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2018 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC East Division. Alabama State played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

2018 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–7 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Orlando (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorOsita Alaribe (2nd season)
Home stadiumNew ASU Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   6 – 1     9 – 4  
Alabama A&M   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Jackson State   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Alabama State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
West Division
Southern xy   6 – 1     7 – 4  
Grambling State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Texas Southern   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Preseason

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SWAC football media day

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During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Hornets were predicted to finish second in the East Division.[1]

Media poll

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East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Alcorn State 95
2 Alabama State 72
3 Jackson State 55
4 Alabama A&M 51
5 Mississippi Valley State 27

Presason All-SWAC Team

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The Hornets had six players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

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2nd team

Darryl Pearson Jr. – So. QB

Tytus Howard – Sr. OL

Defense

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2nd team

Christian Clark – Jr. DL

Darron Johnson – Jr. LB

Jeffrey Hill – Sr. DB

Special teams

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2nd team

George Golden – So. KR

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 p.m.Tuskegee*
W 26–20 OT26,222
September 86:30 p.m.at No. 7 (FBS) Auburn*
SECNL 9–6384,806
September 155:00 p.m.at No. 7 Kennesaw State*
ESPN+L 13–628,799
September 226:00 p.m.at Grambling State
ESPN3L 0–347,359
October 62:00 p.m.at Alcorn State
W 28–25 5OT19,445
October 134:00 p.m.at South Alabama*
ESPN3L 7–4516,231
October 272:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&M
ESPN3, ESPNU[a]L 10–2765,906
November 32:00 p.m.Texas Southern
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 30–2112,050
November 102:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
L 2–2014,428
November 171:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&M
L 13–663,025
November 222:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State 
W 31–24 OT11,593
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3]

  1. ^ Games will air on a tape delayed basis.

Game summaries

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Tuskegee

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Golden Tigers 7 6 7 00 20
Hornets 0 10 3 76 26

At Auburn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 2 7 0 9
No. 7 (FBS) Tigers 21 21 7 14 63
See also: 2018 Auburn Tigers football team

At Kennesaw State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 3 7 0 13
No. 7 Owls 14 28 20 0 62
See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team

At Grambling State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 21 3 3 7 34
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team

At Alcorn State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Hornets 14 0 0 014 28
Braves 7 0 0 711 25
See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team

At South Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 0 0 7
Jaguars 7 21 10 7 45
See also: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team

vs Alabama A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 0 3 10
Bulldogs 0 7 7 13 27
See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team and Magic City Classic

Texas Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 14 0 21
Hornets 7 7 7 9 30
See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Jackson State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 7 0 3 20
Hornets 0 0 0 2 2
See also: 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team

At Prairie View A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 6 0 7 0 13
Panthers 21 28 7 10 66
See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Mississippi Valley State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Delta Devils 7 7 10 00 24
Hornets 7 7 0 107 31
See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team and Turkey Day Classic

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2019 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 23 Tytus Howard OT Houston Texans

References

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  1. ^ "SWAC Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
  2. ^ "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Alabama State University. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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