The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2021 SWAC Football telecast schedule highlighted by a record number of games slated to be carried on ESPN’s linear and digital platforms.
Alcorn State will kickoff league coverage during Week Zero on Saturday, August 28 when the Braves travel to Atlanta to face North Carolina Central in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge live on ESPN.
The 2021 slate of ESPN games is also highlighted by several highly anticipated league classics as the Labor Day Classic featuring Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern, the Magic City Classic featuring Alabama A&M versus Alabama State, and the Florida Classic featuring Bethune-Cookman versus Florida A&M will all take center stage this upcoming season.
The 2021 Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship Game is slated to be shown live on ESPNU on Saturday, December 4. In all the league will make a record 39 appearances on ESPN platforms this upcoming fall season.
The full listing of upcoming SWAC football ESPN games that have been announced can be found below.
Alcorn State will kickoff league coverage during Week Zero on Saturday, August 28 when the Braves travel to Atlanta to face North Carolina Central in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge live on ESPN.
The 2021 slate of ESPN games is also highlighted by several highly anticipated league classics as the Labor Day Classic featuring Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern, the Magic City Classic featuring Alabama A&M versus Alabama State, and the Florida Classic featuring Bethune-Cookman versus Florida A&M will all take center stage this upcoming season.
The 2021 Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship Game is slated to be shown live on ESPNU on Saturday, December 4. In all the league will make a record 39 appearances on ESPN platforms this upcoming fall season.
The full listing of upcoming SWAC football ESPN games that have been announced can be found below.
Aug. 28 | North Carolina Central vs. Alcorn State | ESPN |
Sept. 4 | Southern at Troy | ESPN Family of Networks |
Sept. 4 | Bethune-Cookman at UTEP | ESPN3 |
Sept. 4 | Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern | ESPN Family of Networks |
Sept. 5 | Jackson State vs. Florida A&M | ESPN2 |
Sept. 11 | Bethune-Cookman at Central Florida | ESPN+ |
Sept. 11 | Grambling State at Southern Mississippi | ESPN3 |
Sept. 11 | Alabama State at Auburn | SECN |
Sept. 11 | Texas Southern at Baylor | ESPN+ |
Sept. 11 | Tennessee State vs. Jackson State | * ESPN Family of Networks |
Sept. 16 | Alabama A&M at Bethune-Cookman | ESPNU |
Sept. 18 | Grambling State at Houston | ESPN+ |
Sept. 18 | Florida A&M at South Florida | ESPN+ |
Sept. 18 | Jackson State at Louisiana Monroe | ESPN3 |
Sept. 18 | Alcorn State at South Alabama | ESPN3 |
Sept. 23 | Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ESPNU |
Sept. 25 | Bethune-Cookman at Alabama State | ESPN Family of Networks |
Sept. 26 | Southern vs. Mississippi Valley State | ESPN Family of Networks |
Sept. 30 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Prairie View A&M | ESPNU |
Oct. 2 | Alabama A&M at Grambling State | ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct. 9 | Jackson State at Alabama A&M | ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct .9 | Grambling State at Alcorn State | ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct. 16 | Florida A&M at Alabama A&M | ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct. 16 | Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct. 16 | Alabama State at Jackson State | ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct. 23 | Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State | ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct. 23 | Prairie View A&M at Southern | ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct. 30 | Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State | * ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct. 30 | Grambling State at Florida A&M | ESPN Family of Networks |
Oct. 30 | Alcorn State at Southern | ESPN Family of Networks |
Nov. 6 | Florida A&M at Southern | ESPN Family of Networks |
Nov. 6 | Grambling State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ESPN Family of Networks |
Nov. 13 | Jackson State at Southern | * ESPN Family of Networks |
Nov. 13 | Alabama A&M at Texas Southern | ESPN Family of Networks |
Nov. 20 | Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M | ESPN Family of Networks |
Nov. 20 | Alcorn State at Jackson State | ESPN Family of Networks |
Nov. 27 | Mississippi Valley State at Prairie View A&M | ESPN Family of Networks |
Dec. 4 | SWAC Football Championship | ESPNU |