Alabama State Hornets football

2015 Alabama State Hornets football team

First season

1901

Head coach

Brian Jenkins
1st year, –

Stadium

New ASU Stadium

Seating capacity

26,500

Field surface

FieldTurf

Location

Montgomery, Alabama

Conference

SWAC

Division

East

Colors

Black and Old Gold

Mascot

Hornets

Rivals

Alabama A&M Bulldogs
Tuskegee Golden Tigers

Website

bamastatesports.com

The Alabama State Hornets are the college football team representing the Alabama State University. The Hornets play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

The Hornets play their home games in the New ASU Stadium. The 26,500-seat on-campus stadium opened November 22, 2012.

Magic City Classic

The Magic City Classic is the highest attended and most anticipated ASU football game every year. The Hornets take on in-state rival Alabama A&M Bulldogs in Birmingham, Alabama.

Conference championships

2004

Conference affiliations

1901–12 – Independent
1913–75 – Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
1976–81 – Division II Independent
1982–present – Southwestern Athletic Conference

Alumni in the NFL

Over 20 Alabama State alumni have played in the NFL,^[1] including:

References

↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/colleges/alabamast/

External links

College Football Database Warehouse: Alabama State Historical Data

Alabama State Hornets football

Venues	Cramton Bowl (1923–2012) New ASU Stadium (2012–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Magic City Classic (Alabama A&M) Turkey Day Classic (Tuskegee)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Alabama State University

Athletics	Basketball Football

Buildings	Cramton Bowl Dunn-Oliver Acadome New ASU Stadium Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex

Related	Bama State Collegians Dixon v. Alabama Historic District Tompkins v. Alabama State University WVAS Campus Radio

Southwestern Athletic Conference football

East Division	Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama State Hornets Alcorn State Braves Jackson State Tigers Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

West Division	Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Grambling State Tigers Prairie View A&M Panthers Southern Jaguars Texas Southern Tigers

Championships & awards	SWAC Championship Game

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