2010 Alabama State Hornets football team

2010 Alabama State Hornets football
SWAC East Division co-champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 6–11 vs. Texas Southern
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–5 (6–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Reggie Barlow (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Melvin Spears (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Cedric Thornton (1st season)
Home stadium	Cramton Bowl

2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama State xy		6	–	3					7	–	5
Jackson State x		6	–	3					8	–	3
Alcorn State		4	–	5					5	–	6
Alabama A&M		2	–	7					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		0	–	9					0	–	10
West Division
Texas Southern xy$		8	–	1					9	–	3
No. 23 Grambling State x		8	–	1					9	–	2
Prairie View A&M		6	–	3					7	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		4	–	5					5	–	6
Southern		1	–	8					2	–	9
Championship: Texas Southern 11, Alabama State 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2010 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Reggie Barlow, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–5, with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, finished as SWAC East Division co-champion, and lost to Texas Southern in the SWAC Championship Game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Mississippi Valley State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 34–6		[1]
September 11	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 38–31		[2]
September 18	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 18–15		[3]
September 25	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 21–41		[4]
October 2	Texas Southern	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 7–21		[5]
October 9	at Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 7–22		[6]
October 23	Savannah State*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 24–0	5,237	[7]
October 30	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	W 31–10		[8]
November 6	Jackson State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 32–30		[9]
November 13	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–19		[10]
November 25	Tuskegee*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	L 10–17		[11]
December 11	vs. Texas Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	L 6–11	22,350	[12]
*Non-conference game

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References

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11. "Tuskegee sinks Alabama State 17–10 in Turkey Day Classic". The Clarion-Ledger. November 26, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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