2008 Alabama State Hornets football team
American college football season
2008 Alabama State Hornets football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 3–8 (2–5 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Cramton Bowl |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | at Florida A&M* | L 20–30 | 18,088 | [1] | ||
September 6 | at Bethune–Cookman* | L 7–28 | [2] | |||
September 20 | at UAB* | L 10–45 | 26,414 | [3] | ||
September 25 | Mississippi Valley State | W 47–7 | [4] | |||
October 11 | at Prairie View A&M | L 6–27 | [5] | |||
October 18 | at Grambling State | L 7–27 | 16,974 | [6] | ||
October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Alabama A&M | L 16–17 | 69,113 | [7] | |
November 1 | at Alcorn State | W 24–17 | [8] | |||
November 8 | Jackson State |
| L 0–20 | [9] | ||
November 15 | vs. Southern |
| L 0–15 | 25,387 | [10] | |
November 27 | Tuskegee* |
| W 17–13 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Special-teams play delivers win". The Orlando Sentinel. August 31, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sumlar runs for two TDs in win". The Miami Herald. September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blazers burn ASU". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 21, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets gain 1st victory of season". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M 27, Alabama St. 6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Substance trumps style in Grambling's victory". The News-Star. October 19, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs take Magic City Classic 17–16". The Selma Times-Journal. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late touchdown run beats Alcorn State". Enterprise-Journal. November 2, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State 20, Alabama State 0". Hattiesburg American. November 9, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern shuts down Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State ends Tuskegee's streak". Ledger-Enquirer. November 28, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Alabama State University. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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