Category: Black College Football

Tennessee State drops close one to Western Illinois at home 17-16

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title image via Tennessee State Football Despite gaining their opponents in rushing yards (164 to 63), passing yards (187-133) total offense (351-196), getting more first downs ( 21-10) as well as dominating time of possession the Tigers lost the critical turnover battle, 2 to 0, as they were defeated at home by Western Illinois 17 to 16.  Tennessee State got the afternoon scoring via a 48-yard field goal off the foot of Freddie Perez I’ll be at it took TSU 13 plays to travel just 38 yards. The leather mix…

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Tennessee State to take on Western Illinois on Saturday

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State will look to build on the momentum of last week’s win over Howard when the Tigers host Western Illinois on Saturday afternoon at Nissan Stadium. TSU snapped a five-game skid with the 24-7 victory, while the Leathernecks enter the matchup on a five-game losing streak after falling to Charleston Southern. Both teams will be in search of their first conference win of the season in the 1:30 p.m. kickoff. SERIES INFORMATION: This is the second all-time meeting between Tennessee State and Western Illinois. Last…

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Alabama A&M set to take on rival Alabama State in 84th Magic City Classic

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title image via Alabama A&M Athletics Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications, Alabama A&M University Story Links THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University football team returns to action after the bye weekend as the Bulldogs face off against rival Alabama State in the annual Amazon Magic City Classic, presented by Coca-Cola, in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday. Kickoff against the Hornets is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.  Saturday’s game will be the 84th installment of the Magic City Classic as Alabama A&M owns a 43-37-3 all-time record…

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Tennessee State named Stats Perform HBCU FCS National Team of the Week

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Tennessee State was named the Stats Perform HBCU FCS National Team of the Week, the organization announced on Monday. Tennessee State (2-5, 0-3) defeated Howard 24-7 Saturday, in a proper culmination of its Homecoming festivities.  Tigers quarterback Byron McNair completed 18 of 22 passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns; McNair also recorded a team-high 47 yards rushing on 8 attempts.  Linebacker Micah Gay helped spearhead a defensive effort that limited the Howard offense to 7 points and just 183 yards of total offense. The redshirt junior recorded 11 tackles…

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Tennessee State’s Micah Gay OVC-Big South Co-Defesnsive Player of the Week

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State redshirt junior linebacker Micah Gay was named the OVC-Big South Co-Defesnive Player of the Week.  In the Tigers’ 24-7 win over Howard on Saturday, recorded 11 tackles ( 4 solo, 7 assisted ), 2 interceptions, the second of which helped seal the victory, and a quarterback hurry. The Atlanta, GA native’s effort helped to limit the Bison offense to just 183 yards of total offense and just 3.1 yards per play.  On the season, Gay has recorded 31 tackles ( 19 solo,…

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Dr Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Major Division Top 7 : Week 8

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With 5 of the 7 teams inactive, week 8 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab was more static than in previous weeks, as every team stood pat in their position from last week’s polls.  7. Delaware State Hornets ( 4-3, 0-0)  The Hornets of Delaware State remain at no.7. In their most recent outing, October 11, Delaware State obliterated Southern Connecticut State 70-23. DSU churned out and mindboggling 598 rushing yards. A trio of Delaware State running backs topped 100 yards – James Jones (158), Marquis Gillis (130),…

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Tennessee State caps homecoming with 24-7 defeat of Howard

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title image via Brandon King/sneakershoptalk.com In what was easily their best performance of the year, Tennessee State was able to defeat the Bison, completing a refutation of our prediction earlier in the week, Howard University 24-7. Tennessee State struck first taking the contest’s opening kickoff and traveling 79 yards in 7 plays, reaching the end zone when Bryon McNair connected with Snap Reed on a 10-yard scoring toss that put TSU out in front 7-0 at the 10:59 mark of the period. That touchdown was the only bit of offensive…

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Tennessee State and Howard meet in another homecoming matchup: What we think will happen

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It’s homecoming at Tennessee State and the Tigers will host the Bison of Howard University. The meeting will be a reverse of their matchup last year, in which TSU was Howard’s homecoming opponent and the Bison will seek to return the favor, as the Tigers spoiled HU’s homecoming with a 27-14 win in the nation’s capital.  Both teams limp into the contest with their most recent wins further in their rearview than they would prefer; Howard (3-3) is on a two-game losing streak, while Tennessee State, after winning its season…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBUC Sports  Lab Week 5 Mid-Major Top 7 

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It was a very active week in week 5 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Mid Major Top 7 poll rankings , with 4 of the 7 teams changing positions from the previous week, as well as a new team entering the fray.  7.Fayetteville  State Broncos ( 4-3, 4-1)  Fayetteville State enters this week’s polls after being outside the top 7 the previous week. The Broncos defeated Livingstone 38-14 last week for their fourth consecutive  win and remain undefeated in the CIAA. Fayetteville State is on bye this week before…

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Jackson State tabbed HBCU FCS Team of the Week. 

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Jackson State was named the HBCU FCS Team of the week. In the team’s most recent outing, Jackson State defeated Southern 38-13 in the BoomBox Classic, shutting out the Jags in the second half.  It was Jackson State’s seventh consecutive win over its Baton Rouge-based rivals. The Tigers also have been ranked No.1 in Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab top 7 poll rankings for 11 consecutive weeks. 

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