with 2:09 left in the first quarter.
Korey Morrison ran an interception back 30 yards for a 17-0 lead with 13:28 remaining in the second quarter.
MVSU (3-8, 1-6) cut the lead to 17-6 on Stephen Robert’s 2-yard run with 1:27 left before halftime, but the Delta Devils couldn’t score again until 2 seconds left in the game, when Chris Williams caught a 6-yard pass from Eddie Ivory Jr.
Deaunte Mason was 12-for-21 for 98 yards and rushed for 45 yards for Alabama A&M.
Robert finished with 71 yards.
Head to Head - Week 12
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State | 282 | 200 | 82 | 16 | 35.7% | 5/33 | 2 | 25:23 |
| Alabama A&M | 313 | 98 | 215 | 17 | 41.7% | 12/117 | 1 | 34:37 |
