Tuskegee Football

Golden Tigers tumble in AFCA polling

WACO, Texas (goldentigersports.com) —  The Tuskegee University Golden Tigers fell to 17th in this week’s American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll following a 10-9 homecoming loss to Kentucky State University last Saturday. Tuskegee (6-1) is one of six teams from Super Region 2 ranked inside the top 25 this week. They trail North Alabama (seventh) and Valdosta State (14th), but they…

Tuskegee third in first region poll

INDIANAPOLIS (goldentigersports.com) —  The first NCAA Division II regional rankings were released Monday afternoon, and the 17th-ranked Tuskegee University Golden Tigers find themselves in third in the initial Super Region 2 poll. Tuskegee (6-1) trails only North Alabama (5-1) and Valdosta State (6-1) in the initial rankings. Behind the Golden Tigers are UNC Pembroke, Newberry, Wingate, West Alabama, West Georgia, Florida…

Thorobreds block game winning FG, upset #5 Tuskegee 10-9

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — After struggling for the first 59 minutes of the contest Saturday afternoon against Kentucky State University, the fifth-ranked Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University put themselves in an opportunity to win in the final seconds of the game. With no timeouts remaining and just 70 seconds left on the clock, senior Desmond Reece returned a punt 25 yards inside…

Tuskegee Homecoming, Senior Day & SIAC West “jockeying” set for Saturday with Thorobreds

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — For the first six weeks of the season, the fifth-ranked Tuskegee University Golden Tigers have viewed the next game on the schedule as the biggest game. And although this weekend is Senior Day and Homecoming, the feeling is the same; the contest on Saturday is the biggest game of the season. Tuskegee (6-0, 1-0 SIAC West) and Kentucky…

Golden Tigers stay 5th in AFCA polling

WACO, Texas (goldentigersports.com) —  After last week saw upsets throughout the top 25, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) released the week seven poll this week with the top five remaining unchanged which includes the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers remaining fifth in the poll. Tuskegee (6-0) picked up six more votes to get to 619 this week after a bye week,…

Golden Tigers stay 10th in D2football.com poll

LIBERTY, Mo. (goldentigersports.com) —  After a bye week for Tuskegee University, the Golden Tigers remain 10th in this week’s edition of the D2football.com poll. The top 16 teams in the poll remained the same in this week’s poll. Tuskegee (6-0) returns to action this weekend against Kentucky State at home inside Cleve L. Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium. Kickoff is set for…

Lacey grabs 3rd SIAC Offensive Player of the Week honor this season

ATLANTA (goldentigersports.com) —  For the sixth consecutive week, the 8th-ranked Tuskegee University Golden Tigers were awarded by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), and for the third time this season senior quarterback Kevin Lacey has been named the SIAC Offensive Player of the Week announced by the conference office Monday morning. The senior accounted for 300 of the team’s 335…

Tuskegee’s Lacey again grabs SIAC Offensive POTW honors

ATLANTA (thesiac.com) – Kevin Lacey (Tuskegee) was named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Offensive Player of the Week and David Smith (Morehouse) was selected as the Defensive Player of the Week, announced Monday by the league office. Raul Martinez (Lane) received the Special Teams Player of the Week honor and Austin Stephens (Miles) was tabbed Newcomer of the Week….

Wetumpka’s Lacey new addition to BCFHOF player watch list

ATLANTA (goldentigersports.com) — Tuskegee senior quarterback Kevin Lacey has been added to the Black College Football Hall of Fame Player of the Year Watch List this week based on his performance through the first five games of the season. The senior quarterback has helped lead Tuskegee to a 5-0 start and national rankings in each of the major Division II polls,…

Tuskegee enters AFCA Top 10 poll football fray

WACO, Texas (goldentigersports.com) — The sixth installment of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll looks a little different in the top 10 then it did one week ago, as several teams fell over the weekend and allowed the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University jump into the top 10 this week. Tuskegee (5-0) used a 21-point fourth quarter comeback to defeat…