Tag: HBCU Football

November 6 SWAC Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alcorn State’s Aaron Allen, Keenan Leachman, and Noah Kiani along with Bethune-Cookman’s Tink Boyd its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past weekend.  OffenseAllen went 19-of-30 for 263 yards with three touchdown passes during Alcorn State’s 44-21 win over Southern. He paced the Braves offensively while completing 66.2% of his pass attempts. DefenseLeachman registered three tackles along with two interceptions highlighted by a 95-yard interception return for a score during…

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Norfolk State looks to pull an upset against North Carolina Central

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics NORFOLK STATE [2-6, 0-2 MEAC] vs. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL [7-1, 2-0] Date / Time Saturday, November 4, 2023 | 3:30 p.m Location Durham, N.C. | O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Tickets Purchase Tickets Here TV / Streaming ESPN+ Radio  Hot 91.1 FM (WNSB) | Sirius XM (Channel 385) Live Stats nccueaglepride.com Norfolk State  Game Notes Howard Game Notes All-Time Series N.C. Central Leads 12-7 First Meeting NCCU 27, Norfolk State 21 [1981] Last Meeting NCCU 48, Norfolk State 14 [2022] Longest Series Winning Streak NCCU – 4…

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Bethune Cookman gets first conference win of season on national television

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7 Mississippi Valley State 1-8 , 1-5 20 Winner Bethune-Cookman 2-7 , 1-5 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MVS 0 0 7 0 7 BCU 7 10 3 0 20 Miscues and missed opportunities proved to be their undoing as Mississippi Valley State fell in defeat at the hands of Bethune-Cookman 20-7 Thursday night in a nationally televised matchup. The Delta Devils had three turnovers on the evening and were only able to generate points ince in five trips to the red zone. The Wildcats got on the board first, reaching in…

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Albany State’s Dionte Bonneau named BOXTOROW HBCU National Player of the Week

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Albany State quarterback was named HBCU National Player of the Week by BOXTOROW. In the Golden Rams’ 48-7 anhilation of conference for Miles College, the graduate signal caller completed 15 of his 29 pass attempts for 3 touchdowns , while also added another 89 yards and 1 touchdown on 11 carries. On theseason, the Atlanta, GA native has appaered in 7 game,s completing 78 of 143 passes for 1121 yards, 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

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Tennessee State’s Allen and Lowery earn Big South-OVC conference honours

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The Big South-OVC Football announced its weekly football honouress and two Tennessee State Tigers were amongst the players who garnered recognition. Terrell Allen -Defensive Player of the Week Allen’s gridiron exploits earned him Defensive Player of the Week for the third consectuve week. Saturday in the Tigers’ 43-20 victory over Lindenwood, Allen was a menace, recording a game-high 10 tackles ( 7 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss , 4.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. The Little Rock, AR native has put together his third straight multi-sack game ; the 4.5…

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SWAC announces Week 9 Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Jackson State’s Jacobian Morgan and Leilani Armenta along with Grambling State’s Sundiata Anderson and Alabama State’s Amon Scarbrough its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past weekend.  OffenseMorgan finished the game with 373 yards passing, connecting on 26 of his 36 pass attempts to go along with five passing touchdowns. He connected with a total of eight different receivers. He also contributed 21 yards rushing during JSU’s road win at…

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Southern defeats Texas Southern 23-17 in OT

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Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications | Director of Media Relations, Southern University 17 TSU 23 SOU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT F TSU 0 10 0 7 0 17 SOU 0 7 0 10 6 23 BATON ROUGE, LA — Southerns’ junior running back Kendric Rhymes picked up his second straight 100-yard games to help the Jaguars score the final 16 points to beat Texas Southern 23-17 in overtime Saturday evening. Rhymes finished with 136 yards off 11 carries and two touchdowns to lead the Jaguars rushing attack. Colbey…

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West Virginia State edged by Fairmont State, 21-20

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Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics 21 Winner FAIR 20 WVSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAIR 7 7 0 7 21 WVSU 3 7 10 0 20 INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State football (4-4, 4-3 MEC) came up one point short, 21-20, to Fairmont State (7-2, 5-2 MEC) on Saturday afternoon at Lakin-Ray FIeld at Dickerson Stadium. The Yellow Jackets grabbed the lead in the third quarter before the Falcons scored the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. TOP JACKETS HOW IT HAPPENED NEXT…

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Virginia Union dominates Bluefield State, 57-12

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Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 57 Winner VUU 12 BLFLD Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUU 7 20 14 16 57 BLFLD 0 6 0 6 12 Virginia Union University racked up 520 yards in total offense, including rushing for six touchdowns, as the Panthers downed Bluefield State University 57-12 on Saturday, October 28, in Bluefield, W.V. VUU’s Christian Reid, a graduate student from Newnan, Ga., who is majoring in Mass Communications, completed 12 of 19 passes for 276 yards.  Reid also hooked up with Reginald Vick, Jr., a redshirt freshman from…

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Virginia State lays 75-25 donkey-kicking on Lincoln (PA)

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Courtesy of Virginia State Athletics 25 LIN 75 Winner VSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F LIN 0 7 12 6 25 VSU 20 27 14 14 75 The Virginia State University football (8-1, ^-1 CIAA) team dominated in all three aspects of the game as they beat down Lincoln University Lions (3-5, 2-4 CIAA) 75-25 on senior day inside Rogers Stadium.  On VSU first drive of the game they marched down the field on a nine play 59-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard touchdown run for Jordan Davis. The defense…

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