Scores

Final

Southern 42

(3-2, 3-0 SWAC)

Alabama St 41

(3-1, 2-1 SWAC)

5:00 PM ET, October 2, 2004

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1 2 3 4 T
SOU 7 7 7 2142
ALST 0 24 10 741

Top Performers

Passing: T. Ricks (SOU) - 407 YDS, 5 TD

Rushing: R. Randolph (ALST) - 13 CAR, 104 YDS

Receiving: J. Vernon (SOU) - 4 REC, 101 YDS, 2 TD

Southern 42, Alabama State 41

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Thomas Ricks passed for 407 yards and five touchdowns, including a 31-yard scoring pass to Emile Bryant on the final play of the game, as Southern came from behind to defeat Alabama State 42-41 Saturday.

Ricks also rushed for 61 yards and caught a touchdown pass.

Southern (3-2, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) scored three times in the final 14 minutes of the game to erase a 20-point deficit.

The fourth quarter scores for the Jaguars also included a 64-yard pass from Ricks to James Vernon and a 55-yard pass from running back Jamaal Huff to Ricks. It was Vernon's second touchdown reception.

Ricks also threw scoring passes to Rogers Taylor and Antonio Overstreet.

Alabama State (3-1,2-1 SWAC) was led by Keldri Williams who rushed 18 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns.

Hornets' quarterback Tarvari Jackson passed for two touchdowns and ran for another. He was 17-of-30 for 244 yards and was not intercepted.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SOU
ALST
1st Downs2224
Total Yards589475
Passing484246
Rushing105229
Penalties8-1565-26
3rd Down Conversions4-115-13
4th Down Conversions1-20-1
Turnovers11
Possession28:2330:59

Passing Leaders

Southern UniversityC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Ricks24/3840710.750
Lewis2/6223.700
Alabama StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Jackson17/302448.120
Forston2/620.300

Rushing Leaders

Southern UniversityCARYDSAVGTDLG
Ricks66110.2013
Huff6264.309
Alabama StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Williams181116.2242
Randolph131048.0026

Receiving Leaders

Southern UniversityRECYDSAVGTDLG
Huff8445.5012
Taylor511923.8177
Alabama StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Harris66510.8016
Hoffman46917.3133

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERSOUALST
TD14:37ROGERS TAYLOR 77 YD PASS FROM THOMAS RICKS (BRECK ACKLEY KICK)
Drive info: 1 plays, 77 yards.
70
SECOND QUARTERSOUALST
FG14:39ANTHONY JOHNSON 30 YD FG
Drive info: 14 plays, 68 yards.
73
TD9:54JAROD ALFORD 7 YD PASS FROM TARVARIS JACKSON (ANTHONY JOHNSON KICK)
Drive info: 5 plays, 54 yards.
710
TD4:44LORENZO HOFFMAN 9 YD PASS FROM TARVARIS JACKSON (ANTHONY JOHNSON KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 74 yards.
717
TD3:08JAMES VERNON 30 YD PASS FROM THOMAS RICKS (BRECK ACKLEY KICK)
Drive info: 3 plays, 60 yards.
1417
TD0:06TARVARIS JACKSON 1 YD RUN (ANTHONY JOHNSON KICK)
Drive info: 9 plays, 65 yards.
1424
THIRD QUARTERSOUALST
TD12:10KELDRICK WILLIAMS 42 YD RUN (ANTHONY JOHNSON KICK)
Drive info: 5 plays, 79 yards.
1431
FG8:41ANTHONY JOHNSON 38 YD FG
Drive info: 7 plays, 54 yards.
1434
TD1:45ANTONIO OVERSTREET 29 YD PASS FROM THOMAS RICKS (BRECK ACKLEY KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 78 yards.
2134
FOURTH QUARTERSOUALST
TD13:24KELDRICK WILLIAMS 9 YD RUN (ANTHONY JOHNSON KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 79 yards.
2141
TD13:13JAMES VERNON 64 YD PASS FROM THOMAS RICKS (BRECK ACKLEY KICK)
Drive info: 1 plays, 64 yards.
2841
TD7:16THOMAS RICKS 55 YD PASS FROM JAMAAL HUFF (BRECK ACKLEY KICK)
Drive info: 2 plays, 81 yards.
3541
TD0:02EMILE BRYANT 31 YD PASS FROM THOMAS RICKS (BRECK ACKLEY KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 68 yards.
4241