DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME 4 FLORIDA A&M 24 DELAWARE ST. 22 Alumni Stadium – Dover, Del. SEP. 22, 2012 FAMU (2-2; 2-0 MEAC)/DSU (1-3; 0-1 MEAC)
Score by quarters FAMU (2-2; 2-0) DSU (1-3; 0-1)
1 7 7
2 7 3
3 7 6
4 3 6
T______ 24 22
Team Statistics 1st Qtr. DSU FAMU 2nd Qtr. DSU FAMU 3rd Qtr. FAMU DSU 4th Qtr. FAMU DSU
11:32 Cheung 10 run (Ward kick) 6-66; 3:28 DSU 7 FAMU 0 09:06 Owens 8 pass from Fleming (Varnadore kick) 5-68; 2:20 DSU 0 FAMU 7
Florida A&M quarterback Damien Fleming completed 30-of-37 passes for a career-high 399 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Rattlers to a 24-22 win over Delaware State in the Hornets' MEAC opener at Alumni Stadium. The Hornets pulled to within 24-22 on a five-yard touchdown run by freshman Nagee Jackson with 6:39 left to play. The Hornets attempted a two-point conversion following the touchdown, but Florida A&M's Brandon Denmark foiled the attempt when he tackled DSU tight end Jahmel Bashir short of the goal line on a pass from Nick Elko. Florida A&M held the ball for the final 6:33 of the game. Delaware State opened the scoring with some strong running on the game's first possession. Freshman Dae-Hon Cheung capped off the six-play, 66-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run with 11:32 left in the first quarter. Florida A&M answered DSU's touchdown with one of its own on the ensuing possession. Fleming connected with James Owens on an eight-yard scoring pass with 9:06 left in the opening quarter. The extra point kick by Chase Varnadore tied the game at 7-7. Delaware State regained the lead 10-7 on a 29-yard field goal by Mitchell Ward with 11:41 left in the second quarter. The Rattlers took the lead for good when Fleming and wide receiver Travis Harvey hooked up for the first of their two touchdown passes. The duo connected on a 21-yard scoring pass on third and goal to give Florida A&M a 13-10 lead with 7:38 left in the second quarter. Fleming and Harvey struck again on a nine-yard scoring pass to give the Rattlers a 21-10 lead with 4:12 left in the third quarter. Delaware State climbed back into the game on the ensuing possession. Cheung capped off the nineplay, 76-yard drive with a 22-yard touchdown run to pull the Hornets to with 21-16 with 16 second left in the third quarter. The Hornets attempted a two-point conversion following touchdown, but an attempted pass from Elko to wide open tight end Ryan Langdon was batted down by Florida A&M's Branden Davis. The Rattlers stretched their lead to 24-16 on a 29-yard field goal by Varnadore with 10:34 left in the game. Elko completed 15-of-21 passes for 194 yards, while Tarpley led the Hornets with a season-high 10 catches for 129 yards. Delaware State safety Davon Moore led all players with a career-high 14 tackles, including eight solo stops. Ernest Adjei (11) and Terrick Colston (10) also reached double figures in tackles for the Hornets.
11:41 Ward 29 FG 9-63; 3:28 DSU 10 FAMU 7 07:38 Harvey 21 pass from Fleming (Varnadore kick) 7-54; 3:52 FAMU 14 DSU 10 04:12 Harvey 9 pass from Fleming (Varnadore kick) 10-76; 4:46 FAMU 21 DSU10 00:16 Cheung 22 run (pass failed) 9-67; 3:50 FAMU 21 DSU 16 10:34 Varnadore 29 FG 12-58; 4:39
FAMU 24 DSU 16
06:39 Jackson 5 run (pass failed) 10-80; 3:55 FAMU 24 DSU 22
DELAWARE STATE Rushing Cheung Bryant Jackson
No. 18 3 3
Yds. 140 14 5
TD 2 0 1
LG 26 9 5
FLORIDA A&M AVG 7.8 4.7 1.7
Rushing Rocker Owens Passing Fleming
Passing Elko
A-C-I 21-15-2
Yds. 199
TD 0
LG 24
Receiving Tarpley Wilson Langdon Bryant
No. 10 3 1 1
Yds. 134 28 20 17
TD 0 0 0 0
LG 24 16 20 17
Punting Kano
No. 3
Avg. 49.7
LG 54
Punt Returns None
No.
Yds.
Kickoff Returns Tarpley
No. 3
Yds. 53
Tackles Moore Adjei Colston, T.
UA-A 8-6 5-6 4-6
TT 14 11 10
Yds. 46 41
A-C-I 37-30-0
Receiving Harvey, T. Lennon Harvey, D. Felix
No. 11 6 5 4
TD 0 0
Yds. 399 Yds. 122 79 78 74
LG 12 21 TD 3
TD 2 0 0 0
LG 36 28 38 25
AVG 3.3 3.7 LG 38
Punting Holdren
No. 1
Avg. 31.0
LG 31
I20 1
I20 2
Punt Returns Lennon
No. 1
Yds. 11
TD 0
LG 11
TD
LG
Kickoff Returns Owens
No. 4
Yds. 99
TD 0
LG 44
TD 0
LG 28
TL-Yds. SK FF 0.5-2
No. 14 11
Tackles Hepburn Ducre Maxey
UA-A 5-3 3-5 4-3
TT 8 8 7
TL-Yds. SK
0.5-2
(Left) Dae-Hon Cheung (with ball) rushed for career-high 140 yards and two touchdowns in his first start vs. Florida A&M
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