College football's 100 best games of 2019: 80-61
In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
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2019 Schedule
8-5, 1st in SWAC - West
Alcorn State stops Southern 39-24, wins SWAC title
Qwynnterrio Cole made a big fourth-down stop at midfield, Taurence Wilson returned an interception 53 yards with 1:23 left and Alcorn State earned a trip to the Celebration Bowl with a 39-24 win over Southern in the Southwest Athletic Conference...
Alcorn State seals SWAC title with late pick-6 (0:46)
Southern clinches SWAC West title, 30-28 over Grambling
Ladarius Skelton passed for two touchdowns and Southern blocked a field goal with 5 seconds left to clinch the Southwest Athletic Conference West Division title with a 30-28 win over Grambling in the Bayou Classic on Saturday.
Skelton’s 4 TDs helps Southern beat Jackson State 40-34
Ladarius Skelton ran for three touchdowns and threw for another score, and Southern held off Jackson State for a 40-34 victory on Saturday.
Skelton's late TD pass helps Southern beat Alabama A&M 35-31
Ladarius Skelton accounted for four touchdowns, including a 2-yard pass to Hunter Register with 28 seconds to play, and Southern beat Alabama A&M 35-31 on Saturday night.
Harper leads second-half surge, Alcorn State tops Southern
Felix Harper threw for 277 yards and accounted for three touchdowns and Alcorn State scored 24 consecutive points in the second half to defeat Southern 27-13 on Saturday.
Southern holds off Texas Southern behind 3 TDs from McDaniel
Glendon McDaniel threw three touchdown passes, two of them in a decisive third quarter, and Southern defeated Texas Southern in the State Fair Showdown on Saturday.
Southern holds off Prairie View A&M 34-28
Ladarius Skelton scored on a 6-yard run after Southern blocked a punt and Devon Benn added a late TD run to help the Jaguars hold off Prairie View A&M 34-28 on Saturday night.
Run game boosts Southern to win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Christopher Chaney rushed for 107 yards, quarterback Ladarius Skelton scored three touchdowns on the ground and Southern defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 31-7 on Saturday night.
Stanley leads Florida A&M past Southern 27-21
Ryan Stanley threw for 355 yards and two touchdowns as Florida A&M rallied late to beat Southern 27-21 on Saturday.
Southern gets 1st win, wallops NAIA's Edward Waters 61-0
After opening a promising season with back-to-back losses at McNeese State and Memphis, Southern walloped NAIA member Edward Waters College, 61-0 in the Pete Richardson Classic Saturday night.
White, Gainwell, defense lead Memphis over Southern 55-24
Brady White threw for two touchdowns, Kenneth Gainwell scored three and Memphis' defense smothered Southern in the second half to pull away to a 55-24 victory on Saturday.
Gainwell hits the jets for 46-yard Memphis TD (0:34)
Memphis' Gibson slices through defense for 55-yard TD (0:52)
McNeese fights off Southern rally for a 34-28 win
Cody Orgeron threw two scores and McNeese held off a late Southern comeback to beat the Jaguars 34-28 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.
Alcorn State beats Southern 37-28 in SWAC championship
De'Shawn Waller ran 16 times for 177 yards and three touchdowns and Alcorn State beat Southern 37-28 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship on Saturday night.
Waller seals Alcorn State's SWAC title (0:22)
Alcorn State QB runs for 44-yard TD (0:41)
Skelton tosses 22-yard TD for Southern (0:22)
Alcorn State's Waller takes it 83 yards to the house (0:27)
Alcorn State's Waller races 13 yards for TD (0:29)
Southern QB finds end zone on opening drive (0:21)
Southern beats Grambling to win SWAC West
Ledarius Skelton threw three touchdown passes and Southern beat Grambling 38-28 on Saturday in the 45th Bayou Classic to advance to the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game.
Southern wins fourth straight with 56-24 victory
Ladarius Skelton threw for four touchdowns and Southern University defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 56-24 on Saturday night for the Jaguars' fourth-straight victory.
2019 SWAC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State | 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 | CONF | OVR |
| Southern | 6-1 | 8-5 |
| Prairie View A&M | 4-3 | 6-5 |
| Grambling | 4-3 | 6-5 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-4 | 6-5 |
| Texas Southern | 0-7 | 0-11 |