1999 Alabama State Hornets football team American college football season
The 1999 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Led by second-year head coach Ron Dickerson , the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the East Division of the SWAC.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 5 at No. 8 Tennessee State * L 8–4131,119 [ 1]
September 11 Alcorn State L 27–3816,482[ 2] [ 3]
September 18 No. 8 Troy State * Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL L 20–2718,107 [ 4]
September 25 vs. Southern * L 13–3636,612 [ 5]
October 2 at Mississippi Valley State W 35–273,827[ 6] [ 7]
October 9 at Jackson State L 17–4410,500[ 8] [ 9]
October 16 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff * L 21–354,237[ 10] [ 11]
October 30 vs. Alabama A&M L 10–1551,337[ 12] [ 13]
November 6 Grambling State * Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL L 13–364,278 [ 14]
November 13 Prairie View A&M * Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL W 42–276,837[ 15] [ 16]
November 25 Tuskegee * L 34–3721,438[ 17] [ 18]
References
^ "A grand opening, Tigers roar into new era with big win" . The Tennessean . September 6, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Alcorn State Athletics Department (January 27, 2000). "Alcorn State Braves Team Game-By-Game Statistics" . Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Wayback Machine Click "1999 Statistics " in the left-hand corner.
^ "Alcorn gets 38–27 win" . The Clarion-Ledger . September 12, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Trojans hold off pesky Hornets for win" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 19, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hornets fall short for fourth time this season, lose to Southern" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 26, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Mississippi Valley State Athletics Department. "MVSU 1999 Results" . Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
^ "Alabama State nips Valley" . Sun Herald . October 3, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Alexander, Mark (October 10, 1999). "The JSU Game/Quick Glance" . Clarion-Ledger . p. 34. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Morris, Wright lead JSU to 44–17 victory" . Enterprise-Journal . October 10, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ark.-Pine Bluff 35, Alabama St. 21" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 17, 1999. p. 28. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Pine Bluff shuts down Hornet running game" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 17, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Sims, Kelvin (October 31, 1999). "Late-game Magic Saves A&M" . The Montgomery Advertiser . pp. 19, 27. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Late score lifts A&M to win over Hornets" . The Anniston Star . October 31, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grambling's offense dominates in win" . The Shreveport Times . November 7, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Sims, Kelvin (November 14, 1999). "ASU Finally Brings Home a SWAC Win" . The Montgomery Advertiser . pp. 55, 57. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^ "ASU finally brings home a SWAC win" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Final 1999 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . 1999. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Postgame brawl ends with arrests" . Birmingham Post-Herald . November 26, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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