Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
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| First season | 1912 | ||
| Head coach |
James Spady 3rd year, 9–21 (.300) |
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| Stadium | Louis Crews Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 21,000 | ||
| Field surface | Artificial Turf | ||
| Location | Normal, Alabama | ||
| Conference | SWAC | ||
| Division | East | ||
| All-time record | 405–377–35 (.517) | ||
| Bowl record | 0–2 (.000) | ||
| Conference titles | 13 | ||
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| Colors | Maroon and White |
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| Marching band | Marching Maroon & White | ||
| Website | aamusports.com | ||
The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are the college football team representing the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. The Bulldogs play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
The Alabama State Hornets are A&M's arch-rival as the teams play annually in the Magic City Classic on the last Saturday in October at Historic Legion Field. A&M and State first played each other in 1924, though the annual classic series began in 1941 in Birmingham, which is roughly halfway between the two campuses. The two competed from 1947–1975 in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The rivalry has intensified since A&M joined State in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 1999, with the two teams regularly in contention for the Eastern Division Crown. Alabama A&M leads the overall series 40-39-3.
The Bulldogs other in-state rivalry is with Tuskegee Golden Tigers. The Bulldogs and Tigers began their series with in 1932 and would not meet on the girdiron for another 20 years. They played annually from 1963–1999 including 35 years as conference rivals in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The series was discontinued when A&M moved up to Division I (FCS) and joined the SWAC. A&M and Tuskegee resumed a two game set from 2008–2009, the latter as an installation of the Circle City Classic in Indianapolis. The two teams played in 2014, with A&M leading the series 27-20-3.
A&M and the Tennessee State Tigers have a rivalry dating back to the 1930s. After a 30 year hiatus, the two teams resumed play in the 1970s. TSU dominated the series well into the 1980s, winning the first 15 contests. A&M scored its first win, a 7–6 victory in 1986, followed by another 24–6 win in 1987. A&M and TSU met annually for a decade beginning in 2001, usually on Labor Day Weekend in the John Merritt Classic at Nashville's LP Field. Since their last contest in 2010, TSU holds a 23–8 series lead, with A&M winning 6 of the last 9 meetings.
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