HBCU Classic Sports
Winter 2026
Football Edition, Volume I
Week 16
Celebration Bowl
| SC State | 40 | Prairie View | 38 |
Standings
School | Coach | Conf. | Overall | Pct. |
| Prairie View | Tremaine Jackson | 8-1 | 10-4 | .714 |
Jackson State | TC Taylor | 7-2 | 9-3 | .750 |
Alabama State | Eddie Robinson Jr. | 7-1 | 10-2 | .833 |
Grambling | Mickey Joseph | 4-4 | 7-5 | .583 |
Bethune | Raymond Woodie | 5-3 | 6-6 | .500 |
Texas Southern | Chris Dishman | 5-3 | 6-5 | .545 |
| Alcorn | Cedric Thomas | 4-4 | 5-7 | .417 |
Florida A&M | James Colzie III | 4-4 | 5-7 | .417 |
Arkansas Pine Bluff | Alonzo Hampton | 2-6 | 4-8 | .333 |
Alabama A&M | Sam Shade | 1-7 | 4-8 | .333 |
Mississippi Valley | Terrell Buckley | 1-7 | 2-10 | .167 |
| Southern | Terrance Graves*/Fred McNair | 1-7 | 2-10 | .167 |
*Southern terminates Terrance Graves (1-6).
Individual Leaders
Rushing
Player | School | YPC | TD | YPG |
| Jaylen Jennings | UAPB | 5.1 | 11 | 78.0 |
| Ahmad Miller | Southern | 6.4 | 6 | 87.8 |
| Anthean Renfroe | Texas Southern | 5.7 | 7 | 83.5 |
| Trey Holley | Southern | 5.1 | 9 | 79.0 |
| Andrew Body | Alabama State | 8.3 | 4 | 88.5 |
| Reggie Davis | Alcorn State | 5.8 | 10 | 69.9 |
Passing
Player | School | TD | EFF |
| Andrew Body | Alabama State | 24 | 202.9 |
| Cameron Peters | Prairie View | 23 | 166.0 |
| RJ Johnson III | Florida A&M | 18 | 146.4 |
| Cam’Ron Ransom | Prairie View | 13 | 148.5 |
| Jaylon Tolbert | Alcorn | 15 | 129.6 |
| Christian Peters | UAPB | 13 | 121.9 |
Receiving
Player | School | REC | TD | YPG |
| Jalen Jones | Alabama State | 51 | 9 | 97.3 |
| Maleek Huggins | Bethune | 64 | 8 | 72.0 |
| Jyzaiah Rockwell | Prairie View | 74 | 8 | 82.9 |
| Nathan Rembert | Jackson State | 45 | 7 | 62.5 |
| JaVon Ross | Bethune | 52 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Franck Pierre | Alabama AM | 33 | 5 | 49.8 |
Defense
Tackles-Sacks
Player | School | Tackles | TFL | Sacks |
| Elijah West | Southern | 50 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Ckelby Givens | Southern | 23 | 18.5 | 9.5 |
| Ivory Quincy | Jackson | 33 | 14.0 | 6.0 |
| Warren Robinson | Grambling | 21 | 11.0 | 8.5 |
| Kennedy Parker | Prairie View | 35 | 15.0 | 4.5 |
| Antwone Watts | Bethune | 60 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Passes Defensed
Player | School | INT | PD | TD |
| Ta’Shaun Sims | Alabama State | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Jamari Stokes | Mississippi Valley | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Markel Linzer | Grambling | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Travor Randle | Prairie View | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Quinton Murray Jr. | Texas Southern | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| BJ Washington | Jackson State | 2 | 8 | 1 |
2025 SWAC Football Team
Pos. | Player | School |
QB | Andrew Body | Alabama State |
RB | Jaylen Jennings | Arkansas Pine Bluff |
RB | Ahmad Miller | Jackson State |
WR | Jalen Jones | Alabama State |
WR | Jyzaiah Rockwell | Prairie View |
TE | Travaunta Abner | Alabama A&M |
OL | Cameron Smith | Alabama State |
OL | D’Andre Townes-Blue | Jackson State |
OL | Elijah Baker | Alabama State |
OL | Brian Williams Jr. | Jackson State |
OL | Calvin McMillan | Prairie View |
RS | JaVon Ross | Bethune Cookman |
source: swac.org
MEAC Miracle In Atlanta
SC State (10-3) takes Cricket Celebration Bowl with miraculous comeback OT win over Prairie View (10-4) in Atlanta, GA. (courtesy:scsuathletics.com)
Prairie View Panthers Win SWAC
Prairie View Wins SWAC Championship
Prairie View Panthers (10-3) stun Jackson State Tigers (9-3) limiting offense to 244 total yards in Jackson, MS. (courtesy: www.pvpanthers.com)
JSU Tigers Dominate AAMU Bulldogs
JSU Tigers (4-1) parlay 700 yds. offense into Gulf Coast Challenge win, Alabama A&M (3-3) loses second consecutive. (courtesy:gojsutigers.com)
Jackson Tigers Take W.C. Gorden Classic
Jackson Tigers (2-1) rebound from tough loss, run it up on DII, Tuskegee Golden Tigers (2-1) take W.C. Gorden Classic. (courtesy:gojsutigers.com)
Southern Miss Handles Jackson State
Jackson State Pulls Away From Hampton
Jackson Tigers (1-0) extend their win streak to 11 games, utilize big 4Q to pull away from Hampton Pirates (0-1). (courtesy:gojsutigers.com)
Alabama State Wins Magic City Classic
Alabama State Hornets Win Homecoming
Alabama State Hornets (4-1) run up 559 yds. total offense on Bethune Wildcats (2-4) before 24,736 in Montgomery, AL. (courtesy:bamastatesports.com)
Alabama State Pulls Away from Southern
UAB Blazers Outlast Alabama State
No shame here. FBS, UAB Blazers (1-0) 3Q spurt, fends off FCS, Alabama Hornets (0-1) in shootout in Birmingham, AL. (courtesy:uabsports.com)
FAMU Rattlers Defeat AAMU Bulldogs
FAMU Rattlers Defeat Southern
FAMU Rattlers Fend Off Albany State
Florida A&M Rattlers (1-2) secure first win, fend off feisty Albany Golden Rams (2-1) in Tallahassee, FL. (courtesy:famuathletics.com)
Florida Atlantic Shuts Down FAMU
Howard Bison Stun FAMU Rattlers
Howard Bison (1-0) steal Orange Blossom Classic with last second FG, upset Florida A&M (0-1) in Miami Gardens, FL. (courtesy:hubison.com)
Prairie View Panthers Survive Alcorn
Prairie View Panthers (4-2) win third consecutive with last minute FG over winless Alcorn Braves (0-4). (courtesy:pvpanthers.com)
Prairie View Panthers Defeat Grambling
Panthers Hold Off Northwestern State
Prairie View Panthers (1-2) rush for 346 total yds. to surpass Northwestern State Demons (2-2) in dogfight. (courtesy:pvpanthers.com)
Bulldogs Dominate DII Lane Dragons
Bulldogs Shut Down TSU TIgers in Legacy Series
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (2-1) pitch 2nd half shutout for huge win over Tennessee State Tigers (1-2) in The Legacy Series. (courtesy:aamusports.com)
SC State Bulldogs Defeat Wildcats
SC State Bulldogs (2-1) jump out to 27-7 halftime lead, run away from Bethune Wildcats (0-3) in Orangeburg, SC. (courtesy:scsuathletica.com)
Miami Hurricanes Blow Through Bethune
FIU Panthers Dominate Bethune Cookman
Willie Simmons era begins where it left off, running it up on Bethune (0-1) who could only muster 3FG. (courtesy:fiusports.com)
Grambling Stuns Jackson State In Vegas
Grambling Rallies Past East Texas State
Grambling Tigers (3-1) rally in 4Q to keep East Texas State Lions (0-3) winless in Grambling, LA. (courtesy:gsutigers.com)
Ohio State Humiliates Grambling
Grambling Tigers Dominate Langston
Grambling Tigers (1-0) take Shreveport Classic in style, run it up on NAIA, Langston Lions (0-1) in Shreveport, LA. (courtesy:gsutigers.com)
Texas Southern Stops Jaguars
Texas Southern Dominates UAPB
Texas Southern (2-3) opens a can on UAPB Golden Lions (2-3) take 27-0 halftime lead, dominate all 4Q in Houton, TX. (courtesy:tsusports.com)
Northwestern State Snaps 20 Game Losing Streak
Northwestern State (1-0) wins first game in over three years against Alcorn State Braves (0-1) in Natchitoches, LA. (courtesy:nsudemons.com)
NC Central Eagles Dominate Southern Jaguars
SE Louisiana Blows Out Mississippi Valley