85th Magic City Classic Decided by Alabama A&M Defense, Rushing Game in Final Minutes

Alabama State University Box Score 21 Winner Alabama St. ASU 4-3 , 2-2 15 Ark.-Pine Bluff APB 3-3 , 1-2 Winner Alabama St. ASU 4-3 , 2-2 21 Final Oct. 17, 2026 15 Ark.-Pine Bluff APB 3-3 , 1-2 Score By Quarters Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F ASU Alabama St. 0 14 0 7 21 APB Ark.-Pine Bluff 6 6 0 3 15 Game Recap: Football | 10/31/2026 8:00:00 PM | David Roe 85th Magic City Classic Decided by Alabama A&M Defense, Rushing Game in Final Minutes BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama State University football team traveled north on I-65 to Legion Field to take on archrival Alabama A&M in the 85th Amazon Magic City Classic Presented by Coca-Cola, with the Bulldogs pulling out a win over the Hornets, 31-28, on Halloween afternoon in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) rivalry game. The Hornets (4-4, 2-3 SWAC) hung in until the end of the game, keeping fans on the edge of their seats as the offense had the ball with under two minutes remaining and a chance to score. Instead, the Bulldogs' (7-2, 4-1 SWAC) defense pushed them out of comfortable field goal range, forcing a last-hope heave from ASU down the right side that fell incomplete and allowed AAMU to claim the victory for the first time in five y...