1994 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 1994 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Houston Markham, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

1994 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Alcorn State +^ 6 1 0 8 3 1
Southern 5 2 0 6 5 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Alabama State 3 4 0 6 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Texas Southern 2 5 0 4 7 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3UAB*W 27–2414,750[1]
September 10at SouthernL 0–31[2]
September 17at No. 15 Alcorn StateL 7–39[3]
September 24at No. 4 Troy State*L 27–49[4]
October 8vs. Jackson State
L 6–2444,366[5]
October 15vs. Texas Southern
W 28–14[6]
October 22at Prairie View A&MW 54–13[7]
October 29vs. Alabama A&M*W 26–055,000[8]
November 5at No. 5 Grambling StateL 24–5119,698[9]
November 12Mississippi Valley State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 33–24[10]
November 24Tuskegee*
W 37–35[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "ASU nips UAB but pays price". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 4, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern's supremacy no longer well-kept secret". The Daily Advertiser. September 12, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alcorn's McNair lights up night in 39–7 victory". Hattiesburg American. September 18, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy State quarterbacks share glory in win". The Anniston Star. September 25, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Game goes on, but real show rained out". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hornets end skid with win over Texas Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama State 54, Prairie View A&M 13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ASU Hornets weaves magic to win Classic". The Anniston Star. October 30, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Robinson zeros in on 400th". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Valley fails to rally". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vaughn, Hornets hold off Golden Tigers". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 25, 1994. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.