List of Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

This is a list of yearly Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings.^[1]

SWAC standings

1921 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $   –   7 – 0 – 1 Bishop   –     –   Paul Quinn   –     –   Prairie View State   –     –   Samuel Huston   –     –   Texas College   –     –   $ – Conference champion	1922 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Paul Quinn $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1923 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Paul Quinn 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Prairie View State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Samuel Huston 1 – 2 – 2 ? – ? – ? Bishop 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2 Texas College 1 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion
1924 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Paul Quinn $ 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 3 Prairie View 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Wiley 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Bishop ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? Samuel Huston ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? Texas College ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1925 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bishop $   –     –   $ – Conference champion	1926 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Samuel Huston $ 5 – 0 – 0 ? – ? – ? Prairie View State 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Wiley 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Paul Quinn 2 – 2 – 1 ? – ? – ? Bishop 1 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? Texas College 0 – 5 – 0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion
1927 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $ 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Prairie View State 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Paul Quinn 3 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ? Samuel Huston 2 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? Texas College 1 – 3 – 1 ? – ? – ? Bishop 0 – 4 – 1 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1928 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1 Prairie View 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Bishop ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? Paul Quinn ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? Samuel Huston ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? Texas College ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1929 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $   –     –   $ – Conference champion
1930 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $   –   8? – 1? – 1? $ – Conference champion	1931 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Prairie View $   –     –   $ – Conference champion	1932 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Prairie View 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 2 Texas College ? – ? – ? 5 – 2 – 1 Bishop ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? Langston ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? Samuel Huston ? – ? – ? ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion
1933 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Langston +   –     –   Prairie View +   –     –   + – Conference co-champions	1934 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas College $ 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1 Langston 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Southern 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Prairie View 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Wiley 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Samuel Huston 0 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? Bishop 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1935 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas College $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1 Wiley 3 – 0 – 3 8 – 0 – 3 Bishop 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Prairie View 1 – 1 – 4 4 – 3 – 4 Langston 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 3 – 2 Southern 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Samuel Huston 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1936 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas College + 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2 Langston + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Wiley 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Bishop 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 3 – 2 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Prairie View 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2 Southern 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1937 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas College $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 0 – 3 7 – 0 – 3 Prairie View 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Langston 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Wiley 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Southern 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1938 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southern + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Langston + 3 – 0 – 3 4 – 1 – 3 Prairie View 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 3 Texas College 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wiley 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 2 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Bishop 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 + – Conference co-champions
1939 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Langston $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 Prairie View 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Bishop 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 2 – 2 Wiley 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Southern 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Texas College 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1940 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southern + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Langston + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Prairie View 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Texas College 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Bishop 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Wiley 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Prairie View 4 – 0 – 2 7 – 1 – 2 Langston 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Texas College 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Bishop 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Wiley 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 6 – 1 Prairie View's conference title was forfeited after the SWAC ruled at its winter meeting, on December 13, that the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside.
1942 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas College $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Prairie View 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Langston 1 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Wiley 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Southern 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1943 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No champion	1944 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas College + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Wiley + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Langston + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Southern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Samuel Huston 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Prairie View State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1945 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Texas College 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 Langston 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Samuel Huston 1 – 3 – 2 ? – ? – ? Prairie View 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Southern $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1 No. 12 Wiley 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 No. 6 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 No. 9 Prairie View A&M 2 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2 No. 13 Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 No. 22 Langston 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 No. 23 Samuel Huston 0 – 5 – 2 3 – 5 – 2 No. 25 Bishop ? – ? – ? 4 – 3 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System	1947 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 17 Prairie View A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0 No. 16 Texas College 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 3 Bishop 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 3 No. 20 Wiley 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Langston 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[2]
1948 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0 No. 7 Texas College 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Langston 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Samuel Huston 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Bishop 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from The Pittsburgh Courier[3]	1949 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Southern + 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1 No. 9 Langston + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 No. 13 Prairie View A&M 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. T–27 Bishop 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Texas College 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2 No. 25 Arkansas AM&N 1 – 4 – 2 5 – 4 – 2 Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Wiley 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[4]	1950 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1 No. 5 Langston 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 22 Bishop 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 No. 18 Prairie View A&M 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1 Wiley 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Texas College 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 9 – 1 Samuel Huston 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 6 – 2 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[5]
1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 17 Texas College 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 3 – 2 No. 21 Southern 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 4 – 2 No. 20 Arkansas AM&N 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Langston 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Wiley 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Bishop 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Negro Press[6]	1952 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 10 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. 13 Texas College 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 6 – 2 Wiley 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Langston 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Negro Press[7]	1953 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0 No. 6 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Texas College 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2 Langston 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Bishop 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Wiley 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[8]
1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 No. 4 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Langston 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Wiley 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 2 Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Negro Press[9]	1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Southern $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 No. 10 Prairie View A&M 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 No. 8 Texas Southern 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 No. 6 Langston 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2 Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Wiley 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Bishop 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[10]	1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas Southern + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Wiley + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Langston 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Texas College 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions
1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1 Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Texas College 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Langston 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1958 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Prairie View A&M $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1 Southern 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Texas College 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Wiley 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Grambling 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Prairie View A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Grambling + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 7 Southern + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Wiley 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Texas College 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll	1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Wiley 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Texas College 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Grambling 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2 Prairie View A&M 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Alcorn A&M 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Wiley 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Grambling 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Jackson State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Wiley 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Alcorn A&M 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 No. 19/NR Grambling 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Alcorn A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll	1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Grambling $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Southern 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Alcorn A&M 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Grambling + 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Southern + 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Texas Southern + 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Alcorn A&M 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 3 – 2 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll	1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Grambling $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Southern 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Alcorn A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Prairie View A&M 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Wiley 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Alcorn A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Grambling + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Texas Southern + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Southern 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Prairie View A&M 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1 Southern 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll	1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 13/16 Grambling 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Southern 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Prairie View A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Jackson State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll	1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Grambling $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1 No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Prairie View A&M 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Southern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M
1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Alcorn A&M 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Southern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll	1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5/7 Grambling +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0 No. 10 Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. T–20 Alcorn A&M 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Southern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll	1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Grambling State + 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. 10 Jackson State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 12 Southern 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Grambling State * 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Southern + 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 7 Jackson State + 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. T–19 Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship. Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State	1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. T–8 Alcorn State $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Grambling State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll	1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Jackson State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Alcorn State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Southern 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Grambling State $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1 No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Alcorn State 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Southern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Texas Southern 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and II programs. Mississippi Valley State was classified as NCAA Division II for the 1978 season. All the other teams were Division I-AA. Rankings from Associated Press poll	1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Alcorn State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 1 Grambling State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 8 Jackson State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. T–10 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll	1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Grambling State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Southern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1 Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1 Grambling State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1 Southern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Jackson State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 10 Grambling State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 1 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 Alabama State 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2 No. 15 Jackson State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 No. 19 Mississippi Valley State 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Alcorn State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Alabama State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Alcorn State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Grambling State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Jackson State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Alabama State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Grambling State +^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 15 Jackson State +^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 20 Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Southern 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Alabama State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Texas Southern 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Grambling State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Southern 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Alabama State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1 Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1 Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Alabama State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Grambling State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 2 No. 20 Grambling State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Alabama State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Texas Southern 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Grambling State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 17 Jackson State ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 Alabama State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 16 Jackson State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 Alabama State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 Grambling State 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Southern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Alcorn State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1991 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall 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 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1992 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 18 Alcorn State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Grambling State 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Alabama State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1993 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 15 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 No. 23 Alcorn State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Grambling State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Alabama State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2 Texas Southern 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Grambling State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 15 Alcorn State +^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 1 Southern 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Alabama State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1995 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 14 Jackson State $^   7 – 0     9 – 3   No. 11 Southern   6 – 1     11 – 1   Alabama State   5 – 2     8 – 3   Grambling State   4 – 3     5 – 6   Alcorn State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   2 – 5     2 – 9   Texas Southern   1 – 6     2 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. T–8 Jackson State $^   6 – 1     10 – 2   Southern   5 – 2     7 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Texas Southern   5 – 2     7 – 4   Alcorn State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Grambling State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Alabama State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 12 Southern $   8 – 0     11 – 1   No. 14 Jackson State ^   7 – 1     9 – 3   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 – 2     8 – 3   Texas Southern   4 – 4     5 – 6   Alcorn State   4 – 4     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   3 – 5     4 – 6   Alabama State   2 – 6     3 – 8   Grambling State   2 – 6     3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 8     0 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 14 Southern $   8 – 0     9 – 3   Jackson State   7 – 1     7 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 – 2     8 – 3   Texas Southern   4 – 4     6 – 5   Grambling State   4 – 4     5 – 6   Alabama State   3 – 5     5 – 6   Alcorn State   3 – 5     5 – 6   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 7     1 – 10   Prairie View A&M   0 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 19 Jackson State xy   4 – 0     9 – 3   Alabama A&M   3 – 1     6 – 5   Alcorn State   1 – 3     3 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 3     3 – 8   Alabama State   1 – 3     2 – 9   West Division No. 17 Southern xy$   4 – 0     11 – 2   Texas Southern   3 – 1     6 – 5   Grambling State   2 – 2     7 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 3     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   0 – 4     2 – 8   Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy   5 – 2     7 – 5   Alabama State x   5 – 2     6 – 5   Jackson State   4 – 3     7 – 4   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9   Alcorn State   0 – 7     0 – 11   West Division No. 13 Grambling State xy$   6 – 1     10 – 2   Texas Southern   5 – 2     8 – 3   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 3     6 – 5   Southern   4 – 3     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   1 – 6     1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama State xy   6 – 1     8 – 4   Jackson State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Alcorn State   5 – 2     6 – 5   Alabama A&M   3 – 4     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   0 – 7     0 – 11   West Division No. 8 Grambling State xy$   6 – 1     10 – 1   Southern   5 – 2     7 – 4   Prairie View A&M   2 – 5     3 – 7   Texas Southern   2 – 5     3 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     4 – 7   Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy   6 – 1     8 – 4   Jackson State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Alcorn State   3 – 4     6 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   3 – 4     5 – 6   Alabama State   2 – 5     6 – 6   West Division No. 8 Grambling State xy$   6 – 1     11 – 2   Southern   5 – 2     6 – 6   Texas Southern   3 – 4     4 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 5     3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama State xy   5 – 2     8 – 5   Alcorn State x   5 – 2     7 – 5   Alabama A&M   4 – 3     8 – 4   Jackson State   2 – 5     2 – 10   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9   West Division No. 13 Southern xy$   6 – 1     12 – 1   No. 17 Grambling State x   6 – 1     9 – 3   Texas Southern   3 – 4     5 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 4     4 – 7   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     1 – 10   Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East No. 20 Alabama State xy$   6 – 1     10 – 2   Alabama A&M   5 – 2     7 – 4   Alcorn State   4 – 3     7 – 4   Jackson State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     3 – 8   West Southern xy   6 – 1     8 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   5 – 2     6 – 3   Grambling State   3 – 4     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   1 – 6     3 – 8   Texas Southern   0 – 7     0 – 11   Championship: Alabama State 40, Southern 35 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy   7 – 2     9 – 3   Alabama State   6 – 3     6 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Alcorn State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Jackson State   2 – 7     2 – 9   West Division No. 11 Grambling State xy$   9 – 0     11 – 1   Southern   4 – 5     4 – 5   Prairie View A&M   3 – 6     5 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 6     3 – 8   Texas Southern   1 – 8     1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy$   6 – 3     9 – 3   Jackson State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Alcorn State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Alabama State   5 – 4     5 – 6   West Division Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy   7 – 2     8 – 4   Southern   4 – 5     5 – 6   Grambling State   3 – 6     3 – 8   Texas Southern   3 – 6     3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   2 – 7     3 – 7   Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Jackson State xy$   7 – 2     8 – 4   Alabama A&M   6 – 3     3 – 3   Alabama State   4 – 5     5 – 6   Mississippi Valley State   2 – 7     3 – 8   Alcorn State   2 – 7     2 – 8   West Division No. 25 Grambling State xy   8 – 1     8 – 4   Southern   6 – 3     8 – 3   Prairie View A&M   6 – 3     7 – 3   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 5     4 – 7   Texas Southern   0 – 9     0 – 11   Championship: Jackson State 42, Grambling State 31 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Jackson State xy   6 – 1     7 – 5   Alabama A&M   4 – 3     5 – 7   Alabama State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     3 – 8   Alcorn State   1 – 6     2 – 10   West Division Grambling State xy$   7 – 0     11 – 2   Prairie View A&M   6 – 1     9 – 1   Southern   5 – 2     6 – 5   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 5     3 – 9   Texas Southern   1 – 6     4 – 8   Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy   4 – 3     7 – 5   Alcorn State   3 – 4     3 – 6   Jackson State   3 – 4     3 – 7   Alabama State   1 – 6     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     3 – 8   West Division No. 15 Prairie View A&M xy$   7 – 0     9 – 1   Grambling State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Texas Southern   5 – 2     6 – 5   Southern   3 – 4     6 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 4     5 – 5   Championship: Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	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
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 21 Jackson State x   7 – 2     9 – 2   Alabama State x   7 – 2     8 – 3   Alabama A&M xy   7 – 2     8 – 4   Alcorn State   1 – 8     2 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10   West Division Grambling State xy$   6 – 3     8 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   5 – 4     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   5 – 4     5 – 6   Southern   4 – 5     4 – 7   Texas Southern   2 – 7     4 – 7   Championship: Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Jackson State and Southern were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Jackson State xy   7 – 2     7 – 5   Alabama State   7 – 2     7 – 4   Alabama A&M   6 – 3     7 – 4   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 4     5 – 6   Alcorn State   4 – 5     4 – 7   West Division Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$   8 – 1     10 – 2   Prairie View A&M   3 – 6     3 – 8   Southern   3 – 6     4 – 7   Texas Southern *   2 – 7     2 – 9   Grambling State   0 – 9     1 – 10   Championship: Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 ^OT $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason	2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Jackson State xy   8 – 1     8 – 4   Alcorn State   7 – 2     9 – 3   Alabama State *   7 – 2     8 – 4   Alabama A&M   4 – 5     4 – 8   Mississippi Valley State *   2 – 7     2 – 9   West Division Southern xy$   7 – 2     9 – 4   Prairie View A&M   5 – 4     6 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 7     2 – 9   Texas Southern *   2 – 7     2 – 9   Grambling State   1 – 8     1 – 11   Championship: Southern 34, Jackson State 27 ^2OT $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason
2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alcorn State x$   7 – 2     10 – 3   Alabama State *   5 – 4     7 – 5   Jackson State   3 – 6     5 – 7   Alabama A&M   3 – 6     4 – 8   Mississippi Valley State *   1 – 8     2 – 9   West Division Southern xy   8 – 1     9 – 4   Grambling State   7 – 2     7 – 5   Prairie View A&M *   5 – 4     5 – 5   Texas Southern   3 – 6     5 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff *   3 – 6     4 – 7   Championship: Alcorn State 38, Southern 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations	2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alcorn State xy$   7 – 2     9 – 4   Alabama State *   5 – 4     6 – 5   Alabama A&M   3 – 6     3 – 8   Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10   West Division No. 24 Grambling State xy   9 – 0     9 – 3   Prairie View A&M   8 – 1     8 – 2   Southern   6 – 3     6 – 5   Texas Southern   2 – 7     3 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     2 – 9   Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll	2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alcorn State xy   5 – 4     5 – 6   Alabama A&M   4 – 5     4 – 7   Alabama State   3 – 6     4 – 7   Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10   West Division No. 16 Grambling State xy$   9 – 0     12 – 1   Southern *   8 – 1     8 – 3   Prairie View A&M   7 – 2     7 – 4   Texas Southern   4 – 5     4 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alcorn State xy   5 – 2     7 – 5   Alabama State   4 – 3     5 – 6   Alabama A&M   3 – 4     4 – 7   Jackson State   3 – 4     3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9   West Division No. 16 Grambling State xy$   7 – 0     11 – 2   Southern   5 – 2     7 – 4   Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     6 – 5   Texas Southern   2 – 5     2 – 9   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     2 – 9   Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alcorn State x$   6 – 1     9 – 4   Alabama A&M   5 – 2     6 – 5   Jackson State   4 – 3     5 – 5   Alabama State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     1 – 10   West Division Southern xy   6 – 1     7 – 4   Grambling State   4 – 3     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     5 – 6   Texas Southern   1 – 6     2 – 9   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     2 – 9   Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alcorn State x$   6 – 1     9 – 4   Alabama A&M   4 – 3     7 – 5   Alabama State   4 – 3     5 – 6   Jackson State   3 – 4     4 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9   West Division Southern x   6 – 1     8 – 5   Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     6 – 5   Grambling State   4 – 3     6 – 5   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 4     6 – 5   Texas Southern   0 – 7     0 – 11   Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 24 Alabama A&M x$   3 – 0     5 – 0   Alabama State   3 – 2     3 – 3   Jackson State   3 – 2     4 – 3   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 3     1 – 3   West Division Arkansas–Pine Bluff x   4 – 0     4 – 1   Southern   4 – 1     5 – 1   Prairie View A&M*   2 – 1     2 – 1   Texas Southern   1 – 2     1 – 2   Grambling State   0 – 4     0 – 4   Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents. * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from STATS Poll	2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 22 Jackson State x$   8 – 0     11 – 2   No. 25 Florida A&M ^   7 – 1     9 – 3   Alabama A&M   5 – 3     7 – 3   Mississippi Valley State   3 – 5     4 – 7   Alabama State   3 – 5     5 – 6   Bethune–Cookman   2 – 6     2 – 9   West Division Prairie View A&M x   6 – 2     7 – 5   Alcorn State   5 – 3     6 – 5   Grambling State   3 – 5     4 – 7   Southern   3 – 5     4 – 7   Texas Southern   2 – 6     2 – 8   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 7     2 – 9   Championship: Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 10 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 16 Jackson State xy$   8 – 0     12 – 1   Florida A&M   7 – 1     9 – 2   Alabama State   4 – 4     6 – 5   Alabama A&M   4 – 4     4 – 7   Bethune–Cookman   2 – 6     2 – 9   Mississippi Valley State   2 – 6     2 – 9   West Division Southern xy   5 – 3     7 – 5   Prairie View A&M x   5 – 3     6 – 5   Alcorn State   4 – 4     5 – 6   Texas Southern   4 – 4     5 – 6   Grambling State   2 – 6     3 – 8   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 7     3 – 8   Championship: Jackson State 43, Southern 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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