Alabama State
10-2 2025 finalAlabama State is the HBCU that won a 1991 black college national championship with an undefeated season and won the 2025 SWAC East Division under Eddie Robinson Jr. in his fourth season — a program with 125 years of history proving it can compete.
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Alabama State is the HBCU that won a 1991 black college national championship with an undefeated season and won the 2025 SWAC East Division under Eddie Robinson Jr. in his fourth season — a program with 125 years of history proving it can compete.
Alabama State won the 2025 SWAC East Division championship under head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. in his fourth season (overall record 30-16, .652 winning percentage). The program has a long history dating back to 1901 and won a blac…
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The baseline expectation.
Conference championship earns the Celebration Bowl bid.
SWAC champion vs MEAC champion: the HBCU national title game.
Alabama State · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Alabama State · low confidence
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Home-Field Advantage · Alabama State · 2018-present
Elite
70% home win rate vs 40% on the road. margin runs +14.8 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hot
Five straight. The momentum tier on every blog right now.
SWAC Standing · 2025
1st in the SWAC
Alabama State sits at the top of the SWAC at 10-2. Everyone else is chasing.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama State | 10-2 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 10-4 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 9-3 |
| 4 | Grambling | 7-5 |
| 5 | Texas Southern | 6-5 |
| 6 | Bethune-Cookman | 6-6 |
| 7 | Alcorn State | 5-7 |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 5-7 |
| 9 | Alabama A&M | 4-8 |
| 10 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-8 |
| 11 | Mississippi Valley State | 2-10 |
| 12 | Southern | 2-10 |
Schedule Strength · Alabama State · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 40% across 12 finalized games. Few elite opponents on the slate — win quality matters for the at-large bracket.
Moment of the Year · Alabama State · 2025
Won 30-7 at Southern
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Alabama State
2025: Won 41-3 at Mississippi Valley State
In 2025, the program won 41-3 at Mississippi Valley State — a blowout road result that left the 38-point margin on the books.
Go Hornets.