Tallahassee, FL --- Vashon Winton passed for 179 yards and two touchdowns to lead Delaware State to a 20-7 win Florida A&M in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opener for each team before 14,327 fans at Bragg Stadium. The Hornets improved to 2-0 overall, while Florida A&M fell to 0-2. Delaware State has won three in a row over Florida A&M for the first time in the history of the series, which began in 1977. The Hornets have also opened a season with back-to-back wins for the third straight year. Winton completed 17-of-25 passes, including touchdown strikes to Shaheer McBride in the second quarter and William Griggs in the third quarter. After a scoreless first quarter, Delaware State used a big play on special teams to jump out in front. Two plays after Alimayo Wilder blocked a punt by Florida A&M's Wesley Taylor, Winton and McBride connected on an 11-yard touchdown pass to give the Hornets a 7-0 lead with 10:00 left in the second quarter. McBride had five catches for 57 yards in the contest. He is now tied with Albert Horsey (1997-00) for the school record with 160 career receptions. Last week, McBride passed Horsey for the all-time DSU lead in receiving yards. Florida A&M took advantage of a Delaware State turnover to tie the game. Four plays after a Curtis Holcomb interception gave Florida A&M the ball at the Delaware State 40, Albert Chester connected with Taj Jenkines on a five-yard touchdown pass to make it 7-7 with 1:17 in the second quarter. On the ensuing possession, Delaware State drove 57 yards on nine plays, resulting in a 34-yard field goal by Peter Gaertner with one second left in the half to take a 10-7 lead at the break. A Florida A&M penalty on the second half kickoff gave Delaware State the ball at the Rattler 49 yard line. Five plays later, Winton found William Griggs in the endzone for a 19-yard touchdown to give the Hornets a 17-7 lead with 12:29 left in the third quarter. It was just the second catch and first career touchdown for Griggs. Gaertner kicked a 36-yard field goal with 6:26 left in the third quarter to close out the scoring. Delaware State's defense held Florida A&M to 272 total yards, including 100 on 31 rushing attempts. Defensive backs Akeem Green and Andre Kennard led the Hornets with eight tackles each. Kennard also had his first career interception. Delaware State returns to action next Saturday (Sep. 15) at Kent State of the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) Mid-American Conference.