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2018 ‘BAMA STATE SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME Tuskegee at Alabama State Statistical Showdown Game 1 (0-0 OVERALL / 0-0 SWAC / 0-0 HOME / 0-0 AWAY / 0-0 NEUTRAL) Montgomery, Ala. (ASU Stadium - 26,500) Sept. 1 Tuskegee 5 pm 1 Saturday, September 1, 2018 (5:00 p.m.) Sept. 8 at Auburn 6:30 pm ON THE AIR POINTS Sept. 15 at Kennesaw State 5 pm (est) 14.0 24.5 WATCH per game Sept. 22 at Grambling State* 6 pm Available on the following platforms - Amazon Fire, Roku, YouTube Oct. 6 at Alcorn State* 2 pm 143 FIRST 145 Downs Oct. 13 at South Alabama TBA LISTEN Available on the following stations - WVAS 90.7 FM, Yo! 100.5 FM, WKXN Oct. 27 vs. Alabama A&M* TBA 95.7 FM, WKXK 96.7 FM, WKXN 102.7 FM, Big KD 94.1 FM, WZKD-AM 950 1,570 RUSHING 2,281 Yardage Nov. 3 Texas Southern* 2 pm SIRIUS-XM RADIO Nov. 10 Jackson State* 2 pm HSRN - HBCU Football 142.7 RUSHING YARDS 173.6 Nov. 17 at Prairie View A&M* 1 pm EXTRA POINT Per Game Nov. 22 Mississippi Valley State* 2 pm • Alabama State and Tuskegee will open the season 1,063 PASSING 1,535 against each other for the second consecutive season Yardage Home games are in bold. with the Golden Tigers winning 14-6. It will be the eighth * - Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games meeting between the two to open the season with the 96.64 PASSING YARDS 139.6 Hornets winning just one time in seven games. Per Game • The Hornets will play just one home game in the first two months of the season, tonight against Tuskegee. 2018 TUSKEGEE SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2,633 TOTAL 3,445 They do not return home until November 3 to play Offense (0-0 OVERALL / 0-0 SIAC / 0-0 HOME / 0-0 AWAY / 0-0 NEUTRAL) Texas Southern, playing three of their final four games at ASU Stadium. TOTAL OFFENSE Sept. 1 at Alabama State 5 pm • Alabama State and Tuskegee have one major tie and 239.4 313.2 Sept. 8 at Albany State* 4 pm that is with back-up quarterback Dakota Rocker. The Per Game junior spent two years as a back-up at Tuskegee behind Sept. 15 at Clark Atlanta* TBA Kevin Lacey, before deciding to transfer to Alabama 14-6 FUMBLES - LOST 13-9 Sept. 22 Missouri S&T 1 pm State and sat out last season. Sept. 29 Lane* 1 pm • The Hornets, although they started the year out 0-5 last season, won five of their final six games of the season 30:44 TIME OF 28:59 Oct. 6 at Morehouse* 1 pm and earned votes in a preseason poll this season - Possession Oct. 13 at Fort Valley State* 5 pm jumping into the top 10. • Alabama State was picked to finish second in the SWAC 32.72 3rd DOWN 30.4 Oct. 20 Kentucky State* 1 pm East Division after finishing just one game behind Alcorn Percentage Oct. 27 at Central State* TBA State, their only loss in the division. • The Hornets have had nine different players selected Nov. 3 at Miles* 2 pm 33.33 4th DOWN 40.0 Preseason All-Conference entering the 2018 season. Percentage • Next season - due to NCAA Division II rules - Alabama State and Tuskegee will not meet on Labor Day weekend RED ZONE Home games are in bold. but instead will meet September 7. 16-26 22-29 * - SIAC games Scores PRESEASON RANKINGS - Alabama State is not ranked in BY THE NUMBERS either of the FCS polls released in the preseason, while Tuskegee is not ranked in either of the NCAA Division II polls. Number of wins by Alabama State in the final six games of the season, including conference wins over Texas Southern, Jackson State and 5 Mississippi Valley State. The only loss during the stretch was to Grambling State. NEXT GAME - Alabama State will hit the road for the next six contests, including a neutral site game in Birmingham Number of of conference champions or division champions that Alabama State will face in the first five games of the season, including an (Magic City Classic). The Hornets next contest will be aired 5 Auburn team that was one game away from playing in the FBS Playoffs last season. on the SEC Network Alternate Channel with kick set for 6:30 pm from Jordan-Hare Stadium against nationally-ranked Number of years that Alabama State head coach Donald Hill-Eley will be entering when he begins the 2018 season at Alabama State. It will Auburn. The Hornets and Auburn have never met, and it will 13 be his first full year at the helm after taking over when the team started 0-5. be the first of two meetings against FBS schools this season for Alabama State under Donald Hill-Eley. Number of years since the last HBCU National Championship won by Alabama State after finishing undefeated in 1991 with a Heritage Bowl 28 victory. NEXT GAME at Auburn (September 8, 2018) Auburn, Ala. | Jordan-Hare Stadium | SEC Network + (ESPN3) MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION WEEKLY SCHEDULE Interviews All interview requests for football head coach Donald SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Hill-Eley and any Alabama State assistant coaches and players MUST be coordinated through the Athletic Church Practice Alabama Live Presser Practice Availability Game #1 Strategic Communications Office. 11 am OFF 11:00 am 11:00 am 2:00 pm None vs. Tuskegee 5:00 pm Players are available for interviews, either in person or on the phone, or before or after practice depending on Practice SWAC Call Practice Practice Availability their class and meeting schedules. OFF 10:00 am 2:00 pm 2:00 pm Post Practice Availability (Eley and players) Post Game In order to have time to arrange for player interviews, Coach’s Show Availability Availability please provide 48 hours notice to the Athletic Strategic 6:00 pm Post Practice Post Practice Communications Office. Player interviews may be (coordinators) conducted at the Houston Markham Football Complex or (Eley and players) in the Athletic Strategic Communications Office. The Al- abama State training rooms, locker rooms, weight room and meeting room areas are off-limits to the media. Your SWAC TELECONFERENCE WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE cooperation is appreciated. The weekly head football coaches teleconference for the Alabama State head football coach Donald Hill-Eley will Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will begin hold his weekly press conference each Wednesday morning For telephone interviews, the student-athlete will be Monday, August 27 and will continue through November 19. at 11 am inside ASU Stadium. The press conference will provided with the number and will make the call at a take place in the Media Room located in the tunnel directly mutually-agreed upon time. Phone numbers of Each teleconference call will start at 10:00 am until behind the East End Zone. student-athletes will NOT be made available to the me- approximately noon central time. Each coach is scheduled dia. For interviews with head football soccer coach Don- to be available for 8-10 minutes each week for questions. The press conference normally will last 30-45 minutes ald Hill-Eley and/or Alabama State assistant coaches, each Wednesday and will begin with an opening statement please contact Travis Jarome in the Athletic Strategic Media representatives who wish to participate should from the head coach. Communications Office. consult the conference weekly release or the SWAC Communications Office for details. A recording of each The weekly press conference will be open to the media Practice Coverage teleconference call will be available by the end of the only, not to the general public. A transcription of the press In general, Alabama State practices, held at the Hous- business day Mondays on SWAC.org under the Football conference will be posted on BamaStateSports.com later ton Markham Complex, are open to the local media and sports page under the subhead “Media Teleconference in the day, along with an archived stream of the press the public. Recordings.” conference. Website Media members and coaches who are not asking or For media attending the press conference, please contact Updated statistics, game recaps, game notes, player answering questions at the time should mute their phone Travis Jarome with any questions that may arise. If the and coaches’ bios, newspaper articles, as well as histor- line by pressing “4*” to avoid background noises and other date and time change, all media will be notified. ical, broadcast and ticket information, can be found on distractions on the call. the Alabama State Official Athletics Website at www. WEEKLY COACHES SHOW bamastatesports.com. Media are encouraged to check Dates for 2018 Teleconferences the website regularly for the latest Hornets athletics August 27 • September 3 • September 10 • September 17 • Alabama State head football coach Donald Hill-Eley will news. September 24 • October 1 • October 8 • October 15 • hold his weekly Coaches Show each Monday from 6:00 pm October 22 • October 29 • November 5 • November 12 • until 7:00 pm, and the show can be heard across several Accessing Information November 19 different platforms. Members of the media can obtain the latest news, game releases, rosters and season and single game SWAC Head Football Coaches Weekly Schedule The show will be carried live on WKXN 95.7 FM, WKXK 96.7 statistics from Alabama State in several ways. All this 10:00 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. SWAC News and Notes FM, WKXN 10.2 FM, Big KD 94.1 FM, WZKD-AM 950 and via information and more is regularly updated and posted 10:05 a.m.