GRAMBLING, La. (AP) _ Lionel Hayes passed for 325 yards and three touchdowns as Grambling State beat Alabama A&M, 36-31, in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game Saturday night.

Lawere Richmond also kicked field goals of 38, 45 and 38 yards and Rodney Beaudoin ran for another touchdown as Grambling (2-0) dealt Alabama A&M (1-1) its first loss.

Defensively, A&M checked Grambling's ground games, holding Tiger runners to just 10 yards rushing on 41 attempts.

Hayes passed 51 yards to Scotty Anderson for one score, 39 yards to Walter Williams for another and Richmond's 38-yard field goal spotted Grambling a 17-0 lead that would disintegrate with a 21-point outburst by A&M in the second quarter.

With A&M leading 21-20 at halftime, the teams exchanged touchdowns with A&M holding a 27-26 lead on Tony Bellamy's second touchdown pass of the game with 8:20 left in the third quarter.

A 79-yard touchdown pass from Hayes to Williams gave Grambling a 33-27 lead it would never relinquish with 5:31 left in the third quarter and Richmond's 38-yard field goal just 29 seconds into the final period gave the Tigers some insurance.

Two team safeties by A&M latge in the fourth period ended the scoring.

Hayes finished with 17 completions in 32 attempts, but was intercepted three times.

Bellamy completed 17 of 31 passes for 274 yards, but he was intercepted twice.

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