Category: SWAC

Southern smack Mississippi Valley, 27-7

Brandon King

Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications 7 MSV 27  SOU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MSV 0 0 7 0 7 SOU 7 13 7 0 27 BATON ROUGE, LA — Southern University football team honored 19 seniors on Saturday afternoon. The Jags defeated Mississippi Valley 27-7 to complete a perfect 5-0 record at home in front of 17,776 fans inside a chilly A. W. Mumford Stadium. Despite starting off slow on the offensive side of the ball, the Jags picked up pace late in the first…

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Jackson State defeats Alabama A&M to clinch SWAC’s Eastern Division

Brandon King

Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Box Score  MOBILE, Ala. – The Jackson State Tigers defeated Alabama A&M 27-13 Saturday in the Gulf Coast Challenge to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference Eastern Division crown for the second straight year. Jackson State (10-0 overall, 7-0 SWAC) will host the Cricket SWAC Championship Game for the second straight year on December 3 at The Vet, the opponent to be determined. Ticket information will be announced later. QB Shedeur Sanders threw four touchdown passes in the win as the Tigers will look to complete an undefeated…

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Florida keeps win streak going with 21-14 victory over Alabama State

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 21  FAMU 14 ALST Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAMU 7 0 2 12 21 ALST 0 7 0 7 14 MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Florida A&M football showed their fight in Montgomery, defeating the Alabama State Hornets 21-14 despite three turnovers in the red zone. “The message to the guys after the game was if we can learn to keep that same fight that we showed tonight, then we’re going to be successful in life,” said Head Coach Willie Simmons. “That’s really what it’s all about. Every…

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Grambling pulls off upset, defeats Colorado, 83-74

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Atheltics 74 COLORADO 1-1 83  Grambling 2-0 Team 1 2 F COLORADO 32  42  74 Grambling 46  37  83 GRAMBLING, La. | For the second time in school history, the Grambling State University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. Grambling State (2-0) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Tigers held off Colorado, 83-74, in the SWAC/Pac-12 Legacy Series at the Fredrick C.. Hobdy Assembly. GSU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on…

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November 12, 2022 SWAC Football Game Day

Brandon King

Here is the when, where and how you can take in this weekend’s Southwestern Athletic Conference football action. Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Upcoming SWAC Football Games Live Stats/Watch Links SWAC Football Game Day Show- Week Eleven Saturday, November 12 Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff– 2:00 pm (UAPB Sports Network) Mississippi Valley State at Southern– 2:00 pm (ESPN+) Bethune-Cookman at Alcorn State– 2:00 pm (HBCU GO) Florida A&M at Alabama State– 2:00 pm (Bounce TV) Jackson State vs. Alabama A&M–4:00 pm (ESPN+) Grambling State at Texas Southern–6:00 pm…

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7 November 2022 SWAC Basketball Recap

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC Men’s Basketball Scores and Recaps Team Standings Monday, November 7 Prairie View A&M 94, Kansas Christian 79- Box Score I Recap Baylor 117, Mississippi Valley State 53- Box Score I Recap Iowa 89, Bethune-Cookman 58- Box Score I Recap UAB 111, Alabama State 70- Box Score I Recap Abilene-Christian 65, Jackson State 56- Box Score I Recap Grambling State 82, UNT Dallas 57- Box Score I Recap TCU 73, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72- Box Score I Recap Ole Miss 73, Alcorn State 58- Box Score I Recap Oregon 80, Florida A&M 45– Box Score I Recap San Francisco 90, Texas…

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Lady Rattlers go down to Gators in season opener

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Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Team 1 2 3 4 F Florida A&M 18  12  18  7  55 Florida 25  16  18  24  83 GAINESVILLE, Fla. | The Rattlers battled closely with the Florida Gators for three quarters, but a struggling fourth quarter led to the Rattlers to fall in the season-opener 83-55. The Rattlers started hot with an early 8-0 run led by five points from Dylan Horton and held an 18-13 lead in the first before the Gators went on their own 12-0 run to end the quarter with a 25-18 lead. After…

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Florida A&M nearly doubled up by Oregon, 80-45

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 45 Florida A&M 0-1,0-0 SWAC 80  Oregon 1-0,0-0 Pac-12 Team 1 2 F Florida A&M 25  20  45 Oregon 36  44  80 EUGENE, Or. | The Rattlers could not get their offense clicking in their 2022-23 season debut at Oregon, losing 80-45. The Rattlers managed to take the lead at the beginning of the game, 5-4, a minute and a half into the game, but a three-pointer from the Ducks put the Rattlers behind, and they were not able to regain the lead. The Rattlers fell down 16 with…

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Tulane spanks Grambling, 72-46

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 46 GSU 72  Tulane Team 1 2 3 4 F GSU 13  6  11  16  46 Tulane 19  18  20  15  72 NEW ORLEANS, La. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team battled hard, but dropped its season opener on the road to Tulane, 72-46, on Monday. Miracle Saxon paced GSU in her debut in the black and gold, scoring a team-high 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. She added four rebounds to her tally.  HOW IT HAPPENED INSIDE THE NUMBERS UP…

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October 31, 2022 SWAC Football Players of the Week

Brandon King

Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Prairie View A&M’s Trazon Connley, Alabama State’s Colton Adams and Jayden John along with Florida A&M’s A.J. Davis its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their exceptional performances during games played this past weekend.  Offense Connley led the Panthers to a comeback 58-48 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday. He completed 18-of-24 pass attempts for 221 passing yards. He also contributed 24 carries on the ground for 133 yards and four rushing touchdowns.  Defense Adams posted 15…

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