Tag: SWAC Football

FAMU crushes Prairie View 35-14 to claim SWAC Championship

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Unfazed by multiple weather delays, the Rattlers of Florida A&M were able to effectively control the clock and run the football on the way to claiming their first SWAC Championship with a 35-14 victory over Prarie View.  On just Prairie View’s fifth snap of the contest, a Trazon Connely pass was tipped and then intercepted by Javan Morgan and returned to the FAMU 40. A personal foul on the FAMU pushed the Rattlers back 15 yards to the 25-yard line. Four plays later Terrell Jennings ran in from the 1-yard…

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Prairie View set to take on FAMU in 2023 SWAC Championship

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title image via Tyrez Montague Courtesy of Prairie View A&M Athletics The Prairie View A&M football team arrived in Tallahassee on Thursday as they prepare for the 2023 Pepsi Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Football game against Florida A&M. The game is set to be played on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. at 4 p.m. EST live on ESPN2. The Panthers clinched the Western Division Title after defeating the Alabama State Hornets on Nov. 18 leading them to a spot in the SWAC Championship.  PVAMU finished…

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Florida A&M seeks first SWAC Championship in Saturday clash with Prairie View

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title image via Florida A&M Athletics Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Rattlers prepare to play in their first SWAC Championship Game after going undefeated in the regular season. The Rattlers enter the game with the nation’s second-longest winning streak at nine games and home game winning streak at 19. When, Where, How to Watch/Listen, Digital Program:  When: Saturday, December 2, 4:00 p.m. EasternWhere: Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial StadiumWatch: ESPN2Listen: Florida A&M Rattlers app or Rattlers+Digital Program Coaches in the gameWillie Simmons (Clemson, 2002 | The Citadel, 2003) Career Record: 64-24 (9th season, 2020 canceled due to COVID-19)Record at…

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SWAC Announces 2023 Football All-Conference Teams

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2023 Football Postseason All-SWAC selections on Monday morning. The all-conference teams were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Florida A&M led the league with 13 selections, followed by Alabama State (8), Alcorn State (6), Jackson State (5), Southern (5), Alabama A&M (4), Grambling State (3), Texas Southern (2), Prairie View A&M (2), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2), and Bethune-Cookman (2). Individual football postseason awards will be announced at 11:00 am CST on Tuesday, November…

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Alabama State’s Damon Stewart named SWAC Newcomer of the Week

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Title image via David Campbell Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics The Southwestern Athletic Conference named Alabama State University’s Damon Stewart as the football Newcomer of the Week on Monday for the week ending Nov. 18, 2023. Stewart had the best day of his Hornet career, completing 27-of-38 passes for 372 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.  He has completed 117-of-183 passes for 1,465 yards with eight touchdowns. The Hattiesburg, Miss., native ranks first in the SWAC in pass efficiency (141.6), and four in yards per completion (12.77). Alabama State wraps up the season against Tuskegee…

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Alabama State’s Damon Stewart named SWAC Newcomer of the Week

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Title image via David Campbell Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics The Southwestern Athletic Conference named Alabama State University’s Damon Stewart as the football Newcomer of the Week on Monday for the week ending Nov. 18, 2023. Stewart had the best day of his Hornet career, completing 27-of-38 passes for 372 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions.  He has completed 117-of-183 passes for 1,465 yards with eight touchdowns. The Hattiesburg, Miss., native ranks first in the SWAC in pass efficiency (141.6), and four in yards per completion (12.77). Alabama State wraps up the season against Tuskegee…

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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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Alabama State defeats Alabama A&M 31-16 in 83rd Magic City Classic

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Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Alabama State University scored 21 points on special teams along with a second half shutout by its defense to claim a 31-16 win over Alabama A&M University in the 83nd McDonald’s Magic City Classic presented by Coca-Cola on Saturday at Legion Field.  The Hornets claimed its second straight McDonald’s Magic City Classic presented by Coca-Cola.  THE BASICSScore: Alabama State 31 | Alabama A&M 16Records: Hornets (4-3, 3-2 SWAC) | Bulldogs (4-4, 2-3 SWAC)Date: Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 | Kickoff: 2:32 PMLocation: Legion Feld | Birmingham, Ala.Series: Alabama A&M leads 43-36-1Get Social: X – @BamaStateFB…

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Jackson State shellacks Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 40-14

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 40  JSU 14 APB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 13 13 0 14 40 APB 0 7 7 0 14 The Jackson State University Tigers jumped out to an early 13-0 first-quarter lead against the home-standing University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions and were never threatened the rest of the way. JSU, 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, scored on just the third play of the ballgame when quarterback Jacobian Morganconnected to D.J. Stevens on a 70-yard touchdown bomb 31 seconds…

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