Tag: SWAC Football

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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October 29, 2022 SWAC Football Lineup

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Upcoming SWAC Football Games Live Stats/Watch Links SWAC Football Game Day Show- Week Nine Saturday, October 29 Southern at Jackson State– 1:00 pm (ESPN3) Bethune-Cookman at Prairie View A&M- 2:00 pm (PVAMU Sports Network)  Alcorn State at Grambling State- 2:00 pm (ESPN+) Lincoln at Texas Southern- 2:00 pm (AT&T SportsNet) Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M- 2:30 pm (ESPN+) Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Florida A&M- 3:00 pm (HBCU GO) All times listed Central Standard Time (CST) About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in…

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Grambling looks to get off SWAC schneid against Alcorn this weekend

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics Grambling State [1-6, 0-4 SWAC] vs. Alcorn State [3-4, 2-2 SWAC] Date/Time Saturday, October 29, 2022 | Gameday Location Grambling, Louisiana | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Tickets Purchase Tickets Here Fan Information Fan Information [Clear Bag Policy / No Umbrellas] Gameday Program Grambling State vs. Alcorn State Gameday Program Gameday Flip Card Grambling State vs. Alcorn State Gameday Flip Card (PDF) TV/Streaming ESPN+ Radio The Peach KPCH – 99.3 FM [Ruston] Live Stats gsutigers.com or click here Grambling State Game Notes (PDF) Alcorn State Game Notes All-Time Series Grambling State leads, 46-23-1 First Meeting…

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October 24, 2002 SWAC Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Prairie View A&M’s Trazon Connley, Jackson State’s Aubrey Miller Jr. and Sy’Veon Wilkerson along with Texas Southern’s Chaunzavia Lewis its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their exceptional performances during games played this past weekend.  Offense- Trazon Connely| Quarterback| Prairie View A&M In a non-conference matchup Connley led the Panthers to a 54-21 win over Lamar. He scored a career best three rushing touchdowns to go along with two passing touchdowns. He went 15-21 throwing for 179…

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Jackson State wins hard fought game against Campbell 22-14

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 14 Campbell 4-3 , 2-0 22  Jackson St. 7-0 , 4-0 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F CAM 7 0 0 7 14 JSU 3 6 6 7 22 JACKSON, Miss. – The Jackson State University football team battled for four quarters in defeating Campbell 22-14 Saturday in the JSU homecoming game at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. A season-high crowd of 51,596 witnessed Jackson State improve to 7-0 overall, matching its best start since 1983.  Running back Sy’Veon Wilkerson rushed 24 times for 116 yards and one touchdown…

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Texas Southern defeats Alcorn for first time in over a decade

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Athletics 34  TSU 27 ALC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 7 7 10 10 34 ALC 6 7 7 7 27 LORMAN, Miss. – TSU used all three phases of football to earn its first win over Alcorn State since 2011 and first in Spinks-Casem Stadium since 2010 as they spoiled another homecoming by a 34-27 margin. Punt returner Chaunzavia Lewis set the Tigers up early as he picked up a punt near his own endzone and found a seam for a 49-yard return to the…

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October 22, 2022 SWAC Football Schedule

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Saturday is a 6-game slate of SWAC Football, here is the the times and where this weekend’s gridiron action can be seen. Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Saturday, October 22 Texas Southern at Alcorn State– 2:00 pm (ESPN+) Campbell at Jackson State– 2:00 pm (ESPN+) Bethune-Cookman at Mississippi Valley State– 3:00 pm (HBCU GO) Prairie View A&M at Lamar– 4:00 pm (ESPN+) Virginia-Lynchburg at Southern– 4:00 pm (Jaguar Sports Network) All times listed Central Standard Time (CST)

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17 October 2022 SWAC Weekly Football Honourees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Kayvon Britten, Alabama A&M’s Dre Terry, Grambling State’s Donald Johnson and Southern’s August Pitre its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive-  Britten rushed for 277 yards on 32 carries to go along with four rushing touchdowns during UAPB’s contest against Alabama A&M. He currently leads the conference in total rushing yards (754), rushing touchdowns (12), and ranks fourth in yards per rushing attempt…

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SWAC announces results and punishments from investigation into Southern and Prairie View altercation

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference has completed its investigation into the pre-game dustup that occurred October 8. Fines were levied to both universities and suspensions handed out to players from both schools The SWAC released the following statement Monday afternoon: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced multiple student-athlete suspensions and institutional fines stemming from the pregame altercation that transpired between the Southern University and Prairie View A&M University football teams on Saturday, Oct. 8. A total of 21 student-athletes (eleven from Southern and ten from Prairie View A&M) have been suspended…

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Alabama A&M wins shootout with Arkansas Pine Bluff, 34-31

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Courtesy of Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Directo, Alabama A&M University 34  AAMU 31 UAPB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F AAMU 10 14 7 3 34 UAPB 14 3 7 7 31 PINE BLUFF, Ark. – In a game of “he who scores last wins”, Alabama A&M (3-4, 3-1 SWAC) pulled out a hard-fought 34-31 victory at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-5, 0-4 SWAC) in an NCAA Division I football game on Sunday, October 16. THE STATS – ALABAMA A&MIts not often that you can say that the defense led the way in…

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