BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | One day after earning All-Southwestern Athletic Conference Honors, Alabama State University quarterback
Andrew Body was awarded the conference's Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.
Body completed 113-of-160 passes for 1,770 yards with 20 touchdowns and only one interception. He also rushed 71 times for 518 yards (5th SWAC) and four touchdowns before sitting out the final four games with an injury. Body was named the
SWAC's Offensive Player of the Week three times and earned
HBCU National Player of the Week twice. The Corpus Christi, Texas, native led the SWAC in touchdown passes (20) and points responsible for (144) while ranking second in completion percentage (70.5).
Body led a prolific offense that led or ranked second in the he SWAC in 13 categories while ranking in the top 12 in the FCS in seven categories.
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| Category |
Value |
SWAC |
FCS |
| 3rd Down Conversions |
51.8 Â |
1 |
4 |
| Completion Percentage |
69.6 |
1 |
5 |
| Passing Efficiency |
184.1 |
1 |
4 |
| Scoring Offense |
42.5 |
1 |
2 |
| Passing Offense |
248.8 |
1 |
22 |
| Yards Per Completion |
15.5 |
1 |
2 |
| Passes Had Intercepted |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Red Zone Offense 91.4 (53-of-58) |
91.4 |
1 |
8 |
| Red Zone Scores |
53 |
1 |
-- |
| Red Zone TD |
43 |
1 |
- |
| First Down Offense 266 2/20 |
266 |
2 |
20 |
| Total Offnese |
460.5 |
2 |
7 |
| Sacks Allowed |
10 (.83) |
2 |
6 |
| 4th Down Conversion  |
66.7 |
3 |
13 |
Alabama State wrapped up a 10-2 season with a 58-21 win over Tuskegee University in the 101st Turkey Day Classic. The 10-win season is the first since 2004.
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