2008 Alabama State Hornets football team

2008 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–8 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
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2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Jackson State xy   6 – 1     7 – 5  
Alabama A&M   4 – 3     5 – 7  
Alabama State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Alcorn State   1 – 6     2 – 10  
West Division
Grambling State xy$   7 – 0     11 – 2  
Prairie View A&M   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Southern   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 5     3 – 9  
Texas Southern   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2008 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Reggie Barlow, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC East Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Florida A&M*
L 20–3018,088[1]
September 6at Bethune–Cookman*
L 7–28[2]
September 20at UAB*
L 10–4526,414[3]
September 25Mississippi Valley State
W 47–7[4]
October 11at Prairie View A&M
L 6–27[5]
October 18at Grambling State
L 7–2716,974[6]
October 252:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&M
L 16–1769,113[7]
November 1at Alcorn State
W 24–17[8]
November 8Jackson State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 0–20[9]
November 15vs. Southern
L 0–1525,387[10]
November 27Tuskegee*
W 17–13[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Special-teams play delivers win". The Orlando Sentinel. August 31, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sumlar runs for two TDs in win". The Miami Herald. September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blazers burn ASU". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 21, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hornets gain 1st victory of season". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Prairie View A&M 27, Alabama St. 6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Substance trumps style in Grambling's victory". The News-Star. October 19, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs take Magic City Classic 17–16". The Selma Times-Journal. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late touchdown run beats Alcorn State". Enterprise-Journal. November 2, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jackson State 20, Alabama State 0". Hattiesburg American. November 9, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern shuts down Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alabama State ends Tuskegee's streak". Ledger-Enquirer. November 28, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  13. ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Alabama State University. Retrieved July 31, 2023.


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