Tag: HBCU Football

CIAA Football Week 3 Recap

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From the CIAA: 2021 CIAA Football Standings2021 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2021 Statistics   CHARLOTTE – Week three of the 2021 football season features nine league teams in action for the final stanza of non-conference games as three others elect to have a bye week wiith the cross-division conference schedule on the horizon. It’s another solid slate of challenges in out of conference play for CIAA teams this week, featuring a mix of Division I and Division II opponents as well as some intriguing matchups against HBCU competition. Let’s look at how teams across the conference fared in week three:  Shaw 52, Central State 0 After nearly…

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September 18, 2021 MEAC Football Recap

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Hampton 48, Howard 32Sacred Heart 21, Morgan State 7Norfolk State 63, Elizabeth City State 26North Carolina Central 20, Winston-Salem State 13East Tennessee State 38, Delaware State 6New Mexico State 43, South Carolina State 35 Hampton 48, Howard 32WASHINGTON, D.C. – Howard fell 48-32 to Hampton in the inaugural Truth and Service Classic on Saturday at Audi Field. The Bison fall to 0-3 on the season with the loss. Vice President of the United States and Howard alumna, Kamala Harris, was in attendance and participated in the…

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Allen edges by Livingstone 34-32

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From the SIAC: BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — For a consecutive week, Allen University orchestrated a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, this time edging Livingstone, 34-32, on Saturday night at Westwood HS Football Stadium.  Trailing 34-26 with one second remaining in the game, quarterback David Wright III connected with Jamal Jones on a 55-yard pass with Jones tossing a lateral to Shemar Nelson who ran in from two-yards out to even the score at 34 apiece. On the ensuing two-point conversion, Beau Herrington muscled his way into the endzone on the…

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Florida A&M falls to South Florida 38-17

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From Florida A&M Sports: 17 FAMU 38 USF Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAM 3 0 7 7 17 USF 10 14 7 7 38 TAMPA, Fla. | Florida A&M football traveled down to Tampa, Florida for their only game versus an FBS opponent, the South Florida Bulls. The Rattlers were unable to capture their first win versus the Bulls as they fell 38-17. “I thought these guys played with a lot of heart and a lot of fight,” said head coach Willie Simmons. “I thought we did some really good things…

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September 18,2021 SWAC Football scores and recaps

Brandon King

It was a rough day on the gridiron for Southwestern Athletic Conference teams this Saturday, with all but Prairie View suffering losses of varying levels of seventy and competitiveness. From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Saturday, Sept. 18 Prairie View A&M 37, Houston Baptist 27– Box Score I Recap Stephen F. Austin 58, Mississippi Valley State 13– Box Score I Recap South Florida 38, Florida A&M 17– Box Score I Recap Houston 45, Grambling State 0– Box Score I Recap Central Arkansas­ 45, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 23– Box Score I Recap McNeese State 31, Southern 24– Box Score I Recap South Alabama 28, Alcorn State 21– Box…

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Tennessee State thumps Kentucky State 41-7 in John Merritt Classic

Brandon King

The zero in the win column can finally be removed for Tennessee State and new coach Eddie George got off the schneid in a big way with a dominant 41-7 win over the SIAC’s Kentucky State. The TSU got the memo that their participation was needed in a football game as the 31 points they dropped in the first half eclipsed their offensive output for their first two games combined. In our JMC preview, we were critical of the level or the lack thereof, of TSU quarterback play as none…

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Houston throttles Grambling 45-0

Brandon King

It was an evening of woe for Grambling State at TDECU stadium; the Houstong Cougars were anything but hospitable and laid a 45-0 beat down on the Tigers. Grambling did themselves no favors, stumbling out of the gate after Aldon Clark put the ball on the ground and Houston recovered, needing just six plays to go 47 yards to hit Pau dirt when quarterback Ike Ogobu hit Nathaniel Dell on a 16-yard pass to give Houston an early 7-0 lead. Houston would find themselves in the end zone after a…

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Grambling looks to get road win against Houston

Brandon King

from Grambling State Athletic Communications: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football team takes to the road for the third consecutive week as the Tigers visit Houston on Saturday night at TDECU Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.  The Tigers (1-1) are coming off a 37-0 loss last Saturday at Southern Miss, while the Cougars captured the Bayou Bucket Classic with a 44-7 victory at Rice.   Saturday’s game will be streamed live on ESPN+ as Alex Del Barrio and Stanford Routt will have the call. In addition, Grambling State will broadcast and…

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MEAC announces Footballers of the week

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: NORFOLK, Va. – Sept. 13, 2021 – Norfolk State quarterback Juwan Carter was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference announced today. South Carolina State defensive back Decobie Durant was named Defensive Player of the Week and Delaware State’s Sy’Veon Wilkerson was named Rookie of the Week. Norfolk State’s Jalen Powell was named Offensive Lineman of the Week, and picking up Specialist of the Week honors was North Carolina Central’s Juan Velarde.  Juwan Carter (QB, 6-0, 175, r-Sr., Richmond, Va.) tossed two touchdowns and passed…

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Shadeur Sanders named Stats Perform FCS National Player of the Week

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Jackson State quarterback Shadeur Sanders was named Stats Perform FCS National Player of the Week. Sanders was outstanding in JSU’s 38-16 rump -kicking of Tennessee State in the Southern Heritage Classic, completing 30 of his 40 pass attempts for 362 yards and three touchdowns. His 30 completions set a SHC record. The Tigers of Jackson State head to Monroe, Louisiana to take on Louisiana-Monroe this Saturday night in another nationally televised game on ESPN3. Kickoff is set for 7 pm EST.

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