Tag: SWAC Football

Make up dates for SWAC Football games announced

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced make-up dates for the Prairie View A&M versus Alabama A&M and Prairie View A&M versus Jackson State football games originally slated to be played on Mar. 20 and Mar. 28 respectively. Alabama A&M at Prairie View A&M has been rescheduled for April 3rd at 2:00 pm. Prairie View A&M at Jackson State has been rescheduled for April 24th at 1:00 pm. Both games are slated to be carried live on ESPN platforms. About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is…

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Prairie View defeats Grambling 17-10 in State Fair Classic

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: ARLINGTON, Texas – The Prairie View A&M football team relied on a strong defensive effort to defeat Grambling State 17-10 in the State Fair Classic at Globe Life Park. This marks the third-straight win for the Panthers over Grambling State, the first time since 2011-13 that has happened. Following a field goal by Luis Reyes, the Panthers appeared poised to take control of the game following an interception by Reggie Stubblefield. The Panthers methodically worked the ball down the field before an impressive scamper by Kristian…

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UAPB gets win over Southern in spring football opener

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Courtesy of UAPB Athletics: BATON ROUGE, La. – Quarterback Skyler Perry accounted for four touchdowns as the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff football team won at Southern 33-30 Saturday in the 2021 spring football season opener for the Golden Lions. Perry completed 22 of 37 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns and rushed eight times for 58 yards and two additional touchdowns as UAPB (1-0 overall, 1-0 SWAC) won over Southern (1-1, 1-1) for the first time since 2012. The UAPB defense forced four turnovers and held off a…

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Alabama A&M overcomes shaky start to spank South Carolina State, 31-7

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AAMU 31 SCSU 7 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F AAMU 0 14 14 3 31 SCSU 0 0 0 7 7 Box Score In a matchup of teams that both waited 468 days to return to the field, Alabama A&M (2-0, 1-0 SWAC) returned to form quicker as they recovered from a slow start to dominate South Carolina State (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) over the final three quarters and come away with an impressive 31-7 victory in an NCAA Division I football game on Saturday, March 6. Senior quarterback Aqeel Glass (St. Louis,…

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Preseason All-SWAC Football team announced

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has released its revised Spring 2021 Preseason All-SWAC Football team with Alabama A&M’s Aqeel Glass being named Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. The preseason team and preseason poll was updated to include only student-athletes and teams scheduled to participate during the spring season. The preseason team and predicted order of finish was voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Student-athletes were selected to the team based upon total number of votes received. Alabama A&M’s Glass…

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Deion Sanders era at Jackson State begins with 53-0 victory

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: JACKSON, Miss. – The Jackson State Tigers defeated Edwards Waters 53-0 as the program officially started the Deion Sanders era. “We had a blast out there,” said junior linebacker Keonte Hampton, who recorded a team-high seven tackles. “It was fun to get the win with this group guys and this team. We open conference play next week against Mississippi Valley State and excited to open conference play.” “We were really excited to play this football game. It’s a game we all love.” The Tigers defense allowed just 104 yards…

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Deion Sanders’ belongings thought to be stolen during Jackson’s State opening game.

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Jackson State opened up the SWAC spring football with a 53-0 shellacking of Edward Waters College but all was not well in Jackson this Sunday. During the game , some scamp broke into the Jackson State locker room and helped themselves to the coaches personal items, including his watch, wallet and cellular phone. Before slamming his hand down in frustration and aggravation Sanders said, We’re going to find out who did it.” But wait there’s a twist to this story. According to further reporting from Ross Dellenger of SINow the…

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Jackson State blanks Edward Waters College 53-0

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From gojsutigers.com: JACKSON, Miss. – The first words written on the first page of significant novel started on Sunday, February 21 and the Jackson State Tigers routed Edwards Waters 53-0 as the program officially started the Deion Sanders era. “We had a blast out there,” said junior linebacker Keonte Hampton, who recorded a team-high seven tackles. “It was fun to get the win with this group guys and this team. We open conference play next week against Mississippi Valley State and excited to open conference play.” “We were really excited to play this football game. It’s…

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SWAC announces ESPN televised Spring 2021 Football games

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its Spring 2021 Football telecast schedule highlighted by a record number of games slated to be carried on ESPN’s linear and digital platforms. “We’re extremely excited to release our upcoming slate of games set to be carried by ESPN for our Spring 2021 Football season,” said SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland. “This lineup is highlighted by multiple intriguing matchups that will feature all of our member institutions competing in the sport of football during this highly unique spring season.”…

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Southwestern Athletic Conference releases spring 2021 football schedule

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from the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced today the schedules for all 10 SWAC schools for the upcoming 2021 spring football season. The schedule includes one non-conference open date for each team and conference contests scheduled each week beginning in Week One. Additionally, the league has designated a bye week for each team during the week of March 13 to ensure that fans and supporters have the opportunity to attend the Cricket Wireless Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments (March 9-13). Each SWAC team will…

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