BIRMINGHAM – Members of the media foresee much of the same during the 2024 football season for Alabama A&M with voters picking the Bulldogs to replicate last year’s fourth-place finish in the Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division.
The league announced the predicted order of finish Tuesday during media day at the Sheraton-Birmingham Hotel.
Alabama A&M, which went 5-6 overall and finished fourth in the East with a 3-5 record, received four first-place votes and 76 points in claiming the fourth spot. Alabama State, with 11 first-place votes, was chosen first with 114 points, followed by Florida A&M (104) and Jackson State (87). Bethune-Cookman (47) and Mississippi Valley State (31) rounded out the East predicted order of finish.
In the SWAC West Division, Alcorn State was chosen first, with 11 first-place votes and 112 points. Prairie View A&M was second with 104 points, followed by Grambling State (72), Southern (70), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (61) and Texas Southern (40).
Alabama A&M opens the season Aug. 31 at Auburn, with a 6:30 p.m. kickoff from Jordan-Hare Stadium and the game will be streamed on the SEC Network+. The Bulldogs’ home opener is a week later with the 14th annual Louis Crews Classic against Kentucky State.
Season ticket packages and single-game tickets are available now. Tickets can be purchased online at Hometown Tickets – Alabama A&M Athletics (aamusports.com) or at the AAMU Ticket Office on campus.
The AAMU Ticket Office at Louis Crews Stadium is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more information, contact the ticket office at 256-372-7255 or 256-372-7254.
| 2024 SWAC FOOTBALL PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH | |
| East Division | |
| 1. Alabama State (11) | 114 points |
| 2. Florida A&M (6) | 104 points |
| 3. Jackson State (2) | 87 points |
| 4. Alabama A&M (4) | 76 points |
| 5. Bethune-Cookman | 47 points |
| 6. Mississippi Valley State (1) | 31 points |
| West Division | |
| 1. Alcorn State (11) | 112 points |
| 2. Prairie View A&M (8) | 104 points |
| 3. Grambling State (4) | 72 points |
| 4. Southern (1) | 70 points |
| 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 61 points |
| 6. Texas Southern | 40 points |
| *First place votes listed in parenthesis ( ) | |
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