HBCU Classic Sports
Fall 2025
Football Edition, Volume I
Week 12
| Jackson State | 28 | Bethune | 13 |
| Alabama State | 00 | Mississippi Valley | 00 |
| Texas Southern | 35 | Southern | 30 |
| Prairie View | 56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | 9 |
| Alcorn | 27 | Grambling | 16 |
| Florida A&M | 26 | Alabama A&M | 23 |
Standings
School | Coach | Conf. | Overall | Pct. |
| Alabama State | Eddie Robinson Jr. | 0-0 | 8-2 | .800 |
Jackson State | TC Taylor | 0-0 | 8-2 | .800 |
Prairie View | Tremaine Jackson | 0-0 | 8-3 | .727 |
Grambling | Mickey Joseph | 0-0 | 7-4 | .636 |
Bethune | Raymond Woodie | 0-0 | 5-6 | .454 |
Florida A&M | James Colzie III | 0-0 | 5-5 | .500 |
| Alabama A&M | Sam Shade | 0-0 | 4-7 | .363 |
Arkansas Pine Bluff | Alonzo Hampton | 0-0 | 4-7 | .363 |
Texas Southern | Chris Dishman | 0-0 | 5-5 | .500 |
Alcorn | Cedric Thomas | 0-0 | 5-6 | .454 |
Mississippi Valley | Terrell Buckley | 0-0 | 1-9 | .100 |
| Southern | Terrance Graves*/Fred McNair | 0-0 | 1-10 | .091 |
*Southern terminates Terrance Graves (1-6).
Individual Leaders
Rushing
Player | School | YPC | TD | YPG |
| Andrew Body | Alabama State | 8.5 | 2 | 97.0 |
| Trey Holley | Southern | 5.9 | 6 | 91.1 |
| Anthean Renfroe | Texas Southern | 5.6 | 6 | 89.6 |
| Jacorian Sewell | Alcorn | 6.6 | 5 | 87.5 |
| Ahmad Miller | Jackson | 7.0 | 3 | 77.0 |
| Jahbari Kuykendall | Alabama State | 10.1 | 2 | 76.7 |
Passing
Player | School | TD | EFF |
| Andrew Body | Alabama State | 24 | 204.3 |
| Camron Ramson | Bethune | 12 | 159.4 |
| JsCobian Morgan | Jackson | 11 | 150.8 |
| Jaylon Tolbert | Alcorn | 10 | 125.2 |
| RJ Johnson III | Florida A&M | 7 | 141.8 |
| Christian Peters | UAPB | 8 | 110.2 |
Receiving
Player | School | REC | TD | YPG |
| Jalen Jones | Alabama State | 32 | 8 | 94.0 |
| Maleek Cousins | Bethune | 43 | 6 | 80.0 |
| Jyzaiah Rockwell | Prairie View | 41 | 3 | 72.9 |
| Frank Pierre | Alabama A&M | 26 | 5 | 72.0 |
| JaVon Ross | Bethune | 35 | 2 | 59.0 |
| Ajai Harrell | Alabama State | 19 | 3 | 52.1 |
Defense
Tackles-Sacks
Player | School | Tackles | TFL | Sacks |
| Elijah West | Southern | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ckelby Givens | Southern | 13 | 14.0 | 7.5 |
| Ivory Quincy | Jackson | 24 | 10.5 | 5.5 |
| Warren Robinson | Grambling | 12 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Kennedy Parker | Prairie View | 23 | 10.5 | 3.5 |
| Antwone Watts | Bethune | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Passes Defensed
Player | School | INT | PD | TD |
| Markel Linzer | Grambling | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Gabe White | Bethune | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Eric Zachery | Prairie View | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Edric Whitley | Texas Southern | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Keane Lewis | AAMU | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Xavier Cannaday | Mississippi Valley | 1 | 3 | 1 |
2025 SWAC Preseason Football Team
Pos. | Player | School |
QB | Jacobian Morgan | Jackson State |
RB | Jacorian Sewell | Alcorn State |
RB | Thad Franklin | Florida AM |
WR | Nathan Rembert | Jackson State |
WR | Joanes Fortilien | Jackson State |
TE | Marvin Landy | Norfolk State |
OL | Ashton Grable | Florida A&M |
OL | D’Andre Townes-Blue | Jackson State |
OL | Charles Davis | Florida AM |
OL | Ronald Brown | Alcorn |
OL | Desmond Daniels | Alabama State |
RS | Travis Terrell, Jr. | Jackson State |
source: swac.org
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 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 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