Alabama State·SWAC

2026 — The Chapter Being Written

The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.

Record 4-4
Final result In-progress
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -5.5 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Southern 30-17 W vs Lane Col 34-0 L @ Troy 17-34 W vs Miss Sta 41-15 L @ Bethun 10-16 L vs Flor A&M 27-28 W @ Arka Blu 21-15 L @ Alab A&M 28-31
Defining moments
The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Alabama State 34, Lane College 0. A 34-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Alabama State 17, Troy 34. A 17-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Hornets!"
— Alabama State fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized
What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Alabama State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.