Category: SWAC

Bethune Cookman falls to Alabama State, 37-22

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Courtesy of Bryce Hoynoski, Bethune Cookman Atheltics 37  Alabama St. 6-3 , 4-2 22 Bethune-Cookman 2-7 , 2-4 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Alabama St. 7 3 17 10 37 Bethune-Cookman 9 7 6 0 22 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla..  – For the second consecutive wee, the Wildcats entered the half on top but could not hold on as they fell, 37-22 to Alabama State, Saturday night at Daytona Stadium. How It Happened The Wildcats (2-7, 2-4 SWAC) kicked off to open the evening, and Alabama State (6-3, 4-2 SWAC)  quickly cracked the scoreboard…

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Jackson State cleans up Texas Southern, 41-14

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Box Score HOUSTON – Running back Sy’veon Wilkerson rushed for a career-high 216 yards and two touchdowns and QB Shedeur Sanders accounted for four total touchdowns as the Jackson State University football team defeated Texas Southern 41-14 Saturday night at PNC Stadium. Jackson State (9-0 overall, 6-0 SWAC) can win the Eastern Division title and clinch home field for the Cricket SWAC Championship Game on December 3 with a win next week against Alabama A&M in the Gulf Coast Challenge in Mobile. Jackson State scored…

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FAMU takes care of Southern, 30-16

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Courtesy of Germanie Bozeman, FAMU Athletics 16 SOU 30  FAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SOU 3 6 7 0 16 FAM 7 10 10 3 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Rattlers return to Bragg to defeat the Southern Jaguars 30-16 extending their home game winning streak to 15.  “Our work is not done. We still have a lot of football left to play. We will celebrate this one as always and get right back to work tomorrow to continue our push towards the playoffs,” said head coach Willie Simmons.  With a blistering start…

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Bethune-Cookman to honor longtime PA announcer Reverend Isadore Williams Saturday

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Rev. Isadore Williams, whose booming voice has been long-standing tradition at Bethune-Cookman football, will be honored Saturday when the Wildcats host Alabama State for homecoming at Daytona Stadium. Rev. Williams is stepping down from his role as a public address announcer, a position he’s held since being on a student on campus in 1975. His trademark opening — “Who Will Ascend to the Top of the Mountain” – has been a part of over 230 games during his memorable run. A native of…

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Alabama A&M goes down to Mississippi Valley State 30-20

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Courtesy of Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director, Alabama A&M University 20 AAMU 30  VALLEY Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F AAMU 0 7 7 6 20 VALLEY 7 10 13 0 30 ITTA BENA, Miss. – Under the bright lights of ESPNU’s Thursday Night Football, Alabama A&M (3-6, 3-3 SWAC) fell behind early and could not make up the ground as Mississippi Valley State (1-8, 1-5 SWAC) ran out the clock on a 30-20 victory in an NCAA Division I football game on Thursday, November 3. Due to severe technical issues…

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Raphael Aka-Ety first MVSU Women’s Soccer player in seven years to make an All-SWAC team

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Courtesy of Mississippi Valley State Athletics BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Mississippi Valley State University women’s soccer program saw one of its graduating seniors go out with an accolade as Rahael Aka-Ety was voted onto the All-SWAC Second Team by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors as announced Wednesday evening. Aka-Ety, a defender/forward from Bolgatanga, Ghana, is the first Valley State soccer player to be named an All-SWAC Selection since current Graduate Assistant Laadi Issaka and former midfielder Karenth Zabala-Terrazas were recognized at the end of the 2018 season. She is the…

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29 October 2022 SWAC Football Recaps and Scores

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC Football Scores and Recaps Team Standings Saturday, October 29 Jackson State 35, Southern 0– Box Score I Recap Prairie View A&M 58, Bethune-Cookman 48– Box Score I Recap Grambling State 35, Alcorn State 6– Box Score I Recap Texas Southern 37, Lincoln 2– Box Score I Recap Alabama State 24, Alabama A&M 17– Box Score I Recap Florida A&M 27, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6– Box Score I Recap About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing…

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Prairie View rallies to get homecoming win over Bethune-Cookman in offensive affair

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Courtesy of Prairie View Athletics 48 BCU 58  PVU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F BCU 21 14 7 6 48 PVU 7 17 13 21 PRAIRIE VIEW – A game that looked a little out of hand going into half time, saw a decisive defense rally Prairie View A&M to an improbable 58-48 Homecoming victory Saturday afternoon. “I feel really good about the results,” head football coach Bubba McDowell.  “This was a scary win, but it was a win.  It was an ugly win, but a win.  We went into the…

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FAMU gets clean NCAA Academic Performance Program Audit

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics: The NCAA has notified Florida A&M University of a clean audit of its Division 1 Academic Performance Program (APP).    In an October 20, 2022, letter to FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., the NCAA Division I Committee on Academics Subcommittee on Data commended FAMU for its “diligence and cooperation during the APP Data Review Process.”  “This NCAA report indicates the quality of the people working to address the issues in Athletics,” Robinson said. “It shows that we are well on our way to turning things around…

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FAMU spanks UAPB 27-6 on homecoming

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 6 APB 27  FAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F APB 0 0 0 6 6 FAM 0 17 7 3 27 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Dark Clouds Defense looks like they are in peak form after defeating the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 27-6 in front of over 19,000 Rattlers. Dark Cloud Defense Dominates The Dark Cloud Defense dominated the Golden Lions from start to end, holding them to only 193 yards. Even more impressive, the Rattlers held the Golden Lions to only 20 rushing yards on 17…

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