Tag: HBCU Football

Albany State makes AFCA rankings

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Fresh off their thorough domination of Savannah State, the Albany State Golden Rams have finally seemed to get the attention, and a measure of respect from the voters in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), as they were voted into the top 25. Here is what ask head coach Gabe Giardina had to say about his now no. 25 ranked football : “I think anything you get should be earned.  I am extremely proud of our guys.  They have shown up to work and have been dedicated to it each…

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Week 8 SIAC Footballers of the Week

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Monday the SIAC has names their latest round of weekly football honourees. Miles’ Claude Newell took Offensive Player of the Week, Mackenzie Howard of Lane was the DPOW. Albany State kicker Gabriel Ballinas was Special Teams Player of the Week and Lane’s Ike Brown, Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Claude Newell III, MilesQuarterback  |  6’4  |  Junior  |  Birmingham, AL After missing most of the last two games because of injury, Newell came back and completed 15-of-24 passes for a career-high 280 yards and a touchdown in Miles’ 28-21 win over Kentucky State. DEFENSIVE – Mackenzie Howard,…

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October 25, 2021 SWAC Football Players of the Week

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Jackson State’s Malachi Wideman and Shedeur Sanders along with Florida A&M’s Isaiah Land and Jah’Marae Sheread its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their outstanding performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive- Malachi Wideman, WR, Jackson State  Wideman had a spectacular performance during the Tigers’42-12 win over Bethune-Cookman. He finished with a career-high 169 yards on nine receptions to go along with four receiving touchdowns. Defensive- Isaiah Land, LB, Florida A&M Land had another dominating performance in the backfield during…

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Week 8 CIAA Football Recap

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From the CIAA: 2021 CIAA Football Standings2021 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2021 Statistics   CHARLOTTE – Week eight of the 2021 season is now complete and the road to the CIAA Football Championship in Salem, VA (November 13) is starting to become more clear. Before getting into the weekly recap, here is a quick and simple look at where each divisional race stands with two weeks remaining. Northern Division: – If Bowie State wins at least one of their final two games, they will advance to their third consecutive conference title game Teams still in contention (mathematically): Virginia Union, Virginia…

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October 16, 2021 SIAC Football Western Division Recaps

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From the SIAC: MILES 34, LANE 31GAME STATSJACKSON, TENN. — Miles used a touchdown and a field goal in the fourth quarter to hold off Lane 34-31 on Saturday afternoon on Lane Field at Rothrock Stadium. Kingston Davis and Donte Edwards led MC (3-4, 2-2 SIAC) combining for 334 of the 449 yards of total offense. Davis scored a pair of touchdowns, including one in the final frame, to highlight 170 rushing yards on 22 attempts (7.7 avg.). Edwards added 164 yards on 26 attempts (6.3 avg.) and a touchdown.…

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October 16, 2021 SIAC East Football Recap

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SAVANNAH STATE 49, CLARK ATLANTA 14Courtesy of ssuathletics.comSAVANNAH, GA.— Savannah State University counts on its defense to keep points off the scoreboard, but Saturday the unit did a good job adding points for the Tigers. And the returning alumni on Homecoming left Theodore A. Wright Stadium happy after a 49-14 victory over Clark Atlanta University. “Momentum is a funny thing. It can go one way or the other and it went our way in the fourth quarter,” Head Coach Shawn Quinn said. “I was worried about this game all week.…

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Week 7 CIAA Football Recap

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From the CIAA: 2021 CIAA Football Standings2021 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2021 Statistics  CHARLOTTE – It’s week seven of the 2021 season and divisional play is well underway across the CIAA. Several teams across the conference look to position themselves for a late-season run towards a division title and a spot in the CIAA Championship on November 13 in Salem, VA. This week’s games featured several intriguing divisional battles, including a nationally-televised matchup on AspireTV between #16 Bowie State and Virginia State. Let’s take a look at this week’s results across the league:  Lincoln (PA) 17, Elizabeth…

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October 16, 2021 SWAC Football Recap

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: SWAC Football Scores and Recaps   Team Standings Saturday, October 16 Prairie View A&M 35, Bethune-Cookman 29– Box Score I Recap Florida A&M 35, Alabama A&M 31–  Box Score I Recap Grambling State 34, Texas Southern 20– Box Score I Recap Southern 34, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7– Box Score I Recap Jackson State 28, Alabama State 7– Box Score I Recap Alcorn State 24, Mississippi Valley State 12– 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…

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Grambling ends losing streak with win over Texas Southern

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From Grambling State Sports Communications Defense Sparks Grambling State to Win Over TSU  GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football team got two scores from its defense as the Tigers celebrated Homecoming with a 34-20 victory over Texas Southern in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday afternoon at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. Grambling State (3-4 overall, 2-2 SWAC) started slow but used a 17-point third quarter to pull away from Texas Southern.TSU capitalized on a turnover by GSU starting quarterback Noah Bodden as Andrew Body took advantage of…

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Virginia Union gets by Chowan, 38-31

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From vuusports.com: 38 VUU 31 CU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUU 10 14 7 7 38 CU 14 7 0 10 3 Dr. Alvin Parker, head coach of the Virginia Union University football team, says the 2021 team takes the season one game at a time. When the Panthers visited Chowan University on Saturday, October 16, VUU downed the 25th ranked Hawks 38-31. “This was a big win because it was the next one,” said VUU Head Football Coach Dr. Alvin Parker.  “We’ve been preaching to just take the season one…

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