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2005 Jackson State Tigers Football Team
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The 2005 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Third-year head coach James Bell, led the Tigers to an overall record of 2–6 prior to him being fired on October 31. Quarterbacks coach Daryl Jones was elevated to interim head coach for the final three game of the season and went winless with a record of 0–3. Overall, the Tigers compiled a record of 2–9 and a mark of 2–7 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC East Division. Schedule References Jackson State Jackson State Tigers football seasons Jackson State Tigers football The Jackson State Tigers football team represents Jackson State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). After joining the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for most sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA. The SWAC is widely considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football. On the gridiron, the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level of the NCAA, leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence. In 1994, the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of becoming the first non-Football Bowl Subdivision conference to attract one million fans to its home games. History In 1920, ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase ''iti bina'', meaning "forest camp". Itta Bena is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area. It developed as a trading center of an area of cotton plantations. History Early history The indigenous Choctaw Indians occupied the Delta region for hundreds of years prior to the arrival of European settlers, with ancestors stretching thousands of years into the past. The first removal treaty carried out under the Indian Removal Act was the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, by which the Choctaw ceded about 11 million acres of the Choctaw Nation (now Mississippi) to the United States in exchange for about 15 million acres in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, a state senator from Claiborne County, Mississippi, is credited with the founding of Itta Bena. Following several crop failures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Alcorn State Braves Football Team
The 2005 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Thomas, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 5–4, and finished tied for third in the SWAC East Division. Schedule References Alcorn State Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. ... Alcorn State Braves football seasons Alcorn State football {{collegefootball-2000s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prairie View, Texas
Prairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States, situated on the northwestern edge of the metropolitan area. The population was 8,184 at the 2020 census. Prairie View A&M University, the second oldest public university in Texas, is located in the city. Geography Prairie View is located at (30.082131, –95.991788). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km), all of it land. The city is bisected by US 290 and is neighbored by Hempstead, Texas to the west, Waller, Texas to the east, and Pine Island, Texas to the south. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,184 people, 1,031 households, and 353 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,410 people, 694 households, and 360 families residing in the city. The population density was 611.0 people per square mile (235.8/km). There were 834 housing units at an average density of 115.6 per square m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward L
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet The House of Plantagenet () was a royal house which originated from the lands of Anjou in France. The family held the English throne from 1154 (with the accession of Henry II at the end of the Anarchy) to 1485, when Richard III died in ... dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III of England, Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I of England, Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian Peninsula#Modern Iberia, Iberian peninsula since the 15th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Prairie View A&M Panthers Football Team
The 2005 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on eac .... Led by second-year head coach Henry Frazier III, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC West Division. Schedule References Prairie View AandM Prairie View A&M Panthers football seasons Prairie View AandM Panthers football {{collegefootball-2000s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normal, Alabama
Normal, Alabama is the home of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU), the largest HBCU in Alabama. The university is situated in Huntsville, Alabama's northern city limits in Madison County. Normal was established in 1890, when AAMU was then known as State Normal and Industrial School of Huntsville. It was designated a land grant college of Alabama. At that time student enrollment was 300 with 11 teachers. That same year, a United States Post Office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... was established there. Normal's ZIP Code is 35762. Students were called "Normalites". References AAMU Public Relations Office Geography of Madison County, Alabama Geography of Huntsville, Alabama Populated places established in 1890 1890 establishments in Alabama< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Crews Stadium
Louis Crews Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Alabama A&M University in Normal, Alabama. The stadium opened in 1996 and is home to the Alabama A&M football team. It was named in honor of Louis Crews, who served as the team's head coach from 1960 to 1975. Built at a price of $10 million, Louis Crews Stadium has a current capacity of 21,000, and is the tenth largest stadium in Alabama. The home-side grandstands have a capacity of 14,000 and the visitors' side holds 7,000. The stadium features a two-level press box which can accommodate up to 30 sportswriters. In addition, there are 19 skyboxes that can seat 16 to 50 people each. An all-weather, 8-lane running track surrounds the football playing surface. The track portion of the facility contains a high jump competition area, and multi-directional long/triple jump and pole vault runways. The stadium hosted the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Football Team
The 2005 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on eac .... Led by fourthh-year head coach Anthony Jones, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a conference record of 7–2, and finished first in the SWAC East Division. Schedule References Alabama AandM Alabama A&M Bulldogs football seasons Alabama AandM Bulldogs football {{collegefootball-2000s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Football Team
The 2005 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mo Forte, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC West Division. Schedule References Arkansas–Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is a public historically black university in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Founded in 1873, it is the second oldest public college or university in the state of Arkansas. UAPB is part of the University of ... Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football seasons Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football {{collegefootball-2000s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Grambling State Tigers Football Team
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The 2005 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Melvin Spears, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–1 and a mark of 9–0 in conference play, and finished as both SWAC and black college national champion. Schedule References Grambling State Grambling State Tigers football seasons Black college football national champions Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Grambling State Tigers football The Grambling State Tigers are the college football team representing the Grambling State University. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The prominenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson State–Southern Football Rivalry
The Jackson State–Southern football rivalry, often informally called the BoomBox Classic, is a college football rivalry between the Tigers of Jackson State University (JSU) and the Jaguars of Southern University (SU). An annual conference game between two historically black universities in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), its location usually rotates between JSU's Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi and SU's A. W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but it has also been held at larger venues to accommodate the large crowds that the game draws. As of 2022, the Jaguars lead the series 35–32, not including two wins that Southern was ordered to vacate by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Background The teams first met on November 30, 1929, a 98–0 win by Southern. After that game, the series was not resumed again until 1958, when Jackson State joined the SWAC. Since then, the conference rivals have played each other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
