# 2022 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 2022 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Wildcats played their home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 27 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Howard* | Center Parc StadiumAtlanta, GA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) | ESPN | W 23–13 | 21,088 |
| September 3 | 5:00 p.m. | Miles* | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | ESPN+ | W 21–13 | 17,117 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at UCLA* | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | P12N | L 7–45 | 33,647 |
| September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | | L 15–25 | 6,976 |
| October 1 | 5:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | PNC StadiumHouston, TX | | W 16–13 | 6,742 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 Jackson State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | ESPNU | L 12–26 | 28,332 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | | W 24–9 | 10,123 |
| October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Alabama A&M | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Magic City Classic) | ESPN Networks | W 24–17 | 67,532 |
| November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | Daytona StadiumDayton Beach, FL | HBCU Go | W 37–22 | 7,729 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | | L 14–21 | 23,687 |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic) | ESPN+ | L 14–19 | 14,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. Howard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Bison | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |

### Miles

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Hornets | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### At UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets (FCS) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bruins | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Rose Bowl (stadium) • Pasadena, CA
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 33,647
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Nigel Burton (analyst)
| Statistics | ALST | UCLA |
| First downs | 18 | 28 |
| Total yards | 310 | 485 |
| Rushes/yards | 36–87 | 38–220 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 265 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–32–2 | 23–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:48 | 24:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Alabama State | Passing | Myles Crawley | 16/27, 177 yards, TD, INT |
| Alabama State | Rushing | Santo Dunn | 5 carries, 28 yards |
| Alabama State | Receiving | Darius Edmonds | 3 receptions, 66 yards |
| UCLA | Passing | Ethan Garbers | 14/18, 168 yards, INT |
| UCLA | Rushing | T. J. Harden | 7 carries, 56 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Carsen Ryan | 3 receptions, 58 yards |

### Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
| Hornets | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 |

### At Texas Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| TSU Tigers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |

### No. 8 Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 JSU Tigers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Hornets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |

### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Hornets | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Vs. Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| A&M Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### At Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 |

### Florida A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |