Alabama State RB
Isaiah Crowell has been named SWAC Newcomer of the Week for his performance last week against Tuskegee.
Crowell earned the SWAC Newcomer Award for the third time this season after rushing 18 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns in the Hornets' 27-25 loss to Tuskegee in the 89
th Turkey Day Classic in the first game in New ASU Stadium. Crowell had touchdown runs of three yards in the first quarter and one yard in the fourth.
It was Crowell's fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season and his scoring runs gave him a career-high 15 on the season. That total is the most by an ASU running back since Keldrick Williams' 17 rushing TDs in 2004. Crowell finished the season with 842 rushing yards on 159 carries and caught 11 passes for 95 yards.
NOTABLES vs. TUSKEGEE
• Head Coach
Reggie Barlow led the Hornets to their third straight season with at least seven wins. It is just the second time in program history ASU has won at least seven games in three consecutive seasons. The 1966-69 teams won eight, nine, eight, and seven games, respectively.
• The 22 wins are the most in a three-year period since Alabama State won 24 games in 2002-04 and 2003-05.
• It was the fourth time this season the Hornets rushed for at least 200 yards. Alabama State gained 228 yards on the ground against Tuskegee.
• It was the second straight game the Hornets had a pair of 100-yard rushers. QB
Greg Jenkins rushed for 106 yards on 15 carries. The duo of Crowell (17-103-1) and
Malcolm Cyrus (11-126-1) accomplished the feat at Southern on Nov. 10.
• Jenkins completes his ASU career ranking sixth in total offense and eighth in passing yards. With 4,003 total yards (3,166 passing/837 rushing), Jenkins moved ahead of Alcede Surtain (3,829 yards; 1992-95). Jenkins' passing yards total moved him ahead of Chris Mitchell (3,084 yards; 2007-09). Jenkins' 20 completions against Tuskegee is one short of his career high.
• With six receptions for 47 yards, WR
T.C. McWilliams ends his career tied for fourth in receptions (133), ninth in receiving yards (1,737) and tied for ninth in touchdowns (16). McWilliams, who was previously tied with Darryl Pearson in touchdown receptions, is now tied with Head Coach
Reggie Barlow (1992-95) in receptions.
• FS
Kejuan Riley ends his career with a 21 career interceptions for 348 return yards, both Hornet career records.
