Category: SWAC

Jackson State takes 30th Southern Heritage Classic 49-44 over Tennessee State

Brandon King

A furious fourth quarter falls was not enough to lift TSU to victory as Jackson State was able to hang on for a 49-44 victory in the 30th edition of the Southern Heritage Classic. Jackson State got off to the best start a team could as Josh Littles returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, putting JSU up 7-0,, with the PAT. TSU responded with a kickoff return of their own, with Chris Rowland taking the ensuing kick 96 yards to the house to knot the game at…

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Houston too much for Prairie View

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From pvpanthers: LIVE STATS WATCH LIVE FULL SCHEDULE ROSTER MATCHUP HISTORY HOUSTON – An early first-quarter deficit was too much to overcome for the Prairie View A&M football team, who fell 37-17 to Houston Saturday evening at TDECU Stadium. Though the Panthers (1-1) limited Houston to a field goal on its opening possession, their first crack at the Cougars’ defense resulted in a three-and-out. An off-target punt ultimately gifted Houston prime starting field position in the form of the Panthers’ 28-yard line. Two plays later, Kyle Porter scored from 20…

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‘Buddy Bowl’ ends in defeat for Grambling

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By: Candice Dixson, Sports Information Staff  Story Links RUSTON, La. l J’Mar Smith threw for 220 yards, including one touchdown, as Louisiana Tech’s football team delivered a 20-14 victory over Grambling State on Saturday afternoon at Joe Aillet Stadium.  “I thought we did some good things, but we got to play better,” said Grambling State Head Coach Broderick Fobbs.  “We have to finish. We had an opportunity, several opportunities, but we didn’t take advantage of them today.” Saturday afternoon’s game paid homage to Orville Kince (O.K. “Buddy”) Davis, a native of Ruston who…

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Texas Southern comes up short at Incarnate Word

Brandon King

Via TSU Sports Information: Box Score  STATS SAN ANTONIO – It was a tale of two halves as Texas Southern fought back from an early deficit with a furious third quarter rally but fell short at the end as Incarnate Word won a wild shootout by a 63-44 margin at Benson Stadium Saturday night. The Cardinals claimed an early 14-0 lead after two early touchdowns in the first quarter. TSU would find the scoreboard for the first time on its second possession as Chris Long caught a 15-yard reception from DeAndre…

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff opens SWAC play with 52-34 win over Alabama A&M

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From uapblionsroar.com : HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff football team opened conference play with a 52-34 win at Alabama A&M in the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Keshawn Williams rushed for 206 yards on 21 carries, and Taeyler Porter rushed 18 times for 117 yards and one touchdown. Harry Ballard caught four passes for 132 yards and three touchdowns as quarterbacks Skyler Perry (11-15, 109 yards, 3 TDs) and Shannon Patrick (9-14, 196 yards, 3 TDs) combined to throw for six touchdown passes. It’s just a sense of accomplishment for these kids,”…

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Alabama State takes Labor Day Classic 38-31

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From bamastatesports: STORY LINKS FINAL STATS (.PDF) POST GAME NOTES (.PDF) PHOTO GALLERY 1  PHOTO GALLERY 2 Box Score  MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State claimed their second consecutive victory over their rival Tuskegee Saturday night in the 2019 Labor Day Classic, 38-31 in front of 27,838 at ASU Stadium. The attendance mark is the largest in stadium history, topping the mark of 27.500 set back in 2012 – the first game inside the stadium. The attendance mark was the only new mark set on the night however in the win. KHA’Darris…

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Southern football to play in 1000th game today

Brandon King

From gojagsports: Courtesy Chris Powers BATON ROUGE, La. –The Southern University Jaguars Football Team will play their 1,000th game in the program’s history when they travel this Saturday to take on the Memphis Tigers at the Liberty BowlMemorial Stadiumat 11 am. The Jaguar Nation can watch the game LIVE on WBXH in Baton Rouge (Cox Cable- Ch. 16, AT&T- Ch. 39 & 1039, Eatel- Ch. 16 & 716, Dish Network- Ch. 39 & 8047, Charter Cable- Ch. 182 & on an Antenna- Ch. 9,4, & 39.1). You can also listen to…

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Bethune-Cookman defeats Jackson State 36-15 in MEAC/SWAC Challenge

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In a game that featured a penalty-drawing mascot, Bethune-Cookman used an opportunistic second half to pull away from Jackson State 36-15 in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Sunday from “s—k on that UT” , aka Georgia State Stadium. The first half was offensively quiet, with the only changing of the scoreboard was a 25 yard field goal from JSU’s Adrian Salazar at the 12:35 mark of the first quarter. The Jackson State defense stood tough throughout the first half, limiting Bethune-Cookman to a mere 105 yards of total offense. The offense picked…

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Alabama A&M gets by Morehouse 35-30 in HOF Classic

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From cleveland.com : CANTON, Ohio – In a penalty-riddled game, Alabama A&M beat Morehouse College, 35-30, in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in the inaugural Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic. Alabama A&M – guided by quarterback Aqeel Glass – led the entire game until a minute left in the final quarter, when Morehouse running back Santo Dunn leaped high from one yard out to give Morehouse a 30-28 lead. But Alabama A&M drove down quickly, and Glass hit Brian Jenkins, a 5-foot, 8-inch receiver, for the winning…

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Southern’s rally falls short against McNeese State 34-28

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From gojagsports: LAKE CHARLES, La. — Cody Orgeron threw two scores and McNeese held off a late Southern comeback to beat the Jaguars 34-28 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Elijah Mack’s 3-yard touchdown run put McNeese up 34-14 with 5:25 left to play. Southern responded with a 4-play, 75-yard drive to make it 34-21. McNeese recovered the on-side kick, and the Jaguars defense forced a three-and-out. Bailey Raborn’s 37-yard punt went out of bounds at the Southern 1-yard line with 2:36 left. Undeterred, Southern put…

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