1984 Alabama State Hornets football team

1984 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRay Greene (1st season)
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alcorn State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Grambling State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Jackson State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Alabama State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Willie Parker, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Jackson State
L 7–23[1]
September 8at Southern
L 0–20[2]
September 15at Alcorn State
L 0–52[3]
September 22vs. Texas Southern
L 20–33[4]
October 6Fort Valley State*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 16–42[5]
October 13Bethune–Cookman*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 24–31[6]
October 20at Prairie View A&M
W 29–20[7]
October 27vs. Alabama A&M*
L 12–2825,000[8]
November 3at Grambling State
L 6–1719,000[9]
November 10at No. 8 Mississippi Valley State
L 7–49[10]
November 22Tuskegee*
W 31–813,500[11]

References

  1. ^ "Frosh Tillman lifts JSU". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern zips Ala. State". Abbeville Meridional. September 9, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alcorn State bombs Hornets 52–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 16, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Southern tops frustrated Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Callaway's punt return sparks Fort Valley State rout". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 7, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "B–CC keeps Alabama State winless". The Orlando Sentinel. October 14, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hornet unlikely as hero". Alabama Journal. October 22, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama A&M comes back to defeat Alabama St. 28–12". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 28, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers defeat Alabama State". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Totten tantalizing in Valley blitz of Alabama State". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Frosh leads ASU past Tuskegee". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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