Alabama State Hornets football
| Alabama State Hornets football | |||
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| First season | 1901 | ||
| Head coach | 1st season, 9–8 (.529) | ||
| Stadium | New ASU Stadium (capacity: 26,500) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Montgomery, Alabama | ||
| Conference | SWAC | ||
| Division | East | ||
| Conference titles | 6 | ||
| Rivalries | Alabama A&M Bulldogs Tuskegee Golden Tigers | ||
| Colors | Black and old gold | ||
| Website | bamastatesports.com | ||
The Alabama State Hornets are the college football team representing the Alabama State University. The Hornets play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Hornet Stadium serves as the facility for Alabama State football games and practices. The 120-yard field turf playing field provides training to ASU football in all weather conditions. In June 2011, construction on the Houston Markham Football Complex was completed. The two-story, 30,000-square-foot facility serves as the new home of the football program.
Conference affiliations[]
- Independent (1901–1912)
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1913–1975)
- Division II Independent (1976–1981)
- Southwestern Athletic Conference (1982–present)
Championships[]
Conference[]
Alabama State has won six conference championships.[citation needed]
| Year | Coach | Conference | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Rufus Lewis | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9–2–1 | |
| 1936 | Rufus Lewis | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 6–2–2 | |
| 1965[disambiguation needed] | Whitney L. Van Cleve | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Section B | 6–4–0 | |
| 1966[disambiguation needed] | Whitney L. Van Cleve | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Section B | 8–2–0 | |
| 1991 | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 11–0–1 | ||
| 2004 | Charles Coe | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 10–2 | |
| Total Conference Championships: | 6 | |||
Rivalries[]
The Magic City Classic is the highest attended and most anticipated regular season ASU football game every year. The Hornets take on in-state rival Alabama A&M Bulldogs in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Turkey Day Classic is an annual event played yearly on Thanksgiving between ASU and another opponent, most recently Prairie View A&M in 2019 and has been played almost consecutively since 1924, except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alumni in the NFL[]
Over 20 Alabama State alumni have played in the NFL,[1] including:
- Reggie Barlow
- Brad Baxter
- Earl Cochran
- Michael Coe
- Isaiah Crowell
- Tytus Howard
- Johnny Huggins
- Tarvaris Jackson
- Greg Jenkins
- Bill Johnson
- Terren Jones
- Zefross Moss
- Eddie Robinson
- Tyrone Rogers
- Ricky Smith
- Jylan Ware
References[]
- ^ "Alabama St. Players/Alumni - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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