https://www.emccathletics.com en-us https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190820mi17w6 For the sixth time in the last eight years, East Mississippi Community College will kick off the upcoming football season as the nation’s top-ranked team in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Preseason Football Rankings.  As selected by the NJCAA Football Committee, the rankings were announced Monday by the NJCAA national office headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190820mi17w6 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190816otssw0 Fans will have their first opportunity to check out the two-time reigning NJCAA football champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College during Wednesday’s (Aug. 21) scheduled “Meet the Lions” event on the Scooba campus. Festivities are set to begin at 7:30 p.m. at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field, and admission is free of charge. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190816otssw0 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190716p4t525 Two-time reigning national champion and three-time defending state champion East Mississippi Community College has been tabbed with a No. 1 preseason ranking in the College Football America Yearbook’s 2019 Yearbook Preseason Juco Top 30. Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190716p4t525 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190530pcch7i With kickoff to the 2019 junior college football season less than three months away, the reigning national and state champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College have earned a No. 2 preseason national ranking in the initial juco football poll of the upcoming campaign produced by Street & Smith’s 2019 College Football preview magazine. Thu, 30 May 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190530pcch7i https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190516ny5hzy With five national junior college football championships in eight years, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College will bid to make NJCAA history during the upcoming season with a 2019 regular-season slate comprised of five home games and four road contests.  Thu, 16 May 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190516ny5hzy https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190429jvdv53 East Mississippi Community College’s fifth national football championship in eight years was celebrated during Saturday’s ring presentation ceremony and dinner banquet held at EMCC’s F.R. Young Student Union on the Scooba campus. Mon, 29 Apr 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190429jvdv53 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190428izxw7a Linebacker Dakota Allen became the sixth East Mississippi Community College player in the last seven years to be selected in the NFL Draft after being picked in the seventh round by the reigning NFC champion Los Angeles Rams during this week’s 2019 NFL Draft held in Nashville. Sun, 28 Apr 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190428izxw7a https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190409k087lw Five-time national champion East Mississippi Community College is scheduled to conduct three separate summer football camps during the month of June on the Scooba campus. Tue, 09 Apr 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190409k087lw https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190323oc06rn Reigning NJCAA Coach of the Year Buddy Stephens of the five-time national champion East Mississippi Community College Lions has put the finishing touches on his 2019 football coaching staff with the hiring of full-time assistant coaches DeCarlos Holmes, Cade Wilkerson, Dontreal Pruitt and Nestor Puertas. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190323oc06rn https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190306hx0pjp The East Mississippi Community College football program will be hosting the Fourth Annual EMCC Football Golf Classic on Friday, May 3, at Lion Hills in Columbus. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190306hx0pjp https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190206rx5bwq A total of 31 incoming football players were announced during Wednesday’s National Signing Day by head coach Buddy Stephens of the five-time national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College. Wed, 06 Feb 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190206rx5bwq https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190130n22w88 Five-time national champion East Mississippi Community College is scheduled to conduct open football tryouts on Friday, Feb. 15 on the Scooba campus. Wed, 30 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190130n22w88 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181219n71q7n For the third time in five years, East Mississippi Community College head football coach Buddy Stephens has been named the NJCAA Football Coach of the Year.  The announcement was made Wednesday by the NJCAA national office headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181219n71q7n https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181218l8iwzr For their individual efforts in helping lead the East Mississippi Community College Lions to their fifth NJCAA national championship and seventh MACJC state title during the past decade, six members of EMCC’s most recent unbeaten championship football team have been tabbed as 2018 NJCAA Football All-Americans.  First and second teams along with honorable mention selections were made by the NJCAA Football Committee and announced Tuesday by the NJCAA national office headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Tue, 18 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181218l8iwzr https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181130q354wi Defense does indeed win championships.  The nation’s leader in scoring defense rose to the occasion once again, as the top-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College claimed their fifth national title in eight years with a hard-fought 10-9 victory over No. 2 Garden City (Kan.) Community College during Thursday’s NJCAA eTeamSponsor Football National Championship.  The much-anticipated gridiron matchup between the national junior college champions of the past two years was played at Carnie Smith Stadium on the campus of Pittsburg State University in front of a live national television viewing audience (CBS Sports Network) for the first time in NJCAA history. Fri, 30 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181130q354wi https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181127q6ucws Pitting the most recent junior college football champions head-to-head for this year’s national title, the 2018 NJCAA eTeamSponsor Football National Championship game will feature the top-ranked and reigning national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College against the second-ranked and 2016 national champion Garden City (Kan.) Community College Broncbusters on Thursday, Nov. 29 in Pittsburg, Kan.  Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT at Carnie Smith Stadium on the campus of Pittsburg State University. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181127q6ucws https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181113oid3j8 Fresh off claiming a third straight MACJC state football championship and securing a spot in this year’s NJCAA eTeamSponsor Football National Championship, the top-ranked and reigning national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College feature 13 players who have garnered postseason honors for their season-long individual efforts on the gridiron.  The 2018 NJCAA All-Region 23 and MACJC All-State football teams were officially announced Tuesday by the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges office headquartered in Jackson. Tue, 13 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181113oid3j8 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181111joyfxe The top-ranked and reigning national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College parlayed a pair of big second-half scoring plays and three pass interceptions on defense into a hard-fought 19-14 road victory over No. 4 Jones College in the 2018 MACJC State/NJCAA Region 23 football championship game played Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field. Sun, 11 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181111joyfxe https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181106pbr0gt East Mississippi Community College’s Everitt Cunningham has earned his second MACJC Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season for his efforts during the top-ranked Lions’ 31-7 state playoff home victory over nationally ranked Copiah-Lincoln this past Saturday at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field.  Tue, 06 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181106pbr0gt https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181104h7f00i The top-ranked and reigning national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College have earned a shot at winning their third consecutive MACJC state football championship and seventh state title under head coach Buddy Stephens by claiming a 31-7 home victory over 16th-ranked Copiah-Lincoln Community College during Saturday’s MACJC state semifinals played at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field.  Sun, 04 Nov 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181104h7f00i https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181101pak7q8 With a half-dozen MACJC state football championships to their credit during an ongoing nine-year span, the top-ranked and reigning national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College (9-0) will begin their quest for a third straight state title Saturday afternoon on the Scooba campus by playing host to the 16th-ranked Wolves of Copiah-Lincoln Community College (6-3).  Kickoff for the state semifinal battle is set for 2 p.m. at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field.  Thu, 01 Nov 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181101pak7q8 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181026rv2r32 The top-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College battled a game Northeast Mississippi Community College squad and sloppy field conditions to finish the regular season at 9-0 and secure another outright MACJC North Division championship with Thursday’s 26-7 road win at Tiger Stadium. Fri, 26 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181026rv2r32 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181024qjrrp8 Having secured their ninth MACJC North Division football title in 11 seasons under the guidance of head coach Buddy Stephens, the reigning national and state champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College (8-0, 5-0 MACJC North) will close out their regular-season slate by traveling to Booneville for Thursday’s road contest against the Northeast Mississippi Community College Tigers.  Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. at Tiger Stadium on the NEMCC campus. Wed, 24 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181024qjrrp8 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181019rd1447 The reigning national and state champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College secured the MACJC North Division’s No. 1 seed in the upcoming state playoffs with Thursday night’s 47-0 home shutout victory over Coahoma Community College at Sullivan-Windham Field.  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181019rd1447 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181017qwco9k The No. 1-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College close out their regular-season home football slate by playing host to the Coahoma Community College Tigers Thursday evening on the Scooba campus.  Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field. Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181017qwco9k https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181014mvobio The four-time national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College scored 28 unanswered second-half points to close out the game and pull away with a 56-21 Homecoming victory over Holmes Community College during Saturday afternoon MACJC North Division football action played at Sullivan-Windham Field.   Sun, 14 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181014mvobio https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181011pib23v Coming off last week’s pivotal 34-6 road win over previously second-ranked Northwest Mississippi, the top-ranked and reigning national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College return home to play host to Holmes Community College on Saturday afternoon as part of Homecoming 2018 festivities on the Scooba campus.  Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181011pib23v https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181009mljuv8 For top-ranked East Mississippi Community College’s dominant defensive team effort in last week’s 34-6 road win over previously second-ranked Northwest Mississippi, EMCC sophomore defensive end Everitt Cunningham has been selected the MACJC’s Defensive Player of the Week. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181009mljuv8 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181008m2quwj In conjunction with East Mississippi Community College’s Homecoming festivities this coming weekend (Oct. 12-13) on the Scooba campus, 10 new members will be formally inducted into the EMCC Sports Hall of Fame. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181008m2quwj https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181005qwcgwn Thursday’s highly anticipated No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown between state championship foes from the past two years turned into a defensive showcase for the top-ranked and reigning national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College.  With 17 tackles behind the line of scrimmage in holding second-ranked Northwest Mississippi to -20 yards rushing as a team on the night, EMCC stymied the home-standing Rangers, 34-6, in MACJC North Division action played at Bobby Franklin Field. Fri, 05 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181005qwcgwn