List of Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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This is a list of yearly Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings. [1]

SWAC standings

1921 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $  701
Bishop     
Paul Quinn     
Prairie View State     
Samuel Huston     
Texas College     
  • $ Conference champion
1922 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Paul Quinn $401701
  • $ Conference champion
1923 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $410610
Paul Quinn 311511
Prairie View State 320520
Samuel Huston 122???
Bishop 131242
Texas College 140???
  • $ Conference champion
1924 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Paul Quinn $302603
Prairie View 311511
Wiley 230440
Bishop ??????
Samuel Huston ??????
Texas College ??????
  • $ Conference champion
1925 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bishop $    
  • $ Conference champion
1926 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Samuel Huston $500???
Prairie View State 311421
Wiley 320620
Paul Quinn 221???
Bishop 140???
Texas College 050???
  • $ Conference champion
1927 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $401511
Prairie View State 311421
Paul Quinn 320???
Samuel Huston 230???
Texas College 131???
Bishop 041???
  • $ Conference champion
1928 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $500901
Prairie View 320531
Bishop ??????
Paul Quinn ??????
Samuel Huston ??????
Texas College ??????
  • $ Conference champion
1929 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $    
  • $ Conference champion
1930 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $  8?1?1?
  • $ Conference champion
1931 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View $    
  • $ Conference champion
1932 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $500900
Prairie View 221632
Texas College ???521
Bishop ??????
Langston ??????
Samuel Huston ??????
  • $ Conference champion
1933 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Langston +    
Prairie View +    
  • + Conference co-champions
1934 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas College $401901
Langston 310720
Southern 110430
Prairie View 230540
Wiley 121541
Samuel Huston 040???
Bishop 000601
  • $ Conference champion
1935 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas College $501901
Wiley 303803
Bishop 321721
Prairie View 114434
Langston 132232
Southern 141171
Samuel Huston 150160
  • $ Conference champion
1936 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas College +411522
Langston +411711
Wiley 321631
Bishop 222232
Arkansas AM&N 231541
Prairie View 132442
Southern 150351
  • + Conference co-champions
1937 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas College $501801
Arkansas AM&N 303703
Prairie View 420740
Langston 330341
Wiley 231551
Southern 141441
Bishop 060161
  • $ Conference champion
1938 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern +411711
Langston +303413
Prairie View 222523
Texas College 231531
Wiley 231632
Arkansas AM&N 231441
Bishop 141451
  • + Conference co-champions
1939 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Langston $501701
Prairie View 321521
Arkansas AM&N 321631
Bishop 222322
Wiley 330650
Southern 141451
Texas College 150161
  • $ Conference champion
1940 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern +510810
Langston +510630
Prairie View 420630
Texas College 321421
Bishop 240440
Wiley 141351
Arkansas AM&N 060380
  • + Conference co-champions
1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View 402712
Langston 411911
Southern 420531
Texas College 321421
Bishop 330340
Arkansas AM&N 051171
Wiley 051061
  • Prairie View's conference title was forfeited after the SWAC ruled at its winter meeting, on December 13, that the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside.
1942 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas College $400710
Prairie View 310520
Langston 121621
Wiley 130340
Southern 031441
  • $ Conference champion
1943 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
  • No champion
1944 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas College +510810
Wiley +510810
Langston +510621
Southern 240440
Samuel Huston 240350
Prairie View State 240360
Arkansas AM&N 060170
  • + Conference co-champions
1945 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $6001000
Southern 510631
Texas College 321731
Langston 330530
Samuel Huston 132???
Prairie View 141351
Arkansas AM&N 150260
  • $ Conference champion
1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Southern $600921
No. 12 Wiley 420631
No. 6 Arkansas AM&N 321821
No. 9 Prairie View A&M 222722
No. 13 Texas College 330541
No. 22 Langston 240261
No. 25 Bishop 241431
No. 23 Samuel Huston 052352
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1947 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Southern $7001020
No. 17 Prairie View A&M 520660
No. 16 Texas College 311523
Bishop 322343
No. 20 Wiley 331432
Langston 241271
Samuel Huston 160390
Arkansas AM&N 061271
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System. [2]
1948 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Southern $7001200
No. 7 Texas College 520830
Langston 520730
Prairie View A&M 421641
Samuel Huston 340550
Arkansas AM&N 250451
Bishop 151271
Wiley 070091
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Pittsburgh Courier [3]
1949 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Southern +6011001
No. 9 Langston +601811
No. 13 Prairie View A&M 520830
No. T–27 Bishop 430531
Texas College 241262
No. 25 Arkansas AM&N 142542
Samuel Huston 160170
Wiley 061091
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System. [4]
1950 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Southern $7001001
No. 5 Langston 610910
No. 22 Bishop 520731
No. 18 Prairie View A&M 430641
Arkansas AM&N 250461
Wiley 250361
Texas College 151191
Samuel Huston 061062
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier [5]
1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Prairie View A&M $610910
No. 17 Texas College 412532
No. 21 Southern 412542
No. 20 Arkansas AM&N 421541
Langston 430450
Wiley 241351
Samuel Huston 160180
Bishop 070090
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press [6]
1952 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $600720
No. 10 Southern 510920
No. 13 Texas College 321431
Arkansas AM&N 222362
Wiley 240450
Langston 141261
Bishop 060280
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press [7]
1953 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Prairie View A&M $6001200
No. 6 Southern 510920
Texas College 420540
Arkansas AM&N 231352
Langston 240360
Bishop 141261
Wiley 060270
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier [8]
1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $6001010
No. 4 Southern 5101010
Langston 420441
Texas College 330460
Wiley 240550
Arkansas AM&N 150272
Bishop 060170
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press [9]
1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Southern $610721
No. 10 Prairie View A&M 511821
No. 8 Texas Southern 511721
No. 6 Langston 412612
Texas College 250360
Wiley 250370
Arkansas AM&N 250280
Bishop 0700100
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier . [10]
1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Southern +510920
Wiley +510631
Southern 420550
Prairie View A&M 420550
Langston 240370
Arkansas AM&N 051261
Texas College 051261
  • + Conference co-champions
1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $6001001
Texas Southern 420731
Prairie View A&M 420631
Southern 420640
Arkansas AM&N 240360
Texas College 150450
Langston 060090
  • $ Conference champion
1958 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M $5001001
Southern 320820
Texas College 320540
Texas Southern 230550
Wiley 230550
Arkansas AM&N 050360
  • $ Conference champion
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Southern $700820
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 610920
Texas Southern 520730
Jackson State 430640
Arkansas AM&N 250460
Grambling 250460
Texas College 250460
Wiley 070280
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M +6101010
Grambling +610910
No. 7 Southern +610910
Jackson State 430640
Arkansas AM&N 340640
Texas Southern 250460
Wiley 160270
Texas College 070190
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $610920
Grambling 520820
Southern 520730
Texas Southern 520630
Prairie View A&M 340541
Wiley 241441
Arkansas AM&N 151361
Texas College 070090
  • $ Conference champion
1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $6101010
Texas Southern 520730
Grambling 322622
Prairie View A&M 430630
Southern 340550
Arkansas AM&N 241451
Alcorn A&M 250450
Wiley 151351
  • $ Conference champion
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^7001010
Southern 520730
Texas Southern 520730
Grambling 331531
Arkansas AM&N 331541
Jackson State 250450
Wiley 250450
Alcorn A&M 070370
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $700900
No. 19/NR Grambling 610920
Jackson State 430640
Alcorn A&M 340550
Arkansas AM&N 340550
Texas Southern 340550
Southern 250460
Wiley 070270
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Grambling $610830
Southern 421541
Texas Southern 421541
Jackson State 331531
Prairie View A&M 331531
Arkansas AM&N 331451
Alcorn A&M 241351
Wiley 070170
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern +511721
No. 13 Grambling +511621
Texas Southern 421541
Jackson State 331531
Prairie View A&M 331531
Alcorn A&M 232532
Arkansas AM&N 241451
Wiley 070080
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Grambling $610910
Texas Southern 520730
Jackson State 430630
Southern 430550
Arkansas AM&N 340640
Alcorn A&M 340540
Prairie View A&M 250550
Wiley 160370
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alcorn A&M +610810
Grambling +610920
Texas Southern +610640
Arkansas AM&N 430550
Southern 340460
Prairie View A&M 250460
Jackson State 160360
Wiley 070280
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $601801
Southern 511621
Grambling 520640
Texas Southern 331432
Prairie View A&M 340450
Arkansas AM&N 241361
Jackson State 160260
Mississippi Valley State 160180
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $600810
No. 13/16 Grambling 510920
Texas Southern 420630
Southern 231551
Prairie View A&M 231451
Jackson State 150470
Mississippi Valley State 060180
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Grambling $510920
Jackson State 411911
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 420630
Texas Southern 321721
Prairie View A&M 240370
Mississippi Valley State 150470
Southern 150370
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M
1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling +5101120
Jackson State +510830
Alcorn A&M 411531
Texas Southern 321541
Mississippi Valley State 150550
Prairie View A&M 150550
Southern 150271
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^5101030
No. 10 Jackson State +510920
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M 321721
Southern 330640
Texas Southern 231551
Mississippi Valley State 240350
Prairie View A&M 060261
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Grambling State +5101110
No. 14 Alcorn State +^510920
No. 10 Jackson State 420730
No. 12 Southern 330830
Texas Southern 330640
Mississippi Valley State 150550
Prairie View A&M 0600100
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Grambling State *4201020
No. 9 Southern +420930
No. 7 Jackson State +420730
No. T–19 Alcorn State 330631
Mississippi Valley State 330640
Texas Southern 240460
Prairie View A&M 150370
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State
1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–8 Alcorn State $510820
Southern 420830
Grambling State 420840
Prairie View A&M 330650
Jackson State 330540
Mississippi Valley State 150460
Texas Southern 150290
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Grambling State $6001010
Jackson State 510830
Texas Southern 321641
Mississippi Valley State 240550
Alcorn State 240380
Southern 141371
Prairie View A&M 150380
  • $ Conference champion
  • The Conference was a hybrid of Division I and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M were classified as Division II. [11] [12] All the others were classified as Division I.
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Grambling State $501911
No. 2 Jackson State ^5101020
Mississippi Valley State 321631
Alcorn State 231541
Southern 240470
Texas Southern 141371
Prairie View A&M 150370
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View were classified as NCAA Division II for the 1978 season. [13] [14] All the other teams were Division I-AA.
Rankings from Associated Press poll
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Alcorn State +510820
No. 1 Grambling State +510830
No. 8 Jackson State 420830
No. T–10 Southern 420740
Mississippi Valley State 240450
Texas Southern 150380
Prairie View A&M 0600110
  • + Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II and programs. Prairie View was classified as Division II. All the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from Associated Press poll
1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Grambling State +^5101020
Jackson State +510830
Alcorn State 330640
Mississippi Valley State 330550
Southern 330461
Texas Southern 240290
Prairie View A&M 060280
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Jackson State $^510921
Grambling State 411641
Texas Southern 321451
Alcorn State 330550
Mississippi Valley State 240461
Southern 240380
Prairie View A&M 150280
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Jackson State $^600930
Southern 510830
No. 10 Grambling State 420830
Alcorn State 330560
Mississippi Valley State 240550
Texas Southern 150191
Prairie View A&M 0601100
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Grambling State $601812
No. 15 Jackson State 520830
Southern 520740
No. 19 Mississippi Valley State 421721
Alcorn State 430730
Texas Southern 250460
Alabama State 060290
Prairie View A&M 0600110
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alcorn State $^700910
No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^610920
Grambling State 520740
Southern 430650
Jackson State 340451
Texas Southern 250560
Alabama State 160290
Prairie View A&M 0700110
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Grambling State +^610930
No. 15 Jackson State +^610830
Mississippi Valley State 520830
No. 20 Alcorn State 520730
Southern 340650
Alabama State 250380
Texas Southern 1601100
Prairie View A&M 070290
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^700930
Alcorn State 520550
Grambling State 430740
Southern 430551
Mississippi Valley State 331441
Alabama State 250470
Texas Southern 151281
Prairie View A&M 160380
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^700831
Southern 520740
Alcorn State 520630
Alabama State 430830
Grambling State 340560
Texas Southern 340560
Prairie View A&M 160380
Mississippi Valley State 0701100
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Jackson State $^700812
No. 20 Grambling State 520830
Alabama State 430730
Alcorn State 430640
Southern 430650
Prairie View A&M 340550
Mississippi Valley State 160380
Texas Southern 0700110
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Grambling State $^700930
No. 17 Jackson State ^520840
Alcorn State 520730
Southern 430641
Texas Southern 331371
Alabama State 241551
Prairie View A&M 160190
Mississippi Valley State 070190
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Jackson State $^510840
Alabama State 420821
Grambling State 330830
Mississippi Valley State 330560
Southern 240470
Texas Southern 240470
Alcorn State 240270
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1991 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Alabama State $6011101
Alcorn State 421721
Southern 430470
Texas Southern 331551
Mississippi Valley State 331731
Jackson State 340550
Grambling State 340560
Prairie View A&M 0700110
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1992 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Alcorn State $^700740
Grambling State 6101020
Jackson State 430740
Alabama State 340560
Southern 340560
Texas Southern 340560
Mississippi Valley State 250450
Prairie View A&M 0700110
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1993 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Southern $7001110
No. 23 Alcorn State 610830
Grambling State 430740
Jackson State 331551
Alabama State 331541
Mississippi Valley State 232442
Texas Southern 160290
Prairie View A&M 0700110
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Grambling State +610930
No. 15 Alcorn State +^610831
Southern 520650
Jackson State 430740
Alabama State 340650
Mississippi Valley State 250460
Texas Southern 250470
Prairie View A&M 0700110
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Jackson State $^ 70  93 
No. 11 Southern  61  111 
Alabama State  52  83 
Grambling State  43  56 
Alcorn State  34  47 
Mississippi Valley State  25  29 
Texas Southern  16  28 
Prairie View A&M  07  011 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. T–8 Jackson State $^ 61  102 
Southern  52  75 
Mississippi Valley State  52  74 
Texas Southern  52  74 
Alcorn State  34  47 
Grambling State  25  38 
Alabama State  25  38 
Prairie View A&M  07  011 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Southern $ 80  111 
No. 14 Jackson State ^ 71  93 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  62  83 
Texas Southern  44  56 
Alcorn State  44  47 
Mississippi Valley State  35  46 
Alabama State  26  38 
Grambling State  26  38 
Prairie View A&M  08  09 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Southern $ 80  93 
Jackson State  71  74 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  62  83 
Texas Southern  44  65 
Grambling State  44  56 
Alabama State  35  56 
Alcorn State  35  56 
Mississippi Valley State  17  110 
Prairie View A&M  08  110 
Alabama A&M  00  56 
  • $ Conference champion
  • Alabama A&M was transitioning from Division II and did not play a full SWAC schedule, so its games did not count in the official standings.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 19 Jackson State xy 40  93 
Alabama A&M  31  65 
Alcorn State  13  37 
Mississippi Valley State  13  38 
Alabama State  13  29 
West Division
No. 17 Southern xy$ 40  112 
Texas Southern  31  65 
Grambling State  22  74 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  13  65 
Prairie View A&M  04  28 
Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy 52  75 
Alabama State x 52  65 
Jackson State  43  74 
Mississippi Valley State  16  29 
Alcorn State  07  011 
West Division
No. 13 Grambling State xy$ 61  102 
Texas Southern  52  83 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  43  65 
Southern  43  65 
Prairie View A&M  16  110 
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama State xy 61  84 
Jackson State  52  74 
Alcorn State  52  65 
Alabama A&M  34  47 
Mississippi Valley State  07  011 
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$ 61  101 
Southern  52  74 
Prairie View A&M  25  37 
Texas Southern  25  37 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  16  47 
Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy 61  84 
Jackson State  52  74 
Alcorn State  34  65 
Mississippi Valley State  34  56 
Alabama State  25  66 
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$ 61  112 
Southern  52  66 
Texas Southern  34  47 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  25  38 
Prairie View A&M  07  110 
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama State xy 52  85 
Alcorn State x 52  75 
Alabama A&M  43  84 
Jackson State  25  210 
Mississippi Valley State  16  29 
West Division
No. 13 Southern xy$ 61  121 
No. 17 Grambling State x 61  93 
Texas Southern  34  56 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  34  47 
Prairie View A&M  07  110 
Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East
No. 20 Alabama State xy$ 61  102 
Alabama A&M  52  74 
Alcorn State  43  74 
Jackson State  34  47 
Mississippi Valley State  16  38 
West
Southern xy 61  84 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  52  63 
Grambling State  34  65 
Prairie View A&M  16  38 
Texas Southern  07  011 
Championship: Alabama State 40, Southern 35
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy 72  93 
Alabama State  63  65 
Mississippi Valley State  54  65 
Alcorn State  54  65 
Jackson State  27  29 
West Division
No. 11 Grambling State xy$ 90  111 
Southern  45  45 
Prairie View A&M  36  56 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  36  38 
Texas Southern  18  110 
Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy$ 63  93 
Jackson State  54  65 
Alcorn State  54  65 
Mississippi Valley State  54  65 
Alabama State  54  56 
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy 72  84 
Southern  45  56 
Grambling State  36  38 
Texas Southern  36  38 
Prairie View A&M  27  37 
Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Jackson State xy$ 72  84 
Alabama A&M  63  33 
Alabama State  45  56 
Mississippi Valley State  27  38 
Alcorn State  27  28 
West Division
No. 25 Grambling State xy 81  84 
Southern  63  83 
Prairie View A&M  63  73 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  45  47 
Texas Southern  09  011 
Championship: Jackson State 42, Grambling State 31
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Jackson State xy 61  75 
Alabama A&M  43  57 
Alabama State  25  38 
Mississippi Valley State  16  38 
Alcorn State  16  210 
West Division
Grambling State xy$ 70  112 
Prairie View A&M  61  91 
Southern  52  65 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  25  39 
Texas Southern  16  48 
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy 43  75 
Alcorn State  34  36 
Jackson State  34  37 
Alabama State  16  47 
Mississippi Valley State  16  38 
West Division
No. 15 Prairie View A&M xy$ 70  91 
Grambling State  52  74 
Texas Southern  52  65 
Southern  34  66 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  34  55 
Championship: Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama State xy 63  75 
Jackson State x 63  83 
Alcorn State  45  56 
Alabama A&M  27  38 
Mississippi Valley State  09  010 
West Division
Texas Southern xy$ 81  93 
No. 23 Grambling State x 81  92 
Prairie View A&M  63  74 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  45  56 
Southern  18  29 
Championship: Texas Southern 11, Alabama State 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 Jackson State x 72  92 
Alabama State x 72  83 
Alabama A&M xy 72  84 
Alcorn State  18  28 
Mississippi Valley State  18  110 
West Division
Grambling State xy$ 63  84 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  54  65 
Prairie View A&M  54  56 
Southern  45  47 
Texas Southern  27  47 
Championship: Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Jackson State and Southern were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Jackson State xy 72  75 
Alabama State  72  74 
Alabama A&M  63  74 
Mississippi Valley State  54  56 
Alcorn State  45  47 
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$ 81  102 
Prairie View A&M  36  38 
Southern  36  47 
Texas Southern * 27  29 
Grambling State  09  110 
Championship: Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 OT
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason
2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Jackson State xy 81  84 
Alcorn State  72  93 
Alabama State * 72  84 
Alabama A&M  45  48 
Mississippi Valley State * 27  29 
West Division
Southern xy$ 72  94 
Prairie View A&M  54  66 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  27  29 
Texas Southern * 27  29 
Grambling State  18  111 
Championship: Southern 34, Jackson State 27 2OT
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason
2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$ 72  103 
Alabama State * 54  75 
Jackson State  36  57 
Alabama A&M  36  48 
Mississippi Valley State * 18  29 
West Division
Southern xy 81  94 
Grambling State  72  75 
Prairie View A&M * 54  55 
Texas Southern  36  56 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff * 36  47 
Championship: Alcorn State 38, Southern 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State xy$ 72  94 
Alabama State * 54  65 
Alabama A&M  36  38 
Jackson State  36  38 
Mississippi Valley State  18  110 
West Division
No. 24 Grambling State xy 90  93 
Prairie View A&M  81  82 
Southern  63  65 
Texas Southern  27  37 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  18  29 
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State xy 54  56 
Alabama A&M  45  47 
Alabama State  36  47 
Jackson State  36  38 
Mississippi Valley State  18  110 
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$ 90  121 
Southern * 81  83 
Prairie View A&M  72  74 
Texas Southern  45  47 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  18  110 
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State xy 52  75 
Alabama State  43  56 
Alabama A&M  34  47 
Jackson State  34  38 
Mississippi Valley State  16  29 
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$ 70  112 
Southern  52  74 
Prairie View A&M  43  65 
Texas Southern  25  29 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  16  29 
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$ 61  94 
Alabama A&M  52  65 
Jackson State  43  55 
Alabama State  34  47 
Mississippi Valley State  16  110 
West Division
Southern xy 61  74 
Grambling State  43  65 
Prairie View A&M  43  56 
Texas Southern  16  29 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  16  29 
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$ 61  94 
Alabama A&M  43  75 
Alabama State  43  56 
Jackson State  34  48 
Mississippi Valley State  16  29 
West Division
Southern x 61  85 
Prairie View A&M  43  65 
Grambling State  43  65 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  34  65 
Texas Southern  07  011 
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$ 30  50 
Alabama State  32  33 
Jackson State  32  43 
Mississippi Valley State  13  13 
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x 40  41 
Southern  41  51 
Prairie View A&M* 21  21 
Texas Southern  12  12 
Grambling State  04  04 
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from STATS Poll
2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 22 Jackson State x$ 80  112 
No. 25 Florida A&M ^ 71  93 
Alabama A&M  53  73 
Mississippi Valley State  35  47 
Alabama State  35  56 
Bethune–Cookman  26  29 
West Division
Prairie View A&M x 62  75 
Alcorn State  53  65 
Grambling State  35  47 
Southern  35  47 
Texas Southern  26  28 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  17  29 
Championship: Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 16 Jackson State xy$ 80  121 
Florida A&M  71  92 
Alabama State  44  65 
Alabama A&M  44  47 
Bethune–Cookman  26  29 
Mississippi Valley State  26  29 
West Division
Southern xy 53  75 
Prairie View A&M x 53  65 
Alcorn State  44  56 
Texas Southern  44  56 
Grambling State  26  38 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  17  38 
Championship: Jackson State 43, Southern 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$ 80  121 
Alabama State  53  74 
Jackson State  53  74 
Alabama A&M  35  56 
Bethune–Cookman  26  38 
Mississippi Valley State  17  110 
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy 62  66 
Alcorn State x 62  74 
Southern  53  65 
Grambling State  44  56 
Texas Southern  26  38 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  17  29 
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 18 Jackson State xy$ 81  122 
Florida A&M  53  75 
Alabama State  53  75 
Alabama A&M  44  66 
Bethune–Cookman  26  210 
Mississippi Valley State  17  111 
West Division
Southern xy 72  85 
Alcorn State  53  66 
Texas Southern  44  56 
Prairie View A&M  35  57 
Grambling State  26  57 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  26  39 
Championship: Jackson State 41, Southern 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 20 Jackson State xy 71  93 
Alabama State x 71  102 
Bethune–Cookman  53  66 
Florida A&M  44  57 
Alabama A&M  17  48 
Mississippi Valley State* 17  210 
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy$ 71  104 
Texas Southern  53  65 
Alcorn State  44  57 
Grambling State  44  75 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff* 26  48 
Southern  17  210 
Championship: Prairie View A&M 23, Jackson State 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to failed academic requirements [15]
As of December 25, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

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