1991 Alabama State Hornets football team
American college football season
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The 1991 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Houston Markham, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 11–0–1, with a conference record of 6–0–1, and finished as SWAC champion. At the conclusion of the season, the Hornets were also recognized as black college national champion.
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record11–0–1 (6–0–1 SWAC)
Headcoach
- Houston Markham (5th season)
OffensivecoordinatorJohn McKenzie (2nd season)
| 1991 Alabama State Hornets football | |
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Black college national champion SWAC champion | |
Heritage Bowl, W 36–13 vs. North Carolina A&T | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 11–0–1 (6–0–1 SWAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John McKenzie (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Cramton Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Alabama State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | vs. Jackson State |
| W 28–27 | 32,857 | [1] | ||
| September 14 | vs. Southern | No. 18 |
| W 19–16 | 32,000 | [2] | |
| September 21 | Alcorn State | No. 15 | W 18–13 | [3] | |||
| September 28 | Troy State* | No. 15 |
| W 22–19 | 14,300 | [4] | |
| October 5 | at Texas Southern | No. 11 | T 14–14 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | No. 19 Samford* | No. 11 |
| W 31–28 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. 7 |
| W 92–0 | [7] | |
| November 2 | vs. Alabama A&M* | No. 6 | W 59–13 | 70,200 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | vs. Grambling State | No. 5 |
| W 60–14 | 44,692 | [9] | |
| November 16 | at Mississippi Valley State | No. 5 | W 48–20 | [10] | |||
| November 28 | Johnson C. Smith* | No. 5 |
| W 62–6 | 15,780 | [11] | |
| December 21 | vs. North Carolina A&T* | No. 5 | W 36–13 | 7,724 | [12] | ||
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After the season
NFL draft
The Hornets were selected in the 1992 NFL draft following the season.[13]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 2 | 50 | Eddie Robinson Jr. | Linebacker | Houston Oilers |
| 8 | 198 | Rickey Jones | Quarterback | Los Angeles Rams |
