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American college football season
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.
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]
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
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
| 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* | - 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 | | 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 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | | ASU All Access | L 17–20 | 15,252 |
|
[2]
Game summaries
at UAB
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Braves
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
35 |
Hornets
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
23–22–1
|
2018
|
W, 28–25
|
at Jackson State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
7 |
31 |
Tigers
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
6 |
16 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
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
|
41–39–3
|
2018
|
L, 10–27
|
at Mississippi Valley State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
3 |
27 |
Delta Devils
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
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 |
Hornets
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
0 |
12 |
Seminoles
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
49 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
|
Prairie View A&M
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
0
|
14
|
6
|
0 |
20 |
Hornets
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
8 |
17 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
25–11
|
2018
|
L, 13–66
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