2018 Alabama State Hornets football team

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2018 Alabama State Hornets football
Alabama State ASU Wordmark.png
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–7 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Orlando (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorOsita Alaribe (2nd season)
Home stadium New ASU Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  6 1   9 4  
Alabama A&M  5 2   6 5  
Jackson State  4 3   5 5  
Alabama State  3 4   4 7  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6   1 10  
West Division
Southern xy  6 1   7 4  
Grambling State  4 3   6 5  
Prairie View A&M  4 3   5 6  
Texas Southern  1 6   2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 6   2 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC East Division. Alabama State played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

Contents

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Hornets were predicted to finish second in the East Division. [1]

Media poll

East Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes
1Alcorn State95
2Alabama State72
3Jackson State55
4Alabama A&M51
5Mississippi Valley State27

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Hornets had six players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

2nd team

Darryl Pearson Jr. – So. QB

Tytus Howard – Sr. OL

Defense

2nd team

Christian Clark – Jr. DL

Darron Johnson – Jr. LB

Jeffrey Hill – Sr. DB

Special teams

2nd team

George Golden – So. KR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 p.m. Tuskegee *W 26–20 OT26,222
September 86:30 p.m.at No. 7 (FBS) Auburn * SECN L 9–6384,806
September 155:00 p.m.at No. 7 Kennesaw State * ESPN+ L 13–628,799
September 226:00 p.m.at Grambling State ESPN3 L 0–347,359
October 62:00 p.m.at Alcorn State W 28–25 5OT19,445
October 134:00 p.m.at South Alabama *ESPN3L 7–4516,231
October 272:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&M ESPN3, ESPNU [lower-alpha 1] L 10–2765,906
November 32:00 p.m. Texas Southern
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 30–2112,050
November 102:00 p.m. Jackson State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
L 2–2014,428
November 171:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&M L 13–663,025
November 222:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State Dagger-14-plain.png
W 31–24 OT11,593
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2] [3]

  1. Games will air on a tape delayed basis.

Game summaries

Tuskegee

1234OTTotal
Golden Tigers7670020
Hornets01037626

At Auburn

1234Total
Hornets02709
No. 7(FBS)Tigers212171463

At Kennesaw State

1234Total
Hornets337013
No. 7 Owls142820062

At Grambling State

1234Total
Hornets00000
Tigers2133734

At Alcorn State

1234OTTotal
Hornets140001428
Braves70071125

At South Alabama

1234Total
Hornets07007
Jaguars72110745

vs Alabama A&M

1234Total
Hornets070310
Bulldogs0771327

Texas Southern

1234Total
Tigers0714021
Hornets777930

Jackson State

1234Total
Tigers1070320
Hornets00022

At Prairie View A&M

1234Total
Hornets607013
Panthers212871066

Mississippi Valley State

1234OTTotal
Delta Devils77100024
Hornets77010731

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
123 Tytus Howard OT Houston Texans

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