Alabama State Hornets
SWACMontgomery, ALHornet Stadium
2026: 4–3 (3–2 SWAC). Last: won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 21–15. Next: vs. Alabama A&M, Saturday, Oct 31, 3:30 p.m. ET.
- W 30–17vs. Southern
- W 34–0Lane College
- L 17–34at Troy
- W 41–15Mississippi Valley State
- L 10–16at Bethune-Cookman
- L 27–28Florida A&M
- W 21–15at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
- Oct 31vs. Alabama A&M
- Nov 7at Texas Southern
- Nov 14Jackson State
- Nov 21Prairie View A&M
- Nov 26Tuskegee
Alabama State has played football since 1901 and is officially 542–507–36; 217 of its 1,085 games are in our file. They have won four Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles (the last in 1966) and two Southwestern Athletic Conference titles, counting shared titles. Since 1969, the NFL Draft has taken 12 players from here in its first seven rounds, 1 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Alabama State. The most-played rival is Jackson State: 20 meetings, Jackson State leads 11–9. This season, they’re 4–3.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 542–507–36 official; 114–103 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1387
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 92 · Composite No. 89 in FCS, Oct 17; up 5 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 6 last in 2004
- Bowl record
- 1–0 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 24 since 1977, 217 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Hail Alabama
2026 season 4–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Southern | W 30–17 | 80% |
| Sep 5 | vsLane College | W 34–0 | 95% |
| Sep 12 | at Troy | L 17–34 | 30% |
| Sep 26 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 41–15 | 89% |
| Oct 3 | at Bethune-Cookman | L 10–16 | 62% |
| Oct 9 | vs Florida A&M | L 27–28 | 79% |
| Oct 17 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 21–15 | 62% |
| Oct 31 | vs Alabama A&MMagic City Classic | Preview | 57% |
| Nov 7 | at Texas Southern | Preview | 68% |
| Nov 14 | vs Jackson State | Preview | 51% |
| Nov 21 | vs Prairie View A&M | Preview | 71% |
| Nov 26 | vsTuskegee | Preview | 89% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Jamarie Hostzclaw404 rushing yards, 6 TD (leads Alabama State in rushing yards)
- Aaron Frye442 passing yards, 1 TD (leads Alabama State in passing yards)
- Mitchell Robinson Jr.50 tackles (leads Alabama State in tackles)
- Jareese Howard232 rushing yards, 5 TD
- Andrew Body410 passing yards, 3 TD (leads Alabama State in passing touchdowns)
- Rashad Watson34 tackles
Program strength since 1977
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Pearson | 2021 | 2–2 |
| Donald Hill-Eley | 2017–2021 | 8–5 |
| Brian Jenkins | 2017 | 0–5 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Jackson State
9–11 in 20
- 2016 W 14–7
- 2017 W 13–3
- 2018 L 2–20
- 2019 W 31–16
- 2020 W 35–28
- 2021 L 7–28
- 2022 L 12–26
- 2023 W 24–19
- 2024 L 10–16
- 2025 L 34–38
Lost the last two.
Next: Nov 14
- Mississippi Valley State
17–2 in 19
- 2017 W 16–10
- 2018 W 31–24
- 2019 W 27–0
- 2020 W 42–17
- 2021 L 31–44
- 2022 W 24–9
- 2023 W 20–3
- 2024 W 54–17
- 2025 W 41–3
- 2026 W 41–15
Won the last five.
- Alabama A&M
43–44–3 ‡ in 90
- 2016 L 41–42
- 2017 W 21–16
- 2018 L 10–27
- 2019 L 41–43
- 2020 L 14–38
- 2021 L 28–42
- 2022 W 24–17
- 2023 W 31–16
- 2024 W 27–19
- 2025 W 56–13
Won the last four; holds the Magic City Classic Trophy.
Next: Oct 31
| Opponent | Games | ALST record |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson State | 20 | 9–11 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 19 | 17–2 |
| Alabama A&M | 90 | 43–44–3 ‡ |
| Prairie View A&M | 18 | 6–12 |
| Alcorn State | 17 | 9–8 |
| Grambling | 15 | 6–9 |
| Texas Southern | 14 | 12–1 † |
| Southern | 13 | 4–9 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: Alabama A&M, Tuskegee.
The trophy it holds: Magic City Classic Trophy (Alabama A&M). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (35)
Every program Alabama State has played, A to Z, with Alabama State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alabama A&M 43–44–3 ‡
- Alcorn State 9–8
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10–2
- Auburn 0–2
- Bethune-Cookman 5–4
- Concordia (AL) 1–0
- Eastern Michigan 0–1
- Edward Waters 2–0
- Florida A&M 2–6
- Florida State 0–1
- Grambling 6–9
- Howard 2–0
- Jackson State 9–11
- Jacksonville State 1–0
- Kennesaw State 0–3
- Kentucky 0–1
- Lane College 1–0
- Miles 6–1
- Mississippi Valley State 17–2
- North Carolina Central 0–1
- Prairie View A&M 6–12
- Sam Houston 0–1
- Samford 0–1
- Savannah State 2–0
- South Alabama 0–1
- South Carolina State 0–1
- Southern 4–9
- Stillman 2–0
- Tennessee State 1–1
- Texas Southern 12–1 †
- Troy 0–3
- Tuskegee 7–5
- UAB 0–3
- UCLA 0–1
- UTSA 0–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
6, counting shared titles- Southwestern Athletic Conference 2
- 1991, 2004
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 4
- 1935, 1939, 1965, 1966 (shared)
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Black college football
Black college national titles 2
- 1991
- 2011
Who named them
- 1991 11–0–1: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009); Alamo Heritage Bowl I (Heritage Bowl); American Sports Wire (Dick Simpson); American Urban Radio Networks (Sheridan Poll); Jet (Frank T. Bannister, Jr.)—Paul Robeson Perpetual Trophy (won Alamo Heritage Bowl I)
- 2011 8–3: Dr. Cavil’s Classic Cuts (Jafus Kenyatta Cavil & formerly SWAC Page Network)–Major Division Poll
Black College Football Hall of Fame: 2 inductees from Alabama State.
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Conferences
Alabama State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 2003 | Marino Casem coach, career 1963–1992 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 12 since 1969
- First-round picks
- 1
| 2019 | Tytus Howard OT | No. 23, Houston Texans |
The school
Alabama State University- Enrollment
- 4,081 3,521 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1867
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $34,502 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1387 | ||||
| 2025 | 10–2 | 8–1 | 1461 | ||||
| 2024 | 7–5 | 5–3 | 1338 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–4 | 6–3 | 1340 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1262 | ||||
| 2021 | 5–6 | 3–5 | Donald Hill-Eley, Travis Pearson | 1233 | |||
| 2020 | 3–3 | 1250 | |||||
| 2019 | 5–6 | 4–3 | 1235 | ||||
| 2018 | 3–7 | 3–4 | 1171 | ||||
| 2017 | 5–6 | 4–3 | Brian Jenkins, Donald Hill-Eley | 1248 | |||
| 2016 | 4–7 | 3–6 | 1259 | ||||
| 2015 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 1300 | ||||
| 2014 | 7–5 | 5–4 | 1363 | ||||
| 2013 | 8–3 | 7–2 | 1398 | ||||
| 2012 | 7–4 | 7–2 | 1410 | ||||
| 2011 | 8–3 | 7–2 | 1409 | ||||
| 2010 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 1256 | ||||
| 2009 | 4–7 | 1–6 | 1158 | ||||
| 2008 | 3–8 | 2–5 | 1196 | ||||
| 2007 | 5–6 | 4–5 | 1214 | ||||
| 2006 | 0–1 | 1245 | |||||
| 2004 | 1–0 | 1241 | |||||
| 2003 | 1–1 | 1169 | |||||
| 1977 | 0–2 | 1141 |
Officially 542–507–36 since 1901 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 114–103 (217 of its 1,085 games are on file). Our file starts in 1977; the program began in 1901. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1978–2002, 2005: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.