2019 Alabama State Hornets football team

2019 Alabama State Hornets football
2019 Alabama State Hornets football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	East Division
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
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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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
1	Alcorn State	92
2	Alabama A&M	70
3	Jackson State	61
4	Alabama State	47
5	Mississippi Valley State	30

West Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
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]

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
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 19–24	39,165
September 7	5:00 p.m.	Tuskegee*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	W 38–31	27,828
September 14	5:00 p.m.	No. 9 Kennesaw State*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	L 7–42	15,887
September 21	5:00 p.m.	Grambling State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	W 23–20	17,309
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	L 7–35	12,721
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	JSUTV	W 31–16	35,013
October 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	ESPN3	L 41–43 ^3OT	53,217
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 27–0	2,967
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	A&T SportsNet SW	W 27–21	2,422
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCRSN	L 12–49	52,857
November 28	2:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	ASU All Access	L 17–20	15,252
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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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	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	7	7	7	8	43
Hornets	0	21	0	0	7	7	6	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

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

[preseason_poll_&_teams-1] "#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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