2011 SWAC FOOTBALL • WEEK 3 • GAME NOTES Games of Saturday, September 17 Honor the Heritage • Founded 1920 12 Pro Football Hall of Famers 15 Hall of Famers Southwestern Athletic Conference Week Three Schedule SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Mississippi Valley at Alcorn State Alcorn State, Miss. (0-2, 0-1 SWAC) (0-2, 0-2 SWAC) 4:00 pm SERIES: ALCN leads 38-15-1

Tuskegee at A&M Huntsville, Ala. Louis Crews Classic (0-1, 0-0 SIAC) (0-2, 0-1 SWAC) 6:00 pm SERIES: AAMU leads 24-19-4

Jackson State at Southern Baton Rouge, La. (2-0, 0-0 SWAC) (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) Stadium 6:00 pm SERIES: SUBR leads 28-27

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) Blackshear Stadium 6:00 pm SERIES: PVAM leads 43-20-4

Texas College at Texas Southern , Texas (0-3, 0-0 CSFL) (0-1, 0-1 SWAC) Butler Stadium 6:00 pm SERIES: TXSO leads 11-3-2

Grambling at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) 7:00 pm SERIES: GRAM leads 23-8

2011 Standings Eastern Division Conference Overall Team W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA Streak Alabama State 1 0 1.000 41 9 1 1 .500 48 23 Lost 1 Jackson State 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 1.000 77 31 Won 4 Alabama A&M 0 1 .000 6 21 0 2 .000 26 42 Lost 3 Mississippi Valley State 0 1 .000 9 41 0 2 .000 9 80 Lost 13 Alcorn State 0 2 .000 34 48 0 2 .000 34 48 Lost 4

WESTERN Division Conference Overall Team W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA Streak -Pine Bluff 1 0 1.000 27 20 1 1 .500 39 39 Won 1 Grambling State 1 0 1.000 21 14 1 1 .500 28 49 Lost 1 Prairie View A&M 1 0 1.000 37 34 1 1 .500 51 97 Won 1 Southern 1 0 1.000 21 6 1 1 .500 28 39 Won 1 Texas Southern 0 1 .000 34 37 0 1 .000 34 37 Lost 1

www.swac.org • 1 2011 SWAC FOOTBALL • WEEK 3 • GAME NOTES Games of Saturday, September 17 Honor the Heritage • Founded 1920 12 Pro Football Hall of Famers 15 College Football Hall of Famers Southwestern Athletic Conference Players of the Week SWAC Feature WEEK TWO Williams legacy grows at Grambling Offensive Player of the Week Freshman QB Williams wins job, named starter by father Courtesy of Tim Turner, NCAA.com • Dray Joseph (QB, Southern) Joseph led the Jaguars to a 21-6 victory over Alabama A&M Forget the traditional rating or any newer version. Grambling head snapping Southern’s seven-game losing streak. He threw coach Doug Williams had his own standard for evaluating if freshman quarterback for 306 yards and 3 touchdowns, while completing 18 of 27 D.J. Williams would be ready to play in the season opener against Alcorn State after winning a three-man competition for the Tigers’ QB job. passes. “The most important thing there was to check his socks, and make sure they’re not wet before the game starts,” Doug Williams said. “If they’re not wet, we might have a chance.” Grambling State Athletics“It was raining, so my socks were pretty wet already,” D.J. Defensive Player of the Week Williams said. “Other than that, nothing else but rain running down my socks. After • Chris Townsend (LB, Prairie View A&M) my first drive, I got very comfortable. It was just fun from there.” Townsend compiled 14 total tackles (9 solo), including D.J. rewarded the faith the Tigers’ coaching staff had in him with a strong 4.0 tackles-for-loss (26 yards) and 1.0 sacks (16 yards). performance against the Braves. He was 16 of 24 passing for 161 yards and two The Panthers defeated Texas Southern 37-34 in their touchdowns in a 21-14 victory in the Port City Classic. conference opener. That the younger Williams is starting came about as a couple of things worked in his favor. First, he was the only quarterback of the three competing for the starting job who participated in spring drills. Secondly, he came to Grambling before his father, the greatest quarterback in Grambling history, after having been recruited there by before he left for North Carolina A&T. Newcomer of the Week “The coaching staff, we all feel he earned it,” Doug Williams said. “That’s the good • Joseph LeBeau (DE, Jackson State) part about it. He earned the job. Now all of us coaches like veterans. We’d love to have a junior ... But he’ll be fine, I think.” LeBeau totaled 9 tackles (6 solo) and 2.5 tackle-for-loss (11 yards) in the Tigers’ 35-29 win in the Southern Heritage Does he have any choice? He is from Grambling royalty, and with that comes a Classic over Tennessee State. He also tallied 1.0 sacks for healthy portion of skepticism laced with criticism. Because it happened as it has, 9 yards. D.J. is comfortable in his skin and confident in his abilities. “It was really exciting,” D.J. Williams said. “He told me the night before he accepted the job he was coming. I was really excited for him and myself. “It definitely has some pressure to it but everybody deals with pressure every day. It’s just that I have to deal with a little bit more of it here because my dad won the Specialist of the Week back in the day. I just go out there every day and try to be D.J. Williams • Chris Barrick (PK, Praire View A&M) and try to be the best D.J. Williams I can be.” Barrick kicked a 36-yard field goal with :04 remaining to That has been more than Grambling’s coaches were hoping for. He played well and provide the winning points in the Panters’ 37-34 victory handled all the pressures that come from this situation. His coach didn’t think this over Texas Southern. He also notched 2 touchbacks on the would be a problem and it hasn’t been because he is very clear on boundaries and kickoff team and connected on 4 of 5 PATs. understands this type of dynamic. “Hopefully he’s been around me long enough to look at pressure like his dad handled pressure,” Doug Williams said. “That is the way to look at pressure is something an individual puts on himself -- not man. If he handles it any way his daddy handled it, he’ll be fine. WEEK 1 • Nick Andrews (WR-ALST) [Offense]; Cliff Exama (LB-GRAM) [Def.]; Greg “I don’t think there will be any issues. John Elway’s daddy coached him in high Jenkins (QB-ALST) [Newcomer]; Chance Wilson (P/K-AAMU) [Specialist] school. And Eddie Robinson coached his son here at Grambling. You don’t get that opportunity that often. If you do, you look at it and cherish it that it is your son. But your son has to understand two things -- and I think D.J. Has done it well -- that when he stops by the house, I’m his daddy. When it’s in the office, it’s coach. I have never heard him say anything else but coach, or ‘Yes sir.’ “ “When he stops by the house, I’m his daddy. When it’s in the office, it’s coach. I have never heard him say anything else but coach, or ‘Yes sir.’ ” -- Grambling State coach Doug WilliamsAlso, D.J. was being prepared for his time in the spotlight. Doug told him about the distractions that could sink him. But Doug readied his son in advance. “He just pretty much told me it was going to be hard being coached by your dad. But if anyone can do it, I think you can do it,” D.J. Williams said. “I told him I was prepared for it. He’s a competitive guy. He’s a hard worker and wants the best out of his players. It’s no different for me. “I’m used to the competition. Last year at Hargraves [Academy] we had the No. 23-ranked quarterback in the country there, and we [other ] had to compete for a starting job. I love competing. I’ve been competing all my life. I’ve had to compete for everything I’ve ever got. Competition is what keeps guys going.” D.J. Williams could not be in a better spot. He knows teams are going to give the Tigers their best shot each week, so being prepared is key. To make sure Grambling’s quarterbacks are prepared -- more specifically D.J. -- Doug Williams is letting his quarterback know that he expects the best and exudes confidence. “I think he might be a little bit harder on me because he raised me to have a tough skin,” D.J. Williams said. “My skin’s a little bit tougher than most, so he can say some things to me that he can’t say to some other people. I think that’s one reason why he’s harder on me. He expects the best out of his starting quarterback, so that’s another reason why he’s harder on me. “The pressure’s still on because we were picked to win the SWAC. All season, the target is going to get bigger and bigger for Grambling State. The pressure is still on the whole team -- not just me. But I think we perform best when we’re under pressure. We welcome the challenges.” www.swac.org • 2 2011 SWAC FOOTBALL • WEEK 3 • GAME NOTES Games of Saturday, September 17 Honor the Heritage • Founded 1920 12 Pro Football Hall of Famers 15 College Football Hall of Famers Southwestern Athletic Conference Eastern Division SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFICE ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS Birmingham, Alabama Huntsville, Alabama

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNICATIONS: SID: Brandon Willis • (256) 372-4005 Primary Football Contact [email protected] Tom Galbraith • (205) 241-3468 office • (205) 602-9117 cell HEAD COACH: Anthony Jones [email protected] AAMU: 10th year (64-43) • Overall: 13th year (82-56) AD: Betty Austin • (256) 372-4001 DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS: Secondary Football Contact 2011 SCHEDULE Antoine Bell • (205) 241-3464 office • (205) 489-9011 cell 9.3 vs. Hampton Chicago, Ill. 21-20 L [email protected] 9.10 at Southern Baton Rouge, La. 21-6 L 9.17 TUSKEGEE Louis Crews Stadium 6:00 pm SWAC OFFICE STAFF (205) 251-7573 phone 9.24 at Grambling Grambling, La. 5:00 pm Commissioner Duer Sharp 10.1 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF Louis Crews Stadium 6:00 pm Chief Financial Officer Nitra Avery [email protected] 10.8 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Louis Crews Stadium 1:00 pm Asst. Commissioner for Compliance Edgar Gantt [email protected] 10.13 TEXAS SOUTHERN Louis Crews Stadium 6:30 pm Director of Championships LaKitha Murray [email protected] 10.29 vs. Alabama State Birmingham, Ala. 2:30 pm Conference Office Liaison Milton Taylor [email protected] 11.5 at Alcorn State Alcorn State, Miss. 2:00 pm Compliance Services Coordinator Kentrell Kearney [email protected] 11.12 JACKSON STATE Louis Crews Stadium 1:00 pm Sports Management Administrator Clifton Douglass [email protected] 11.19 at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, Texas 1:00 pm Administrative Assistant Markita Price [email protected]

ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY HORNETS BRAVES Montgomery, Alabama Alcorn State, Mississippi

SID: Duane Lewis • (334) 229-5230 SID: LaToya Shields • (601) 877-6501 [email protected] [email protected] HEAD COACH: Reggie Barlow HEAD COACH: Melvin Spears ALST: 5th year (20-27) • Overall: same ALCN: 1st year (0-2) • Overall: 4th year (20-16) AD: Stacy Danley • (334) 229-4507 AD: Malvin Williams, Sr. • (601) 877-6500

2011 SCHEDULE 2011 SCHEDULE 9.3 at Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, Miss. 41-9 W 9.3 vs. Grambling Shreveport, La. 21-14 L 9.10 at Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, Mich. 14-7 L 9.10 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Ark. 27-20 L 9.17 GRAMBLING Cramton Bowl 7:00 pm 9.17 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Jack Spinks Stadium 4:00 pm 9.24 at Jackson State Jackson, Miss. 4:00 pm 9.24 at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 1:00 pm 10.1 ALCORN STATE Cramton Bowl 7:00 pm 10.1 at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. 7:00 pm 10.8 at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 1:00 pm 10.22 CONCORDA-SELMA Jack Spinks Stadium 2:00 pm 10.15 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Cramton Bowl 1:00 pm 10.29 at Southern Baton Rouge, La. 6:00 pm 10.29 vs. Alabama A&M Birmingham, Ala. 2:30 pm 11.5 ALABAMA A&M Jack Spinks Stadium 2:00 pm 11.5 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Ark. 2:30 pm 11.12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Jack Spinks Stadium 2:00 pm 11.12 SOUTHERN Cramton Bowl 1:00 pm 11.19 at Jackson State Jackson, Miss. 1:00 pm 11.24 TUSKEGEE Cramton Bowl 3:00 pm

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY TIGERS MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY DELTA DEVILS Jackson, Mississippi Itta Bena, Mississippi

SID: Wesley Peterson • (601) 979-5899 SID: TBA • (662) 254-3011 [email protected] [email protected] HEAD COACH: Rick Comegy HEAD COACH: Karl Morgan JKST: 6th year (34-24) • Overall: 20th year (142-75) MVSU: 2nd year (0-12) • Overall: same AD: Vivian Fuller • (601) 979-2291 AD: Donald Sims • (662) 254-3550

2011 SCHEDULE 2011 SCHEDULE 9.3 CONCORDIA-SELMA Veterans Memorial Stadium 42-2 W 9.3 ALABAMA STATE Rice-Totten Stadium 41-9 L 9.10 vs. Tennessee State Memphis, Tenn. 35-29 W 9.10 MURRAY STATE Rice-Totten Stadium 39-0 L 9.17 at Southern Baton Rouge, La. 6:00 pm 9.17 at Alcorn State Alcorn State, Miss. 4:00 pm 9.24 ALABAMA STATE Veterans Memorial Stadium 4:00 pm 9.24 at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, Texas 7:00 pm 9.29 TEXAS SOUTHERN Veterans Memorial Stadium 6:30 pm 10.1 SOUTHERN Rice-Totten Stadium 2:00 pm 10.8 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF Veterans Memorial Stadium 4:00 pm 10.8 at Alabama A&M Huntsville, Ala. 1:00 pm 10.15 at Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, Miss. 2:00 pm 10.15 JACKSON STATE Rice-Totten Stadium 2:00 pm 10.29 vs. Prairie View A&M Shreveport, La. 4:00 pm 10.22 at Grambling Grambling, La. 2:00 pm 11.5 GRAMBLING Veterans Memorial Stadium 2:00 pm 10.29 TEXAS SOUTHERN Rice-Totten Stadium 2:00 pm 11.12 at Alabama A&M Huntsville, Ala. 1:00 pm 11.3 at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. TBA 11.19 ALCORN STATE Veterans Memorial Stadium 1:00 pm 11.12 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF Rice-Totten Stadium 1:00 pm www.swac.org • 3 2011 SWAC FOOTBALL • WEEK 3 • GAME NOTES Games of Saturday, September 17 Honor the Heritage • Founded 1920 12 Pro Football Hall of Famers 15 College Football Hall of Famers Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFICE GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY TIGERS Birmingham, Alabama Grambling,

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNICATIONS: SID: Roderick Mosley • (318) 274-6562 Primary Football Contact [email protected] Tom Galbraith • (205) 241-3468 office • (205) 602-9117 cell HEAD COACH: Doug Williams [email protected] GRAM: 8th year (53-19) • Overall: 9th year (56-27) AD: Aaron James • (318) 274-2374 DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS: Secondary Football Contact 2011 SCHEDULE Antoine Bell • (205) 241-3464 office • (205) 489-9011 cell 9.3 vs. Alcorn State Shreveport, La. 21-14 W [email protected] 9.10 at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 35-7 L 9.17 at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. 7:00 pm SWAC OFFICE STAFF (205) 251-7573 phone 9.24 ALABAMA A&M Eddie Robinson Stadium 6:00 pm Commissioner Duer Sharp 10.1 vs. Prairie View A&M Dallas, Texas 6:00 pm Chief Financial Officer Nitra Avery [email protected] 10.15 CONCORDIA-SELMA Eddie Robinson Stadium 4:00 pm Asst. Commissioner for Compliance Edgar Gantt [email protected] 10.22 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Eddie Robinson Stadium 2:00 pm Director of Championships LaKitha Murray [email protected] 10.29 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Ark. 1:00 pm Conference Office Liaison Milton Taylor [email protected] 11.5 at Jackson State Jackson, Miss. 2:00 pm Compliance Services Coordinator Kentrell Kearney [email protected] 11.12 TEXAS SOUTHERN Eddie Robinson Stadium 2:00 pm Sports Management Administrator Clifton Douglass [email protected] 11.26 vs. Southern , La. 1:00 pm Administrative Assistant Markita Price [email protected]

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY PANTHERS AND A&M COLLEGE JAGUARS Prairie View, Texas Baton Rouge, Louisiana

SID: Ryan McGinty • (936) 261-9106 SID: Christopher Jones • (225) 771-3791 [email protected] [email protected] HEAD COACH: Heishma Northern HEAD COACH: PVAM: 1st year (1-1) • Overall: same SUBR: 2nd year (3-10) • Overall: 5th year (11-34) AD: Fred Washington • (936) 261-9100 AD: Sandy Pugh • (225) 771-3170

2011 SCHEDULE 2011 SCHEDULE 9.4 vs. Bethune-Cookman Orlando, Fla. 63-14 L 9.3 at Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. 33-7 L 9.10 at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 37-34 W 9.10 ALABAMA A&M A.W. Mumford Stadium 21-6 W 9.17 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF Blackshear Stadium 6:00 pm 9.17 JACKSON STATE A.W. Mumford Stadium 6:00 pm 9.24 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Blackshear Stadium 6:00 pm 9.24 vs. Florida A&M , Ga. 3:30 pm 10.1 vs. Grambling Dallas, Texas 6:00 pm 10.1 at Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, Miss. 2:00 pm 10.8 at Southern Baton Rouge, La. 6:00 pm 10.8 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M A.W. Mumford Stadium 6:00 pm 10.15 at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. 1:00 pm 10.15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Ark. 6:00 pm 10.29 vs. Jackson State Shreveport, La. 4:00 pm 10.29 ALCORN STATE A.W. Mumford Stadium 5:30 pm 11.5 at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 3:00 pm 11.5 at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 6:00 pm 11.12 at Alcorn State Alcorn State, Miss. 4:00 pm 11.12 at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. 1:00 pm 11.19 ALABAMA A&M Blackshear Stadium 2:00 pm 11.26 vs. Grambling New Orleans, La. 1:00 pm

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TIGERS UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF GOLDEN LIONS Houston, Texas Pine Bluff, Arkansas

SID: Rodney Bush • (713) 313-7603 SID: Andrew Roberts • (870) 575-7949 [email protected] [email protected] HEAD COACH: Kevin Ramsey HEAD COACH: Monte Coleman TXSO: 1st year (0-1) • Overall: same UAPB: 4th year (14-21) • Overall: same AD: Charles McClelland • (713) 313-6830 AD: Lonza Hardy • (870) 575-7950

2011 SCHEDULE 2011 SCHEDULE 9.10 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Delmar Stadium 37-34 L 9.3 vs. Langson Little Rock, Ark. 19-12 L 9.17 Butler Stadium 6:00 pm 9.10 ALCORN STATE 27-20 W 9.24 ALCORN STATE Delmar Stadium 1:00 pm 9.17 at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, Texas 6:00 pm 9.29 at Jackson State Jackson, Miss. 6:30 pm 9.24 vs. Clark-Atlanta St. Louis, Mo. 3:00 pm 10.8 ALABAMA STATE Delmar Stadium 1:00 pm 10.1 at Alabama A&M Huntsville, Ala. 6:00 pm 10.13 at Alabama A&M Huntsville, Ala. 6:30 pm 10.8 at Jackson State Jackson, Miss. 4:00 pm 10.22 CENTRAL STATE Delmar Stadium 2:00 pm 10.15 SOUTHERN Golden Lion Stadium 6:00 pm 10.29 at Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, Miss. 2:00 pm 10.29 GRAMBLING Golden Lion Stadium 2:30 pm 11.5 SOUTHERN Delmar Stadium 6:00 pm 11.5 ALABAMA STATE Golden Lion Stadium 2:30 pm 11.12 at Grambling Grambling, La. 2:00 pm 11.12 at Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, Miss. 1:00 pm 11.19 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Ark. 2:30 pm 11.19 TEXAS SOUTHERN Golden Lion Stadium 2:30 pm www.swac.org • 4 2011 SWAC FOOTBALL • WEEK 3 • GAME NOTES Games of Saturday, September 17 Honor the Heritage • Founded 1920 12 Pro Football Hall of Famers 15 College Football Hall of Famers Southwestern Athletic Conference Weekly Schedule SATURDAY, Sep. 3 SATURDAY, Oct. 15 Concordia-Selma at Jackson State Jackson, MS JKST 42-2 Prairie View A&M at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 1:00 p Alabama A&M vs. Hampton Chicago, IL HAMP 21-20 Jackson State at Mississippi Valley Itta Bena, MS 2:00 p Langston vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Little Rock, AR LANG 19-12 Concordia-Selma at Grambling Grambling, LA 4:00 p Alabama State at Mississippi Valley Itta Bena, MS ALST 41-9 Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 6:00 p Grambling vs. Alcorn State Shreveport, LA GRAM 21-14 Southern at Tennessee State Nashville, TN TNST 33-7 SATURDAY, Oct. 22 Central State at Texas Southern Houston, TX 2:00 p SUNDAY, Sep. 4 Concordia-Selma at Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 2:00 p Prairie View A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman Orlando, FL BCU 63-14 Mississippi Valley at Grambling Grambling, LA 2:00 p

SATURDAY, Sep. 10 SATURDAY, Oct. 29 Alabama State at Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, MI EMU 14-7 Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley Itta Bena, MS 2:00 p Alabama A&M at Southern Baton Rouge, LA SUBR 21-6 Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State Birmingham, AL 2:30 p Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR UAPB 27-20 Grambling at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 2:30 p Grambling at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, LA ULM 35-7 Jackson State vs. Prairie View A&M Shreveport, LA 4:00 p Tennessee State vs. Jackson State Memphis, TN JKST 35-29 Alcorn State at Southern Baton Rouge, LA 5:30 p Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern Houston, TX PVAM 37-34 THURSDAY, Nov. 3 SATURDAY, Sep. 17 Mississippi Valley at South Alabama Mobile, AL TBA Mississippi Valley at Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 4:00 p Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 6:00 p SATURDAY, Nov. 5 Jackson State at Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6:00 p Alabama A&M at Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 2:00 p Texas College at Texas Southern Houston, TX 6:00 p Grambling at Jackson State Jackson, MS 2:00 p Tuskegee at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 6:00 p Alabama State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 2:30 p Grambling at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7:00 p Prairie View A&M at Texas State San Marcos, TX 3:00 p Southern at Texas Southern Houston, TX 6:00 p SATURDAY, Sep. 24 Alcorn State at Texas Southern Houston, TX 1:00 p SATURDAY, Nov. 12 Florida A&M vs. Southern Atlanta, GA 2:30 p Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Mississippi Valley Itta Bena, MS 1:00 p Clark-Atlanta vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff St. Louis, MO 3:00 p Jackson State at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 1:00 p Alabama State at Jackson State Jackson, MS 4:00 p Southern at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 1:00 p Alabama A&M at Grambling Grambling, LA 5:00 p Prairie View A&M at Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 2:00 p Mississippi Valley at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 6:00 p Texas Southern at Grambling Grambling, LA 2:00 p

THURSDAY, SEP. 29 SATURDAY, Nov. 19 Texas Southern at Jackson State Jackson, MS 6:30 p Alcorn State at Jackson State Jackson, MS 1:00 p Alabama A&M at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 2:00 p SATURDAY, Oct. 1 Texas Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 2:30 p Southern at Mississippi Valley Itta Bena, MS 2:00 p Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 6:00 p THURSDAY, Nov. 24 Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling Dallas, TX 6:00 p Tuskegee at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 1:00 p Alcorn State at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7:00 p SATURDAY, Nov. 26 SATURDAY, Oct. 8 Southern vs. Grambling New Orleans, LA 1:00 p Alabama State at Texas Southern Houston, TX 1:00 p Mississippi Valley at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 1:00 p SATURDAY, DEC. 10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Jackson State Jackson, MS 4:00 p Farmers Insurance Prairie View A&M at Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6:00 p SWAC Championship Game Birmingham, AL 12:00 p

THURSDAY, Oct. 13 Texas Southern at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 6:30 p

www.swac.org • 5 2011 SWAC FOOTBALL • WEEK 3 • GAME NOTES Games of Saturday, September 17 Honor the Heritage • Founded 1920 12 Pro Football Hall of Famers 15 College Football Hall of Famers Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC Head Coaches All-Time Champions The SWAC welcomes four new head coaches in 2011, but two of those are returning SWAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 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 1921 Wiley 1968 Alcorn State, Grambling, 1922 Paul Quinn Texas Southern Spears is now the head coach at his alma mater, Alcorn State. Spears was previously 1923 Wiley 1969 Alcorn State the head coach at Grambling. Also, Heishma Northern at Prairie View and Kevin 1924 Paul Quinn 1970 Alcorn State Ramsey at Texas Southern were elevated from the assistant to head coach. 1925 Bishop 1971 Grambling 1926 Samuel Huston 1972 Grambling, Jackson State 1927 Wiley 1973 Grambling, Jackson State 1928 Wiley 1974 Grambling, Alcorn State 1929 Wiley 1975 Grambling, Southern Anthony Jones 1930 Wiley 1976 Alcorn State 1931 Prairie View 1977 Grambling Alabama A&M (64-43, 10th) 1932 Wiley 1978 Grambling, Overall (82-56, 13th) 1933 Langston, Prairie View 1979 Grambling, Alcorn State 1934 Texas College 1980 Grambling, Jackson State 1935 Texas College 1981 Jackson State 1936 Texas College, Langston 1982 Jackson State Reggie Barlow 1937 Southern, Langston 1983 Grambling 1938 Southern, Langston 1984 Alcorn State Alabama State (20-27, 4th) 1939 Langston 1985 Jackson State, Grambling Overall (same) 1940 Southern, Langston 1986 Jackson State 1941 No Champion 1987 Jackson State 1942 Texas College 1988 Jackson State 1943 No Champion 1989 Grambling State Melvin Spears 1944 Wiley, Texas College, 1990 Jackson State Langston 1991 Alabama State Alcorn State (0-2, 1st) 1945 Wiley 1992 Alcorn State Overall (20-16, 4th) 1946 Southern 1993 Southern 1947 Southern 1994 Alcorn State, Grambling 1948 Southern 1995 Jackson State 1949 Southern, Langston 1996 Jackson State Monte Coleman 1950 Southern 1997 Southern 1951 Prairie View 1998 Southern Ark.-Pine Bluff (14-21, 4th) 1952 Prairie View and Championship Game Era Overall (same) 1953 Prairie View 1954 Prairie View 1955 Southern 1956 Texas Southern, Langston Doug Williams 1957 Wiley Grambling (53-19, 8th) [1-1] 1958 Prairie View 1959 Southern Overall (56-27, 9th) 1960 Southern, Prairie View, Grambling 1961 Jackson State 1962 Jackson State Rick Comegy 1963 Prairie View Jackson State (34-24, 6th) 1964 Prairie View 1965 Grambling Overall (142-75, 20th) 1966 Grambling, Southern, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Texas Southern 1967 Grambling Karl Morgan Mississippi Valley (0-12, 2nd) Divisional play and championship game era

Overall (same) 1999 E: Jackson State W: Southern C: Southern (11-1) FINAL SCORE: SUBR 31, JKST 30 2000 E: Alabama A&M W: Grambling State C: Grambling State (10-2) FINAL SCORE: GRAM 14, AAMU 6 Heishma Northern 2001 E: Alabama State W: Grambling State Prairie View A&M (1-1, 1st) C: Grambling State (10-1) FINAL SCORE: GRAM 38, ALST 31 2002 E: Alabama A&M W: Grambling State Overall (same) C: Grambling State (11-2) FINAL SCORE: GRAM 31, AAMU 19 2003 E: Alabama State W: Southern C: Southern (12-1) FINAL SCORE: SUBR 20, ALST 9 2004 E: Alabama State W: Southern Stump Mitchell C: Alabama State (10-2) FINAL SCORE: ALST 40, SUBR 35 Southern (3-10, 2nd) 2005 E: Alabama A&M W: Grambling State Overall (11-34, 5th) C: Grambling (11-1) FINAL SCORE: GRAM 45, AAMU 6 2006 E: Alabama A&M W: Arkansas-Pine Bluff C: Alabama A&M (9-3) FINAL SCORE: AAMU 22, UAPB 13 2007 E: Jackson State W: Grambling State C: Jackson State (8-4) FINAL SCORE: JKST 42, GRAM 31 Kevin Ramsey 2008 E: Jackson State W: Grambling State Texas Southern (0-1, 1st) C: Grambling State (11-2) FINAL SCORE: GRAM 41, JKST 9 Overall (same) 2009 E: Alabama A&M W: Prairie View A&M C: Prairie View A&M (9-1) FINAL SCORE: PVAM 30, AAMU 24 2010 E: Alabama State W: Texas Southern C: Texas Southern (9-3) FINAL SCORE: TXSO 11, ALST 6

www.swac.org • 6 2011 SWAC FOOTBALL • WEEK 3 • GAME NOTES Games of Saturday, September 17 Honor the Heritage • Founded 1920 12 Pro Football Hall of Famers 15 College Football Hall of Famers Southwestern Athletic Conference Weekly Teleconference Preseason Picks Each Monday morning during the 2011 football season, the SWAC will host a head Jackson State quarterback Casey Therriault and Prairie View defensive back Moses coaches teleconference for media members to have access to the league’s 10 head Ellis have been selected by the league’s head coaches, SIDs, and media as pre- coaches. There will be 12 dates this year for the teleconference: August 29; September season players of the year. Grambling and Jackson State were also voted to be the 5; September 12; September 19; September 26; October 3; October 10; October 17; favorites in their respective divisions. October 24; October 31; November 7; November 14. All times are CENTRAL. Therriault was a Walter Payton Award finalist last year after leading the Tigers offense with Call-in Information: Toll Free: 1-800-977-8002; Participant Code: 78817184# 3,436 yards passing and 31 touchdowns - with just 8 . He completed 58.4 percent of his passes and finished 3rd in the Anthony Jones NCAA in passing yards per game. He led JSU Alabama A&M (10:05-10:15) to an 8-3 record last sea- son and was a 2010 SBN All-America selection. Therriault is on the 2011 Preseason Walter Payton Award Watch List. Reggie Barlow Alabama State (10:15-10:25) Ellis was an All-America selection after a 2010 season where he intercepted Prairie View opponents 8 times, which led the NCAA Div. I-FCS. He also broke up 14 other passes and recovered 2 fumbles. Ellis accounted for 41 total tackles, and 28 of those were solo takedowns. Melvin Spears Alcorn State (10:25-10:35) Preseason All-SWAC 1st-team Offense Preseason All-SWAC 2nd-team Offense QB Casey Therriault * Jackson State * Sr. QB Brandon Bridge * Alcorn State * So. RB Marcus Wright * Texas Southern * Sr. RB B.J. Lee * Jackson State * Jr. RB Martin Gilbert * Texas Southern * Sr. RB Kaderius Lacey * Alabama A&M * Jr. WR Nick Andrews * Alabama State * Sr. WR T.C. McWilliams * Alabama State * Jr. Monte Coleman WR Marcellos Wilder * Jackson State * Sr. WR Joe Anderson * Texas Southern * Jr. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10:35-10:45) TE Renty Rollins * Jackson State * Sr. TE Kirk Fitzhugh * Texas Southern * Sr. OL James Dekle * Prairie View A&M * Sr. OL Julian Wyndom * Grambling State * Jr. OL Sanford Banks * Grambling State * Jr. OL Tim Tusey * Prairie View A&M * Sr. OL Terren Jones * Alabama State * Jr. OL Terron Armstead * Ark.-Pine Bluff * Jr. OL Chris Browne * Southern * Jr. OL Joaquenssi Eugene * Alabama A&M * Jr. OL Roderick Gladney * Jackson State * Sr. OL Keyun Swinney * Jackson State * Sr. Doug Williams Grambling (10:45-10:55) Preseason All-SWAC 1st-team Defense Preseason All-SWAC 2nd-team Defense DL Marquis Jackson * Texas Southern * Jr. DL Johnathan Billups * Jackson State * Jr. DL Donavan Robinson * Jackson State * Sr. DL Adrian Hamilton * Prairie View A&M * Sr. DL Jomarcus Savage * Grambling State * Jr. DL Jonathan Hollins * Texas Southern * Sr. DL Kynjee Cotton * Alabama State * Sr. DL Antoine Rogers * Grambling State * Sr. LB Cliff Exama * Grambling State * Sr. LB Marcus White * Prairie View A&M * So. Rick Comegy LB Jer-ryan Harris * Ark.-Pine Bluff * So. LB Milton Patterson * Jackson State * Jr. Jackson State (10:55-11:05) LB Willie Fuller * Alabama A&M * Jr. LB Demarques Taylor * Alabama State * So. DB Moses Ellis * Prairie View A&M * Sr. DB Anthony Johnson * Jackson State * Sr. DB Kejuan Riley * Alabama State * Jr. DB Vernon Marshall * Alabama A&M * Jr. DB Zack Gallow * Texas Southern * Sr. DB Donovan Masline * Alabama State * Sr. DB Tim Dandridge * Jackson State * Sr. DB Carlos Hollis * Mississippi Valley * Jr.

Karl Morgan Preseason All-SWAC 1st-team Specialists Preseason All-SWAC 2nd-team Specialists Mississippi Valley (11:05-11:15) PK Zoltan Riazzo * Grambling State * Sr. PK Chris Ewald * Arkansas-Pine Bluff * Sr. P Arturo Tamayo * Alcorn State * Sr. P Chance Wilson * Alabama A&M * Jr. RET B.J. Lee * Jackson State * Jr. RET Byron Williams * Southern * Jr.

Heishma Northern Eastern Division Predicted Order of Finish Western Division Predicted Order of Finish Prairie View A&M (11:15-11:25) Jackson State (13) Grambling (12) 88 points 103 points

Stump Mitchell Alcorn State (6) Texas Southern (8) Southern (11:25-11:35) 84 points 79 points

Alabama State (3) Prairie View A&M (2) 82 points 74 points Kevin Ramsey Texas Southern (11:35-11:45) Alabama A&M (1) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1) 62 points 56 points

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The 2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football broadcast schedule is listed below, including a 10-game slate on SWAC TV, the league’s internet broadcast site. The schedule has eight games across ESPN networks, plus national and regional television dates with NBC, Versus, and SportSouth. In all, 22 SWAC games are scheduled to be televised during the 2011 football season.

Date Game / Site Time (CT) network Sat., Sept. 3 Alabama State at Mississippi Valley State • Itta Bena, MS 5 pm SWAC TV

Sat., Sept. 3 Southern at Tennessee State • Nashville, TN 6 pm OVC Sports TV John Merritt Classic

Sat., Sept. 3 Grambling vs. Alcorn State • Shreveport, LA (Tape Delay) 9:30 pm ESPNU Port City Classic Live on ESPN3.com

Sun., Sept. 4 Prairie View A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman • Orlando, FL 11 am ESPN MEAC / SWAC Challenge

Sat., Sept. 10 Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff • Pine Bluff, AR 6 pm SWAC TV

Sat., Sept. 10 Jackson State vs. Tennessee State • Memphis, TN 6 pm Fox SportSouth Southern Heritage Classic

Sat., Sept. 17 Jackson State at Southern • Baton Rouge, LA 6 pm SWAC TV

Sat., Sept. 24 Southern vs. Florida A&M • Atlanta, GA 2:30 pm VERSUS Atlanta Football Classic

Sat., Sept. 24 Alabama A&M at Grambling • Grambling, LA 5 pm SWAC TV

Thur., Sept. 29 Texas Southern at Jackson State • Jackson, MS 6:30 pm ESPNU

Sat., Oct. 1 Alcorn State at Alabama State • Montgomery, AL 7 pm SWAC TV

Sat., Oct. 8 Mississippi Valley State at Alabama A&M • Huntsville, AL 1 pm SWAC TV

Thur., Oct. 13 Texas Southern at Alabama A&M • Huntsville, AL 6:30 pm ESPNU

Sat., Oct. 15 Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff • Pine Bluff, AR 6 pm SWAC TV

Sat., Oct. 15 Prairie View A&M at Alabama State • Montgomery, AL (Tape Delay) 9:30 pm ESPNU Live on ESPN3.com

Sat., Oct. 29 Jackson State vs. Prairie View A&M • Shreveport, LA 4 pm SWAC TV Shreveport Classic

Sat., Oct. 29 Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State • Birmingham, AL (Tape Delay) 9:30 pm ESPNU Live on ESPN3.com

Sat., Nov. 5 Grambling at Jackson State • Jackson, MS 2 pm SWAC TV

Sat., Nov. 12 Texas Southern at Grambling • Grambling, LA 2 pm SWAC TV

Thur., Nov. 24 Tuskegee at Alabama State • Montgomery, AL 3 pm ESPNU

Sat., Nov. 26 Southern vs. Grambling • New Orleans, LA 1 pm NBC

Sat., Dec. 10 Farmers Insurance SWAC Championship Game • Birmingham, AL 12 pm ESPNU

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