2019 Alabama State Hornets football team

2019 Alabama State Hornets football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
2019 record	5–6 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Donald Hill-Eley (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Blackwell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Pearson (1st season)
Home stadium	New ASU Stadium (Capacity: 26,500)
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		4	–	3					7	–	5
Alabama State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Jackson State		3	–	4					4	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Southern x		6	–	1					8	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					6	–	5
Texas Southern		0	–	7					0	–	11
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team represents Alabama State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets are led by second-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley and play their home games at the New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season[]

The Hornets finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.

Preseason[]

Preseason polls[]

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Hornets were picked to finish in fourth place in the East Division.^[1]

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Alcorn State	92
2	Alabama A&M	70
3	Jackson State	61
4	Alabama State	47
5	Mississippi Valley State	30

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Southern	90
2	Prairie View A&M	78
3	Grambling State	74
4	Texas Southern	34
5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	24

Preseason all–SWAC teams[]

The Hornets placed five players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 19–24	39,165
September 7	5:00 p.m.	Tuskegee*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	W 38–31	27,828
September 14	5:00 p.m.	No. 9 Kennesaw State*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	L 7–42	15,887
September 21	5:00 p.m.	Grambling State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	W 23–20	17,309
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	L 7–35	12,721
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	JSUTV	W 31–16	35,013
October 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	ESPN3	L 41–43 3OT	53,217
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 27–0	2,967
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	A&T SportsNet SW	W 27–21	2,422
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCRSN	L 12–49	52,857
November 28	2:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	ASU All Access	L 17–20	15,252
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[]

at UAB[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	13	0	6	0	19
Blazers	14	10	0	0	24

Tuskegee[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Tigers	7	14	10	0	31
Hornets	7	13	11	7	38

Kennesaw State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Owls	21	7	14	0	42
Hornets	0	0	7	0	7

Grambling State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	3	10	0	20
Hornets	3	7	7	6	23

Alcorn State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	14	14	0	7	35
Hornets	0	0	7	0	7

at Jackson State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	10	7	31
Tigers	3	7	0	6	16

vs. Alabama A&M[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	7	7	7	8	43
Hornets	0	21	0	0	7	7	6	41

at Mississippi Valley State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	14	10	3	27
Delta Devils	0	0	0	0	0

at Texas Southern[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	14	13	0	0	27
Tigers	0	7	7	7	21

at Florida State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	3	6	0	12
Seminoles	14	7	14	14	49

Prairie View A&M[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	6	0	20
Hornets	0	3	6	8	17

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