2019 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Blackwell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Pearson (1st season)
Home stadiumNew ASU Stadium
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  6 –1   9 –4  
Alabama A&M  4 –3   7 –5  
Alabama State  4 –3   5 –6  
Jackson State  3 –4   4 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6   2 –9  
West Division
Southern x  6 –1   8 –5  
Prairie View A&M  4 –3   6 –5  
Grambling State  4 –3   6 –5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  3 –4   6 –5  
Texas Southern  0 –7   0 –11  
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC East Division. Alabama State played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

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]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1Alcorn State92
2Alabama A&M70
3Jackson State61
4Alabama State47
5Mississippi Valley State30
West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1Southern90
2Prairie View A&M78
3Grambling State74
4Texas Southern34
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff24

Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Hornets placed five players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at UAB*
ESPN+L 19–2439,165
September 75:00 p.m.Tuskegee*
ASU All AccessW 38–3127,828
September 145:00 p.m.No. 9 Kennesaw State*
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASU All AccessL 7–4215,887
September 215:00 p.m.Grambling State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASU All AccessW 23–2017,309
October 52:00 p.m.Alcorn State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASU All AccessL 7–3512,721
October 122:00 p.m.at Jackson State
JSUTVW 31–16 35,013
October 262:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&M
ESPN3L 41–43 3OT53,217
November 21:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
YouTubeW 27–02,967
November 92:00 p.m.at Texas Southern
A&T SportsNet SWW 27–212,422
November 1611:00 a.m.at Florida State*
ACCRSNL 12–4952,857
November 282:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
ASU All AccessL 17–20 15,252

[2][3]

Game summaries

At UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 13 0 6 0 19
Blazers 14 10 0 0 24

Tuskegee

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Tigers 7 14 10 0 31
Hornets 7 13 11 7 38

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Owls 21 7 14 0 42
Hornets 0 0 7 0 7

Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 3 10 0 20
Hornets 3 7 7 6 23

Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 14 14 0 7 35
Hornets 0 0 7 0 7

At Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 7 10 7 31
Tigers 3 7 0 6 16

Vs. Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Bulldogs 7 0 7 7778 43
Hornets 0 21 0 0776 41

At Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 14 10 3 27
Delta Devils 0 0 0 0 0

At Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 14 13 0 0 27
Tigers 0 7 7 7 21

At Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 3 6 0 12
Seminoles 14 7 14 14 49

Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 14 6 0 20
Hornets 0 3 6 8 17

References

  1. 1 2 "#SWACMD19: SWAC Releases 2019 Preseason All-SWAC Football Teams and Predicted Order of Finish". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Alabama State University. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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