SWAC Alabama State

The rest of the season

Two real tests left: Jackson State 48%, Prairie View A&M 62%

Win out 22% · expect 2.8 of 4 more wins

Alabama State's chance to win each game left, from our model: Texas Southern 78%, Jackson State 48%, Prairie View A&M 62%, Tuskegee 94%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Aaron Frye 600 · Rushing Jamarie Hostzclaw 424 · Receiving Randall King 292 All player stats

The model#36 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

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Schedule and results

Alabama State · 2026 schedule and results4-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 44% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 29Southern (N)W 30-17Alabama State won 30-17 vs Southern. Chance to win started at 16%, low 5%, high 97%.1-01-0Pass Body 192 · Rush Hostzclaw 49 · Rec King 77
1Sep 5Lane CollegeW 34-0Alabama State won 34-0 vs Lane College. Chance to win started at 57%, low 48%, high better than 99%.2-01-0Pass Body 113 · Rush Hostzclaw 40 · Rec Austin 32
2Sep 12@TroyL 17-34 126Alabama State lost 17-34 at Troy. Chance to win started at 5%, low under 1%, high 9%.2-11-0Pass Body 105 · Rush Hostzclaw 80 · Rec Pierre 27
3Bye week
4Sep 26Mississippi Valley StateW 41-153-12-0Pass Frye 137 · Rush Howard 60 · Rec King 72
5Oct 3@Bethune-CookmanL 10-16Alabama State lost 10-16 at Bethune-Cookman. Chance to win started at 62%, low 2%, high 64%.3-22-1Pass Frye 93 · Rush Hostzclaw 75 · Rec Tate 26
6Oct 9Florida A&ML 27-28Alabama State lost 27-28 vs Florida A&M. Chance to win started at 88%, low under 1%, high 98%.3-32-2Pass Frye 107 · Rush Hostzclaw 128 · Rec Keye 34
7Oct 17@Arkansas-Pine BluffW 21-15Alabama State won 21-15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Chance to win started at 56%, low 31%, high better than 99%.4-33-2Pass Frye 105 · Rush Howard 70 · Rec Keye 35
8Bye week
9Oct 31Alabama A&M (N)L 28-31Alabama State lost 28-31 vs Alabama A&M. Chance to win started at 27%, low 2%, high 30%.4-43-3Pass Frye 158 · Rush Frye 90 · Rec King 88
10Nov 7@Texas Southern3 pm ET78% to win
11Nov 14Jackson State3 pm ET48% to win
12Nov 21Prairie View A&M3 pm ET62% to win
13Nov 26Tuskegee3 pm ET
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Alabama State, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31Alabama A&ML 28-31———+0.02550.0%1.05One-score loss
Oct 17@Arkansas-Pine BluffW 21-15———+0.08551.1%0.81Best success rate
Oct 9Florida A&ML 27-28———+0.05050.7%0.82One-score loss
Oct 3@Bethune-CookmanL 10-16———−0.05443.6%0.98One-score loss
Sep 26Mississippi Valley StateW 41-15———−0.04625.9%1.92Most explosive
Sep 12@TroyL 17-34221127:05−0.23324.6%1.38Season-low EPA/play
Sep 5Lane CollegeW 34-0———+0.12444.4%1.02Blowout win
Aug 29SouthernW 30-17———+0.31534.5%1.71Season-high EPA/play
Season average (8 games)2211.0+0.03340.6%1.21

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Texas Southernat Texas Southern · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Alabama State has won two of its last five.

6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 6-4

Range of outcomes · Alabama State · 2026

Alabama State’s most common regular-season record in our model is 7-5. Most outcomes (94%) land from 6-6 to 8-4.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

5 wins 6%; 6 wins 28%; 7 wins 45%; 8 wins 22%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor6-6Competitive, but outside the at-large field.
Base7-5Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling8-4Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 8 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 46 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-4

Game feel46rock fightscombined pts / game12th highest-scoring of 12 in the SWAC
Heart rate1-3white-knucklein one-score games (4 of 8)2nd most one-score games of 12 in the SWAC
Margin+6.5competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 12 in the SWAC
Big plays1.21grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)11th most explosive of 12 in the SWAC
Home crowd17,154avg attendance3rd biggest crowds of 12 in the SWAC

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among SWAC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Alabama State is 4-4 and plays at Texas Southern next.

2026 Record4-4
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Alabama State is 4-4 and plays at Texas Southern next.

RosterWho's gone, who's back, who replaces them.

Roster reload: Alabama State

2026 snapshot, Nov 4
Returning ProductionNAContinuity signal unavailable
Portal Additions2Primary repair: WR
Portal Losses5Primary pressure: LB
Draft Loss0No NFL Draft departures recorded
Recruiting ReloadNARecruiting class signal unavailable
WRin 2 - Randall King3.50out 1 - Jalen Jones3.60Upgrade
QBin 0out 1 - Zach Sims3.49Downgrade
Pin 0out 1 - Harrison Tuck3.30Even
RBin 0out 1 - Jamarie Hostzclaw3.30Even
LBin 0out 1 - Denzel Johnson1.00Even
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