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1 2010 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 1 STANDINGS / THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE 2010 STANDINGS Eastern DIVISION I CONFERENCE I I OVERALL I Team W L T Pct. PF PA W L T Pct. PF PA STREAK Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama State Hornets Alcorn State Braves Jackson State Tigers Mississippi Valley Delta Devils WESTERN DIVISION I CONFERENCE I I OVERALL I Team W L T Pct. PF PA W L T Pct. PF PA STREAK Ark.-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Grambling State Tigers Prairie View A&M Panthers Southern Jaguars Texas Southern Tigers WEEK ONE Games SAturday, September 4 Sunday, September 5 Saturday 4:00 pm Delta Jackson State Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Miss. 5-5 (2009) 3-7 (2009) Saturday 4:00 pm Alcorn State Jack Spinks Stadium Alcorn State, Miss. 1-0 (2010) 8-4 (2009) 3-6 (2009) Saturday 6:00 pm Alabama Tennessee State LP Field Nashville, Tenn. John Merritt Classic 7-5 (2009) 4-7 (2009) Saturday 6:00 pm Grambling vs. Louisiana Tech Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. Port City Classic 7-4 (2009) 4-8 (2009) (all times central unless NOTED) Saturday 7:00 pm Miss. Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, Ala. 3-8 (2009) 4-7 (2009) Saturday 7:05 pm (MT) Ark.-Pine UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas 5-5 (2009) 4-8 (2009) Sunday 12:00 pm (ET) Southern vs. Delaware State Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. MEAC / SWAC Challenge 6-5 (2009) 4-7 (2009) Sunday 4:00 pm Prairie View vs. Texas Southern Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Labor Day Classic 9-1 (2009) 6-5 (2009)

2 2010 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 2 SCHEDULES / RESULTS / CONTACTS SWAC FOOTBALL EASTERN DIVISION swac office birmingham, ALabama Assistant Commissioner for Communications Football Primary Contact Tom Galbraith t.galbraith@swac.org (205) office (205) cell Assistant Director of Communications Football Secondary Contact Chevonne Mansfield c.mansfield@swac.org (205) office (205) cell Conference Office (205) phone Commissioner Duer Sharp d.sharp@swac.org Asst. Comm. Championships/SWA Shelley Davis s.davis@swac.org Asst. Comm. Compliance Edgar Gantt e.gantt@swac.org Chief Financial Officer Nitra Babers n.babers@swac.org Conf. Liaison/Office Coordinator Milton Taylor m.taylor@swac.org Sports Management Admin. LaKitha Murray l.murray@swac.org Student-Athlete Services Monique Carroll m.carroll@swac.org Alabama A&M University Huntsville, ALabama Football Contact: Brandon Willis aamusportsinfo@yahoo.com (256) office (225) cell Head Coach: Anthony Jones Athletics Director: Betty Austin Sept 4 Tennessee State Nashville, TN 6p Sept 11 Central State Huntsville, AL 6p Sept 18 Texas Southern Houston, TX 12p Sept 25 Southern Huntsville, AL 6p Oct 2 Grambling Huntsville, AL 3p Oct 9 Jackson State Jackson, MS 4p Oct 16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 6p Oct 30 Alabama State Birmingham, AL 2:30p Nov 6 Alcorn State Huntsville, AL 1p Nov 13 Mississippi Valley State Greenville, MS 3:30p Nov 20 Prairie View A&M Huntsville, AL 1p Alabama STATE University MONTGOMERY, ALabama Football Contact: Darrell Orand dorand@alasu.edu (334) office (334) cell Head Coach: Reggie Barlow Athletics Director: Stacy Danley Sept 4 Mississippi Valley State Montgomery, AL 7p Sept 11 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Montgomery, AL 7p Sept 18 Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 4p Sept 25 Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 2p Oct 2 Texas Southern Montgomery, AL 7p Oct 9 Grambling Grambling, LA 4p Oct 23 Savannah State Montgomery, AL 1p Oct 30 Alabama A&M Birmingham, AL 2:30 p Nov 6 Jackson State Montgomery, AL 7p Nov 13 Southern Baton Rouge, LA 5:30 p Nov 25 Tuskegee Montgomery, AL 3p alcorn state university alcorn state, mississippi Football Contact: LLJuna Weir weir@alcorn.edu (601) office Head Coach: Earnest Collins, Jr. Athletics Director: Brenda Square Sept 04 Langston Alcorn State, MS 4p Sept 18 Mississippi Valley Chicago, IL 4p Sept 25 Alabama State Alcorn State, MS 4p Oct 02 Mississippi State Starkville, MS tba Oct 09 Texas Southern Alcorn State, MS 2p Oct 16 Grambling Grambling, LA 2p Oct 21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Alcorn State, MS 6:30p Oct 30 Southern Alcorn State, MS 2p Nov 06 Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 1p Nov 13 Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 2p Nov 20 Jackson State Jackson, MS 1p Jackson State university jackson, mississippi Football Contact: Wesley Peterson wesley.l.peterson@jsums.edu (601) office (601) cell Head Coach: Rick Comegy Athletics Director: Robert Braddy Sept 4 Delta State Jackson, MS 4p Sept 11 Tennessee State Memphis, TN 6p Sept 18 Grambling Grambling, LA 4p Sept 25 Mississippi Valley State Jackson, MS 6p Oct 9 Alabama A&M Jackson, MS 4p Oct 16 Southern University Jackson, MS 6p Oct 23 Texas Southern Houston, TX 12p Oct 30 Prairie View A&M Jackson, MS 4p Nov 6 Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7p Nov13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 2:30p Nov 20 Alcorn State Jackson, MS 1p mississippi valley State university itta bena, mississippi Football Contact: Wil Bright, Jr. sportsinfo@mvsu.edu (662) office (662) cell Head Coach: Karl Morgan Interim Athletics Director: Donald Sims Sept 4 Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7p Sept 11 South Carolina State Orangeburg, SC 5p Sept 18 Alcorn State Chicago, IL 4p Sept 25 Jackson State Jackson, MS 7p Oct 2 Prairie View A&M Greenville, MS 2p Oct 9 Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6:30p Oct 23 Grambling Greenville, MS 2p Oct 30 Texas Southern Houston, TX 2p Nov 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 2:30p Nov 13 Alabama A&M Greenville, MS 1p

3 2010 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 3 SCHEDULES / RESULTS / CONTACTS SWAC FOOTBALL WESTERN DIVISION univ. of arkansas-pine bluff pine bluff, arkansas Football Contact: Andrew Roberts robertsa@uapb.edu (870) office Head Coach: Monte Coleman Athletics Director: Louis Skip Perkins Sept 4 Texas-El Paso El Paso, TX 8p Sept 11 Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7p Sept 25 Clark Atlanta St. Louis, MO 3p Oct 2 Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6p Oct 7 Prairie View A&M Pine Bluff, AR 6:30p Oct 16 Alabama A&M Pine Bluff, AR 6p Oct 21 Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 6:30p Oct 30 Grambling Little Rock, AR 2:30p Nov 6 Mississippi Valley State Pine Bluff, AR 2:30p Nov 13 Jackson State Pine Bluff, AR 2:30p Nov 20 Texas Southern Houston, TX 7p grambling STATE University grambling, Louisiana Football Contact: Roderick Mosley rwmosley@yahoo.com (318) office (318) cell Head Coach: Rod Broadway Athletics Director: Lin Dawson Sept 4 Louisiana Tech Shreveport, LA 6p Sept 18 Jackson State Grambling, LA 4p Sept 25 Prairie View A&M Dallas, TX 6p Oct 2 Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 3p Oct 9 Alabama State Grambling, LA 4p Oct 16 Alcorn State Grambling, LA 2p Oct 23 Mississippi Valley Greenville, MS 2p Oct 30 Arkansas- Pine Bluff Little Rock, AR 2:30p Nov 6 Concordia (Ala.) Grambling, LA 2p Nov 11 Texas Southern Houston, TX 6:30p Nov 27 Southern New Orleans, LA 1p prairie view a&m University prairie view, texas Football Contact: Ryan McGinty rjmcginty@pvamu.edu (936) office Head Coach: Henry Frazier III Athletics Director: Fred Washington Sept 5 Texas Southern Houston, TX 4p Sept 11 Southern Miss Hattiesburg, MS 6p Sept 18 Alabama State Prairie View, TX 4p Sept 25 Grambling Dallas, TX 6p Oct 2 Mississippi Valley Greenville, MS 2p Oct 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 6:30p Oct 16 Lincoln (Mo.) Prairie View, TX 2p Oct 23 Southern Shreveport, LA 4p Oct 30 Jackson State Jackson, MS 4p Nov 13 Alcorn State Prairie View, TX 2p Nov 20 Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 1p southern university baton rouge, louisiana Football Contact: Kevin Manns kevinmanns@gmail.com (225) office (225) cell texas southern university houston, texas Football Contact: Rodney Bush bushrr@tsu.edu (713) office (713) cell Swac social media sites Head Coach: Stump Mitchell Athletics Director: Greg LaFleur Sept 5 Delaware State Orlando, FL 12p Sept 11 Arkansas-Monticello Baton Rouge, LA 6p Sept 25 Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 6p Oct 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Baton Rouge, LA 6p Oct 9 Mississippi Valley State Baton Rouge, LA 6:30p Oct 16 Jackson State Jackson, MS 6p Oct 23 Prairie View A&M Shreveport, LA 4p Oct 30 Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 2p Nov 6 Texas Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6p Nov 13 Alabama State Baton Rouge, LA 5:30p Nov 27 Grambling New Orleans, LA 1p Head Coach: Johnnie Cole Athletics Director: Charles McClelland Sept 5 Prairie View A&M Houston, TX 4p Sept 11 Connecticut Storrs, CT 11a Sept 18 Alabama A&M Houston, TX 12p Sept 25 Tuskegee Mobile, AL 1p Oct 2 Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7p Oct 9 Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 2p Oct 23 Jackson State Houston, TX 12p Oct 30 Mississippi Valley State Houston, TX 1p Nov 6 Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6p Nov 11 Grambling Houston, TX 6:30p Nov 20 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Houston, TX 7p

4 2010 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 4 TELECONFERENCE / COMPOSITE SCHEDULE COAches teleconference monday mornings from 10:00 to noon Each Monday morning during the season, media members are invited to use the weekly SWAC Coaches Teleconference to get all the information from the league s 10 head coaches. Here are the Monday dates for the call: Aug. 30; Sept. 6; Sept. 13; Sept. 20; Sept. 27; Oct. 4; Oct. 11; Oct. 18; Oct. 25; Nov. 1; Nov. 8; Nov. 15. The toll free phone number for the call is (888) and the participant code is #. 10:00-10:05 SWAC News and Notes 10:05-10:15 Anthony Jones Alabama A&M 10:15-10:25 Reggie Barlow Alabama State 10:25-10:35 Earnest Collins Alcorn State 10:35-10:45 Monte Coleman Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10:45-10:55 Rod Broadway Grambling 10:55-11:05 Rick Comegy Jackson State 11:05-11:15 Karl Morgan Mississippi Valley State 11:15-11:25 Henry Frazier Prairie View A&M 11:25-11:35 Stump Mitchell Southern 11:35-11:45 Johnnie Cole Texas Southern Week-by-week schedule 2010 Swac football by date Date Opponent Location Kickoff (CT) Sat., Sept. 4 Delta State at Jackson State Jackson, MS 4:00 pm Langston at Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 4:00 pm Alabama A&M at Tennessee State Nashville, TN 6:00 pm Louisiana Tech vs. Grambling Shreveport, LA 6:00 pm Mississippi Valley State at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7:00 pm Arkansas - Pine Bluff at UTEP El Paso, TX 8:05 pm Sun., Sept. 5 Southern vs. Delaware State Orlando, FL 11:00 am Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern Houston, TX 4:00 pm Sat., Sept. 11 Texas Southern at Connecticut Storrs, CT 11:00 am Mississippi Valley State at S.C. State Orangeburg, SC 5:00 pm Arkansas-Monticello at Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6:00 pm Central State (Ohio) at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 6:00 pm Jackson State vs. Tennessee State Memphis, TN 6:00 pm Prairie View A&M at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, MS 6:00 pm Arkansas - Pine Bluff at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7:00 pm Sat., Sept. 18 Alabama A&M at Texas Southern Houston, TX 12:00 pm Alabama State at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 12:00 pm Alcorn State vs. Mississippi Valley State Chicago, IL 4:00 pm Jackson State at Grambling Grambling, LA 4:00 pm Sat., Sept. 25 Tuskegee vs. Texas Southern Mobile, AL 1:00 pm Clark Atlanta vs. Arkansas - Pine Bluff St. Louis, MO 3:00 pm Alabama State at Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 4:00 pm Grambling vs. Prairie View A&M Dallas, TX 6:00 pm Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State Jackson, MS 6:00 pm Southern at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 6:00 pm Sat., Oct. 2 Prairie View A&M at Mississippi Valley State Greenville, MS 2:00 pm Grambling at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 3:00 pm Arkansas - Pine Bluff at Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6:00 pm Texas Southern at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7:00 pm Alcorn State at Mississippi State Starkville, MS TBA Thu., Oct. 7 Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 6:30 pm Sat., Oct. 9 Texas Southern at Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 2:00 pm Alabama A&M at Jackson State Jackson, MS 4:00 pm Alabama State at Grambling Grambling, LA 4:00 pm Mississippi Valley State at Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6:30 pm Sat., Oct. 16 Lincoln (Mo.) at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 12:00 pm Alcorn State at Grambling Grambling, LA 2:00 pm Alabama A&M at Arkansas - Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 6:00 pm Southern at Jackson State Jackson, MS 6:00 pm Thu., Oct. 21 Arkansas - Pine Bluff at Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 6:30 pm Sat., Oct. 23 Jackson State at Texas Southern Houston, TX 12:00 pm Savannah State at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 1:00 pm Grambling at Mississippi Valley State Greenville, MS 2:00 pm Southern vs. Prairie View A&M Shreveport, LA 4:00 pm Sat., Oct. 30 Mississippi Valley State at Texas Southern Houston, TX 2:00 pm Southern at Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 2:00 pm Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M Birmingham, AL 2:30 pm Grambling vs. Arkansas - Pine Bluff Little Rock, AR 2:30 pm Prairie View A&M at Jackson State Jackson, MS 4:00 pm Sat., Nov. 6 Alcorn State at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 1:00 pm Concordia (Ala.) at Grambling Grambling, LA 2:00 pm Mississippi Valley State at Arkansas - Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 2:30 pm Texas Southern at Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6:00 pm Jackson State at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7:00 pm Thu., Nov. 11 Grambling at Texas Southern Houston, TX 6:30 pm Sat., Nov. 13 Alabama A&M at Mississippi Valley State Greenville, MS 1:00 pm Alcorn State at Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 2:00 pm Jackson State at Arkansas - Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 2:30 pm Alabama State at Southern Baton Rouge, LA 5:30 pm Sat., Nov. 20 Alcorn State at Jackson State Jackson, MS 1:00 pm Prairie View A&M at Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 1:00 pm Arkansas - Pine Bluff at Texas Southern Houston, TX 7:00 pm Thu., Nov. 25 Tuskegee at Alabama State Montgomery, AL 3:00 pm Sat., Nov. 27 Grambling vs. Southern New Orleans, LA 1:00 pm Sat., Dec. 11 Farmers SWAC Championship Game Birmingham, AL 1:00 pm

5 2010 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 5 COACHES RECORDS / SWAC CHAMPIONS COAches Records a new dean and two new coaches The SWAC welcomes two new head coaches in 2010, and with the departure of Southern s Pete Richardson, Anthony Jones at Alabama A&M now becomes the dean of SWAC coaches as the longest tenured head coach in the conference. Jones is entering his 9th season with the Bulldogs. Replacing Richardson at Southern is Stump Mitchell, and replacing Willie Totten at Mississippi Valley State is Karl Morgan. Anthony Jones Alabama A&M (61-33, 9th) Overall (79-46, 12th) Reggie Barlow Alabama State (12-21, 5th) Overall (same) Earnest Collins Alcorn State (3-6, 2nd) Overall (same) Monte Coleman Ark.-Pine Bluff (8-14, 3rd) Overall (same) Rod Broadway Grambling (26-10, 4th) Overall (59-21, 8th) Rick Comegy Jackson State (24-21, 5th) Overall (132-72, 19th) Karl Morgan Mississippi Valley (0-0, 1st) Overall (same) Henry Frazier Prairie View A&M (36-26, 8th) Overall (62-50, 12th) Stump Mitchell Southern (0-0, 1st) Overall (8-24, 4th) Johnnie Cole Texas Southern (10-13, 3rd) Overall (25-29, 6th) SWAC CHAMPIONS Year-by-year all-time swac football champions 1921 Wiley 1961 Jackson State 1922 Paul Quinn 1962 Jackson State 1923 Wiley 1963 Prairie View 1924 Paul Quinn 1964 Prairie View 1925 Bishop 1965 Grambling 1926 Samuel Huston 1966 Grambling, Southern, 1927 Wiley Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Texas 1928 Wiley Southern 1929 Wiley 1967 Grambling 1930 Wiley 1968 Alcorn State, Grambling, 1931 Prairie View Texas Southern 1932 Wiley 1969 Alcorn State 1933 Langston, Prairie View 1970 Alcorn State 1934 Texas College 1971 Grambling 1935 Texas College 1972 Grambling, Jackson State 1936 Texas College, Langston 1973 Grambling, Jackson State 1937 Southern, Langston 1974 Grambling, Alcorn State 1938 Southern, Langston 1975 Grambling, Southern 1939 Langston 1976 Alcorn State 1940 Southern, Langston 1977 Grambling 1941 No Champion 1978 Grambling, 1942 Texas College 1979 Grambling, Alcorn State 1943 No Champion 1980 Grambling, Jackson State 1944 Wiley, Texas College, 1981 Jackson State Langston 1982 Jackson State 1945 Wiley 1983 Grambling 1946 Southern 1984 Alcorn State 1947 Southern 1985 Jackson State, Grambling 1948 Southern 1986 Jackson State 1949 Southern, Langston 1987 Jackson State 1950 Southern 1988 Jackson State 1951 Prairie View 1989 Grambling State 1952 Prairie View 1990 Jackson State 1953 Prairie View 1991 Alabama State 1954 Prairie View 1992 Alcorn State 1955 Southern 1993 Southern 1956 Texas Southern, Langston 1994 Alcorn State, Grambling 1957 Wiley 1995 Jackson State 1958 Prairie View 1996 Jackson State 1959 Southern 1997 Southern 1960 Southern, Prairie View, 1998 Southern Grambling and Championship Game Era Divisional play and championship game era 1999 E: Jackson State W: Southern C: Southern (11-1) FINAL SCORE: SU 31, JSU E: Alabama A&M W: Grambling State C: Grambling State (10-2) FINAL SCORE: GSU 14, AAMU E: Alabama State W: Grambling State C: Grambling State (10-1) FINAL SCORE: GSU 38, ALST E: Alabama A&M W: Grambling State C: Grambling State (11-2) FINAL SCORE: GSU 31, AAMU E: Alabama State W: Southern C: Southern (12-1) FINAL SCORE: SU 20, ALST E: Alabama State W: Southern C: Alabama State (10-2) FINAL SCORE: ALST 40, SU E: Alabama A&M W: Grambling State C: Grambling (11-1) FINAL SCORE: GSU 45, AAMU E: Alabama A&M W: Arkansas-Pine Bluff C: Alabama A&M (9-3) FINAL SCORE: AAMU 22, UAPB E: Jackson State W: Grambling State C: Jackson State (8-4) FINAL SCORE: JSU 42, GSU E: Jackson State W: Grambling State C: Grambling State (11-2) FINAL SCORE: GSU 41, JSU E: Alabama A&M W: Prairie View A&M C: Prairie View A&M (9-1) FINAL SCORE: PVAM 30, AAMU 24

6 2010 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SEASON WRAP-UP 2009 FINAL STANDINGS Eastern DIVISION I CONFERENCE I I OVERALL I Team W L T Pct. PF PA W L T Pct. PF PA STREAK Alabama A&M Bulldogs Lost 1 Alcorn State Braves Won 1 Jackson State Tigers Lost 2 Alabama State Hornets Lost 4 Mississippi Valley Delta Devils Lost 1 WESTERN DIVISION I CONFERENCE I I OVERALL I Team W L T Pct. PF PA W L T Pct. PF PA STREAK Prairie View A&M Panthers Won 8 Grambling State Tigers Won 2 Texas Southern Tigers Won 2 Southern Jaguars Lost 2 Ark.-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Lost award winners 2009 Swac all-conference teams 2009 swac player of the week honors First-Team Offense OL Xavier Manuel AAMU OL James Dekle PVAM OL Revay Smith GSU OL Ramon Chinyoung SU OL Tim Tusey PVAM TE Warren Matthews SU WR Juamorris Stewart SU WR Thomas Harris AAMU RB Ulysses Banks AAMU RB Donald Babers PVAM QB Bryant Lee SU K Ari Johnson GSU Second-Team Offense OL Eric Jones JSU OL Charles Smith TSU OL Anquez Jackson AAMU OL Robert Ogletree MVSU OL Isaac Williams ALCN TE Jonathan Hannah TSU WR Nicholas Andrews ALST WR Gabe Osaze-Ediae PVAM RB Frank Warren GSU RB Cornelius Walker GSU QB K.J. Black PVAM K Jeremy Licea AAMU Week 1 Off ensive: QB Kevin Atkins, AAMU Defensive: LB Dejuan Fulghum, TSU Newcomer: DB Timothy Berry, SU Specialist: RB Ulysses Banks, AAMU Week 2 Off ensive: WR Thomas Harris, AAMU Defensive: DE Christian Anthony, GSU Newcomer: QB K.J. Black, PVAM Specialist: K Jake King, ALST Week 3 Off ensive: QB Bryant Lee, SU Defensive: DE Christian Anthony, GSU Newcomer: QB Arvell Nelson, TSU Specialist: K Jake King, ALST Week 8 Off ensive: RB Donald Babers, PVAM Defensive: LB Ryan Rich, JSU Newcomer: SS Kejuan Riley, ALST Specialist: K/P Andrew Lyons, ALST Week 9 Off ensive: QB Arvell Nelson, TSU Defensive: LB Andre Coleman, SU Newcomer: RB Martin Gilbert, TSU Specialist: K Ari Johnson, GSU Week 10 Off ensive: RB Mickey Dean, UAPB Defensive: DL Rashad Hunt, TSU Newcomer: QB K.J. Black, PVAM Specialist: RB Mareo Howard, UAPB First-Team Defense DL Christian Anthony GSU DL Jeremy Maddox AAMU DL Malcolm Taylor ALCN DL Quinton Spears PVAM LB Adrian Hardy ALST LB Freddie Fairchild UAPB LB Cliff Exama GSU DB Malcolm Palmer JSU DB Jason House SU DB Rechard Johnson ALST DB Anthony Beck PVAM P Pedro Ventura PVAM RS Kiare Thompson GSU Off. POY K.J. Black, PVAM Def. POY Chrisitan Anthony, GSU Second-Team Defense DL Jared Green MVSU DL Terrance Onyuike JSU DL Josh Cragin ALCN DL Frank Kearse AAMU LB Dejuan Fulghum TSU LB Afu Okosun AAMU LB Rory Malone MVSU DB Chris Adingupu PVAM DB Korey Morrison AAMU DB De Markus Washington TSU DB Kevin Thornton UAPB P Josh Duran SU RS Mareo Howard UAPB Newcomer Freshman Arvell Nelson, TSU Ari Johnson, GSU Week 4 Off ensive: QB Tim Buckley, SU Defensive: DE Steven Williams, SU Newcomer: QB Arvell Nelson, TSU Specialist: RB Byron Williams, SU Week 5 Off ensive: QB K.J. Black, PVAM Defensive: DE Jeremy Maddox, AAMU Newcomer: DB Anthony Johnson, JSU Specialist: K Eric Perri, JSU Week 6 Off ensive: QB K.J. Black, PVAM Defensive: DE Brandon Morris, ALCN Newcomer: DB Robert Joseph, TSU Specialist: K Carlos Reyes, UAPB Week 7 Off ensive: QB K.J. Black, PVAM Defensive: LB Cliff Exama, GSU Newcomer: DB Tim Berry, SU Specialist: WR Austin Nwokobia, PVAM Week 11 Offensive: QB K.J. Black, PVAM Defensive: DT Devin Boyd, PVAM Newcomer: P Chance Wilson, AAMU Specialist: P Pedro Ventura, PVAM Week 12 Off ensive: RB Frank Warren, GSU Defensive: DE Christian Anthony, GSU Newcomer: DB Kejuan Riley, ALST Specialist: K Ari Johnson, GSU Week 13 Offensive: QB K.J. Black, PVAM Defensive: DT Devin Boyd, PVAM Newcomer: P Chance Wilson, AAMU Specialist: P Pedro Ventura, PVAM

7 2010 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 7 PRESEASON TEAMS / RANKINGS 2010 preseason information 2010 Swac preaseason predicted order of finish 2010 preseason individual national honors EASTERN DIVISION Alabama A&M 98 votes (15) Jackson State 86 votes (5) Alcorn State 69 votes (2) Alabama State 50 votes WESTERN DIVISION Prairie View A&M 104 votes (17) Grambling State 79 votes (2) Texas Southern 68 votes (2) Southern 42 votes Grambling defensive end Christian Anthony has been named national Peseason Defensive Player of the Year by College Sporting News for NCAA Div. I-FCS. The selection was made prior to Anthony s heart attack that has his playing status in question for 2010, but CSN is honoring its choice. In all, eight SWAC student-athletes were selected on the CSN Preseason FCS All-America team. 1st Team / Defensive Player of the Year - Christian Anthony, DE, Grambling 1st Team - Malcomb Taylor, DE, Alcorn State 1st Team - Mareo Howard, KR, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1st Team - Kiare Thompson, PR, Grambling 2nd Team - Jason House, FS, Southern 2nd Team - Pedro Ventura, P, Prairie View A&M 3rd Team - K.J. Black, QB, Prairie View A&M 3rd Team - Cliff Exama, LB, Grambling Walter Payton Award Watch List K.J. Black, Prairie View A&M Mississippi Valley 27 votes 2010 Swac preaseason all-conference teams Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year K.J. Black PVAM Christian Anthony First-Team Offense OL Russell Jackson AAMU OL James Dekle PVAM OL Tim Tusey PVAM OL Ramon Chinyoung SU OL Charles Smith TSU RB Frank Warren GSU RB Donald Babers PVAM WR Nick Andrews ALST WR William Osbourn TSU TE Ryan Singleton ALCN QB K.J. Black PVAM Second-Team Offense OL Anquez Jackson AAMU OL Bruce Beal ALST OL Antonio Colston JSU OL Terrael Williams JSU OL Chris Browne SU RB Cornelius Walker GSU RB Martin Gilbert TSU WR Edward Johnson ALCN WR Shaun Stephens PVAM TE Larry Donnell GSU QB Arvell Nelson TSU First-Team Specialist PK Ari Johnson GSU P Pedro Ventura PVAM KR Kiare Thompson GSU Arkansas-Pine Bluff 37 votes (1) GSU First-Team Defense DL Frank Kearse AAMU DL Christian Anthony GSU DL Donovan Robinson JSU DL Quinton Spears PVAM LB Afu Okosun AAMU LB Cliff Exama GSU LB Max Sencherey PVAM DB Anthony Johnson JSU DB Kerry Hoskins JSU DB Chris Adingupu PVAM DB Jason House SU Second-Team Defense DL Kynjee Cotton ALST DL Malcolm Taylor ALCN DL Reginald Foster MVSU DL Rolando Melancon TSU LB Ryan Rich JSU LB Rory Malone MVSU LB Dejuan Fulgham TSU DB Korey Morrison AAMU DB Donovan Masline ALST DB Markkus Davis MVSU DB De Markus Washington TSU Second-Team Specialist PK Brady Faggard PVAM P Josh Duran SU KR Mareo Howard UAPB Buck Buchanan Award Watch List National rankings and polls SBN Network Poll (Preseason) 1. South Carolina State 294 (24) 2. Prairie View A&M 270 (6) 3. Florida A&M Tuskegee Alabama A&M Grambling Norfolk State Shaw Albany State Fayetteville State 36 Boxtorow.com/BASN (Preseason) 1. South Carolina State 193 (15) 2. Prairie View A&M 169 (1) 3. Florida A&M 160 (1) 4. Grambling Alabama A&M Norfolk State Texas Southern Hampton 44 (1) 9. Morgan State Southern 33 (1) HSRN (Preseason) 1. South Carolina State 184 (13) 2. Prairie View A&M 177 (6) 3. Florida A&M Grambling Norfolk State Alabama A&M Texas Southern Morgan State Hampton Akransas-Pine Bluff 27 Christian Anthony, Grambling Jason House, Southern Malcolm Taylor, Alcorn State Sports Network / Fathead.com FCS 1. Villanova 3112 (104) 2. Montana 2899 (9) 3. Appalachian State 2857 (8) 4. William & Mary 2861 (3) 5. Southern Illinois 2569 (1) 6. Richmond 2317 (1) 7. Elon Stephen F. Austin South Dakota State New Hampshire South Carolina State McNeese State Eastern Washington Northern Iowa James Madison Delaware Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Weber State Prairie View A&M Liberty Colgate Penn Montana State Holy Cross 560 Illinois State 488, Wofford 311, Northern Arizona 286, Cal Poly 239, Furman 229, Texas State 206, Florida A&M 153, Lafayette 98, Maine 88, Harvard 85, Eastern Kentucky 81, UC Davis 61, Samford 61, Massachusetts 45, Southeastern Louisiana 45, Alabama A&M 45, Missouri State 40, Central Arkansas 39, Norfolk State 28, Lehigh 27, Old Dominion 25, Grambling State 24, Davidson 23, Georgia Southern 22, Princeton 21, Dayton 20, Portland State 18, Chattanooga 17, Youngstown State 15, Idaho State 15, Southern utah 14, Northwestern State 12, Indiana State 12, Stony Brook 12, Hampton 12, Gardner-Webb 11, Tennessee Tech 9, Robert Morris 9, North Dakota 8, Southern 8, Central Connecticut State 7, Morgan State 7, Jackson State 7, North Carolina A&T 6, VMI 5, North Dakota State 5, Austin Peay 4, Butler 4, Alcorn State 3, Jacksonville 2, Texas Southern 2, Brown 2, Howard 2, Cornell 1, Coastal Carolina 1.

8 2010 SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 8 SWAC NOTES 2010 weekly notes swac fun fact - Marching band names EASTERN DIVISION Alabama A&M Marching Maroon and White Alabama State Mighty Marching Hornets WESTERN DIVISION Arkansas-Pine Bluff Marching Musical Machine of the Mid- South Grambling State World Famed Tiger Marching Band MEAC / SWAC Challenge The MEAC / SWAC Challenge, presented by Disney is an annual football game between the two historically black college conferences that are NCAA Division I-FCS members, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). This year s Labor Day weekend event pitting Delaware State against Southern in Orlando s Florida Citrus Bowl. Alcorn State Sounds of Dyn o Mite Jackson State Sonic Boom of the South Mississippi Valley Mean Green Marching Machine 2010 Swac Television schedule Eight Southwestern Athletic Conference football games will be televised nationally during the 2010 season, culminating with the Farmers SWAC Championship Game on Dec. 11 at Birmingham s Legion Field SWAC Football Television Schedule Sun., Sept. 5 MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Southern vs. Delaware State), Orlando, Fla. ESPN LIVE - 11:00 a.m. (CT) Sat., Sept. 25 State Fair Classic (Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling), Dallas, Tex. ESPNU TAPE DELAY - 9:30 p.m. (CT) Thu., Oct. 7 Prairie View A&M at Ark.-Pine Bluff ESPNU LIVE - 6:30 p.m. (CT) Thu., Oct. 21 Ark.-Pine Bluff at Alcorn State ESPNU LIVE - 6:30 p.m. (CT) Thu., Nov. 11 Grambling at Texas Southern ESPN Classic LIVE - 6:30 p.m. (CT) Thu., Nov. 25 Turkey Day Classic (Tuskegee at Alabama State) ESPNU LIVE - 3:00 p.m. (CT) Prairie View A&M Marching Storm Southern Human Jukebox Marching Band Texas Southern Ocean of Soul Marching Band Sat., Nov. 27 Bayou Classic (Grambling vs. Southern), New Orleans, La. NBC LIVE - 1:00 p.m. (CT) Sat., Dec. 11 Farmers SWAC Football Championship, Birmingham, Ala. ESPN Classic LIVE - 1:00 p.m. (CT) The game will be carried live on ESPN on Sunday, Sept. 5 at 11:00 a.m. (CT). MEAC / SWAC CHALLENGE HISTORY South Carolina State 27, Alabama State Hampton 27, Grambling Southern 33, Florida A&M Hampton 17, Jackson State South Carolina State 34, Grambling 31 NOTEWORTHY Four of the SWAC s top five individual rushers from a year ago return this season. As you might expect, they are the four honored with preseason all- SWAC honors. Donald Babers, PVAM 91.9 Frank Warren, GSU 84.2 Cornelius Walker, GSU 58.6 Martin Gilbert, TSU 58.6 Alabama A&M s Ulysses Banks, who led the SWAC with 1123 yards as a senior in 2009, is the only top rusher not back in Prairie View s current eightgame winning streak is tied with Penn for the second longest in the nation. Only Villanova s ninegame streak is longer entering the 2010 season. Seven of last season s top 10 attended games in NCAA I-FCS featured SWAC teams. Five of those seven top games were conference games. Only the Florida Classic between Bethune- Cookman and Florida A&M had more in attendance than the Magic City Classic. AAMU-ALST, 2nd GSU-SU, 3rd JSU-Tenn State, 6th PVAM-GSU, 7th MVSU-ALST, 8th AAMU-Tuskegee, 9th SU-JSU, 10th Grambling s Christian Anthony is the career leader among current NCAA I-FCS players in fumbles forced. Anthony has 12 career forces, which is three more than any other player in the nation. Prairie View A&M quarterback K.J. Black is the career leader among current NCAA I-FCS players in passing efficiency. Black s rating of for his career is less than a point ahead of Montana s Andrew Selle. UAPB s Mareo Howard led the nation last year averaging 31.0 yards per kickoff return. Southern s Jason House led the nation last year averaging.91 interceptions per game. Alcorn State is the only SWAC school playing an opponent this week that is not making its season debut. Langston defeated Incarnate Word in its season opener Saturday. The Lions made the NAIA playoffs a year ago.