2014 EMCC Football News
Former EMCC football coach Tom Goode set to join Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame
Former East Mississippi Community College head football coach and West Point native Tom Goode has been selected as one of 15 individuals slated to be inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame in Pearl. The former Mississippi State and NFL standout is set to be formally enshrined during Tuesday's induction banquet scheduled to be held at the Clyde Muse Center on Hinds Community College's Rankin Campus.
April 25, 2015
Three-time NJCAA Champion East Mississippi to conduct three summer football camps in June
Three-time NJCAA Champion East Mississippi Community College is scheduled to conduct three separate summer football camps during the month of June on the Scooba campus.
April 14, 2015
Clint Trickett hired as assistant football coach at three-time NJCAA Champion East Mississippi
Former West Virginia and Florida State quarterback Clint Trickett has been hired as an assistant football coach at three-time NJCAA National Champion East Mississippi Community College.
March 12, 2015
NJCAA Football Champion EMCC Lions Honored at Capitol by Mississippi House of Representatives
East Mississippi Community College's 2014 NJCAA National Championship football team was recognized Wednesday morning at the Capitol by the Mississippi House of Representatives in Jackson with the presentation of House Concurrent Resolution 69.
March 04, 2015
Wintry weather forecast postpones EMCC's scheduled Wednesday football tryouts and home baseball doubleheader
Due to the predicted forecast of possible wintry weather for much of the state of Mississippi, Wednesday's scheduled East Mississippi Community College football tryouts have been postponed. In addition, EMCC's scheduled Wednesday home baseball doubleheader versus rival East Central Community College has also been postponed.
February 24, 2015
East Mississippi Community College football tryouts slated for Wednesday, Feb. 25 on Scooba campus
Three-time NJCAA Champion East Mississippi Community College will conduct open football tryouts for high school seniors on Wednesday, Feb. 25 on the Scooba campus.
February 13, 2015
Three-time NJCAA Champion East Mississippi Lions send 26 football players from 2014 team onto four-year level
An additional four players from East Mississippi Community College's 2014 NJCAA National Championship team officially put their signatures on National Letters of Intent during Wednesday's national signing day activities on the Scooba campus.
February 04, 2015
Reigning NJCAA National Champion East Mississippi Lions sign 29 players during National Signing Day
A total of 29 football signees were announced Wednesday by head coach Buddy Stephens of the three-time NJCAA National Champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College.
February 04, 2015
Former NJCAA All-American LeGarrette Blount to become latest EMCC Lion to gain Super Bowl experience
As the New England Patriots prepare to take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX Sunday in Glendale, Ariz., East Mississippi Community College will once again be represented in the National Football League's championship contest. Pats running back LeGarrette Blount will be making his Super Bowl debut as a seven-year NFL veteran and former NJCAA All-American for the EMCC Lions.
February 01, 2015
EMCC's Buddy Stephens presented ACCFCA National Coach of the Year award at AFCA Convention in Louisville, Ky.
Head football coach Buddy Stephens of the three-time NJCAA National Champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College was one of six coaches recognized this week at the American Football Coaches Association Convention held in Louisville, Ky.
January 14, 2015
EMCC's Buddy Stephens earns Spalding® NJCAA Football Coach of the Year honor
The NJCAA national office announced Buddy Stephens of East Mississippi Community College as the 2014 Spalding® NJCAA Football Coach of the Year as presented by the NJCAA Football Coaches Association.
December 22, 2014
Former East Mississippi Lions set to participate in postseason college football bowl game activity
As this year's college football bowl schedule prepares to kick off this weekend, the three-time NJCAA Champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College look to be represented in 12 different postseason contests by 16 former EMCC football standouts.
December 19, 2014
East Mississippi's Buddy Stephens tabbed 2014 ACCFCA National Coach of the Year
Head football coach Buddy Stephens continues to make history for the Lions of East Mississippi Community College. On the heels of guiding EMCC to an unprecedented third NJCAA football championship in a four-year span, Stephens has become the first two-time recipient of the coveted American Community College Football Coaches Association (ACCFCA) Coach of the Year honor.
December 18, 2014
National Champion East Mississippi Lions feature quartet of 2014 NJCAA Football All-Americans
On the heels of claiming the school's third NJCAA football championship in four years, four members of East Mississippi Community College's national title team have been accorded 2014 NJCAA All-American honors. The NJCAA national office made the announcement Tuesday.
December 16, 2014
No. 1 EMCC defeats No. 2 Iowa Western 34-17 in Mississippi Bowl VII to claim third NJCAA title in four years
Time after time, East Mississippi Community College presented itself with golden opportunities here Sunday in Mississippi Bowl VII. Eventually, the Lions cashed in on more than enough of them.
December 07, 2014
EMCC Lions play with Dream Program athletes on eve of national championship game
Before they strap on their pads Sunday for the NJCAA Football Championship Game, the East Mississippi Community College football team wore their hearts on their sleeves.
December 06, 2014