Southwestern Athletic Conference 2017 Football Weekly Release - September 20
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SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2017 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 20 WWW.SWAC.ORG Football Contact: Peter Holehan• Office: (205) 251-7573 • E-mail: [email protected] CONFERENCE NEWS & NOTES 2017 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS EASTERN DIVISION • Airing it out: Alcorn State quarterback Lenorris Conference Overall Footman threw for a career-high 424 yards in Team W/L PCT W/L Pct a tight defeat at McNeese State in week three. Alcorn State 0-0 - 1-2 .333 The passing yardage was the third highest Mississippi Valley 0-0 - 0-2 .000 total mark in a single game in FCS football this Alabama A&M 0-0 - 0-3 .000 season. The senior also ranks sixth in the nation Alabama State 0-0 - 0-3 .000 in total passing yards with 877. Jackson State 0-0 - 0-3 .000 • Who’s a rookie? Texas Southern freshman wide receiver Darvin Kidsy ranks second in the WESTERN DIVISION FCS in receiving yards per game (124.5) behind Conference Overall only Penn’s senior wide receiver Justin Watson Team W/L PCT W Pct (134.0) Grambling State 0-0 - 2-1 .667 Southern 0-0 - 1-2 .333 • All-purposeful players: Three SWAC players Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 - 1-2 .333 rank inside the top 10 for all-purpose yardage. Prairie View A&M 0-0 - 0-2 .000 Texas Southern 0-0 - 0-2 .000 Grambling State’s Martez Carter has averaged 169.0 yards per game, good for sixth, while Alcorn State’s Marquis Warford ranks seventh 2017 RESULTS WEEK 4 SCHEDULE with 167.67 yards per game) and Prairie View A&M’s Darius Floyd is eighth with 165.00 per WEEK 3 SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 23 contest. Floyd also ranks fourth in average kick SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 16 return yards (32.4). #22 Grambling State 36, Jackson State 21 67th Lewis Crews Classic Grambling, La. Texas Southern at Alabama A&M • Just for kicks: Two SWAC special teams *Non-conference game Huntsville, Ala. / 6:00 p.m. players also rank inside the top 15 in FCS football for punting average. Alcorn State’s McNeese State 34, Alcorn State 27 #22 Grambling State at Mississippi Valley State Corey McCullough is seventh in the nation at Lorman, Miss. Itta Bena, MS / 6:00 p.m. 44.3 per kick while Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Jamie Gillan is ranked 15th with an average of 43.4 per Southern at Alcorn State Nicholls State 44, Prairie View A&M 13 punt. Thibodaux, La. Lorman, MS / 6:00 p.m. SWAC Digital Network South Alabama 45, Alabama A&M 0 • I got him: Texas Southern senior defensive Mobile, Ala. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Jackson State lineman Dondre Dobbins ranks seventh in solo Jackson, MS / 6:00 p.m. tackles, averaging 7.5 per contest. University of Texas-San Antonio 51, Southern 17 San Antonio, Texas Prairie View A&M at Alabama State • Turnover bonanza: It’s been a wild ride thus far Montgomery, Ala. / 7:00 p.m. for Southern as the Jaguars have gained eight Arkansas State 48, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 turnovers, but has also lost seven for a league- Jonesboro, Ark leading total of 15. Kennesaw State 20, Alabama State 14 Montgomery, Ala. Open: Mississippi Valley State, Texas Southern FOLLOW THE WWW.SWAC.ORG facebook.com/theswac twitter.com/theswac youtube.com/user/swacsports1920 Instagram- @theswac 2017 FB Week 4 Notes.indd 1 9/20/2017 5:59:28 PM SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 4 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 11-26 (4th year); Overall 11-26 (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 10-15 (3rd year); Overall 56-29 (7th year) ALABAMA A&M - John Stallworth. Alcorn State COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME (15) Fred McNair - Record at ALCN 6-8 (2nd year); Overall 6-8 (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: 39-64 (10th year); Overall: 39-64 (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 30-10 (4th year); Overall 30-10 (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 3-11 (2nd year); Overall 3-11 (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 15-8 (3rd year); Overall 15-8 (3rd year) Southern Dawson Odums - Record at SUBR 37-23 (6th Year); Overall 37-23 (6th year) Texas Southern Michael Haywood - Record at TXSO 4-9 (2nd year); Overall 14-24 (4th year) 2017 FB Week 4 Notes.indd 2 9/20/2017 5:59:28 PM SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 4 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 Rec. Prev Saturday, Sept. 2 Jackson State at TCU Fort Worth, Texas 7 p.m. FOX Sports Network 1 James Madison (156) 4067 3-0 1 2 North Dakota State (5) 3898 2-0 2 Sunday, Sept. 3 S.C. State at Southern Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 3 Sam Houston State (1) 3680 2-0 3 4 South Dakota State (1) 3607 3-0 4 Thursday, Sept. 7 Sam Houston St. at Prairie View Prairie View, Texas 6:30 p.m. ESPNU 5 Jacksonville State 3309 1-1 5 6 Youngstown State 3198 2-1 6 Thursday, Sept.