1984 Alabama State Hornets football team
| 1984 Alabama State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (1–6 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Cramton Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Alcorn State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Willie Parker, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | Jackson State | L 7–23 | [1] | ||
| September 8 | at Southern | L 0–20 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | at Alcorn State | L 0–52 | [3] | ||
| September 22 | vs. Texas Southern |
| L 20–33 | [4] | |
| October 6 | Fort Valley State* |
| L 16–42 | [5] | |
| October 13 | Bethune–Cookman* |
| L 24–31 | [6] | |
| October 20 | at Prairie View A&M | W 29–20 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | vs. Alabama A&M* | L 12–28 | 25,000 | [8] | |
| November 3 | at Grambling State | L 6–17 | 19,000 | [9] | |
| November 10 | at No. 8 Mississippi Valley State | L 7–49 | [10] | ||
| November 22 | Tuskegee* |
| W 31–8 | 13,500 | [11] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Frosh Tillman lifts JSU". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern zips Ala. State". Abbeville Meridional. September 9, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State bombs Hornets 52–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 16, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern tops frustrated Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Callaway's punt return sparks Fort Valley State rout". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 7, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "B–CC keeps Alabama State winless". The Orlando Sentinel. October 14, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornet unlikely as hero". Alabama Journal. October 22, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama A&M comes back to defeat Alabama St. 28–12". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 28, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers defeat Alabama State". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Totten tantalizing in Valley blitz of Alabama State". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frosh leads ASU past Tuskegee". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1984. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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