2005 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 2005 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Charles Coe, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC's East Division. Alabama State played home games at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.

2005 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–5 (6–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy  7 2   9 3  
Alabama State  6 3   6 5  
Mississippi Valley State  5 4   6 5  
Alcorn State  5 4   6 5  
Jackson State  2 7   2 9  
West Division
No. 11 Grambling State xy$  9 0   11 1  
Southern  4 5   4 5  
Prairie View A&M  3 6   5 6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  3 6   3 8  
Texas Southern  1 8   1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. South Carolina State*ESPN2L 14–2718,452[1][2]
September 10vs. Texas SouthernW 27–15
September 17at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 41–108,313
September 24Alcorn StateW 38–310,581
October 15:00 p.m.vs. SouthernW 45–3524,811[3]
October 86:00 p.m.at Jackson StateW 44–2310,040
October 157:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 34–136,036
October 292:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&MNo. 24
ESPNUL 28–3168,238[4]
November 51:00 p.m.No. 19 Grambling State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 27–3217,286[5]
November 122:30 p.m.at Mississippi Valley StateL 33–38
November 241:00 p.m.Tuskegee*
L 27–2822,826

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References

  1. Grant, Thomas, Jr. (September 4, 2005). "S.C. State Posts impressive win over Alabama St". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. p. 1B. Retrieved September 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Grant, Thomas, Jr. (September 4, 2005). "SCSU (continued)". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. p. 2B. Retrieved September 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Moon, Josh (October 1, 2005). "Southern Shootout". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 19G. Retrieved September 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Moon, Josh (October 29, 2005). "One Final Hurdle". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 19G. Retrieved September 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Eugene, Grambling dump ASU". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  7. "2005 Football Schedule". Alabama State University. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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