The Alabama State Hornets are the

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team representing the Alabama State University. The Hornets play in

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Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the

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(SWAC). Hornet Stadium serves as the facility for Alabama State football games and practices. The 120-yard field turf playing field provides training to ASU football in all weather conditions. In June 2011, construction on the Houston Markham Football Complex was completed. The two-story, 30,000-square-foot facility serves as the new home of the football program.

Conference affiliations

* Independent (1901–1912) * Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1913–1975) * Division II Independent (1976–1981) *

(1982–present)

Championships

Conference

Alabama State has won six conference championships.

Rivalries

The Magic City Classic is the highest attended and most anticipated regular season ASU football game every year. The Hornets take on in-state rival

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. The Turkey Day Classic is an annual event played yearly on Thanksgiving between ASU and another opponent, most recently

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in 2019 and has been played almost consecutively since 1924, except for 2020 due to the

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Alumni in the NFL

Over 20 Alabama State alumni have played in the NFL, including: *

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* Brad Baxter * Earl Cochran * Michael Coe *

Isaiah Crowell Isaiah Hassan Crowell ( ; born January 8, 1993) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Georgia and Alabama State. Crowell was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2014. High school car ...

* Tytus Howard *

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* Greg Jenkins * Bill Johnson * Terren Jones * Zefross Moss * Eddie Robinson *

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* Ricky Smith * Jylan Ware

Head Coaches

Notes

: At an unknown point in the 1944 season, Georgie Lockhart was replaced by E.B. Campbell. Both coaches share credit for the 1944 season.https://bamastatesports.com/documents/2019/8/12/FB_Media_Guide.pdf

References

External links

* American football teams established in 1901 1901 establishments in Alabama {{Alabama-sport-team-stub