Box Score
JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State (11-1) scored defensive and special teams' touchdowns and rolled to a 27-10 victory over Prairie View A&M (7-5) to claim the 2021 SWAC Football Championship.
Trailing 10-7 in the second quarter, Isaiah Bolden bolted down the sidelines for a 91-yard kickoff return and the Tigers went to halftime with a 13-10 lead.
At 8:20 in the third quarter SWAC Newcomer of the Year and SWAC Championship Game Defensive MVP James Houston came through with a pick six to extend the lead to 20-13.
Peytton Pickett put the game away in the second half with a 5-yard touchdown run. Pickett was the SWAC Championship Game Offensive MVP with 107 yards on 19 carries for 5.6 yards per rush.
Aubrey Miller, Jr. finished with a game-high 7.5 tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss. Keonte Hampton added 5.5 tackles, 1 sack and recovered a fumble. True freshman Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig finished with two interceptions.
The Tigers advance to the Celebration Bowl and match-up with MEAC champion South Carolina State on Saturday, December 18 on ABC.
Gallery: (12-4-2021) 2021 SWAC Football Championship
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
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