Southwestern Athletic Conference 2017 Football Weekly Release - September 13
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SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2017 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 13 WWW.SWAC.ORG Football Contact: Peter Holehan• Office: (205) 251-7573 • E-mail: [email protected] CONFERENCE NEWS & NOTES 2017 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS EASTERN DIVISION • Getting after the quarterback: Grambling Conference Overall State ranks first in the SWAC in sacks thus far Team W/L PCT W/L Pct this season with five. Brandon Varner (two), Alcorn State 0-0 - 1-1 .500 Linwood Banks (one), La’Allan Clark (one) and Alabama A&M 0-0 - 0-2 .000 Alabama State 0-0 - 0-2 .000 De’Andre Hogues (one) all rank in the top 15 in Jackson State 0-0 - 0-2 .000 the category. Mississippi Valley 0-0 - 0-2 .000 • Big draw. Jackson State games have averaged a conference-best 45,058 fans per WESTERN DIVISION contest in 2017. Conference Overall Team W/L PCT W Pct • Duel threat: Alcorn State senior quarterback Grambling State 0-0 - 1-1 .500 Lenorris Footman ranks best in QB passing Southern 0-0 - 1-1 .500 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 - 1-1 .500 efficiency (134.4) and passing yards per game Prairie View A&M 0-0 - 0-1 .000 (226.5), but also ranks fifth in rushing yards per Texas Southern 0-0 - 0-2 .000 contest with 79.5 per game. 2017 RESULTS WEEK 3 SCHEDULE • Running through the competition: The Prairie View A&M rushing attack gobbled up 297 rushing yards on 45 attempts (SWAC best 6.6 WEEK 2 SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 16 THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 7 Jackson State at Grambling State yards per carry) in their first game at #3 Sam #3 Sam Houston State 44, Prairie View A&M 31 Grambling, La. / 6:00 p.m. / ESPN3/ESPNU (tape) Houston State. Prairie View, TX *Non-conference game Houston Baptist 24, Texas Southern 20 • Tackling machine: Alabama A&M defensive McNeese State at Alcorn State back Harvey Harris ranks tied for third in the Houston, TX Lorman, Miss. / 6:00 p.m. conference with 18 tackles thus far with 11 solo FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 8 Prairie View A&M at Nicholls State stops and another seven assisted. FIU 17, Alcorn State 10 Thibodaux, La. / 6:00 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. • Nice to meet you: There are four match ups Alabama A&M at South Alabama this week that feature schools who have never SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 9 Mobile, Ala. / 6:00 p.m. / ESPN3 Vanderbilt 42, Alabama A&M 0 met on the football field. Among them are Prairie Nashville, Tenn. Southern at University of Texas-San Antonio View A&M-Nicholls State, Alabama A&M-South San Antonio, Texas / 6:00 p.m. / KCWX-TV (locally) Alabama, Southern-University of Texas-San Troy 34, Alabama State 7 Antonio and Kennesaw State-Alabama State. Troy, Ala. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark / 6:00 p.m. / ESPN3 Akron 52, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 • Stingy in the red zone: Southern ranks best in Akron, Ohio Kennesaw State at Alabama State the SWAC inside the 20 as the Jaguars have Montgomery, Ala. / 7:00 p.m. allowed just one touchdown and opponents to Southern Miss 45, Southern 0 score on four of six opportunities (3-of-4 on field Hattiesburg, Miss. Open: Mississippi Valley State, Texas Southern goals attempts). They also forced a turnover. #24 Grambling State 23, Northwestern State10 Grambling, La. FOLLOW THE Southern Illinois 55, Mississippi Valley State 3 WWW.SWAC.ORG Carbondale, Ill. facebook.com/theswac Southern Heritage Classic twitter.com/theswac #22 Tennessee State 17, Jackson State 15 Memphis, Tenn. youtube.com/user/swacsports1920 Instagram- @theswac 2017 FB Week 3 Notes.indd 1 9/13/2017 5:16:15 PM SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 3 2 CONFERENCE NEWS & NOTES SWAC / NFL / COLLEGE HALL OF FAME 2017 SWAC PRESEASON FOOTBALL TEAMS Preseason Player of the Year: • NFL training camps opened with 12 former SWAC players Offensive: Devante Kincade (QB) – Grambling State on rosters. Defensive: Keontre Anderson (DL) – Jackson State FIRST TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Chad Williams WR (Arizona Cardinals - Grambling State) QB Devante Kincade Grambling State QB Austin Howard Southern Jylan Ware OL (Oakland Raiders-Alabama State) RB Martez Carter Grambling State RB Sta’Fon McCray Prairie View A&M Lenard Tillery RB (Los Angeles Rams-Southern) RB Jordan Bentley Alabama A&M RB De’Lance Turner Alcorn State Brandon Barnes TE (New York Jets) OL Trent Scott Grambling State OL Skylar Prol Southern Anthony Lanier- DE (Washington Redskins - Alabama A&M) OL Donovan Wheaton Prairie View A&M OL Deonte Brooks Alcorn State Larry Donnell - TE (Baltimore Ravens- Grambling State) OL Timothy Gardner Alcorn State OL Vincent Hunter Jackson State Chester Rodgers WR (Indianapolis Colts - Grambling State) OL William Waddell Grambling State OL Austin Simmons Alabama A&M Isaiah Crowell - RB (Cleveland Browns - Alabama State) OL Sam Baptiste Alabama State OL Alvin Solomon Mississippi Valley State RaShaun Allen - TE (Houston Texans - Southern) WR KhaDarel Hodge Prairie View A&M WR Norlando Veals Alcorn State Arthur Miley - DE (Carolina Panthers - Southern) WR Devohn Lindsey Grambling State WR Darius Floyd Prairie View A&M Terron Armstead-OL (New Orleans Saints-Arkansas-Pine Bluff) TE Dillon Beard Southern TE Jordan Jones Grambling State Kyle Coleman - LB (Los Angeles Chargers - Arkansas Pine Bluff) FIRST TEAM DEFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL Keontre Anderson Jackson State DL Christopher Johnson Grambling State • A total of 516 players from the SWAC’s current member DL Aaron Tiller Southern DL James Harper Prairie View A&M insitutions have played at least one season or game during the DL Michael Brooks Alcorn State DL Brandon Varner Grambling State NFL season. DL DeVohn Reed Prairie View A&M DL Ramonte Bell Alcorn State LB Kenneth Davis Alabama A&M LB Kentavious Preston Southern Former Grambling State wide reciever Chad Williams was LB Sean Jones Texas Southern LB Malcolm Williams Grambling State taken 98th overall in the third round of the 2017 NFL LB De’Arius Christmas Grambling State LB Shawn Bishop Jackson State Draft. DB Danny Johnson Southern DB Ja’Terious Pouncy Grambling State DB Everett Nicholas Mississippi Valley State DB O.J. O’Neal Alcorn State DB Tere Calloway Alabama A&M DB Jamar Mitchell Southern DB Derrick Dixon Grambling State DB Percy Cargo Grambling State FIRST TEAM SPECIALS SECOND TEAM SPECIALS K Nick Carden Alabama A&M K Trevor Vincent Alabama State P Owen Hoolihan Prairie View A&M P Jamie Gillan Arkansas-Pine Bluff RS Martez Carter Grambling State RS Joshua Simmons Prairie View A&M 2017 SWAC PRESEASON PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH WEST DIVISION EAST DIVISION Grambling State 85 Alcorn State 80 Southern 68 Alabama State 66 Prairie View A&M 59 Jackson State 59 Texas Southern 37 Alabama A&M 45 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 21 Mississippi Valley State 20 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME (14) SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACHING RECORDS GRAMBLING STATE (4): Willie Brown, Buck Buchanan, Willie Davis, Charlie Joiner - JACKSON STATE (3): Lem Alabama A&M Barney, Walter Payton, Jackie Slater - MISSISSIPPI VALLEY James Spady - Record at AAMU 11-25 (4th year); Overall 11-25 (4th year) STATE (2): Jerry Rice, David “Deacon” Jones - PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (1): Ken Houston - SOUTHERN (2): Mel Blount, Alabama State Aeneas Williams - TEXAS SOUTHERN (1): Michael Strahan Brian Jenkins - Record at ALST 10-14 (3rd year); Overall 56-28 (7th year) ALABAMA A&M - John Stallworth. Alcorn State COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME (15) Fred McNair - Record at ALCN 6-7 (2nd year); Overall 6-7 (2nd year) Buck Buchanan - Grambling State, Kevin Dent - Jackson State , Gary Johnson - Grambling State, Walter Payton - Arkansas-Pine Bluff Jackson State, Jerry Rice - Mississippi Valley State, Willie Monte Coleman - Record at UAPB: 39-63 (10th year); Overall: 39-63 (10th year) Richardson - Jackson State, Willie Totten - Mississippi Valley State, Doug Williams - Grambling State, Paul “Tank” Grambling State Younger - Grambling State, Coach Marino Casem - Alabama Broderick Fobbs - Record at GRAM 29-10 (4th year); Overall 29-10 (4th year) State / Alcorn State, /Southern, W. C. Gorden - Jackson State, John Merritt - Jackson State / Tennessee State, William J. Jackson State Nicks - Morris Brown / Prairie View A&M, Doug Porter - Tony Hughes- Record at JKST 3-10 (2nd year); Overall 3-10 (2nd year) Mississippi Valley State, /Howard / Fort Valley State, Eddie Robinson - Grambling State Mississippi Valley State Rick Comegy - Record at MVSU 4-31 (4th year); Overall 177-117-2 (27th year) Prairie View A&M Willie Simmons - Record at PVAM 15-7 (3rd year); Overall 15-7 (3rd year) Southern Dawson Odums - Record at SUBR 37-22 (6th Year); Overall 37-22 (6th year) Texas Southern Michael Haywood- Record at TXSO 4-9 (2nd year); Overall 14-24 (4th year) 2017 FB Week 3 Notes.indd 2 9/13/2017 5:16:15 PM SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 3 3 NATIONAL POLLS 2017 TELEVISION BROADCAST SCHEDULE STATS FCS POLL Date Game Site Time (CT) Network Saturday, Aug. 26 Texas Southern at FAMU Tallahassee, Fla. 11 a.m. ESPNU Saturday, Sept. 2 Alabama A&M at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 2:30 p.m. WHNT (Local) Saturday, Sept. 2 Miss. Valley St. at N. Dakota St. Fargo, ND 2:30 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday, Sept. 2 Grambling State at Tulane New Orleans, La. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Rank School Votes Prev Saturday, Sept. 2 Jackson State at TCU Fort Worth, Texas 7 p.m. FOX Sports Network 1 James Madison (2-0) 3964 (148) 1 2 North Dakota State (2-0)3813 (10) 2 Sunday, Sept. 3 S.C. State at Southern Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 3 Sam Houston State (2-0)3587 3 4 South Dakota State (2-0)3458 (1) 4 Thursday, Sept.