TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Mississippi Valley State University football program connected on an 83-yard go route down the FAMU sideline at the end of the first quarter to tie the game, but Florida A&M scored the final 27 points of the night in a 34-7 loss.

The Basics
 

• Score: Florida A&M 34 | Mississippi Valley State 7

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (0-5, 0-2 SWAC) | Florida A&M (3-2, 2-1 SWAC)

 

• Location: Tallahassee, Florida – Bragg Memorial Stadium

 

• Series History: Florida A&M Leads 5-0

 

• Winning Streak: Florida A&M (W5) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: N/A

 

• All-Time History vs. SWAC Opponents: SWAC Leads 298-135-9

 
Mississippi Valley State Top Performers
 

• Fredrick McGee had the game of his life, nearly doubling his previous career-high (7) with a game-best 13 tackles including 12 by himself.

 

• Cobie Bates went off as well, putting together a career/team-best 105 yards, three receptions and a career-long 83 yard catch which resulted in his first career touchdown. Bates, the Devils' first 100-yard wideout this season, averaged a preposterous 35.0 yards per grab.

 

• Orlando Fernandez made his lone PAT try, launched a 52-yard punt, and dropped a season-high three kicks inside the Rattlers red zone.

 

• Ronnie Thomas has now extended his sack streak to six consecutive games with at least a half-sack, bringing down the quarterback once, logged two tackles for loss and three takedowns total.

 

• Jalen Bell provided the defense's other sack on the evening as part of his five solo tackles.

 

• Jamari Jones had a QBR of just under 142, completing 63.2% of his passes (12-of-19) and his first quarter score to Bates.

 

• Caleb Johnson led the ground game, rumbling for 54 yards (5.4 per carry) while Ryan Whitaker had a season-best 28 yards for a notable 9.3 yards a tote.

 

• Romallis Carey tallied his first multi-tackle contest of 2022, both coming behind the line of scrimmage and Deione Reed also collected a TFL as well.

 

• Season-bests were set across the receiving corps as Myles Hopson (three catches), Gregory Jean caught a career-high four balls and Jared Wilson notched his first reception in the Green and White.

 

• Two defenders recorded new season-highs for tackles; Jayren Fox had eight and Abdural Lee was right behind at seven.

 
Notes
 

• Florida A&M remains the lone SWAC school that Mississippi Valley has not defeated on the gridiron.

 
MVSU will face its third and final Mississippi school on Saturday inside Rice-Totten Stadium when the Alcorn Braves come to town at 6 p.m. and the theme will be "Young Alumni Reunion" and a "Green Out".
 
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