2026 · Week ZeroFinal

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 7:30 PM EDT

Alabama A&M vs Howard

Alabama A&MBulldogsSouthwestern Athletic Conference

HowardBisonMid-Eastern Athletic Conference

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Game details

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 7:30 PM EDT
Matchup: Neutral site
Venue: Center Parc Stadium
Notes: Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Alabama A&M	0	14	0	10	24
Howard	10	10	3	8	31

Excitement index: 7.1
Alabama A&M final win probability: 42.9%
Howard final win probability: 57.1%

Full comparison

Team stats

Alabama A&MHoward

First downs: 19; 21
Third-down efficiency: 3-10; 7-18
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-1; 2-2
Total yards: 405; 436
Passing yards: 254; 322
Completions / attempts: 25-41; 20-38
Yards per pass: 6.2; 8.5
Rushing Yards: 151; 114
Rushing Attempts: 19; 40
Yards per rush: 7.9; 2.9
Penalties / yards: 5-58; 7-67
Turnovers: 2; 1
Fumbles lost: 1; 1
Interceptions: 1; 0
Time of possession: 23:56; 36:04
Passes defended: 6; 6
QB hurries: 5; 6
Sacks: 4; 0
Tackles: 38; 28
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 0
Tackles for loss: 8; 1
Total fumbles: 1; 2
Fumbles recovered: 1; 1
Kicking Points: 6; 11
Kick returns: 6; 5
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 130; 103
Passing touchdowns: 2; 3
Punt returns: 3; 2
Punt Return TDs: 0; 0
Punt Return Yards: 16; 17
Rushing touchdowns: 1; 0
Passes Intercepted: —; 1
Interception TDs: —; 0
Interception Yards: —; 20

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Alabama A&M

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cornelious Brown	25/41	254	6.2	2	1

Howard

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

Alabama A&M

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Maurice Edwards	7	57	8.1	0	39
Imari Conely	1	43	43.0	0	43
Cornelious Brown	4	33	8.3	1	20
Kolton Nero	7	18	2.6	0	6

Howard

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

Alabama A&M

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jarel Williams	4	72	18.0	1	26
Imari Conely	5	39	7.8	1	14
Jordan Chambers-Smith	3	38	12.7	0	19
Jaxson Davis	5	31	6.2	0	12
Jaylan Bean	3	26	8.7	0	15
Mekhi Maddox	2	24	12.0	0	17
Devin Herring	2	17	8.5	0	13
Byron Perrilliat	1	7	7.0	0	7

Howard

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

Fumbles

Alabama A&M

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Mekhi Maddox	1	1	0
Arenza Davis	0	0	1

Howard

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

Defensive

Alabama A&M

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jeremiah Hudson-Davis	12	3	0	1	1	2
John Robinson	10	4	0	0	0	0
Nikolas Barnes	7	3	1	1	0	0
D.J. Barber	6	6	0	0	0	1
Kaleb Brown	6	1	0	0	2	0
Kylon Roberts	4	3	1	1.5	0	0
Arenza Davis	4	1	0	0.5	0	2
Ty'Quarius Perry	3	3	1	2	0	0
Keenan Pierce	3	1	0	0	0	0
Nacari Johnson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Diwonne Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0
Julian Thompson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Shawn Collins	1	1	1	1	0	0
Maurice Edwards	1	1	0	0	0	0
Keon Handley Jr.	1	1	0	0	1	0
Amier Burdine	1	1	0	0	1	0
Therman-Deon Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marquel Patterson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andre Tibbs	1	1	0	1	0	0
Tristan Butler	1	1	0	0	0	0
Courtland Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalyn Chambers	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kamarius Bradshaw	1	0	0	0	0	0
Damon Felder	1	0	0	0	1	0

Howard

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Kaleb Gallop	7	2	0	0	0
Rodney Roane Jr.	6	3	1	0	1
Aidan Foster	6	2	0	0	2
Augustus Olidge	5	3	0	2	0
Gabriel 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	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
Masiah Thorne	2	0	0	0	0
AJ Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Ishaun Abdul-Ali	1	1	0	0	0
Israel Lucas	1	1	0	0	1
Cameron Demma	1	1	0	0	0
Kedrick Green	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Bivines	1	0	0	0	0
Nijel Cross	1	0	0	0	0
Juice Green	1	0	0	0	0
Del Cowsette II	1	0	0	0	0
Glen Vinson III	1	0	0	0	1
Markus Hopson	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Love	1	0	0	0	1
Jaylen Daniels	1	0	0	0	0
CJ Dale Jr.	0	0	0	1	0

Kick returns

Alabama A&M

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mekhi Maddox	4	91	22.8	39	0
Imari Conely	2	39	19.5	20	0

Howard

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

Punt returns

Alabama A&M

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jordan Chambers-Smith	3	16	5.3	8	0

Howard

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

Kicking

Alabama A&M

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
David Faulk	1/1	100.0	32	3/3	6

Howard

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matt Conord	3/3	100.0	31	2/2	11

Punting

Alabama A&M

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Connon Littlefield	5	173	34.6	0	1	50

Howard

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

Interceptions

Howard

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Rodney Roane Jr.	1	20	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Alabama A&MHoward

Total predicted points added

Plays: 57; 77
Overall · Total: 22.4; 17.8
Overall · Q1: -2.1; 8.4
Overall · Q2: 13.4; 8
Overall · Q3: -1.3; 0.8
Overall · Q4: 12.3; 0.7
Passing · Total: 16.8; 22.2
Passing · Q1: -1.1; 8.3
Passing · Q2: 14.8; 10.3
Passing · Q3: -1.1; 3.2
Passing · Q4: 4.2; 0.4
Rushing · Total: 5.3; -3.3
Rushing · Q1: -1; 0.8
Rushing · Q2: -1.4; -1.8
Rushing · Q3: -0.4; -2.4
Rushing · Q4: 8.1; 0.2

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.54; 1.89
Overall · Q1: 0.21; 1.67
Overall · Q2: 3.88; 2.56
Overall · Q3: 0.45; 1.65
Overall · Q4: 1.45; 1.67

Field position

Average starting field position: 31; 31.8
Average starting predicted points: 4.19; 3.95

Havoc

Total: 20.8%; 15.8%
Front Seven: 13%; 3.5%
Defensive backs: 7.8%; 12.3%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 57; 77
Overall · Total: 0.39; 0.23
Overall · Q1: -0.23; 0.37
Overall · Q2: 1.34; 0.38
Overall · Q3: -0.11; 0.04
Overall · Q4: 0.46; 0.05
Passing · Total: 0.43; 0.57
Passing · Q1: -0.22; 0.75
Passing · Q2: 2.11; 0.79
Passing · Q3: -0.14; 0.36
Passing · Q4: 0.22; 0.07
Rushing · Total: 0.31; -0.09
Rushing · Q1: -0.24; 0.07
Rushing · Q2: -0.47; -0.26
Rushing · Q3: -0.21; -0.2
Rushing · Q4: 1.01; 0.04

Rushing profile

Power Success: 0%; 50%
Stuff Rate: 11.8%; 13.9%
Line Yards: 51; 96
Line Yards Average: 3; 2.7
Second Level Yards: 11; 30
Second Level Yards Average: 0.6; 0.8
Open Field Yards: 10; 11
Open Field Yards Average: 0.6; 0.3

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 10; 10
Points: 21; 20
Points Per Opportunity: 2.1; 2

Success rates

Overall · Total: 43.9%; 31.2%
Overall · Q1: 22.2%; 39.1%
Overall · Q2: 40%; 28.6%
Overall · Q3: 45.5%; 23.8%
Overall · Q4: 51.9%; 33.3%
Standard Downs · Total: 43.2%; 31.4%
Standard Downs · Q1: 0%; 38.9%
Standard Downs · Q2: 40%; 27.3%
Standard Downs · Q3: 55.6%; 14.3%
Standard Downs · Q4: 52.9%; 50%
Passing Downs · Total: 45%; 30.8%
Passing Downs · Q1: 66.7%; 40%
Passing Downs · Q2: 40%; 30%
Passing Downs · Q3: 0%; 42.9%
Passing Downs · Q4: 50%; 0%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Alabama A&M

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Cornelious Brown	QB	73.7%	66.7%	70%	81.8%	74.1%	17.6%	100%
Maurice Edwards	RB	10.5%	22.2%	20%	9.1%	3.7%	35.3%	0%
Kolton Nero	RB	12.3%	11.1%	10%	0%	18.5%	41.2%	0%
Mekhi Maddox	WR	3.5%	0%	0%	0%	7.4%	0%	5.1%

Howard

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Eden James	RB	3.9%	4.3%	4.8%	4.8%	0%	5.6%	2.6%
Ja'Shawn Scroggins	QB	61%	56.5%	76.2%	42.9%	75%	27.8%	94.9%
Isaiah Freeman	QB	3.9%	0%	0%	14.3%	0%	2.8%	5.1%
Se'Quan Osborne	WR	9.1%	8.7%	4.8%	9.5%	16.7%	0%	17.9%
Nathanial Clark	TE	11.7%	13%	19%	4.8%	8.3%	0%	23.1%
Semaj Pierre	WR	3.9%	0%	9.5%	4.8%	0%	0%	7.7%
Travis Kerney	RB	19.5%	30.4%	9.5%	23.8%	8.3%	36.1%	5.1%
Billy Roberson II	RB	11.7%	8.7%	14.3%	9.5%	16.7%	19.4%	5.1%
Antonio Hunter	WR	5.2%	4.3%	4.8%	9.5%	0%	0%	10.3%
Zaden Jackson	WR	2.6%	4.3%	0%	4.8%	0%	0%	5.1%

Average player PPA

Alabama A&M

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Cornelious Brown	QB	0.44	-0.15	2.11	-0.16	0.3	0.55	0.43
Maurice Edwards	RB	-0.25	-0.56	-0.47	-0.12	0.71	-0.25	0
Kolton Nero	RB	-0.15	-0.04	-0.45	—	-0.12	-0.15	0
Mekhi Maddox	WR	1.36	—	—	—	1.36	0	1.36

Howard

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Eden James	RB	-0.56	-0.66	-0.67	-0.37	—	-0.51	-0.67
Ja'Shawn Scroggins	QB	0.51	0.73	0.65	0.14	0.3	0.3	0.56
Isaiah Freeman	QB	0.37	—	—	0.37	—	-0.24	0.68
Se'Quan Osborne	WR	0.53	-0.69	-0.07	0.99	1.58	0	0.53
Nathanial Clark	TE	0.63	-0.6	1.85	-0.3	0.34	0	0.63
Semaj Pierre	WR	0.43	—	1.18	-1.06	—	0	0.43
Travis Kerney	RB	-0.22	-0.04	-1.04	-0.12	-0.27	-0.24	-0.03
Billy Roberson II	RB	-0.01	-0.15	0.09	0.86	-0.91	-0.26	0.86
Antonio Hunter	WR	1.15	2.04	3.73	-0.58	—	0	1.15
Zaden Jackson	WR	1.73	1.09	—	2.37	—	0	1.73

Total player PPA

Alabama A&M

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Cornelious Brown	QB	18.5	-0.9	14.8	-1.4	6	1.7	16.8
Maurice Edwards	RB	-1.5	-1.1	-0.9	-0.1	0.7	-1.5	0
Kolton Nero	RB	-1.1	0	-0.5	0	-0.6	-1.1	0
Mekhi Maddox	WR	2.7	0	0	0	2.7	0	2.7

Howard

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Eden James	RB	-1.7	-0.7	-0.7	-0.4	0	-1	-0.7
Ja'Shawn Scroggins	QB	23.9	9.5	10.4	1.3	2.7	3	20.8
Isaiah Freeman	QB	1.1	0	0	1.1	0	-0.2	1.4
Se'Quan Osborne	WR	3.7	-1.4	-0.1	2	3.2	0	3.7
Nathanial Clark	TE	5.7	-1.8	7.4	-0.3	0.3	0	5.7
Semaj Pierre	WR	1.3	0	2.3	-1.1	0	0	1.3
Travis Kerney	RB	-3.2	-0.3	-2.1	-0.6	-0.3	-3.2	-0.1
Billy Roberson II	RB	-0.1	-0.3	0.3	1.7	-1.8	-1.8	1.7
Antonio Hunter	WR	4.6	2	3.7	-1.2	0	0	4.6
Zaden Jackson	WR	3.5	1.1	0	2.4	0	0	3.5