1993 Alabama State Hornets football team

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1993 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Southern $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 23 Alcorn State 6 1 0 8 3 0
Grambling State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Jackson State 3 3 1 5 5 1
Alabama State 3 3 1 5 4 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 3 2 4 4 2
Texas Southern 1 6 0 2 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1993 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Houston Markham, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. Southern
L 14–23[1]
September 18Alcorn StateL 25–28[2]
September 25No. 5 Troy State*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 3–3819,137[3]
October 9at Jackson StateL 15–17[4]
October 16at Texas SouthernW 28–26[5][6]
October 23Prairie View A&M
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 37–6[7]
October 30vs. Alabama A&M*W 7–047,831[8]
November 6Grambling State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 16–10[9]
November 13at Mississippi Valley StateT 14–14[10]
November 25Tuskegee*
W 31–30[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern shuts down Hornets for 23–14 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 12, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McNair throws for 264 yards to lead Alcorn over Ala. St". Enterprise-Journal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Simmons propels Troy State to rout of Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jackson St. holds off Ala. St". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 10, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Williams gets jump on opposition". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "ASU posts first win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama State 37, Prairie View 6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama State 7, Alabama A&M 0". The Macon Telegraph. October 31, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alabama State slips by Grambling". The Daily Advertiser. November 7, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Interceptions leave Hornets all tied up". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 14, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ASU slips by Tuskegee". The Selma Times-Journal. November 26, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.