Sunday, November 22, 2015

Alcorn State routs Alabama A&M for SWAC East crown

LORMAN, Mississippi  — Alcorn State rushed for a school-record 500 yards en route to a 44-10 thumping of Alabama A&M, and right on to its second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division championship.

Lenorris Footman, Darryan Ragsdale and Marquis Warford each ran for more than 100 yards, and Warford also caught a 30-yard touchdown pass for Alcorn (7-3, 6-2 SWAC), which earned the right to play Grambling State in the conference championship game Dec. 5 in Houston.

“It is a surreal moment,” Alcorn State coach Jay Hopson said. “I think about all these seniors with it being senior day and happening to be a SWAC East championship game. I just think about what all these young men went through and the journey to get to this point, it is special. It was a fun day of football.”

Alcorn State took control of the game early and never gave Alabama A&M (2-8, 2-6) a chance to fight back.

Footman, starting his third consecutive game in place of the injured John Gibbs, Jr., threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Warford for the game’s first score midway through the first quarter.

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