Sat, Aug 29, 2026Legion FieldBirmingham, AL
The Story
Alabama State beats Southern 30–17 in Birmingham.
SeriesSouthern leads 9–4 · Alabama State won the last meeting, 30–7 · 2025
ClosingClosing Alabama State −19.5 · O/U 56.5 · final margin 13Southern covered · Under hit
BOX SCORE
Week 0 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Alabama State | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 0 · 2026Passing
| SouthernSouthern | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Johnson | 17/27 | 174 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Alabama StateALST | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Body | 14/23 | 192 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| SouthernSouthern | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Johnson | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 1 | 22 |
| Trey Holly | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Franklin | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 29 |
| Champ Davis | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Daejawn Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 161 | 4.0 | 2 | 29 |
| Alabama StateALST | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamarie Hostzclaw | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 1 | 15 |
| Tj Ramsey | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Andrew Body | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Jareese Howard | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 16 |
| Ashton Ashford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 159 | 4.2 | 2 | 18 |
Receiving
| SouthernSouthern | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daejawn Smith | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 41 |
| Trey Holly | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Jermaine Minor Jr. | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Cam Jefferson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Kobe Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Aiden Valdez | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Champ Davis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 17 | 174 | 10.2 | 0 | 41 |
| Alabama StateALST | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall King | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 1 | 61 |
| Kareem Keye | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Eric Horn | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Jareese Howard | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Nehemiah Hixon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jamarie Hostzclaw | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 14 | 192 | 13.7 | 1 | 61 |
Fumbles
| SouthernSouthern | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Henderson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Alabama StateALST | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Mangle | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| SouthernSouthern | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macario Dade Jr. | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Damien Henderson Jr. | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Daejawn Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Herman Brister III | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Alabama StateALST | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tj Ramsey | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Josiah Hixon | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| SouthernSouthern | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daejawn Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Henderson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama StateALST | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Hixon | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 33 | 0 |
Kicking
| SouthernSouthern | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Zimmer | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Christopher McKenna | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| Totals | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Alabama StateALST | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Abu-Akel | 3/3 | 100.0 | 44 | 3/3 | 12 |
Punting
| SouthernSouthern | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Zimmer | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| Alabama StateALST | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bywater | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
Southern vs Alabama State Team StatsSouthern vs ALST Team Stats
Week 0 · 2026| SouthernSOU | Alabama StateALST | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1ST DOWNS | 19 |
| 4-14 | 3RD DOWN | 2-12 |
| 0-2 | 4TH DOWN | 1-1 |
| 335 | TOTAL YDS | 351 |
| 174 | PASS YDS | 192 |
| 17-27 | COMP/ATT | 14-23 |
| 6.4 | YDS/PASS | 8.3 |
| 161 | RUSH YDS | 159 |
| 40 | RUSH ATT | 38 |
| 4.0 | YDS/RUSH | 4.2 |
| 10-85 | PENALTIES | 8-95 |
| 1 | TURNOVERS | 0 |
| 0 | FUMBLES LOST | 0 |
| 1 | INT THROWN | 0 |
| 31:27 | POSSESSION | 28:33 |
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