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SWAC media forecast cloudy football season for Alabama A&M

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.

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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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