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.