NCAA FCS SWAC

Alabama State football predictions & picks

Southwestern Athletic

2026 record: 5-4
SWAC: 5th
PPG: 26.9
Streak: W1
Last 5: Lost 10–16 at Bethune-Cookman · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 27–28 vs Florida A&M · Fri, Oct 9 Won 21–15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 28–31 at Alabama A&M · Sat, Oct 31 Won 34–31 at Texas Southern · Sat, Nov 7

Alabama State next game

Wk 11

Alabama St vs3:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Jackson St

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Alabama State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 @Southern Southern W30–17 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vsLane Lane W34–0 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Troy Troy L17–34 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Mississippi Valley State Miss Valley St W41–15 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Bethune-Cookman Bethune L10–16 —

Wk 6Fri, Oct 9Oct 9 vs Florida A&M Florida A&M L27–28 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff AR-Pine Bluff W21–15 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Alabama A&M Alabama A&M L28–31 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Texas Southern Texas Southern W34–31 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Jackson State Jackson St 3:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Prairie View A&M Prairie View 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Alabama State team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 26.9/ game 49th

Total yards 311.1/ game 97th

Passing yards 137.4/ game 121st

Rushing yards 173.7/ game 34th

Third-down conversions 34.7% 92nd

Giveaways 1.1/ game 35th

Time of possession 27:57 104th

Defense

Points allowed 20.8/ game 18th

Yards allowed 344.7/ game 32nd

Passing yards allowed 171.1/ game 13th

Rushing yards allowed 173.6/ game 86th

Takeaways 1.6/ game 46th

Penalties 5.9/ game 51st

Alabama State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Aaron Frye 809yds 3 TD · 4 INT · 65.5% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Jamarie Hostzclaw 451yds 8 TD · 4.1 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Randall King 368yds 19 catches · 1 TD · 7 games

Tackles Mitchell Robinson Jr. 69 8 games

Sacks Eldridge Shelton 2.5 7 games

Interceptions Zach Williams 2 8 passes defended · 9 games

SWAC East standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Jackson State Jackson St 720 7-2 .778 323183 +140 W1

2 Alabama A&M Alabama A&M 730 7-3 .700 362219 +143 L1

5 Alabama State Alabama St 540 5-4 .556 242187 +55 W1

8 Bethune-Cookman Bethune 550 5-5 .500 261333 −72 L2

11 Mississippi Valley State Miss Valley St 370 3-7 .300 166363 −197 L3

12 Florida A&M Florida A&M 280 2-8 .200 194349 −155 L4

Alabama State FAQ

Who does Alabama State play next?

Next up for Alabama State: home against Jackson State, Saturday, November 14, 3:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Alabama State’s record this season?

Alabama State is 5-4, 5th in the SWAC.

Who leads Alabama State in passing yards?

Aaron Frye, with 809 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (3 TD · 4 INT · 65.5% comp. · 8 games).

SWAC rivals

All teams

Alabama A&M Alcorn State Arkansas-Pine Bluff Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Grambling Jackson State Mississippi Valley State Prairie View A&M Southern Texas Southern

Alabama State this week

Alabama State is 5-4, 4-3 in SWAC play. Its last game was a 34–31 win over Texas Southern on November 7. Its offense averages 26.9 points a game (49th in FCS), and its defense allows 20.8 (18th).

Next up, Alabama State hosts Jackson State on Saturday, November 14 at 3:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.