THE RFC MYC: Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)-(FCS)

Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)-(FCS)

Overview: Thanks to the hiring of former NFL great Deion Sanders as their new head coach, the Jackson State University Tigers put themselves, as well as the rest of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), on the map for the traditional fall 2021 season. JSU defeated Prairie View A&M, 27-10, on December 4, to claim the program's 17th SWAC title. However, the Tigers were upset by MEAC champion South Carolina State just two weeks later, on December 18, in the Celebration Bowl. Jackson State's season ended at 11-2 overall after losing to Bulldogs. JSU's only other loss of 2021 came on September 19, when the Tigers fell to Louisiana-Monroe, 12-7.

The only other SWAC team to advance to postseason play in some form was one of the two newest members of the conference, in the form of the Florida A&M University Rattlers, with their long-time rivals from Bethune-Cookman being the other team. FAMU finished second in the East Division at 7-1 in league play en route to a 9-2 regular-season record. Both of the Rattlers' regular-season losses came to Jackson State, as well as to South Florida, during the early weeks of the season. After landing an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, FAMU's season ended with a first-round loss to Southeastern Louisiana to finish at 9-3 overall.

As for what 2022 holds in store for the SWAC, Jackson State starts the season at No. 22 in the Athlon Sports preseason Top 25 poll, as well as at No. 19 in the Hero Sports poll. Expect the Tigers to be the favorite to win back-to-back SWAC titles this fall, with FAMU, Prairie View, and Alabama A&M having a say in the conversation as well.

   

2022 (Fall) Schedules (Teams are listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)


NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2022 season. The link (s) will appear in each blog post when the team's schedule is submitted. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.

Final 2021 (Fall) SWAC Football Standings

East Division

Alabama A&M

Alabama State

Bethune-Cookman

Florida A&M

Jackson State

Mississippi Valley State

West Division

Alcorn State

Grambling State

Prairie View A&M

Southern

Texas Southern

UAPB

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