SCG XIII: Game Notes

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SCG XIII: Grambling vs. Alabama A&M
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10
Grambling State
vs. Alabama A&M
(7-4, 6-3 SWAC)
(8-3, 7-2 SWAC)
“Visiting” Team
“Home” Team
Grambling vs. Alabama A&M
Series History
2011 SCG XIII at Birmingham
2011 at Grambling
AAMU 20-14
2010 at Huntsville
GSU 25-22
2009 at Grambling
GSU 41-20
2008 at Huntsville
GSU 27-9
2007 at Grambling
GSU 31-6
2006 at Huntsville
AAMU 30-27 (ot)
2005 SCG VII at Birmingham
GSU 45-6
2005 at Grambling
GSU 44-0
2004 at Huntsville
AAMU 21-9
2003 at Shreveport
GSU 45-14
2002 SCG IV at Birmingham
GSU 31-19
2002 at Huntsville
GSU 23-13
2001 at Grambling
GSU 30-7
2000 SCG II at Birmingham
GSU 14-6
2000 at Huntsville
GSU 17-14
1999 at Grambliing
GSU 36-31
1998 at Huntsville
AAMU 14-13
1990 at Indianapolis
GSU 27-20
1989 GSU 34-22
1945 GSU 47-6
1941 AAMU 27-0
Birmingham, Ala.
SCG XIII
Legion Field
12:02 pm CT
SERIES: Grambling leads 16-5
Earier this season...
Alabama A&M got its first-ever win at Grambling
20-14 in Week #4 of the 2011 season.
No Two Teams Know the SCG Better...
Grambling and Alabama A&M have played in
more SWAC Football Championship Games
than any other two conference schools. The
teams have faced each other three other times
with the Tigers earning victories each time.
Kaderius Lacey scored on a 2-yard run with 49
seconds left and Alabama A&M held off a fourthquarter rally by Grambling.
Grambling is making its record seventh
appearance in the title game. Its only loss came
in 2007 vs. Jackson State, 42-31. GSU avenged
that loss in 2008 defeating JSU 41-9.
The Bulldogs took a 14-0 lead in the third quarter
after Lacey’s 5-yard touchdown run and Vandric
Jackson’s 53-yard fumble recovery that went for
a score.
Alabama A&M won its only title game in 2006,
22-13 over UAPB. A&M lost in 2009 to Prairie
View in its last championship game appearance.
Grambling didn’t go away easily. In the fourth, the
Tigers used a 4-yard rushing score by Dawrence
Roberts and Mario Louis’ 77-yard touchdown
catch to tie the game at 14-14 with 8:08 to play.
SCG Team Records
Grambling (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008) 5-1
Alabama A&M (2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009) 1-4
Alabama State (2001, 2003, 2004, 2010) 1-3
Southern (1999, 2003, 2004)
2-1
Jackson State (1999, 2007, 2008)
1-2
Texas Southern (2010)
1-0
Prairie View A&M (2009)
1-0
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2006)
0-1
But Alabama A&M went a nine play, 54-yard
drive that was capped by Lacey’s go-ahead
score. Lacey finished with 178 yards rushing on
30 carries.
Roberts rushed for 198 yards on 27 attempts for
Grambling.
2011 Standings
EASTERN DIVISION
Conference Overall
Team Alabama A&M Jackson State
Alabama State
Alcorn State Mississippi Valley State
W
7
7
7
1
1
L
2
2
2
8
8
Pct. .778 .778 .778 .111 .111
PF
186
317
257
152
147
PA
179
137
157
256
259
W
8
9
8
2
1
L
3
2
3
8
10
Pct.
.700
.800
.700
.222
.091
WESTERN DIVISION
Conference Overall
Team Grambling State Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Prairie View A&M
Southern Texas Southern
W
6
5
5
4
2
L
3
4
4
5
7
Pct.
.667
.556 .556 .444 .222 PF
223
211
239
197
180
PA
200
210
242
202
267
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W
7
6
5
4
4
L
4
5
6
7
7
1
Pct.
.636
.545 .455 .364 .364 PF
227
394
294
210
150
PA
206
168
192
272
333
Streak
Won 1
Won 2
Won 1
Lost 4
Lost 2
PF
274
232
279
237
271
PA
235
236
339
273
284
Streak
Won 6
Won 2
Lost 1
Lost 1
Lost 2
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Championship Game Notes
Alabama A&M is in the championship game via a three-way tie-breaker in
the Eastern Division with Alabama State and Jackson State at 7-2 (JSU
was ineligible to participate in the championship game even if it had won
the tie-breaker). Since each of the three tied teams had a 1-1 record
against each other and a 3-1 record against the Eastern Division, no
divisional tie-breaker gave one team an advantage. Actually, in the tiebreaker scenarios, the Western Division standings ended up breaking
the Eastern Division tie. Since Grambling finished atop the West, and
Alabama A&M and Alabama State both defeated Grambling, Jackson
State was eliminated from the tie-breaker, leaving A&M and Alabama
State. The Bulldogs defeated the Hornets head-to-head, and therefore,
earned a berth into the championship game.
With Grambling qualifying at 6-3 in the SWAC this season, this is the third
straight year, and the fourth time overall, that a divisional representative
has had three conference losses. Alabama State (6-3) in 2010, Alabama
A&M in 2009 (4-3), and Alabama A&M in 2006 (6-3) are the three other
times it has happened. Only the 2006 Alabama A&M team went on to
win the SWAC Championship Game.
Only two teams in the SWAC have never qualified for the championship
game, Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
is the only other team never to have won a title in the 12 previous
championship games. Every team from the Western Division has
represented the division at least once in the title game.
The SWAC Championship Game has gone five straight years with a different
champion in each of those seasons. This year’s matchup assures a
repeat champion within at least the last four title games (Grambling in
2008 or Alabama A&M in 2006).
The Western Division holds a 9-3 overall advantage over the Eastern
Division in the previous 12 championship games. The West has won
three straight in the series as well.
Grambling has outscored Alabama A&M 90-31 in its three previous SWAC
Championship Game wins over the Bulldogs.
The Western Division has outscored the Eastern Division 340-244 in the
previous 12 championship games.
The “Tigers” (GSU, JSU, TSU) have won seven previous SWAC
Championship Games.
SHERIDAN (SBN)
Grambling has won or shared 22 SWAC titles (all since 1960). Alabama
A&M, who did not join the SWAC until 1999, has won just one title, in
2006.
Alabama A&M won five more conference games in 2011 (7-2) than it did
in 2010 (2-7). That marks the second straight year and the third time
overall a team has improved by five wins to get to the championship
game. Alabama State in 2010 (1-6 in 2009 to 6-3 in 2010) and Grambling
in 2007 (3-6 in 2006 to 8-1 in 2007). A five-game turnaround in wins,
however, is not the record. Grambling went from 3-4 in 2004 to 9-0 in
2005 en route to a win over A&M in the title game.
This year will mark the first time since 2008 that both teams that qualified
for the SWAC Championship Game put together at least a six-game
winning streak during the season. Grambling enters this year’s title
game on a current six-game winning streak, while Alabama A&M won
seven straight games during the regular season. In 2008, Jackson State
won six consecutive games before losing in the championship game to
Grambling, which closed the season with a title and a 10-game winning
streak. Ironically, it also happened the last two times Alabama A&M and
Grambling met in the championship game (2005 and 2002). In 2005, just
the same as in 2008, GSU’s opponent (A&M) entered the championship
game on a six-game streak, while the Tigers won their 10th straight in
the title game. In 2004, neither team carried a long streak into the title
game, but had a six-game (AAMU) and a 10-game (GSU) streak during
the season. It also happened in 2001 when Alabama State won eight
consecutive games after starting the season 0-2, and Grambling won
seven straight games to open the season at 7-0 before losing.
No team has ever entered the SWAC Championship Game with an
undefeated record for the season.
The attendance record for a SWAC Championship Game is 47,621 in
the first one ever held in 1999. The highest attended Grambling
championship game was in 2007 (43,236), and the highest attended
Alabama A&M championship game was in 2000 (34,687).
Doug Williams is 3-0 all-time in the SWAC Championship Game leading
the Grambling State Tigers, including a head-to-head win over Anthony
Jones in 2002. Jones is 1-3 in the SWAC Championship Game leading
the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. The two head coaches were teammates
with the Washington Redskins and won a Super Bowl together during
the 1987 NFL season.
Black College Football National Rankings
1. Winston-Salem State (26)
2. Bethune-Cookman (4)
3. Jackson State 4. Norfolk State 5. South Carolina State
6. Alabama A&M
7. Alabama State 8. Grambling State
9. Florida A&M
10. Hampton HERITAGE SPORTS (HSRN)
281
259
196
177
141
93
85
79
46
34
1. Norfolk State (22)
2. Jackson State 3. Alabama A&M 4. Bethune-Cookman
5. Alabama State 6. South Carolina State
7. Florida A&M
8. Hampton
9. Grambling State 10. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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BOX TO ROW (Coaches Poll)
220
198
165
162
124
103
98
66
40
24
2
1. Norfolk State (10) 2. Jackson State (4)
3. Bethune-Cookman
4. Alabama A&M
5. Alabama State 6. South Carolina State
7. Florida A&M
8. Grambling State
9. Hampton
10. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
136
129
120
102
76
66
44
38
31
20
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P l a y e r s o f t h e We e k
Offensive Players of the Week Defensive Player of the Week
Nick Andrews (WR-ALST)
Week 1
Cliff Exama (LB-GRAM)
Dray Joseph (QB-SUBR)
Week 2
Chris Townsend (LB-PVAM)
Casey Therriault (QB-JKST)
Week 3
Jamie Payton (LB-SUBR)
Kaderius Lacey (RB-AAMU)
Week 4
Kejuan Riles (DB-ALST)
Greg Jenkins (QB-ALST)
Week 5
Adrian Hamilton (DL-PVAM)
Rico Richardson (WR-JKST)
Week 6
Adrian Hamilton (DL-PVAM)
Martin Gilbert (RB-TXSO)
Week 7
Adrian Hamilton (DL-PVAM)
Dawrence Roberts (RB-GRAM)
Week 8
Marquis Jackson (DE-TXSO)
Kaderius Lacey / Casey Therriault
Week 9
Armon Williams (DB-MVSU)
Dawrence Roberts (RB-GRAM)
Week 10
Corey Hart (DE-AAMU)
Therriault /Mario Louis (WR-GRAM) Week 11
Cliff Exama (LB-GRAM)
Casey Therriault (QB-JKST)
Weeks 12-13
Jamie Payton (LB-SUBR)
Newcomer of the Week Specialist of the Week
Greg Jenkins (QB-ALST)
Week 1
Chance Wilson (P/K-AAMU)
Joseph LeBeau (DE-JKST)
Week 2
Chris Barrick (PK-PVAM)
Jerry Lovelocke (QB-PVAM)
Week 3
Kejuan Riley (KR/DB-ALST)
Fred Anderson (RB-PVAM)
Week 4
Byron Williams (KR/RB-SUBR)
Corey Hart (DL-AAMU)
Week 5
Chris Ewald (PK-UAPB)
Ariane McCree (LB-JKST)
Week 6
Bobby Wenzig (PK-ALST)
Joseph LeBeau (DE-JKST)
Week 7
Montarius Smith (KR/WR-AAMU)
Marvin Pittman (QB-MVSU)
Week 8
Arturo Tamayo (P/K-ALCN)
J.P. Douglas (QB-SUBR)
Week 9
Carlos Sanchez (P/K-MVSU)
Artie Collins (WR-TXSO)
Week 10
Zoltan Riazzo (PK-GRAM)
Le’Darryae Groover (RB-PVAM)
Week 11
Chance Wilson (P/K-AAMU)
Greg Jenkins (QB-ALST)
Weeks 12-13
Zoltan Riazzo (PK-GRAM)
WEEK 1 • Nick Andrews (WR-ALST) [Offense]; Cliff Exama (LB-GRAM) [Defense];
Greg Jenkins (QB-ALST) [Newcomer]; Chance Wilson (P/K-AAMU) [Specialist]
WEEK 2 • Dray Joseph (QB-SUBR) [Offense]; Chris Townsend (LB-PVAM) [Defense];
Joseph LeBeau (DE-JKST) [Newcomer]; Chris Barrick (PK-PVAM) [Specialist]
WEEK 3 • Casey Therriault (QB-JKST) [Offense]; Jamie Payton (LB-SUBR) [Defense];
Jerry Lovelocke (QB-PVAM) [Newcomer]; Kejuan Riley (DB-ALST) [Specialist]
WEEK 4 • Kaderius Lacey (RB-AAMU) [Offense]; Kejuan Riley (DB-ALST) [Defense];
Fred Anderson (RB-PVAM) [Newcomer]; Byron Williams (KR/RB-SUBR) [Specialist]
WEEK 5 • Greg Jenkins (QB-ALST) [Offense]; Adrian Hamilton (DL-PVAM) [Defense];
Corey Hart (DL-AAMU) [Newcomer]; Chris Ewald (PK-UAPB) [Specialist]
WEEK 6 • Rico Richardson (WR-JKST) [Offense]; Adrian Hamilton (DL-PVAM)
[Defense]; Ariane McCree (LB-JKST) [Newcomer]; Bobby Wenzig (PK-ALST)
[Specialist]
WEEK 7 • Martin Gilbert (RB-TXSO) [Offense]; Adrian Hamilton (DL-PVAM) / Kejuan
Riley (DB-ALST) [Defense]; Joseph LeBeau (DE-JKST) [Newcomer]; Montarius Smith
(KR/WR-AAMU) [Specialist]
WEEK 8 • Dawrence Roberts (RB-GRAM) [Offense]; Marquis Jackson (DE-TXSO)
[Defense]; Marvin Pittman (QB-MVSU) [Newcomer]; Arturo Tamayo (P/PK-ALCN)
[Specialist]
WEEK 9 • Kaderius Lacey (RB-AAMU)/Casey Therriault (QB-JKST) [Offense];
Armon Williams (DB-MVSU) [Defense]; J.P. Douglas (QB-SUBR) [Newcomer]; Carlos
Sanchez (P/K-MVSU) [Specialist]
WEEK 10 • Dawrence Roberts (RB-GRAM) [Offense]; Corey Hart (DE-AAMU)
[Defense]; Artie Collins (WR-TXSO) [Newcomer]; Zoltan Riazzo (PK-GRAM)
[Specialist]
WEEK 11 • Casey Therriault (QB-JKST) / Mario Louis (WR-GRAM) [Offense]; Cliff
Exama (LB-GRAM) [Defense]; Le’Darryae Groover (RB-PVAM) [Newcomer]; Chance
Wilson (P/K-AAMU) [Specialist]
WEEKS 12-13 • Casey Therriault (QB-JKST) [Offense]; Jamie Payton (LB-SUBR)
[Defense]; Greg Jenkins (QB-ALST) [Newcomer]; Zoltan Riazzo (PK-GRAM)
[Specialist]
S WA C F a c t s
Jackson State quarterback Casey Therriault
finished 10th in the Walter Payton Award voting
this season. The three finalists have been
named and the rest of the results released by
the Sports Network. Therriault received three
first-place votes and 86 total votes.
Praire View A&M’s Adrian Hamilton and Alabama
State’s Kejuan Riley are among the 20 finalist
named for the Buck Buchanan Award for Defensive Player of the Year.
Alabama A&M head coach Anthony Jones is also a finalist for the
Eddie Robinson Award for Coach of the Year.
Jackson State remains the only SWAC team ranked in the Sports Network
/ Fathead.com national poll. The Tigers moved up a spot to No. 20 in
the final regular season poll of the season.
Of the top 10 attended games in NCAA Div. I-FCS this season, eight of
them had at least one SWAC team playing in the game. The Magic
City Classic (Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State) was the top attended
game in FCS this season with 66,473 fans. The Florida Classic
(Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman) finished second at 60,218. The
Atlanta Football Classic (Southern vs. Florida A&M) came in third with
59,373 in the stands.
4. Yale vs. Harvard 55,137
5. Jackson State vs. Tennessee State 43,532
6. Grambling vs. Southern 40,715
7. Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Jackson State
38,722
8. Grambling vs. Prairie View A&M 37,311
9. Alabama A&M vs. Hampton 35,653
10. Jackson State vs. Alcorn State 31,501
Grambling currently has the fifth-longest winning streak in the country at
six games. The Tigers are tied with Bethune-Cookman with their six
consecutive victories. Sam Houston State has won 14 straight games,
and Lehigh (10), Harvard (9), and Montana (8) each have longer
current streaks.
With 212 solo tackles, Grambling’s Cliff Exama ranks first among active
career NCAA Div. I-FCS defensive players in solo tackles. He ranks
fourth in career total tackles with 367.
In just 19 career games, Alabama A&M’s Tim Tillman ranks second
among career NCAA Div. I-FCS defensive players in fumbles forced
per game (.32 ffpg). Tillman has 6 forced fumbles in his career.
Alabama A&M linebacker Willie Fuller has more assisted sacks in his
career (11) than any other NCAA Div. I-FCS defensive player. Fuller
has 12.5 career sacks (7 solo, 11 assists).
ALABAMA A&M TOP 20 National Rankings for 2011 - No. 9 in sacks
(3.00 spg); No. 12 in scoring defense (18.73 ppg); Tied for No. 12 in
turnover margin (+1.00 tpg); No. 13 in tackles-for-loss (7.73 tflpg); No.
14 in rushing defense (111.73 ypg); Corey Hart - No. 1 in tackles-forloss (2.45 tflpg); Corey Hart - No. 6 in sacks (1.27 spg).
GRAMBLING TOP 20 National Rankings for 2011 - Tied for No. 9 in
tackles-for-loss (8.00 tflpg); No. 20 in sacks (2.73 spg); Mario Louis Tied for No. 6 in scoring (9.27 ppg); Mario Louis - No. 12 in receiving
yards (94.82 ypg); Cliff Exama - Tied for No. 12 in tackles (11.09 tpg);
Dawrence Roberts - No. 15 in rushing (115.44 ypg).
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Eastern Division
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFICE
Birmingham, Alabama
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS
Huntsville, Alabama
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNICATIONS:
Primary Football Contact
Tom Galbraith • (205) 241-3468 office • (205) 602-9117 cell
t.galbraith@swac.org
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS:
Secondary Football Contact
Antoine Bell • (205) 241-3464 office • (205) 489-9011 cell
a.bell@swac.org
SWAC OFFICE STAFF
(205) 251-7573 phone
Commissioner
Duer Sharp
Chief Financial Officer
Nitra Avery
n.avery@swac.org
Asst. Commissioner for Compliance Edgar Gantt
e.gantt@swac.org
Director of Championships
LaKitha Murray
l.murray@swac.org
Conference Office Liaison
Milton Taylor
m.taylor@swac.org
Compliance Services Coordinator
Kentrell Kearney
k.kearney@swac.org
Sports Management Administrator
Clifton Douglass
c.douglass@swac.org
Administrative Assistant
Markita Price
m.price@swac.org
Media Relations/Administration Intern Jennifer Clark
j.clark@swac.org
SID: Brandon Willis • (256) 372-4005
aamusportsinfo@yahoo.com
HEAD COACH: Anthony Jones
AAMU: 10th year (72-44) • Overall: 13th year (90-57)
AD: Betty Austin • (256) 372-4001
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY HORNETS
Montgomery, Alabama
SID: Duane Lewis • (334) 229-5230
dlewis@alasu.edu
HEAD COACH: Reggie Barlow
ALST: 5th year (27-29) • Overall: same
AD: Stacy Danley • (334) 229-4507
2011 SCHEDULE
9.3
at Mississippi Valley State
9.10
at Eastern Michigan
9.17
GRAMBLING
9.24
at Jackson State
10.1
ALCORN STATE
10.8
at Texas Southern
10.15
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
10.29
vs. Alabama A&M
11.5
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
11.12
SOUTHERN
11.24
TUSKEGEE
2011 SCHEDULE
9.3
vs. Hampton
9.10
at Southern
9.17
TUSKEGEE
9.24
at Grambling
10.1
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
10.8
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
10.13
TEXAS SOUTHERN
10.29
vs. Alabama State
11.5
at Alcorn State
11.12
JACKSON STATE
11.19
at Prairie View A&M
12.10
vs. Grambling
Chicago, Ill.
Baton Rouge, La.
Louis Crews Stadium
Grambling, La.
Louis Crews Stadium
Louis Crews Stadium
Louis Crews Stadium
Birmingham, Ala.
Alcorn State, Miss.
Louis Crews Stadium
Prairie View, Texas
Birmingham, Ala.
21-20 L
21-6 L
21-6 W
20-14 W
28-27 W
37-14 W
24-21 W
20-19 W
28-14 W
34-6 L
17-15 W
12:02 pm
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY BRAVES
Alcorn State, Mississippi
SID: LaToya Shields • (601) 877-6501
latoya@alcorn.edu
HEAD COACH: Melvin Spears
ALCN: 1st year (2-8) • Overall: 4th year (22-22)
AD: Malvin Williams, Sr. • (601) 877-6500
Itta Bena, Miss.
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Cramton Bowl
Jackson, Miss.
Cramton Bowl
Houston, Texas
Cramton Bowl
Birmingham, Ala.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Cramton Bowl
Cramton Bowl
41-9 W
14-7 L
31-17 W
21-14 W
31-23 W
43-29 W
20-7 W
20-19 L
28-12 W
26-23 L
30-21 W
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY TIGERS
Jackson, Mississippi
2011 SCHEDULE
9.3
vs. Grambling
9.10
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
9.17
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
9.24
at Texas Southern
10.1
at Alabama State
10.22
CONCORDIA-SELMA
10.29
at Southern
11.5
ALABAMA A&M
11.12
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
11.19
at Jackson State
Shreveport, La.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Jack Spinks Stadium
Houston, Texas
Montgomery, Ala.
Jack Spinks Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
Jack Spinks Stadium
Jack Spinks Stadium
Jackson, Miss.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY DELTA DEVILS
Itta Bena, Mississippi
SID: Wesley Peterson • (601) 979-5899
wesley.peterson@jsums.edu
HEAD COACH: Rick Comegy
JKST: 6th year (41-26) • Overall: 20th year (149-77)
AD: Vivian Fuller • (601) 979-2291
SID Contact: Carmela Staten • (662) 254-3011
carmela@mvsu.edu
HEAD COACH: Karl Morgan
MVSU: 2nd year (1-20) • Overall: same
AD: Donald Sims • (662) 254-3550
2011 SCHEDULE
9.3
CONCORDIA-SELMA
9.10
vs. Tennessee State
9.17
at Southern
9.24
ALABAMA STATE
9.29
TEXAS SOUTHERN
10.8
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
10.15
at Mississippi Valley State
10.29
vs. Prairie View A&M
11.5
GRAMBLING
11.12
at Alabama A&M
11.19
ALCORN STATE
2011 SCHEDULE
9.3
ALABAMA STATE
9.10
MURRAY STATE
9.17
at Alcorn State
9.24
at Prairie View A&M
10.1
SOUTHERN
10.8
at Alabama A&M
10.15
JACKSON STATE
10.22
at Grambling
10.29
TEXAS SOUTHERN
11.3
at South Alabama 11.12
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tenn.
Baton Rouge, La.
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Itta Bena, Miss.
Shreveport, La.
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Huntsville, Ala.
Veterans Memorial Stadium
42-2 W
35-29 W
28-24 W
21-14 L
58-13 W
48-10 W
17-16 W
44-14 W
26-23 L
34-6 W
51-7 W
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21-14 L
27-20 L
39-14 W
14-7 L
31-23 L
58-16 W
30-14 L
28-14 L
40-14 L
51-7 L
4
Rice-Totten Stadium
Rice-Totten Stadium
Alcorn State, Miss.
Prairie View, Texas
Rice-Totten Stadium
Huntsville, Ala.
Rice-Totten Stadium
Grambling, La.
Rice-Totten Stadium
Mobile, Ala.
Rice-Totten Stadium
41-9 L
39-0 L
39-14 L
43-34 L
28-21 L
37-14 L
17-16 L
30-24 (ot) L
12-9 W
35-3 L
15-3 L
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15 College Football Hall of Famers
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We s t e r n D i v i s i o n
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFICE
Birmingham, Alabama
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY TIGERS
Grambling, Louisiana
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNICATIONS:
Primary Football Contact
Tom Galbraith • (205) 241-3468 office • (205) 602-9117 cell
t.galbraith@swac.org
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS:
Secondary Football Contact
Antoine Bell • (205) 241-3464 office • (205) 489-9011 cell
a.bell@swac.org
SWAC OFFICE STAFF
(205) 251-7573 phone
Commissioner
Duer Sharp
Chief Financial Officer
Nitra Avery
n.avery@swac.org
Asst. Commissioner for Compliance Edgar Gantt
e.gantt@swac.org
Director of Championships
LaKitha Murray
l.murray@swac.org
Conference Office Liaison
Milton Taylor
m.taylor@swac.org
Compliance Services Coordinator
Kentrell Kearney
k.kearney@swac.org
Sports Management Administrator
Clifton Douglass
c.douglass@swac.org
Administrative Assistant
Markita Price
m.price@swac.org
Media Relations/Administration Intern Jennifer Clark
j.clark@swac.org
SID Contact: Natalie Hicks / Monica Scott • (318) 274-6562
hickns@gmail.com / monicascott61@gmail.com
HEAD COACH: Doug Williams
GRAM: 8th year (59-22) 1st [7-4] • Overall: 9th year (62-30)
AD: Aaron James • (318) 274-2374
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY PANTHERS
Prairie View, Texas
SID: Ryan McGinty • (936) 261-9106
rjmcginty@pvamu.edu
HEAD COACH: Heishma Northern
PVAM: 1st year (5-6) • Overall: same
AD: Fred Washington • (936) 261-9100
2011 SCHEDULE
9.4
vs. Bethune-Cookman
9.10
at Texas Southern
9.17
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
9.24
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
10.1
vs. Grambling
10.8
at Southern
10.15
at Alabama State
10.29
vs. Jackson State
11.5
at Texas State
11.12
at Alcorn State
11.19
ALABAMA A&M
Orlando, Fla.
Houston, Texas
Blackshear Stadium
Blackshear Stadium
Dallas, Texas
Baton Rouge, La.
Montgomery, Ala.
Shreveport, La.
San Marcos, Texas
Alcorn State, Miss.
Blackshear Stadium
63-14 L
37-34 W
36-29 L
43-34 W
31-23 W
23-20 W
20-7 L
44-14 L
34-26 L
40-14 W
17-15 L
21-14 W
35-7 L
31-17 L
20-14 L
31-23 L
44-0 W
30-24 (ot) W
27-20 W
26-23 W
29-25 W
36-12 W
12:02 pm
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE JAGUARS
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2011 SCHEDULE
9.3
at Tennessee State
9.10
ALABAMA A&M
9.17
JACKSON STATE
9.24
vs. Florida A&M
10.1
at Mississippi Valley State
10.8
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
10.15
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
10.29
ALCORN STATE
11.5
at Texas Southern
11.12
at Alabama State
11.26
vs. Grambling
SID: Rodney Bush • (713) 313-7603
bushrr@tsu.edu
HEAD COACH: Kevin Ramsey
TXSO: 1st year (4-7) • Overall: same
AD: Charles McClelland • (713) 313-6830
Delmar Stadium
Butler Stadium
Delmar Stadium
Jackson, Miss.
Delmar Stadium
Huntsville, Ala.
Delmar Stadium
Itta Bena, Miss.
Delmar Stadium
Grambling, La.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Shreveport, La.
Monroe, La.
Montgomery, Ala.
Eddie Robinson Stadium
Dallas, Texas
Eddie Robinson Stadium
Eddie Robinson Stadium
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Jackson, Miss.
Eddie Robinson Stadium
New Orleans, La.
Birmingham, Ala.
SID: Christopher Jones • (225) 771-3791
jones_chrisk@yahoo.com
HEAD COACH: Stump Mitchell
SUBR: 2nd year (6-16) • Overall: 5th year (14-40)
AD: Sandy Pugh • (225) 771-3170
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TIGERS
Houston, Texas
2011 SCHEDULE
9.10
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
9.17
TEXAS COLLEGE
9.24
ALCORN STATE
9.29
at Jackson State
10.8
ALABAMA STATE
10.13
at Alabama A&M
10.22
CENTRAL STATE
10.29
at Mississippi Valley State
11.5
SOUTHERN
11.12
at Grambling
11.19
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2011 SCHEDULE
9.3
vs. Alcorn State
9.10
at Louisiana-Monroe
9.17
at Alabama State
9.24
ALABAMA A&M
10.1
vs. Prairie View A&M
10.15
CONCORDIA-SELMA
10.22
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
10.29
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
11.5
at Jackson State
11.12
TEXAS SOUTHERN
11.26
vs. Southern
12.10
vs. Alabama A&M
Nashville, Tenn.
A.W. Mumford Stadium
A.W. Mumford Stadium
Atlanta, Ga.
Itta Bena, Miss.
A.W. Mumford Stadium
Pine Bluff, Ark.
A.W. Mumford Stadium
Houston, Texas
Montgomery, Ala.
New Orleans, La.
33-7 L
21-6 W
28-24 L
38-33 L
28-21 W
23-20 L
22-21 L
30-14 W
29-15 L
26-23 W
36-12 L
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF GOLDEN LIONS
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
SID: Andrew Roberts • (870) 575-7949
robertsa@uapb.edu
HEAD COACH: Monte Coleman
UAPB: 4th year (19-25) • Overall: same
AD: Lonza Hardy • (870) 575-7950
37-34 L
49-6 W
14-7 W
58-13 L
43-29 L
24-21 L
42-11 W
12-9 L
29-15 W
29-25 L
42-6 L
2011 SCHEDULE
9.3
vs. Langson
9.10
ALCORN STATE
9.17
at Prairie View A&M
9.24
vs. Clark-Atlanta
10.1
at Alabama A&M
10.8
at Jackson State
10.15
SOUTHERN
10.29
GRAMBLING
11.5
ALABAMA STATE
11.12
at Mississippi Valley State
11.19
TEXAS SOUTHERN
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Golden Lion Stadium
Prairie View, Texas
St. Louis, Mo.
Huntsville, Ala.
Jackson, Miss.
Golden Lion Stadium
Golden Lion Stadium
Golden Lion Stadium
Itta Bena, Miss.
Golden Lion Stadium
19-12 L
27-20 W
36-29 W
9-7 W
28-27 L
48-10 L
22-21 W
27-20 L
28-12 L
15-3 W
42-6 W
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SATURDAY, SEP. 3
SATURDAY, OCT. 15
Concordia-Selma at Jackson State
Jackson, MS
JKST 42-2
Alabama A&M vs. Hampton
Prairie View A&M at Alabama State
Montgomery, AL
Chicago, IL
HAMP 21-20
Jackson State at Mississippi Valley
Itta Bena, MS
Langston vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Little Rock, AR
LANG 19-12
Concordia-Selma at Grambling
Grambling, LA
GRAM 44-0
Alabama State at Mississippi Valley
Itta Bena, MS
Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
UAPB 22-21
Grambling vs. Alcorn State
Shreveport, LA
Southern at Tennessee State
Nashville, TN
ALST 41-9
GRAM 21-14
TNST 33-7
SUNDAY, SEP. 4
Prairie View A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman
ALST 20-7
JKST 17-16
Orlando, FL
BCU 63-14
Alabama State at Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti, MI
EMU 14-7
Alabama A&M at Southern
Baton Rouge, LA
Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
Grambling at Louisiana-Monroe
Monroe, LA
Tennessee State vs. Jackson State
Memphis, TN
JKST 35-29
Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern
Houston, TX
PVAM 37-34
SATURDAY, SEP. 10
SATURDAY, OCT. 22
Central State at Texas Southern
Houston, TX
TXSO 42-11
Concordia-Selma at Alcorn State
Alcorn State, MS
ALCN 58-16
Mississippi Valley at Grambling
Grambling, LA
GRAM 30-24 (ot)
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley
Itta Bena, MS
SUBR 21-6
Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State
Birmingham, AL
AAMU 20-19
UAPB 27-20
Grambling at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
GRAM 27-20
Jackson State vs. Prairie View A&M
Shreveport, LA
Alcorn State at Southern
Baton Rouge, LA
ULM 35-7
MVSU 12-9 JKST 44-14
SUBR 30-14
THURSDAY, NOV. 3
SATURDAY, SEP. 17
Mississippi Valley at South Alabama
Mobile, AL
USA 35-3
Mississippi Valley at Alcorn State
Alcorn State, MS
ALCN 39-14
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Prairie View A&M
Prairie View, TX
UAPB 36-29
SATURDAY, NOV. 5
Jackson State at Southern
Baton Rouge, LA
JKST 28-24
Alabama A&M at Alcorn State
Alcorn State, MS
AAMU 28-14
Texas College at Texas Southern
Houston, TX
TXSO 49-6
Grambling at Jackson State
Jackson, MS
GRAM 26-23
Tuskegee at Alabama A&M
Huntsville, AL
AAMU 21-6
Alabama State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
ALST 28-12
Grambling at Alabama State
Montgomery, AL
ALST 31-17
Prairie View A&M at Texas State
San Marcos, TX
TXST 34-26
Southern at Texas Southern
Houston, TX
TXSO 29-15
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Mississippi Valley
Itta Bena, MS
UAPB 15-3
Jackson State at Alabama A&M
Huntsville, AL
Southern at Alabama State
Montgomery, AL
SATURDAY, SEP. 24
TXSO 14-7
SATURDAY, NOV. 12
Alcorn State at Texas Southern
Houston, TX
Florida A&M vs. Southern
Atlanta, GA
Clark-Atlanta vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
St. Louis, MO
Alabama State at Jackson State
Jackson, MS
Alabama A&M at Grambling
Grambling, LA
AAMU 20-14
Prairie View A&M at Alcorn State
Alcorn State, MS
PVAM 40-14
Mississippi Valley at Prairie View A&M
Prairie View, TX
PVAM 43-34
Texas Southern at Grambling
Grambling, LA
GRAM 29-25
FAMU 38-33
UAPB 9-7
ALST 21-14
THURSDAY, SEP. 29
Texas Southern at Jackson State
JKST 34-6
SUBR 26-23
SATURDAY, NOV. 19
Jackson, MS
JKST 58-13
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
Alcorn State at Jackson State
Jackson, MS
Alabama A&M at Prairie View A&M
Prairie View, TX
Texas Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
Southern at Mississippi Valley
Itta Bena, MS
SUBR 28-21
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama A&M
Huntsville, AL
AAMU 28-27
THURSDAY, NOV. 24
Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling
Dallas, TX
PVAM 31-23
Tuskegee at Alabama State
Alcorn State at Alabama State
Montgomery, AL
ALST 31-23
JKST 51-7
AAMU 17-15
UAPB 42-6
Montgomery, AL
ALST 30-21
New Orleans, LA
GRAM 36-12
SATURDAY, NOV. 26
SATURDAY, OCT. 8
Southern vs. Grambling
Alabama State at Texas Southern
Houston, TX
ALST 43-29
Mississippi Valley at Alabama A&M
Huntsville, AL
AAMU 37-14
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Jackson State
Jackson, MS
JKST 48-10
Prairie View A&M at Southern
Baton Rouge, LA
PVAM 23-20
Huntsville, AL
AAMU 24-21
SATURDAY, DEC. 10
Grambling vs. Alabama A&M
THURSDAY, OCT. 13
Texas Southern at Alabama A&M
Birmingham, AL
12:02 p
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S WA C H e a d C o a c h e s
The SWAC welcomes four new head coaches in 2011, but two of those are returning
to head coaching posts after previous head coaching stints in the conference. Doug
Williams returns to Grambling for a second time as the head coach, while Melvin
Spears is now the head coach at his alma mater, Alcorn State. Spears was previously
the head coach at Grambling. Also, Heishma Northern at Prairie View and Kevin
Ramsey at Texas Southern were elevated from the assistant to head coach.
Anthony Jones
Alabama A&M (72-44, 10th)
Overall (90-57, 13th)
Reggie Barlow
Alabama State (27-29, 4th)
Overall (same)
Melvin Spears
Alcorn State (2-8, 1st)
Overall (22-22, 4th)
Monte Coleman
Ark.-Pine Bluff (19-25, 4th)
Overall (same)
Doug Williams
Grambling (59-22, 8th) [7-4, 1st]
Overall (62-30, 9th)
Rick Comegy
Jackson State (41-26, 6th)
Overall (149-77, 20th)
Karl Morgan
Mississippi Valley (1-20, 2nd)
Overall (same)
Heishma Northern
Prairie View A&M (5-6, 1st)
Overall (same)
Stump Mitchell
Southern (6-16, 2nd)
Overall (14-40, 5th)
Kevin Ramsey
Texas Southern (4-7, 1st)
Overall (same)
All-Time Champions
SWAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Wiley
Paul Quinn
Wiley
Paul Quinn
Bishop
Samuel Huston
Wiley
Wiley
Wiley
Wiley
Prairie View
Wiley
Langston, Prairie View
Texas College
Texas College
Texas College, Langston
Southern, Langston
Southern, Langston
Langston
Southern, Langston
No Champion
Texas College
No Champion
Wiley, Texas College,
Langston
Wiley
Southern
Southern
Southern
Southern, Langston
Southern
Prairie View
Prairie View
Prairie View
Prairie View
Southern
Texas Southern, Langston
Wiley
Prairie View
Southern
Southern, Prairie View,
Grambling
Jackson State
Jackson State
Prairie View
Prairie View
Grambling
Grambling, Southern,
Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Texas
Southern
Grambling
1968 Alcorn State, Grambling,
Texas Southern
1969 Alcorn State
1970 Alcorn State
1971 Grambling
1972 Grambling, Jackson State
1973 Grambling, Jackson State
1974 Grambling, Alcorn State
1975 Grambling, Southern
1976 Alcorn State
1977 Grambling
1978 Grambling,
1979 Grambling, Alcorn State
1980 Grambling, Jackson State
1981 Jackson State
1982 Jackson State
1983 Grambling
1984 Alcorn State
1985 Jackson State, Grambling
1986 Jackson State
1987 Jackson State
1988 Jackson State
1989 Grambling State
1990 Jackson State
1991 Alabama State
1992 Alcorn State
1993 Southern
1994 Alcorn State, Grambling
1995 Jackson State
1996 Jackson State
1997 Southern
1998 Southern
AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ERA
DIVISIONAL PLAY AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ERA
1999 E: Jackson State C: Southern (11-1)
2000 E: Alabama A&M C: Grambling State (10-2)
2001 E: Alabama State C: Grambling State (10-1)
2002 E: Alabama A&M C: Grambling State (11-2)
2003 E: Alabama State C: Southern (12-1)
2004 E: Alabama State C: Alabama State (10-2)
2005 E: Alabama A&M C: Grambling (11-1)
2006 E: Alabama A&M C: Alabama A&M (9-3)
2007 E: Jackson State C: Jackson State (8-4)
2008 E: Jackson State C: Grambling State (11-2)
2009
E: Alabama A&M
C: Prairie View A&M (9-1)
2010
E: Alabama State
C: Texas Southern (9-3)
2011
E: Alabama A&M
C:
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W: Southern
FINAL SCORE: SUBR 31, JKST 30
W: Grambling State
FINAL SCORE: GRAM 14, AAMU 6
W: Grambling State
FINAL SCORE: GRAM 38, ALST 31
W: Grambling State
FINAL SCORE: GRAM 31, AAMU 19
W: Southern
FINAL SCORE: SUBR 20, ALST 9
W: Southern
FINAL SCORE: ALST 40, SUBR 35
W: Grambling State
FINAL SCORE: GRAM 45, AAMU 6
W: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
FINAL SCORE: AAMU 22, UAPB 13
W: Grambling State
FINAL SCORE: JKST 42, GRAM 31
W: Grambling State
FINAL SCORE: GRAM 41, JKST 9
W: Prairie View A&M
FINAL SCORE: PVAM 30, AAMU 24
W: Texas Southern
FINAL SCORE: TXSO 11, ALST 6
W: Grambling State