SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2017 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - AUGUST 25

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1 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2017 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - AUGUST 25 Football Contact: Peter Holehan Office: (205) p.holehan@swac.org CONFERENCE NEWS & NOTES 2016 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS EASTERN DIVISION Conference Overall Team W/L PCT W/L Pct Alcorn State* Alabama A&M Alabama State Mississippi Valley WESTERN DIVISION Conference Overall Team W/L PCT W Pct Grambling State Southern Prairie View A&M Texas Southern Arkansas-Pine Bluff Texas Southern will be featured in the first game of the Division I college football season when it takes on host Florida A&M on ESPNU beginng with an 11 a.m. kickoff this Saturday August 26. Alabama A&M will travel down the state south to take on UAB Sept. 2, who returns to football after a 1,007 day hiatus with an assortment of patient student-athletes, transfer and young players. Mississippi Valley State opens with a difficult trek, having five of their first six on the road including an opening tilt at No. 3 ranked North Dakota State in Fargo, North Dakota on Sept RESULTS WEEK 0 SCHEDULE SATURDAY - DECEMBER 17 Celebration Bowl GRAMBLING STATE 10, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 9 ATLANTA, GA. Georgia Dome SATURDAY - DECEMBER 3 SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20 Houston, Texas NRG Stadium SATURDAY - AUGUST 26 Texas Southern at Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. / 11 a.m. / ESPNU WEEK1 SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 2 Alabama State at UAB Birmingham, Ala. / 2:30 p.m. / WHNT (Local) Mississippi Valley State at #3 North Dakota State Fargo, ND / 2:30 p.m. / ESPN3 Morehouse College at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Ark. / 6 p.m. Miles College at Alcorn State Lorman Miss. / 6 p.m. Tuskegee at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. / 7 p.m. #21 Grambling State at Tulane New Orleans, La. / 7 p.m. / ESPN3 All 10 SWAC head football coaches have returned to the sidelines for the 2017 campaign. Arkansas-Pine Bluff s Monte Coleman remains the longest tenured coach continuously at one SWAC school as he enters his 10th season. Alcorn State opens up against Miles College of the SIAC on Sept. 2 and will be in search of their fourth consecutive SWAC Eastern Division crown. Grambling State is the lone SWAC team ranked at #21 in the FCS Coaches Poll. The Tigers have won 11 consecutive games dating back to last season s opener at Arizona. GSU travels to take on Tulane, who dropped their final six games of the 2016 season. gets a momentual test as it takes on TCU, of the Big 12 conference who went 6-7 a season ago. at TCU Fort Worth, Texas / 7 p.m / FOX Sports Network FOLLOW THE Prairie View at Texas Southern Houston, Texas / 8 p.m. / AT&T Sports Net (Local) SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 3 S.C. State at Southern Baton Rouge, La. / 1:30 p.m. / ESPN2 facebook.com/theswac twitter.com/theswac youtube.com/user/swacsports FB Week 0 Notes.indd 1 8/25/2017 6:37:23 PM

2 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 0 2 CONFERENCE NEWS & NOTES Preseason Player of the Year: Offensive: Devante Kincade (QB) Grambling State Defensive: Keontre Anderson (DL) FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB Devante Kincade Grambling State RB Martez Carter Grambling State RB Jordan Bentley Alabama A&M OL Trent Scott Grambling State OL Donovan Wheaton Prairie View A&M OL Timothy Gardner Alcorn State OL William Waddell Grambling State OL Sam Baptiste Alabama State WR KhaDarel Hodge Prairie View A&M WR Devohn Lindsey Grambling State TE Dillon Beard Southern FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL Keontre Anderson DL Aaron Tiller Southern DL Michael Brooks Alcorn State DL DeVohn Reed Prairie View A&M LB Kenneth Davis Alabama A&M LB Sean Jones Texas Southern LB De Arius Christmas Grambling State DB Danny Johnson Southern DB Everett Nicholas Mississippi Valley State DB Tere Calloway Alabama A&M DB Derrick Dixon Grambling State FIRST TEAM SPECIALS K Nick Carden Alabama A&M P Owen Hoolihan Prairie View A&M WEST DIVISION Grambling State 85 Southern 68 Prairie View A&M 59 Texas Southern 37 Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC PRESEASON FOOTBALL TEAMS 2017 SWAC PRESEASON PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH RS Martez Carter Grambling State SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB Austin Howard Southern RB Sta Fon McCray Prairie View A&M RB De Lance Turner Alcorn State OL Skylar Prol Southern OL Deonte Brooks Alcorn State OL Vincent Hunter OL Austin Simmons Alabama A&M OL Alvin Solomon Mississippi Valley State WR Norlando Veals Alcorn State WR Darius Floyd Prairie View A&M TE Jordan Jones Grambling State SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL Christopher Johnson Grambling State DL James Harper Prairie View A&M DL Brandon Varner Grambling State DL Ramonte Bell Alcorn State LB Kentavious Preston Southern LB Malcolm Williams Grambling State LB Shawn Bishop DB Ja Terious Pouncy Grambling State DB O.J. O Neal Alcorn State DB Jamar Mitchell Southern DB Percy Cargo Grambling State SECOND TEAM SPECIALS K Trevor Vincent Alabama State P Jamie Gillan Arkansas-Pine Bluff RS Joshua Simmons Prairie View A&M EAST DIVISION Alcorn State 80 Alabama State Alabama A&M 45 Mississippi Valley State 20 SWAC / NFL / COLLEGE HALL OF FAME NFL training camps opened with 11 former SWAC players on rosters. Chad Williams WR (Arizona Cardinals - Grambling State) Jylan Ware OL (Oakland Raiders-Alabama State) Lenard Tillery RB (Los Angeles Rams-Southern) Anthony Lanier- DE (Washington Redskins - Alabama A&M) Larry Donnell - TE (Baltimore Ravens- Grambling State) Chester Rodgers WR (Indianapolis Colts - Grambling State) Isaiah Crowell - RB (Cleveland Browns - Alabama State) RaShaun Allen - TE (Houston Texans - Southern) Arthur Miley - DE (Carolina Panthers - Southern) Terron Armstead-OL (New Orleans Saints-Arkansas-Pine Bluff) Kyle Coleman - LB (Los Angeles Chargers - Arkansas Pine Bluff) A total of 516 players from the SWAC s current member insitutions have played at least one season or game during the NFL season includes players that played in the SWAC during the 50s and 60s when their institutions were once members of the league. Former Grambling State wide reciever Chad Williams was taken 98th overall in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACHING RECORDS Alabama A&M James Spady - Record at A&M (4th year); Overall (4th year) Alabama State Brian Jenkins - Record at ASU (3rd year); Overall (7th year) Alcorn State Fred McNair - Record at ASU 5-6 (2nd year); Overall 5-6 (2nd year) Arkansas-Pine Bluff Monte Coleman - Record at UAPB: (10th year); Overall: (10th year) Grambling State Broderick Fobbs - Record at GSU 28-9 (4th year); Overall 28-9 (4th year) Tony Hughes- Record at JSU 3-8 (2nd year); Overall 3-8 (2nd year) Mississippi Valley State Rick Comegy - Record at MVSU 4-29 (4th year); Overall (27th year) PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME (14) GRAMBLING STATE (4): Willie Brown, Buck Buchanan, Willie Davis, Charlie Joiner - JACKSON STATE (3): Lem Barney, Walter Payton, Jackie Slater - MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (2): Jerry Rice, David Deacon Jones - PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (1): Ken Houston - SOUTHERN (2): Mel Blount, Aeneas Williams - TEXAS SOUTHERN (1): Michael Strahan ALABAMA A&M - John Stallworth. COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME (15) Buck Buchanan - Grambling State, Kevin Dent - Jackson State, Gary Johnson - Grambling State, Walter Payton -, Jerry Rice - Mississippi Valley State, Willie Richardson -, Willie Totten - Mississippi Valley State, Doug Williams - Grambling State, Paul Tank Younger - Grambling State, Coach Marino Casem - Alabama State / Alcorn State, /Southern, W. C. Gorden -, John Merritt - / Tennessee State, William J. Nicks - Morris Brown / Prairie View A&M, Doug Porter - Mississippi Valley State, /Howard / Fort Valley State, Eddie Robinson - Grambling State Prairie View A&M Willie Simmons - Record at PVAM 15-6 (3rd year); Overall 15-6 (3rd year) Southern Dawson Odums - Record at SU (6th Year); Overall (6th year) Texas Southern Michael Haywood- Record at TSU 4-7 (2nd year); Overall (4th year) 2017 FB Week 0 Notes.indd 2 8/25/2017 6:37:23 PM

3 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 0 3 NATIONAL POLLS 2017 TELEVISION BROADCAST SCHEDULE 2017 FCS COACHES POLL Date Game Site Time (CT) Network 1 James Madison (20) North Dakota State (2) Sam Houston State (3) Eastern Washington Jacksonville State South Dakota State (1) Richmond Youngstown State Villanova North Dakota Wofford The Citadel Chattanooga Charleston Southern Central Arkansas New Hampshire Lehigh Illinois State 149 N/R 19 Samford Northern Iowa 136 N/R 21 Grambling State Weber State Cal Poly 85 21t North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T Saturday, Aug. 26 Texas Southern at FAMU Tallahassee, Fla. 11 a.m. ESPNU Saturday, Sept. 2 Alabama A&M at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 2:30 p.m. WHNT (Local) Saturday, Sept. 2 Miss. Valley St. at N. Dakota St. Fargo, ND 2:30 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday, Sept. 2 Grambling State at Tulane New Orleans, La. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday, Sept. 2 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas 7 p.m. FOX Sports Network Saturday, Sept. 2 Prairie View at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 8 p.m. AT&T Sports Net (Local) Sunday, Sept. 3 S.C. State at Southern Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 Thursday, Sept. 7 Sam Houston St. at Prairie View Prairie View, Texas 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Thursday, Sept. 7 Houston Baptist at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 7:30 p.m. AT&T Sports Net (Local) Saturday, Sept. 9 Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 3 p.m. SECN Alternate Saturday, Sept. 9 Alabama State at Troy Troy, Ala. 5 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday, Sept. 9 Miss. Valley St. at S. Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 6 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday, Sept. 9 Southern at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. 6 p.m. Stadium TV Saturday, Sept. 9 at Tennessee State Memphis, Tenn. 6 p.m. Fox Sports Southeast Saturday, Sept. 9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Akron Akron, Ohio 6:30 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday, Sept. 9 Alcorn State at FIU Miami, Fla. 6:30 p.m. bein Sports Saturday, Sept. 16 Alabama A&M at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 6 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday, Sept. 16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Ark. St. Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday, Sept. 16 at Grambling St. Grambling, La. 6 p.m. ESPN3 / ESPNU (tape delayed) Friday, Sept. 29 Alcorn State at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 8 p.m. AT&T Sports Net (Local) Thurs., Oct. 5 Alcorn State at Alabama St. Montgomery, Ala. 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Saturday, Oct. 7 Texas Southern at Kennesaw St. Kennesaw, Ga. 6 p.m. PeachTree TV (Local) Saturday, Oct. 14 Alabama State at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 2 p.m. AT&T Sports Net (Local) Saturday, Oct. 28 Alabama A&M vs. Alabama St. Birmingham, Ala. TBA ESPN3 / ESPNU (tape delayed) Saturday, Nov. 11 Southern at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 5 p.m. AT&T Sports Net (Local) Saturday, Nov. 25 Southern vs. Grambling State New Orleans, La. 4 p.m. NBC Sports Saturday, Dec. 2 SWAC Championship Houston, Texas 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Saturday, Dec. 16 Celebration Bowl Atlanta, Ga. 11 a.m. ABC Schedule subject to change. WEEKLY COACHES TELECONFERENCES The SWAC head football coaches will be available on a weekly teleconference Mondays from August 28 - November 20 from 10:00 am until noon central time. Each coach will be available for 8-10 minutes to field questions. DATES FOR 2017 TELECONFERENCES: August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 November 20 SWAC Head Coaches Weekly Schedule: 10:00 a.m :05 a.m. SWAC News and Notes 10:05 a.m :15 a.m. James Spady Alabama A&M University 10:15 a.m :25 a.m. Brian Jenkins Alabama State University 10:25 a.m :35 a.m. Fred McNair Alcorn State University 10:35 a.m :45 a.m. Monte Coleman University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10:45 a.m :55 a.m. Broderick Fobbs Grambling State University 10:55 a.m :05 a.m. Tony Hughes University 11:05 a.m :15 a.m. Rick Comegy Mississippi Valley State University 11:15 a.m :25 a.m. Willie Simmons Prairie View A&M University 11:25 a.m :35 a.m. Dawson Odums Southern University 11:35 a.m :45 a.m. Michael Haywood Texas Southern University 2017 FB Week 0 Notes.indd 3 8/25/2017 6:37:23 PM

4 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 0 4 ALL-SWAC PRESEASON HONORS / PROJECTIONS The Southwestern Athletic Conference released its 2017 SWAC Preseason Teams July 14 with 14 players from defending SWAC Champion and Celebration Bowl winner Grambling State being tabbed for the most individual honors. After helping lead the Tigers to a conference-best 11-win season, Grambling State quarterback Devante Kincade was the voters choice for the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year award. In 2016, Kincade completed 63 percent of his passes and threw for 3,022 yards with 31 touchdowns against just four interceptions. defensive end Keontre Anderson was tabbed as the SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year after leading the nation with 25.5 tackles for a loss to go along with nine sacks and six hurries. Prairie View A&M had the second most selections with eight including four first teamers. Alcorn State and Southern were tied for the third most amount of selections with seven apiece (four first team selections each) while Alabama A&M garnered five selections. nabbed three spots, Alabama State and Mississippi Valley State each had two representatives while Texas Southern and Arkansas-Pine Bluff had one selection apiece. Joining Kincade on the preseason first-team offense are: running backs Martez Carter (Grambling State) and Jordan Bentley (Alabama A&M), offensive linemen Trent Scott (Grambling State), Donovan Wheaton (Prairie View A&M), Timothy Gardner (Alcorn State), William Waddell (Grambling State), and Sam Baptiste (Alabama State), wide receivers KhaDarel Hodge (Prairie View A&M) and Devohn Lindsey (Grambling State) and tight end Dillon Beard (Southern). Joining Anderson on the preseason first-team defense are: defensive linemen Aaron Tiller (Southern), Michael Brooks (Alcorn State), and DeVohn Reed (Prairie View A&M), linebackers Kenneth Davis (Alabama A&M), Sean Jones (Texas Southern), De Arius Christmas (Grambling State), and defensive backs Danny Johnson (Southern), Everett Nicholas (Mississippi Valley State), Tere Calloway (Alabama A&M) and Derrick Dixon (Grambling State). Kicker Nick Carden (Alabama A&M), punter Owen Hoolihan and Martez Carter (Grambling State) were each tabbed as first team selections for special teams. Carter was the only player to double as a first team selection at separate positions (also made first team as a running back). East Division defending champion Alcorn State totaled 80 points as it was named the preseason favorite to win the East. Alabama State was selected to finish in second with 66 points, received 59 points, followed by Alabama A&M (45) and Mississippi Valley State (20). In the West Division, reigning SWAC champion and Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl winner Grambling State was chosen as the overall favorite after amassing a conference-best 85 points in the voting. Southern was selected second after it received 68 points. Prairie View A&M followed closely in third place with 59 points while Texas Southern (37) and Arkansas Pine Bluff (21) rounded out the order of predicted finish SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK DATE OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST NEWCOMER 9/4 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 SWAC FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS EASTERN DIVSION Alabama A&M (AAMU) Bud McLaughlin aamusportsinfo@yahoo.com Phone: (205) Website: aamusports.com Alabama State (ALST) Travis Jarome tjarome@alasu.edu Phone: (334) Website: bamastatesports.com Alcorn State (ALCN) Robbie Kleinmuntz rkleinmuntz@alcorn.edu Phone: (601) Website: alcornsports.com (JKST) Wesley Peterson wesley.peterson@jsums.edu Phone: (601) Website: jsutigers.com Mississippi Valley State (MVSU) LaMonica Scott lamonica.scott@mvsu.edu Phone: (662) Website: mvsusports.com WESTERN DIVSION Arkansas Pine-Bluff (UAPB) Cameo Stokes cameo.stokes@gmail.com Phone: (870) Website: uapblionsroar.com Grambling State (GRAM) Karen Carty cartyk@gram.edu Phone: Website: gsutigers.com Prairie View A&M (PVAM) Duane Lewis dclewis@alasu.edu Phone: (936) Website: pvpanthers.com Southern (SUBR) Christopher Jones jones_chrisk@yahoo.com Phone: (225) Website: gojagsports.com Texas Southern (TXSO) Andrew Roberts robertsa@tsu.edu Phone: (713) /6829 Website: tsusports.com 2017 FB Week 0 Notes.indd 4 8/25/2017 6:37:24 PM

5 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 0 5 SWAC PLAYERS ON PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS STATS FCS Walter Payton Watch List SWAC lands two on STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team QB Devante Kincade - Grambling State (STATS) Two players from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) were selected to the STATS Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Preseason All-American Third Team on Monday with Jackson State defensive lineman Keontre Anderson and Southern defensive back Danny Johnson receiving top recognition for the conference. 97 players were chosen from all 13 FCS conferences with 55 schools represented. Anderson, the 6-foot-3, 240-pound senior, had 55 tackles (31 solo), nine sacks (tied for second in the SWAC), six hurries and was the leader in the nation in tackles for a loss with a whopping 25.5 to account for 107 yards lost from opposing offenses. Earlier this month, Anderson was also named the All-SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year as well as to the All-SWAC First Team. Johnson, the 5-foot-10, 195-pound senior, had 57 tackles (43 solo) with the second most passes defended with 16 (nine pass break ups and a nation-best seven interceptions with one returned for a touchdown). Additionally, Johnson also made the All-SWAC Preseason First Team as a defensive back. STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Watch List (STATS) Many talented players adorn the preseason watch list for the 2017 STATS Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Walter Payton Award, announced on Wednesday. Even more precise, many familiar names. Eighteen of the 22 players were nominees for the outstanding offensive player of the year in the FCS last season, including 14 finalists. The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will be represented once again this season as Grambling State redshirt senior DeVante Kincade was named to the Payton Watch List. The quarterback is off the heels of a season in which the choice for the SWAC s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year completed 219-of-342 passes for 2,999 yards with 31 touchdowns against just four interceptions. The Payton Award, first handed out in 1987, has had past winners such as Steve McNair, Tony Romo, Brian Westbrook, John Friesz, Brian Finneran, Jimmy Garoppolo and Cooper Kupp move on to the NFL. The watch list will have updates during the season. A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on 25 finalists following the regular season. The breakdown of the watch list by position: 10 quarterbacks, five wide receivers, four running backs, one fullback, one tight end and one offensive tackle. Also this season, STATS will present the Buck Buchanan Award (FCS defensive player of the year), Jerry Rice Award (FCS freshman of the year), Eddie Robinson Award (FCS coach of the year) and Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete of the Year. STATS will hold its national awards banquet the night of Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas, on the eve of the FCS national championship game. SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CLASSIC LINE UP DATE CLASSIC TEAM CITY STADIUM TIME 9/2 Labor Day Classic Texas Southern vs. Prairie View Houston, Texas BBVA Compass 8:00 p.m. 9/3 13th MEAC/SWAC Challenge Southern vs. S.C. State Baton Rouge, La. Ace W. Mumford Stadium 1:30 p.m. 9/9 27th Southern Heritage Classic vs. Tennessee State Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl 6:00 p.m. 9/23 67th Louis Crews Classic Alabama A&M vs. Prairie View Huntsville, Ala. Louis Crews Stadium 6:00 p.m. 10/7 92nd State Fair Classic Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl 4:00 p.m. 10/28 76th Magic City Classic Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field TBA 11/23 94rd Turkey Day Classic Alabama State vs. Cheyney Montgomery, Ala. ASU Stadium 2:00 p.m. 11/25 44th Bayou Classic Southern vs. Grambling State New Orleans, La. Mercedes-Benz Superdome 4:00 p.m. BOLD - Indicates Southwestern Athletic Conference Member Match Up 2017 FB Week 0 Notes.indd 5 8/25/2017 6:37:24 PM

6 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK TOYOTA SWAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MORE INFO SWACFOOTBALL.COM The SWAC Football Championship Game began in 1999, with conference teams beginning play in an East-West divisional format, allowing division winners to meet on the field to decide a champion. Through an agreement forged with the City of Birmingham, Ala. the Southwestern Athletic Conference staged its first championship game at historic Legion Field. On Saturday, December 11, 1999, the Jackson State University Tigers (East Champion) and the Southern University Jaguars (West Champion) kicked off the inaugural Southwestern Athletic Conference Football Championship game. In a thriller, Southern came from behind for a win. In 13 years of the SWAC Championship Game, eight of the 10 conference schools have earned a berth to play for the title, with the last two SWAC champions being first-time participants in Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern. From the Western Division, Grambling State has earned a trip to the championship six times the most of any SWAC school and posts a 6-1 record. Southern has played in the title game three times with a 2-1 record, while Arkansas-Pine Bluff has made two appearances capturing its first outright league title in football in Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern have each made an appearance. Alabama A&M has represented the Eastern Division five times and posted a 1-4 record in the championship game. Alabama State is 1-3 in its four appearances, while is 1-4 in four championship games. Mississippi Valley State is the only school that has never appeared in the SWAC Championship Game. In May of 2013, The Southwestern Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to relocate the 2013 Toyota SWAC Football Championship to Houston, Texas. The football championship game is held at NRG Stadium which is home of the NFL s Houston Texans. In June of 2017, it was voted on by the Coucil of Presidents that the SWAC forgo the championship game beginning in the 2018 season to develop the Celebration Bowl. The Final Judgement will take place on Saturday, December 2 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas and will be shown on ESPNU with a 3:30 p.m. kickoff scheduled. ALL-TIME CHAMPIONS 1921 Wiley 1922 Paul Quinn 1923 Wiley 1924 Paul Quinn 1925 Bishop 1926 Samuel Huston 1927 Wiley 1928 Wiley 1929 Wiley 1930 Wiley 1931 Prairie View 1932 Wiley 1933 Langston, Prairie View 1934 Texas College 1935 Texas College 1936 Texas College, Langston 1937 Southern, Langston 1938 Southern, Langston 1939 Langston 1940 Southern, Langston 1941 No Champion 1942 Texas College 1943 No Champion 1944 Wiley, Texas College, Langston 1945 Wiley 1946 Southern 1947 Southern 1948 Southern 1949 Southern, Langston 1950 Southern 1951 Prairie View 1952 Prairie View 1953 Prairie View 1954 Prairie View 1955 Southern 1956 Texas Southern, Langston 1957 Wiley 1958 Prairie View 1959 Southern 1960 Southern, Prairie View, Grambling Prairie View 1964 Prairie View 1965 Grambling 1966 Grambling, Southern, Texas Southern, Arkansas at Pine Bluff 1967 Grambling 1968 Alcorn State, Grambling, Texas Southern 1969 Alcorn State 1970 Alcorn State 1971 Grambling 1972 Grambling, 1973 Grambling, 1974 Grambling, Alcorn State 1975 Grambling, Southern 1976 Alcorn State 1977 Grambling 1978 Grambling, 1979 Grambling, Alcorn State 1980 Grambling, Grambling 1984 Alcorn State 1985, Grambling Grambling State Alabama State 1992 Alcorn State 1993 Southern 1994 Alcorn State, Grambling Southern 1998 Southern DIVISIONAL PLAY AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ERA 1999 E: ; W: Southern; C: Southern (11-1) - Score: E: Alabama A&M; W: Grambling; C: Grambling (10-2) - Score: E: Alabama State; W: Grambling; C: Grambling (10-1) - Score: E: Alabama A&M; W: Grambling; C: Grambling (11-2) - Score: E: Alabama State; W: Southern; C: Southern (12-1) - Score: E: Alabama State; W: Southern; C: Alabama State (10-2) - Score: E: Alabama A&M; W: Grambling; C: Grambling (11-1) - Score: E: Alabama A&M; W: Arkansas-Pine Bluff; C: Alabama A&M (9-3) - Score: E: ; W: Grambling; C: (8-4) - Score: E: ; W: Grambling; C: Grambling (11-2) - Score: E: Alabama A&M; W: Prairie View A&M: C: Prairie View A&M (9-1) - Score: Score: E: Alabama State; W: Texas Southern; C: Texas Southern (9-3) - Score 11-6* 2011 E: Alabama A&M; W: Grambling; C: Grambling (8-4) - Score: E: ; W: Arkansas-Pine Bluff; C: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10-2) - Score: OT 2013 E: ; W: Southern; C: Southern (9-4) - Score: OT 2014 E: Alcorn State; W: Southern; C: Alcorn State (9-4) - Score: E: Alcorn State; W Grambling State C: Alcorn State (9-4) - Score: E: Alcorn State; W: Grambling State C: Grambling State (11-1) - Score FB Week 0 Notes.indd 6 8/25/2017 6:37:24 PM

7 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 0 10 ALABAMA A&M BULLDOGS MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE DELTA DEVILS Sat, Sept. UAB 2:30 p.m. Sat, Sept. Vanderbilt 3 p.m. Sat, Sept. South Alabama 6 p.m. Sat, Sept. 23 Texas Southern 6 p.m. (Louis Crews Classic) Sat, Sept. 30 Arkansas Pine-Bluff 2 p.m. (Homecoming) Sat, Oct. Southern 6 p.m. Sat, Oct. 14 Miss. Valley State 2 p.m. Sat, Oct. 28 Alabama State TBA (Magic City Classic in Birmingham, Ala.) Sat, Nov. Alcorn State 1 p.m. Sat, Nov p.m. Sat, Nov. 18 Kentucky State 1 p.m. ALABAMA STATE HORNETS Sat, Sept. 2 TUSKEGEE 7 p.m. Sat, Sept. Troy 5 p.m. Sat, Sept. 16 KENNESAW STATE 7 p.m. Sat, Sept. 23 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 7 p.m. Sat, Sept. 30 Open Thurs, Oct. 5 ALCORN STATE 6:30 p.m. Sat, Oct. Texas Southern 2 p.m. Sat, Oct. 28 Alabama A&M TBA (Magic City Classic in Birmingham, Ala.) Sat, Nov. Sat, Nov. 11 GRAMBLING STATE 2 p.m. Sat, Nov. Mississippi Valley State 1 p.m. Thurs, Nov. 23 CHEYNEY 2 p.m. (Homecoming) Sat, Sept. North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Sat, Sept. Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. Sat, Sept. 16 Open Sat, Sept. 23 Grambling State, 6 p.m. Sat, Sept. Charleston Southern, 6 p.m. Sat, Oct. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 6 p.m. Sat, Oct. Alabama A&M, 3 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 Virginia Lynchburg, 2 p.m. (Homecoming) Sat, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. Sat, Nov. 4 Texas Southern, 1 p.m. Sat, Nov. Alcorn State, 2 p.m. Sat, Nov. 18 Alabama State, 1 p.m. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M PANTHERS Sat, Sept. Texas Southern 8:00 PM (Labor Day Classic XXIII) Thu, Sept. #3 Sam Houston State 6:30 PM (ESPN2) Sat, Sept. Nicholls State 6:00 PM Sat, Sept. Alabama State 7:00 PM Sat Sept. 30 vs. 4:00 PM Sat, Oct. 7 vs. #21 Grambling State 4:00 PM (State Fair Classic, Dallas, Texas) Sat, Oct. Alcorn State 2:00 PM Sat, Oct. 28 vs. Bacone 2:00 PM (Homecoming) Sat, Nov. Southern 4:00 PM Sat, Nov. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1:00 PM Thu, Nov. Incarnate Word 6:00 PM ALCORN STATE BRAVES Sat, Sept. 2 MILES COLLEGE 6 p.m. Sat, Sept. 6:30 p.m. Sat, Sept. 16 MCNEESE STATE 6 p.m. Sat, Sept. 23 SOUTHERN 6 p.m. Fri, Sept. Texas Southern 8 p.m. Thurs, Oct. Alabama State 6:30 p.m. Sat, Oct. 14 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 2 p.m. Sat., Oct. Grambling State 2 p.m. Sat, Oct. 28 Open Sat, Nov. 4 ALABAMA A&M 2 p.m. Sat, Nov. 11 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 2 p.m. Sat, Nov. 2 p.m. GRAMBLING STATE TIGERS Sat, Sept. Tulane 7:00 PM (ESPN3) Sat, Sept. 9 vs. Northwestern State 6:00 PM Sat, Sept. 16 vs. 6:00 PM Sat, Sept. Mississippi Valley State 6:00 PM Sat, Sept. 30 vs. Clark Atlanta 3:30 PM (Chicago Football Classic in Chicago, Ill.) Sat, Oct. 7 vs. Prairie View A&M 4:00 PM (State Fair Classic in Dallas, Texas) Sat, Oct. 21 vs. Alcorn State 2:00 PM Sat, Oct. 28 vs. Texas Southern 2:00 PM (Homecoming) Sat, Nov. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2:30 PM Sat, Nov. Alabama State 2:00 PM Sat, Nov. 25 vs. Southern 4:30 PM (Bayou Classic in New Orleans, La. on NBCSN) SOUTHERN JAGUARS Sun, Sept. 3 vs. South Carolina State 1:30 PM (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) Sat, Sept. Southern Miss 6:00 PM Sat, Sept. Texas-San Antonio 6:00 PM Sat, Sept. Alcorn State 6:00 PM Sat Sept. 30 vs. Fort Valley State 6:00 PM Sat, Oct. 7 vs. Alabama A&M 6:00 PM (Homecoming) Sat, Oct. 6:00 PM Sat, Oct. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2:30 PM (Little Rock, Ark.) Sat, Nov. 4 vs. Prairie View A&M 4:00 PM Sat, Nov. Texas Southern 5:00 PM Sat, Nov. 25 vs. Grambling State 4:00 PM (Bayou Classic/ New Orleans, La.) TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS Sun, Aug. Florida A&M 11:00 AM (Jake Gaither Classic Sat, Sept. 2 vs. Prairie View A&M 8:00 PM (Labor Day Classic) Thu, Sept. 7 vs. Houston Baptist 7:30 PM Sat, Sept. Alabama A&M 6:00 PM Fri, Sept. 29 vs. Alcorn State 8:00 PM Sat, Oct. Kennesaw State 6:00 PM Sat, Oct. 14 vs. Alabama State 2:00 PM (Homecoming) Sat, Oct. Grambling State 2:00 PM (Shreveport, La.) Sat, Nov. Miss. Valley State 1:00 PM Sat, Nov. 11 vs. Southern 2:00 PM Sat, Nov. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2:30 PM JACKSON STATE TIGERS Sat, Sept. 7 p.m. Sat, Sept. Tennessee State 6 p.m. (Southern Heritage Classic) Sat, Sept. Grambling State 6 p.m. Sat, Sept. 23 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 6 p.m. (W.C. Gorden / Hall of Fame / High School/ Transfer Day Game) Sat., Sept. Prairie View A&M 4 p.m. Sat., Oct. 7 Open Sat, Oct. 14 vs. Tuskegee (Mobile, Ala.) 6 p.m. (5th quarter classic) Sat., Oct. 21 SOUTHERN 6 p.m. Sat, Oct. Mississippi Valley State 2 p.m. Sat, Nov. 4 ALABAMA STATE 2 p.m. (Homecoming) Sat, Nov. Alabama A&M 1 p.m. Sat, Nov. 18 ALCORN STATE 2 p.m. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF GOLDEN LIONS Sat, Sept. 2 vs. Morehouse College 6:00 PM Sat, Sept. Akron 6:30 PM (ESPN3) Sat, Sept. Arkansas State 6:30 PM Sat, Sept. 6:00 PM Sat, Sept. Alabama A&M 2:00 PM Sat, Oct. 7 vs. Mississippi Valley State 6:00 PM Sat, Oct. 14 vs. Central State 2:30 PM (Homecoming) Sat, Oct. 28 vs. Southern 4:00 PM Sat, Nov. 4 vs. #21 Grambling State 2:30 PM Sat, Nov. Prairie View A&M 1:00 PM Sat, Nov. 18 vs. Texas Southern 2:30 PM (Little Rock, Ark.) HONOR THE HERITAGE FOUNDED PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS 15 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME 2017 FB Week 0 Notes.indd 10 8/25/2017 6:37:25 PM