2008 Alabama State Hornets football team

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.

2008 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–8 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
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

Schedule edit

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 StateW 47–7[4]
October 11at Prairie View A&ML 6–27[5]
October 18at Grambling StateL 7–2716,974[6]
October 252:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&ML 16–1769,113[7]
November 1at Alcorn StateW 24–17[8]
November 8Jackson State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 0–20[9]
November 15vs. SouthernL 0–1525,387[10]
November 27Tuskegee*
W 17–13[11]

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References edit

  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.