SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2018 ALL-CONFERENCE 2101 6th Avenue North, Suite 700 FIRST TEAM Birmingham, Alabama 35203 OFFENSE 205. 251.7573 // www.swac.org QB Noah Johnson, Alcorn State RB Taeyler Porter Arkansas-Pine Bluff Andrew Roberts // Football Contact RB De’Shawn Waller, Alcorn State Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations OL Chris McCrea, Alcorn State [email protected] OL Tytus Howard, Alabama State OL Mustaffa Ibrahim, Alcorn State @theswac Twitter OL Jodeci Harris, Southern @theswac Instagram OL Kevin Hall, Alcorn State @theswac Facebook WR Bobby Hartzog, Texas Southern 2018 SWAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS WR DeJuan Miller, UAPB TE Zarrian Holcombe, Prairie View A&M EAST DIVISION DEFENSE School SWAC Pct. Overall Pct. Current Streak DL Terry Whittington, Alcorn State Alcorn State 6-1 .857 9-4 .692 L1 DL Sterling Shippy, Alcorn State Alabama A&M 5-2 .714 6-5 .545 W1 DL Jalen Steward, UAPB Jackson State 4-3 .571 5-5 .500 L1 DL Yurik Bethune, Alabama A&M Alabama State 3-4 .429 4-7 .364 W1 LB De’Arius Christmas, Grambling State Mississippi Valley St. 1-6 .143 1-10 .091 L5 LB Armoni Holloway, Alabama A&M LB Solomon Muhammad, Alcorn State WEST DIVISION DB Javen Morrison, Alcorn State School SWAC Pct. Overall Pct. Current Streak DB Qwynnterrio Cole, Alcorn State Southern 6-1 .857 7-4 .636 L1 DB Joseph McWilliams, Grambling State Grambling State 4-3 .571 6-5 .545 L1 DB Ju’Anthony Parker, Prairie View A&M Prairie View A&M 4-3 .571 5-6 .455 W2 SPECIAL TEAMS Texas Southern 1-6 .143 2-9 .182 L3 K Jamie Gillan, UAPB Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-6 .143 2-9 .182 W1 P Jamie Gillan, UAPB RS Booker Chambers, Mississippi Valley State SECOND TEAM SWAC ANNOUNCES 2019 ESPN SCHEDULE OFFENSE The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced the upcoming ESPN line-up QB Aqeel Glass, Alabama A&M for the 2019 season highlighted by a total of 13 games that will be featured across RB Dawonya Tucker, Prairie View A&M ESPN’s networks. RB Trevon Walters , Alabama A&M OL Christian Rice, Prairie View A&M ESPN’s season coverage of the SWAC will begin on Saturday, August 31, with the OL David Aduo, UAPB Labor Day Classic as Prairie View A&M travels to face rival Texas Southern at OL Deonte Brooks Alcorn State BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. OL DeJohn Jones, Prairie View A&M OL Jaylon Brinson, Southern The 2019 edition of the Celebration Bowl which features the champions of the ME- WR Booker Chambers, Misissippi Valley State AC and SWAC will once again bring a fitting close to the national broadcast sched- WR Tristan Wallace, Prairie View A&M ule for the league on December 21 at 12:00 pm EST on ABC at the Mercedes Benz TE Jaquaveon Boles, Alcorn State Stadium in Atlanta. DEFENSE DL Quinton Bell, Prairie View A&M Date Time Game Watch DL Willie Green, Prairie View A&M 8.31 5:30 pm Prairie View at Texas Southern ESPN3 (live)/ESPNU (delay) DL Anferenee Mullins, Grambling State 9.1 2:00 pm Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson St. ESPN2 (live) DL Malik Hamner, Jackson State 9.21 5:00 pm Prairie View A&M at Alcorn State ESPN3 (live) /ESPNU (delay) LB Darron Johnson, Alabama State 9.28 6:00 pm Southern at UAPB ESPN3 (live) LB Je’Kevin Carter, UAPB 10.5 6:00 pm Grambling State at Jackson St. ESPN3 (live) LB Sean Jones, Texas Southern 10.12 6:00 pm Southern at Prairie View A&M ESPN3 (live) DB Percy Cargo, Grambling State 10.19 2:00 pm Jackson State at Miss. Valley St. ESPN3 (live) /ESPNU (delay) DB Will Skinner, Prairie View A&M 10.26 2:30 pm Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State ESPN3 (live) /ESPNU (delay) DB Dylan Hamilton, Alabama A&M 11.2 4:00 pm Alabama A&M at Southern ESPN3 DB Kurron Ramsey, Alabama State 11.9 2:00 pm Alcorn State at Grambling State ESPN3 (live) /ESPNU (delay) SPECIAL TEAMS 11.23 2:00 pm Alcorn State at Jackson State ESPN3 (live) K Christian Jacquemin, Jackson State 12.7 3:00 pm SWAC Championship Game ESPNU (live) P Anthony Craven, Alabama State RS Ezra Gray, Alabama State SWAC leads FCS in 2018 football at- Youngstown State in 1994. 2018 SWAC vs. …... tendance American Athletic (AAC).........................................0-2 McNair guided the Braves in becoming American Southwest...............................................0-1 The Southwestern Athletic Conference 1992 SWAC Champions, 1992 FCS earned its 40th FCS attendance title in 41 Playoffs, 1994 SWAC Champions and Atlantic Coast (ACC)...............................................0-1 years, averaging 15,240 fans for a total of 1994 FCS Playoffs. Additionally, Alcorn Big 12......................................................................0-1 746,760 in 2018 in a recently released re- was 13-0 at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Big South................................................................0-4 port by the National Football Foundation. Stadium during his tenure and led the FCS Conference USA.....................................................0-3 Jackson State claimed the FCS attend- in home attendance average (26,203) in Lone Star (LSC)......................................................1-0 ance title attracting 99,079 fans for an av- 1994. In the SWAC, McNair is the only MEAC......................................................... ............2-2 erage of 24,770 fans for the Tigers’ four player in league history to be a four-time Mid-South................................................... ............1-0 home games in 2018. SWAC Offensive Player of the Year (1991- Missouri Valley (MVC)............................... ............0-1 94) winner. Mountain West........................................................0-1 Montana, which had claimed the FCS title Ohio Valley (OVC)..................................................0-1 for four consecutive seasons, came in at He was a four-time All-Conference First- SIAC.......................................................................2-1 second with an average of 24,677 fans for Team selection, 1991 SWAC Freshman of Sooner Athletic (SAC)............................................2-0 the Grizzlies’ six home games and 148,064 the Year and eight-time SWAC Player of Southeastern (SEC)...............................................0-1 spectators overall in 2018. James Madison the Week winner in 1994 which is the most Southland...............................................................0-2 (20,911), Southern (18,803) and North Da- by anyone in a single-season in league Summit League......................................................0-1 kota State (18,106) rounded out the top history. Nationally, McNair is the FCS All- Sun Belt..................................................................0-3 five. Time Passing Leader (14,496), 1992 Pass- Western Athletic (WAC)..........................................0-1 ing Champion (4,057), 1994 Passing champion (5,799) and FCS All-Time Total Tennessee Titans to retire Steve Yards Leader (16, 823). He was both a 2019 STATS FCS Poll McNair’s uniform 1994 NCAA First-Team All-American and Rank School 2018 Record 1994 American Football Coaches Associa- 1 North Dakota State 11-0 The Tennessee Titans announced tion (AFCA) First-Team All-American. 2 James Madison 8-3 Wednesday it will retire Steve McNair’s No. 3 South Dakota State 8-2 9 jersey when the team hosts the Indianap- McNair won the 1994 Walter Payton Award olis Colts in their home opener on Sept. 4 Eastern Washington 9-2 for being the top player in I-AA. He also 5 UC Davis 9-2 15. McNair will be one of two players hon- earned the 1994 Eddie Robinson Trophy 6 Jacksonville State 8-3 ored that day along with teammate Eddie for being the top HBCU player in the coun- 7 Maine 8-3 George. The duo be-come the seventh and try. McNair was a finalist for the 1994 8 Weber State 9-2 eighth players to have their numbers re- Heisman Trophy and finished third in the tired in the history of the Titans/Oilers fran- voting. 9 Wofford 8-3 chise. 10 Kennesaw State 10-1 After four years, the Braves were 30-12-2 11 Towson 7-4 The Titans — then the Houston Oilers — overall with McNair at quarterback and 23- 12 Nicholls 8-3 drafted McNair out of Alcorn State with the 4-1 SWAC. McNair graduated from Alcorn 13 Colgate 9-1 third overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. He in the spring of 1995 with a Bachelor’s de- 14 Montana State 7-4 was named the league’s co-MVP (with gree in Physical Education from the School 15 Illinois State 6-5 Peyton Manning) in 2003, earned three of Education. He was a two-time Dean’s 16 Indiana State 7-4 Pro Bowl nods (2000, 2003, 2005), and in Scholar recipient. “Air II” McNair is the 17 Southeast Missouri State 8-3 1999 led the Titans to their only Super younger brother of current head coach 18 UNI 7-4 Bowl appearance. McNair spent the last Fred “Air McNair. 19 Furman 6-4 two seasons of his NFL career with the 20 North Carolina A&T 9-2 Baltimore Ravens. In his 13-year NFL ca- Grambling State’s Fobbs selected to 21 Elon 6-4 reer, McNair threw for 31,304 yards and serve on AFCA Committee 22 Delaware 7-4 174 touchdowns while completing 60.1 23 Sam Houston State 6-5 percent of his passes in his career. He The American Football Coaches Associa- 24 Princeton 10-0 played in 161 games. tion (AFCA) has announced that Gram- 25 Montana 6-5 bling State University head coach Broder- A four-year letterwinner at Alcorn, McNair Others: ETSU (323) , Stony ick Fobbs has been selected to serve on Brook (257) , Duquesne (235) , San Diego (209) , Eastern became the school’s all-time career pass- the FCS Executive Head Coaches Commit Kentucky (175) , Dartmouth (149) ,Central Arkan- ing leader (14,496), all-time career comple- -tee. The committee serves as FCS’s voice sas (125) , McNeese (110) , Monmouth (110) ,UIW (108) , Alc tions leader (958), all-time career passing orn State (85) , Yale (52) , New Hamp- to the AFCA organization under the leader- shire (42) ,Chattanooga (38) , South Dakota (27) , Northern touchdowns leader (119), third all-time in ship of Todd Barry, and the NCAA football Arizo- career rushing yards (2,357), first in single- oversight committee.