Category: Black College Football

September 25, 2021 MEAC Football Recap

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Robert Morris 22, Howard 16Norfolk State 28, Saint Francis (Pa.) 16Merrimack College 47, Delaware State 10North Carolina A&T State 37, North Carolina Central 14 Robert Morris 22, Howard 16 MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Despite outscoring Robert Morris in the second half, the Howard Bison could not overcome a first half deficit and fell 22-16 to the Colonials at Joe Walton Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Howard (0-4) trailed 14-7 at halftime, but got within one point (14-13) after a four-yard touchdown run by quarterback Quinton Williams with…

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September 25, 2021 SWAC Football Recaps

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Here is a rundown a recaps of this week’s gridiron action from the Southwestern Athletic Conference ( with the exception of Southern/MVSU , which kicks off following the publication of this article). SWAC Football Scores and Recaps  Saturday, September 25 Jackson State 24, Delta State 17- Box Score I Recap Alabama A&M 45, Tuskegee 35- Box Score I Recap Prairie View A&M 24, Grambling State 10- Box Score I Recap Alabama State 38, Bethune-Cookman 24- Box Score I Recap Rice 48, Texas Southern 34- Box Score I Recap About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences…

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Albany State destroys Clark-Atlanta 49-0

Brandon King

ClarkATL 0 0 0 0 0  AlbanySt 14 21 0 14 49 The competitive portion of this game lasted about as long as the hang time of the opening kickoff, as the Albany State Golden Rams laid waste to Clark-Atlanta, 49-0. ASU got right to work on their fist offensive drive, covering 75 yards in 13 plays that ended in a Marcuis Fulks 5- yard touchdown run. Fulks would find the end zone again with 0:45 left in the quarter, this one from 7-yards out to put the rains up…

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SEMO takes TSU to woodshed in 47-14 blowout

Brandon King

14 TSU 47 SEMO Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 0 0 6 8 14 SEMO 3 13 17 14 47 This certainly was not the debut Eddie George wanted. In losing their first three games, the Southeast Missouri Redhawks have been bludgeoned by a combined 158-63; apparently they were none to happy about that and took it out on Tennessee State and also welcomed coach George to the Ohio Valley Conference by laying a 47-14 beat down on the Tigers. SEMO used a punishing run game , which racked…

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Jackson State hangs on to best Delta State 24-17 in W.C. Gorden Classic

Brandon King

After building a 17-0 lead on Delta State in the W.C. Gorden Classic The Jackson State Tigers looked poised to cruise to a comfortable victory , however the Statesmen battled back to make it a game that the Tigers would hang on to win, 24-17. Jackson State got the scoring started early with a 40-yard field goal from Glenn Misiak that concluded an 8 play, 33-yard drive to take a 3-0 lead. The lead would be extended to 10-0 with 52 seconds remaining in the period when Shadeur Sanders connected…

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Alcorn State comes back from 19 points to shock UAPB, 39-38

Brandon King

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Box Score PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The Alcorn State Braves erased a 19-point second half deficit Thursday night and stunned Arkansas–Pine Bluff by a score of 39-38 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener for both teams. In front of a national television audience on ESPNU, Niko Duffey’s two-yard run with 3:01 remaining in the fourth quarter gave the Braves (2-2, 1-0 SWAC) their first lead of the game and proved to be the final margin of victory. Following Duffey’s run, the Golden Lions (1-2, 0-1 SWAC)…

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Albany State v Clark-Atlanta game preview and predictions

Brandon King

Saturday the Albany State Golden Rams will open up SIAC play when they take the Panthers of Clark-Atlanta University. Both schools are coming into the game off losses , Albany State taking their yearly defeat from Valdosta State and Clark-Atlanta is actually in the throes of a two game losing streak, and seeking to get back to winning ways. In CAU’s two losses to Lane College and Shorter University big quarters in the first halves ( a 21-point first quarter from Lane and a Shorter 21-point second quarter) ultimately proved…

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Grambling takes on Prairie View in State Fair Classic

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From Grambling State Sports Information: Tigers to Open SWAC Play Against Rival Panthers   GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football team will look to end a few streaks on Saturday as the Tigers open Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play against Prairie View A&M in the annual State Fair Classic at the Cotton Bowl Stadium. Kickoff against the Panthers is set for 4 p.m.  Grambling State (1-2) enters conference play off back-to-back losses to Southern Miss and Houston, while Prairie View A&M (2-1) is coming off a 37-27 victory over Houston Baptist…

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Week 4 MEAC Football Schedule

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: MEAC Football Weekly Notes | MEAC Football Weekly Coaches Video Conference NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 22, 2021 – In back-to-back weeks, North Carolina Central will face an old nemesis. A week ago, it was former CIAA foe Winston-Salem State in Durham, N.C. NCCU came from behind with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to win 20-13. This weekend, it will be former Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) foe North Carolina A&T State, as the two in-state rivals square off in the renewal of the Aggie-Eagle Classic in Greensboro, N.C. The only…

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Norfolk State’s Juwan Carter named BOXTOROW HBCU National Player of the Week

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Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletic Communications NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State senior quarterback Juwan Carter was named HBCU National Player of the Week by BOXTOROW, the organization announced. Carter completed 23 of 30 passes for 353 yards and five touchdowns in three quarters of work last week against Elizabeth City State. The five TD passes tie Maurice Selby’s 1998 performance against Morgan State for most passing TDs in a game in the school’s Division I history. Carter was also named MEAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second straight week…

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