Howard Bison vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs — Howard win 31-24, Aug 29, 2026

atHoward at Alabama A&M

Week 1 · Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff

Final

How it finished

Howard beat Alabama A&M 31–24.

Howard led 20–14 at the half and held the lead.

Howard outscored Alabama A&M 10–0 in the 1st quarter — the swing that decided it.

The Howard are up next home vs Richmond (Sep 5), then at Hampton. The Alabama A&M are up next home vs Tennessee State (Sep 12).

Win probabilityAAMU win %

(02:50) No Huddle-Shotgun J.Scroggins pass complete short middle to S.Osborne caught at AAMU39, for 51 yards to the AAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:41, 1ST DOWN N.Clark pass attempt SuccessfulHOW +46%
(03:27) No Huddle-Shotgun J.Scroggins rush left for 13 yards gain to the HOWU49, out of bounds at HOWU49, 1ST DOWNHOW +22%
(08:31) J.Mandell kickoff 64 yards to the HOWU01 J.Washington lll return 31 yards to the HOWU32 (C.Taylor; J.Thompson)AAMU +19%

How the calls held upOur call missed

Our call

Howard to winMiss

Howard to win · Missed

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Howard Bison

Alabama A&M Bulldogs

436Total yards405

21First downs19

322Passing yards254

20/38Comp / att25/41

8.5Yards / pass6.2

114Rushing yards151

40Rush attempts19

2.9Yards / rush7.9

7-183rd down3-10

2-24th down0-1

7-67Penalties5-58

1Turnovers↓2

1Fumbles lost↓1

35:56Possession23:56

Top performers

HOW

PassJa'Shawn Scroggins19/36, 315 YDS · 3 TD
RushJa'Shawn Scroggins15 CAR, 49 YDS
RecSemaj Pierre2 REC, 68 YDS

AAMU

PassCornelious Brown IV25/41, 254 YDS · 2 TD · 1 INT
RushMaurice Edwards IV7 CAR, 57 YDS
RecJarel Williams4 REC, 72 YDS · 1 TD

Drive summary

Howard13 drives

3 TD3 FG3 Punt1 Turnover3 End

Scored on 6 of 13 · 34 yds/drive · long 83

Alabama A&M12 drives

3 TD1 FG5 Punt2 Downs1 End

Scored on 4 of 12 · 35 yds/drive · long 83

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1TDJ. Scroggins pass to M. Hopson for 1 yd, for a TD (M. Conord KICK)7–0
Q1FGM. Conord 18 yd FG GOOD10–0
Q2FGM. Conord 19 yd FG GOOD13–0
Q2TDC. Brown IV pass to J. Williams for 26 yds, for a TD (D. Faulk KICK)13–7
Q2TDJ. Scroggins pass to N. Clark for 4 yds, for a TD (M. Conord KICK)20–7
Q2TDC. Brown IV pass to I. Conely for 14 yds, for a TD (D. Faulk KICK)20–14
Q3FGM. Conord 31 yd FG GOOD23–14
Q4TDC. Brown IV run for 4 yds, for a TD (D. Faulk KICK)23–21
Q4FGD. Faulk 32 yd FG GOOD23–24
Q4TDJ. Scroggins pass to S. Osborne for 51 yds, for a TD (J. Scroggins pass to N. Clark GOOD for Two-Point Conversion)31–24

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
HOWHoward Bison	10	10	3	8	31
AAMUAlabama A&M Bulldogs	0	14	0	10	24

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Ja'Shawn Scroggins	19/36	315	8.8	3	0
Isaiah Freeman	1/2	7	3.5	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ja'Shawn Scroggins	15	49	3.3	13
Travis Kerney	13	41	3.2	15
Billy Roberson II	7	21	3.0	8
John Washington III	1	4	4.0	4
Team	1	0	0.0	0
Eden James	2	0	0.0	3
Isaiah Freeman	1	-1	-1.0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Semaj Pierre	2	68	34.0	0	54
Se'Quan Osborne	2	67	33.5	1	51
Zaden Jackson	3	66	22.0	0	35
Nathanial Clark	6	39	6.5	1	17
Antonio Hunter	2	38	19.0	0	24
David Parks	1	26	26.0	0	26
Travis Kerney	2	10	5.0	0	6
Billy Roberson II	1	7	7.0	0	7
Markus Hopson	1	1	1.0	1	1
Team	1	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ja'Shawn Scroggins	1	1	0
John Washington III	1	0	0
Rodney Roane	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Kaleb Gallop	7	2	0	0	0
Rodney Roane	6	3	1	0	1
Aidan Foster	6	2	0	0	2
J. Augustus Olidge	5	3	0	2	0
Gabe Stephens	5	2	0	0	0
Reggie Reed Jr.	4	1	0	0	0
Joseph Tabe	4	1	0	2	0
Antonio Hunter	3	3	0	0	0
Ben Chandler IV	3	2	0	1	0
Billy Roberson II	2	2	0	0	0
Camren Brown	2	2	0	0	0
Faisal Mass	2	1	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Rodney Roane	1	20	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
John Washington III	5	103	20.6	31	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Antonio Hunter	2	17	8.5	14	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matt Conord	3/3	100.0	24	2/2	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Liam Allen IV	3	111	37.0	0	44
Matt Conord	1	31	31.0	1	31
Team	1	31	31.0	0	31

Howard at Alabama A&M

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