# 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC East Division. Alabama State played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

## Preseason
### Preseason polls

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Hornets were picked to finish in fourth place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Alcorn State | 92 |
| 2 | Alabama A&M | 70 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 61 |
| 4 | Alabama State | 47 |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 30 |
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Southern | 90 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 78 |
| 3 | Grambling State | 74 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 34 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 24 |

### Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Hornets placed five players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at UAB* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | L 19–24 | 39,165 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Tuskegee* | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | ASU All Access | W 38–31 | 27,828 |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 9 Kennesaw State* | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | ASU All Access | L 7–42 | 15,887 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Grambling State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | ASU All Access | W 23–20 | 17,309 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | ASU All Access | L 7–35 | 12,721 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | JSUTV | W 31–16 | 35,013 |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Alabama A&M | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Magic City Classic) | ESPN3 | L 41–43 $^{3OT}$ | 53,217 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | YouTube | W 27–0 | 2,967 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | A&T SportsNet SW | W 27–21 | 2,422 |
| November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at Florida State* | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCRSN | L 12–49 | 52,857 |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic) | ASU All Access | L 17–20 | 15,252 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Blazers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |

### Tuskegee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Tigers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Hornets | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 38 |

### Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Owls | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Hornets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |

### Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

### Vs. Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 43 |
| Hornets | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 |

### At Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Texas Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Seminoles | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |

### Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |