BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2022 SWAC Football ESPN telecast schedule highlighted by several highly anticipated games slated to be available on ESPN’s linear and digital platforms.
Alabama State will kick off league coverage during Week Zero on Saturday, August 27
th. The Hornets will travel to face the Howard Bison in the 2022 Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff which is slated to be telecast live on ESPN at 6:00 p.m. CST.
The schedule of games announced is highlighted by several classic match-ups including the Labor Day Classic featuring Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M, the Magic City Classic featuring Alabama A&M versus Alabama State, the Boombox Classic featuring Southern at Jackson State and the Florida Classic featuring Bethune-Cookman versus Florida A&M.
The 2022 Cricket SWAC Football Championship Game is slated to be shown live on ESPN2 on Saturday, December 3
rd at 3:00 pm CST.
The listing of upcoming SWAC football ESPN games that have been announced can be found below.
| Date |
Game |
Watch |
| Aug. 27 |
Alabama State vs. Howard |
ESPN |
| Sept. 3 |
Miles at Alabama State |
ESPN+ |
| Sept. 3 |
Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M |
ESPN+ |
| Sept. 4 |
Florida A&M vs. Jackson State |
ESPN2 |
| Sept. 10 |
South Carolina State at Bethune-Cookman |
ESPN+ |
| Sept. 17 |
Grambling State at Jackson State |
*ESPN3 |
| Sept. 17 |
Incarnate Word at Prairie View A&M |
ESPN+ |
| Sept. 24 |
Alabama A&M at Florida A&M |
ESPN+ |
| Sept. 24 |
Grambling State at Bethune-Cookman |
ESPN+ |
| Sept. 24 |
Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State |
ESPN+ |
| Oct. 1 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Southern |
ESPN+ |
| Oct. 8 |
Jackson State at Alabama State |
*ESPN3 |
| Oct. 8 |
Alcorn State at Mississippi Valley State |
ESPN+ |
| Oct. 8 |
Southern at Prairie View A&M |
ESPN+ |
| Oct. 15 |
Alcorn State at Southern |
ESPN+ |
| Oct. 15 |
Jackson State vs. Bethune-Cookman |
ESPN+ |
| Oct. 22 |
Campbell at Jackson State |
ESPN+ |
| Oct. 22 |
Texas Southern at Alcorn State |
ESPN+ |
| Oct. 29 |
Alabama A&M at Alabama State |
TBA |
| Oct. 29 |
Alcorn State at Grambling State |
ESPN+ |
| Oct. 29 |
Southern at Jackson State |
TBA |
| Nov. 3 |
Alabama A&M vs. Mississippi Valley State |
ESPNU |
| Nov. 4 |
Alcorn State at Prairie View A&M |
ESPNU |
| Nov. 5 |
Southern at Florida A&M |
*ESPN3 |
| Nov. 5 |
Jackson State at Texas Southern |
ESPN+ |
| Nov. 5 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Grambling State |
ESPN+ |
| Nov. 12 |
Alabama A&M vs. Jackson State |
ESPN+ |
| Nov. 12 |
Grambling State at Texas Southern |
ESPN+ |
| Nov. 12 |
Mississippi Valley State at Southern |
ESPN+ |
| Nov. 19 |
Jackson State at Alcorn State |
ESPN+ |
| Nov. 19 |
Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M |
*ESPN3 |
| Nov. 24 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama State |
ESPN+ |
| Dec. 3 |
Cricket SWAC Football Championship |
ESPN2 |
*Denotes game will also be shown tape-delayed on ESPNU
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.
Follow the SWAC
For complete coverage of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, please follow the SWAC on social media at @TheSWAC (Twitter), @TheSWAC (Facebook), and @TheSWAC (Instagram) or visit the official home of the Southwestern Athletic Conference at
www.swac.org.