2017 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEDIA GUIDE I FOOTBALL HONOR THE HERITAGE. WWW.SWAC.ORG TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Services 2-3 SWAC at a Glance 4-5 Teams of the SWAC 6 2017 Team-by-Team Schedule 8 THE SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2101 6TH AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 700 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203 2016 Year in Review 9-15 (205) 251-7573 2016 Standings, Awards, Trends 10 Commissioner DUER SHARP 2016 Team Stats 11-12 2016 Individual Stats 13-14 Associate Commissioner EDGAR GANTT SWAC Pays Tribute - David “ Deacon” Jones 15 Director of Finance MACKEY HABISREITINGER 2017 SWAC Football Teams 16-55 Director of Communications PETER HOLEHAN Alabama A&M 16-19 Interim Director of Championships JASMINE QUINN Alabama State 20-23 Compliance Services Coordinator WES CROCKETT Alcorn State 24-27 Grambling State 28-31 Conference Office Liaison Jackson State 32-35 & Office Coordinator MILTON TAYLOR Mississippi Valley State 36-39 Coordinator of Prairie View A&M 40-43 Football Officials HAROLD MITCHELL Southern 44-47 Communications Assistant ED BAILEY Texas Southern 48-51 Communications Intern NATE STEVENS GUIDE MEDIA 2017 FOOTBALL Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52-55 SWAC Championship Game History 56-73 DESIGN & LAYOUT BY History of SCG Game & Results 56 SCG Recaps 57-73 SWAC Football History 74-91 SWAC Pro, College Hall of Famers 74 Creative Director/Owner ..................... ROBYN WEBER All-Conference Honors 75-78 Director of Photography..........................MATT WEBER Operations Manager .................................LESLIE RUIZ SWAC Football Champions 78 SWAC Football Standings 79-91 4818 RIDGEMOOR CIRCLE PALM HARBOR, FL 34685 [P] 727 741 3065 [W] www.lo-calgraphics.com 2017 Composite Schedule Back Cover HONOR THE HERITAGE. 1 SWAC - MEDIA SERVICES The 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference Football TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULE Media Guide will assist the media in their coverage 10:00 a.m. - SWAC News & Notes of SWAC Football. For additional information not 10:05 a.m. - James Spady (AAMU) found in this guide please contact Peter Holehan at 10:15 a.m. - Brian Jenkins (ALST) (205) 241-3468 (office) or at [email protected]. 10:25 a.m. - Tony Hughes (JKST) Thanks for your interest in SWAC Football. 10:35 a.m. - Monte Coleman (UAPB) 10:45 a.m. - Broderick Fobbs (GRAM) PETER HOLEHAN 10:55 a.m. - Fred McNair (ALCN) Director of Communications 11:05 a.m. - Rick Comegy (MVSU) Office: (205) 241-3468 11:15 a.m. - Willie Simmons (PVAM) Fax: (205) 241-3473 11:25 a.m. - Dawson Odums (SUBR) e-mail: [email protected] 11:35 a.m. - Mike Haywood (TXSO) www.swac.org SWAC MEDIA E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST FOLLOW SWAC ON THE WEB: www.swac.org Information on SWAC Football and all SWAC sports For the latest information on SWAC Football and its will be emailed to accredited media on a regular 17 additional sports, log on to www.swac.org. Weekly basis. To be added to the SWAC Media email releases, notes, game recaps and stats can be found distribution list, please send a request to Peter throughout the season. Holehan ([email protected]). SWAC WEEKLY HONORS SWAC MEMBER ATHLETIC WEBSITES Each week during the regular season, the SWAC will All ten member institutions have established websites name an offensive, defensive, newcomer and special to allow fans indepth information on their respective teams player of the week. programs: Alabama A&M www.aamusports.com SWAC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Alabama State www.bamastatesports.com The SWAC football coaches will be available on a Alcorn State www.alcornsports.com weekly teleconference Mondays from August 28 - Grambling State www.gsutigers.com November 13 from 10:00 am until noon central time. Jackson State www.jstatetigers.com Each coach will be available for 8-10 minutes each Mississippi Valley State www.mvsusports.com week for questions and reviews. Prairie View A&M www.pvpanthers.com Southern www.gojagsports.com Media representatives who wish to participate should Texas Southern www.tsuball.com consult the conference weekly release or the SWAC Arkansas-Pine Bluff www.uapblionsroar.com Communications Office for details. A replay of each teleconference will be available SWAC PRESS BOX NUMBERS each Monday on the conference’s website: Alabama A&M (256) 372-5153 www.swac.org. Alabama State (334) 263-0637 Alcorn State (601) 877-6520/6521 Grambling State (318) 274-2151/2152/2153 Jackson State (601) 979-2382 Mississippi Valley State (662) 809-3960 Prairie View A&M TBA Southern (225) 771-2522/2933 Texas Southern (713) 547-3093 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (870) 575-7900 2017 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA 2017 FOOTBALL 2 WWW.SWAC.ORG SWAC - MEDIA SERVICES POSTSEASON HONORS At the conclusion of the regular season, the SWAC will announce its all conference teams. The selection includes: First and Second Team All-Conference honors, Freshman of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. SWAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – SAT., DEC. 2 The SWAC returns to Houston, Texas for the final SWAC Football Championship game at NRG Stadium. The Eastern and Western Division champions will meet with a kick-off that is to be determined and will be available for viewing on ESPNU. SWAC FOOTBALL DIVISIONAL TIE-BREAKER In the event of a tie for the division championship, the following procedures will be used to break all ties to determine the SWAC Football Championship Game representative: Only those Conference versus Conference Games (both division and non-division) will be counted in the Conference Standings. 1. TWO TEAM TIE 2. THREE (OR MORE) TEAM TIE a. Head-to-head competition between the two tied (Once the tie has been reduced to two teams, go to teams. the two-team tie breaker format) b. Records of the tied teams within the division. a. Head-to-head competition between the two tied teams. c. Head-to-head competition versus the team within GUIDE MEDIA 2017 FOOTBALL the division with the best overall (divisional and non- b. Records of the tied teams within the division. divisional) Conference record and proceeding through c. Head-to-head competition versus the team within the division. Multiple ties within the division will be the division with the best overall (divisional and non- broken from first to last. divisional) Conference record and proceeding through d. Overall record versus non-division teams. the division. Multiple ties within the division will be e. Combined record versus all common non- broken from first to last. divisional teams. d. Overall record versus non-division teams. f. Record versus common non-divisional team e. Combined record versus all common non- with the best overall Conference (divisional and divisional teams. non-divisional record and proceeding through other f. Record versus common non-divisional team common non-divisional teams based on their order of with the best overall Conference (divisional and finish within their division. non-divisional record and proceeding through other g. Coin flip common non-divisional teams based on their order of finish within their division. g. Best point differential between the tied teams in head-to-head matchups h. Coin flip HONOR THE HERITAGE. 3 SWAC - AT A GLANCE MEMBER SCHOOLS (10) Alabama A&M “Bulldogs” Normal, Ala. Alabama State “Hornets” Montgomery, Ala. Alcorn State “Braves” Lorman, Miss. Grambling State “Tigers” Grambling, La. Jackson State “Tigers” Jackson, Miss. Mississippi Valley State “Delta Devils” Itta Bena, Miss. Prairie View A&M “Panthers” Prairie View, Texas Southern “Jaguars” Baton Rouge, La. Texas Southern “Tigers” Houston, Texas Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff “Golden Lions” Pine Bluff, Ark. CHAMPIONSHIPS SPONSORED (18) • To maintain fiscal management; and WOMEN (10) MEN (8) • To legislate through Bylaws or Resolutions on Basketball Baseball subjects of general concern to the membership. Bowling Basketball Cross Country Cross Country The members of the conference are committed to the Golf Football philosophy of maintaining intercollegiate athletics as Indoor Track & Field Golf an integral part of the overall educational program. To Soccer Indoor Track & Field this end, the conference believes in and subscribes to Softball Outdoor Track & Field the fundamental principles of amateurism, institutional Outdoor Track & Field Tennis control, sound academic standards, financial Tennis aid, recruiting and ethical conduct that governs Volleyball intercollegiate athletics, and the enforcement of rules and regulations as adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. CONFERENCE MISSION The Southwestern Athletic Conference is organized exclusively for the purpose of encouraging, promoting, HISTORY AT A GLANCE advancing and conducting intercollegiate sports In 1920, athletic officials from six Texas HBCUs — activities and other recreational and not-for-profit C.H. Fuller of Bishop College, Red Randolph and C.H. activities among the members of the Conference. Its Patterson of Paul Quinn College, E.G. Evans, H.J. purposes are: Evans and H.J. Starns of Prairie View A&M, D.C. Fuller of Texas College and G. Whitte Jordan of Wiley College • To uphold the principles of institutional control of, and — met in Houston, Texas, to discuss common interests. responsibility for all collegiate sports conducted by the At this meeting, they agreed to form a new league, the members of this organization in conformity with the SWAC. Constitution and Bylaws hereof; • To stimulate and improve intercollegiate athletic Paul Quinn became the first of the original members to sports; withdraw from the league when it did so in 1929. When • To comply with satisfactory standards of scholarship Langston University of Oklahoma was admitted into and amateur standing and good sportsmanship; the conference two years later, it began the migration • To preserve and maintain the collegiate athletic of state-supported institutions into the SWAC. Southern records of the members of the Southwestern Athletic University entered the ranks in 1934, followed by Conference, and make them available upon request; Arkansas AM&N (now the University of Arkansas at Pine • To cooperate with other amateur athletic organizations Bluff) in 1936 and Texas Southern University in 1954.