SWAC football

Ryan Nettles with 5 TDs, leads Alabama State over MVSU 42-17

Ryan Nettles threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores, leading Alabama State to a 42-17 victory over Mississippi Valley State. Alabama State (3-2, 3-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) has won 11 straight against Mississippi Valley State (1-3, 1-3). Nettles completed 20 of 34 passes for 305 yards and added 66 yards rushing on seven carries. Nettles’ 59-yard touchdown pass…

Johnson’s 7 tds pace Alcorn St in drubbing of MVSU 61-7

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) – Noah Johnson threw for seven touchdowns and 285 yards on 12 -for-16 passing to send Alcorn State Past Mississippi Valley State 61-7 on Saturday. The Braves clinched the east division title after Alabama A&M beat Jackson State 27-20. Alcorn State has now won seven consecutive games against the SWAC’s east division dating back to last…

Tillery rushes for 245 yards in Southern’s 44-34 win

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) – Austin Howard threw for four touchdowns and Lenard Tillery rushed for 245 yards on 29 carries as Southern University defeated Prairie View A&M 44-34 on Saturday. Howard threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Herbert Edwards to give the Jaguars a 37-20 lead with 9:49 left in the third quarter. The Jaguars scored on Trey Green’s…

Miss. Valley St. gets first win, routs Ark-Pine Bluff 41-7

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) – Slade Jarman completed 17 of 23 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns and Mississippi Valley State routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 41-7 for its first win of the season on Saturday. The win snaps a nine game losing skid for the Delta Devils (1-8, 0-6) dating back to last season and was their first victory since…

Grambling State rolls past Alabama A&M, 56-17

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Devante Kincade threw four touchdown passes, Jestin Kelly ran for 200 yards and a score, and Grambling State cruised to a 56-17 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday. Chad Williams hauled in two of Kincaid’s touchdown throws, both in the third quarter, to put Grambling State (7-1, 6-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) up 42-17. Williams added a…

Grambling State routs Arkansas-Pine Bluff 70-0

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) – Devante Kincade passed for a career-high 457 yards and six touchdowns to lead Grambling State to a 70-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday. Half of those touchdown throws were to Chad Williams, who finished with 236 yards on eight catches, including a 70-yard TD snag on the first play of the Tigers’ opening drive. Williams…

Morton scores late, Prairie View beats Jackson State 28-14

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Jalen Morton scored on a 4-yard keeper with 2:34 left in the game and Prairie View held on to beat Jackson State 28-14 on Saturday. Morton passed for two first-half TDs and Prairie View (5-3, 5-1 Southwestern Athletic) extended the lead to 21-0 on Caleb Broach’s 10-yard TD run early in the third. Robert Johnson and…

Jackson State beats Mississippi Valley State 16-14

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Brent Lyles threw a touchdown to Dan Williams late in the second quarter to put his team on top for good as Jackson State beat Mississippi Valley State 16-14 on Saturday night. Lyles had 162 yards passing for the Tigers (2-3, 2-1 Southwestern Athletic) and Williams had 104 yards receiving. Jordan Johnson ran for 114 yards…

Medina’s 51-yard field goal seals win for Texas Southern over Alabama A & M

HOUSTON (AP) – Eric Medina drilled a 51-yard field goal as time expired and Texas Southern came back to beat Alabama A&M 34-31 on Saturday night. The victory is the third straight conference win for the Tigers (3-2, 3-1 SWAC), their first three-game SWAC win streak since 2000. Medina’s kick capped a 5-play 34 yard drive, highlighted by an Averion…