2019 Alabama State Hornets football team
The 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team represents Alabama State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets are led by second-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley and play their home games at the New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
| 2019 Alabama State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| East Division | |
| 2019 record | 5–6 (4–3 SWAC) |
| Head coach | Donald Hill-Eley (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Joe Blackwell (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Travis Pearson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | New ASU Stadium (Capacity: 26,500) |
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| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State x$ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Southern x | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.
Preseason
Preseason polls
The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Hornets were picked to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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| 1 | Alcorn State | 92 |
| 2 | Alabama A&M | 70 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 61 |
| 4 | Alabama State | 47 |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 30 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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| 1 | Southern | 90 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 78 |
| 3 | Grambling State | 74 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 34 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 24 |
Preseason all–SWAC teams
The Hornets placed five players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.[1]
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Defense 1st team Christian Clark – DL Darron Johnson – LB 2nd team Joshua Hill – DB |
Specialists 1st team Anthony Craven – P Ezra Gray – RS |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at UAB* | ESPN+ | L 19–24 | 39,165 | |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Tuskegee* | ASU All Access | W 38–31 | 27,828 | |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 9 Kennesaw State* |
| ASU All Access | L 7–42 | 15,887 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Grambling State |
| ASU All Access | W 23–20 | 17,309 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State |
| ASU All Access | L 7–35 | 12,721 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | JSUTV | W 31–16 | 35,013 | |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Alabama A&M |
| ESPN3 | L 41–43 3OT | 53,217 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | YouTube | W 27–0 | 2,967 | |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern |
| A&T SportsNet SW | W 27–21 | 2,422 |
| November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at Florida State* | ACCRSN | L 12–49 | 52,857 | |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M |
| ASU All Access | L 17–20 | 15,252 |
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Game summaries
at UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Blazers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–1 | 2008 | W, 45–10 |
Tuskegee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Tigers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Hornets | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 35–64–4 | 2018 | W, 26–20 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Owls | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | 2018 | L, 13–62 |
Grambling State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Hornets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–28 | 2018 | L, 0–34 |
Alcorn State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Braves | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 23–22–1 | 2018 | W, 28–25 |
at Jackson State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 16–32–1 | 2018 | L, 2–20 |
vs. Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 43 |
| Hornets | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 41–39–3 | 2018 | L, 10–27 |
at Mississippi Valley State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 28–16–1 | 2018 | W, 31–24 |
at Texas Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 19–13–2 | 2018 | W, 30–21 |
at Florida State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Seminoles | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Prairie View A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 25–11 | 2018 | L, 13–66 |
References
- "#SWACMD19: SWAC Releases 2019 Preseason All-SWAC Football Teams and Predicted Order of Finish". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "2019 Alabama State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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