When Florida A&M's James Thurman scored on an 11-yard double reverse to put the Rattlers up by two points with only 2:53 left in the game, a victory appeared imminent. But that was plenty of time for Tuskegee to provide an answer. Mason Wilson's 5-yard touchdown completed a 78-yard drive, capping the Tigers' thrilling 39-34 upset of FAMU at Bragg Memorial Stadium in the third-annual Thurgood Marshall Classic. After Thurman scored on the reverse touchdown, the majority of the near-capacity crowd started heading for the exits. Afterward, FAMU coach Ken Riley said he thought the game was over, too. "If I'm a defensive player on this team, I'm taking a long look in the mirror at myself," Riley said. "We just didn't play defensive football. Offensively, we played well enough to win." FAMU, which entered the game ranked No. 15 in Division I-AA, is 0-1. Tuskegee is 1-0. The game featured seven lead changes. Trailing 25-13 in the fourth quarter, FAMU rallied to push ahead 27-25. But the lead swung back quickly as Tuskegee's Wilson scored a 1-yard touchdown with 8:04 left. Last season, FAMU easily defeated Tuskegee 41-9 despite a 151-yard performance by Rattlers running back Amir Rasul. This year, Tuskegee didn't show the Rattlers much respect from the very beginning. The first two times the Tigers' offense touched the ball, they scored touchdowns. If it weren't for a missed kick after the first score and two-point conversion that faltered, Tuskegee would have led at halftime. Instead, FAMU led 13-12 at the break after trailing 12-3 early in the second quarter. But Tuskegee scored 13 unanswered points in the third quarter and repeatedly shredded FAMU's defense. Bethune-Cookman 28, Savannah St. 19 JACKSONVILLE _ Junior running back Donnie Hogan scored three touchdowns as Bethune-Cookman upset Savannah State 28-19 in the 38th annual Gateway Classic in front of 8,200 fans at the Gator Bowl. The Tigers came into the season-opener for both teams with a No. 5 ranking in the preseason Sheridan poll of black college football teams, while B-CC was unranked. The win was B-CC's first in the Gateway Classic since 1985 and gave head coach Larry Little his third triumph here in eight games. Hogan scored on a pair of 2-yard runs and a 3-yard rush. He left the game with a hyperextended knee, but not before he racked up 53 yards on 18 carries and 83 yards on three catches. "I didn't think we'd scored 28 points tonight, but I'm glad we did because our defense didn't play very well," Little said. B-CC broke a 13-13 tie with two touchdowns in the third quarter. Returner Kevin Gainer carried the second-half kickoff 45 yards and Hogan had a 37-yard reception, followed by runs of 6 and 2 yards to end the short drive just 2:13 into the third quarter. Quarterback J.D. Hall and receiver Jeff Parker sparked the next score, hooking up for receptions of 45 and 29 yards before Hogan scored from the 2. A conversion pass from Lamarc Anderson to tight end Andre Howard rounded out the lead at 28-13. B-CC travels to Morgan State next Saturday for its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener. UCF 16, Troy State 10 ORLANDO _ Ron Johnson proved to be the University of Central Florida's best relief pitcher and Avon Park's Willie English provided the punch to knock out Troy State as the Knights kicked off the 1990 football season with a 16-10 win over the Trojans. Johnson was 6-of-8 for 110 yards as he took over for starter Rudy Jones with 9{ minutes left in the third quarter. The Northside Christian graduate is a junior quarterback for UCF. Jones was 5-of-16 for 68 yards and three interceptions.