2024 EMCC Football News
EMCC’s Chasden Collins and Braxton Goff selected to 2024 NJCAA All-Region 23 football team
East Mississippi Community College’s Chasden Collins and Braxton Goff have been named to the 2024 NJCAA All-Region 23 football team, as announced this week by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC).
December 11, 2024
EMCC Lions tout conference-most 18 all-division selections on 2024 All-MACCC football teams
East Mississippi Community College has placed a conference-most 18 all-division players on the 2024 All-MACCC football teams. Selected by a panel of the MACCC’s head football coaches, the conference’s first-team, second-team and honorable mention football selections from the league’s North and South Divisions were announced Wednesday by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference office.
November 20, 2024
EMCC’s Buddy Stephens inducted into NJCAA Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame
East Mississippi Community College head football coach Buddy Stephens has been inducted into the NJCAA Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame as the Class of 2024 honoree, as announced by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
November 04, 2024
EMCC Lions finish out another winning football season with impressive 51-15 road win at No. 8 Holmes
East Mississippi Community College’s Lions closed out their 2024 football season in strong fashion with an emphatic 51-15 road win over eighth-ranked Holmes during Thursday afternoon’s MACCC North Division contest played at rain-plagued Ras Branch Stadium.
November 01, 2024
EMCC Lions to close out football season at No. 8 Holmes with 3 p.m. kickoff on Halloween
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College are set to close out their 2024 football slate in Goodman by taking on the eighth-ranked Holmes Bulldogs during Thursday afternoon’s MACCC North Division action. Kickoff for the EMCC-Holmes Homecoming matchup on Halloween is set for 3 p.m. at Ras Branch Field.
October 30, 2024
EMCC Lions close out home football slate with decisive 49-0 shutout over Mississippi Delta
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College posted a pair of 21-point quarters in their home season football finale to cruise to a decisive 49-0 victory over Mississippi Delta during Thursday’s MACCC North Division action played at Sullivan-Windham Field.
October 26, 2024
EMCC Lions to close out home slate and honor 2024 Sports Hall of Fame class by hosting Mississippi Delta
Looking to keep their MACCC playoff hopes alive, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College will close out their regular-season home football slate by playing host to the Mississippi Delta Trojans during Thursday’s MACCC North Division action. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Sullivan-Windham Field on the Scooba campus.
October 23, 2024
EMCC Lions upended 32-28 in non-division road play by Pearl River’s late-game heroics
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College fell below the .500 mark after dropping a 32-28 non-division road decision to MACCC South Division foe Pearl River during Thursday’s conference football action played at PRCC’s Dobie Holden Stadium.
October 18, 2024
EMCC Lions set to wrap up non-division football slate Thursday at Pearl River
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College are set to close out the non-division portion of their football schedule by traveling to Poplarville to take on MACCC South Division foe Pearl River Community College during Thursday’s conference gridiron action. Kickoff for the EMCC-PRCC interdivisional matchup is set for 7 p.m. at Dobie Holden Stadium on the Pearl River campus.
October 16, 2024
EMCC Lions post second straight decisive division win with 49-21 road victory over Northeast
The visiting Lions of East Mississippi Community College jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead four minutes into Thursday’s MACCC North Division football contest at Northeast Mississippi on the way to claiming a solid 49-21 road win at Tiger Stadium.
October 11, 2024
EMCC Lions to open two-game road stretch with Thursday’s division battle at Northeast
Coming off the MACCC’s bye week, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College will begin a road-heavy month of October on the gridiron by heading to Booneville to take on the Northeast Mississippi Tigers during Thursday’s MACCC North Division action. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium on the NEMCC campus.
October 09, 2024
EMCC Lions get back on winning track with convincing 62-14 homecoming win over Coahoma
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College remained unbeaten in homecoming contests and in their series history against Coahoma during the Buddy Stephens coaching era with a much-needed 62-14 victory over the visiting Tigers during Saturday afternoon’s MACCC North Division action played at Sullivan-Windham Field.
September 29, 2024
EMCC Lions set to host Coahoma for Homecoming 2024 at midway point of MACCC football season
Having reached the midway point of the MACCC’s regular-season football schedule, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College are set to close out their brief two-game home stand by playing host to the Coahoma Community College Tigers as part of Saturday’s EMCC Homecoming festivities on the Scooba campus. Kickoff for the MACCC North Division contest is set for 2 p.m. at Sullivan-Windham Field.
September 26, 2024
EMCC Lions drop heartbreaking 36-34 home decision to Itawamba in seesaw gridiron affair
In a tightly contested MACCC North Division battle that featured four fourth-quarter lead changes, the home-standing Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped a heartbreaking 36-34 decision to the Itawamba Indians during Thursday night action played at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field.
September 20, 2024
EMCC Lions to kick off two-game football home stand by playing host to Itawamba
Finding themselves in bounce-back mode for the second time this football season, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College return home to begin a two-game home stand by playing host to the Itawamba Indians in this week’s MACCC North Division action. Thursday’s EMCC-ICC kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Sullivan-Windham Field on the Scooba campus.
September 19, 2024
No. 8 EMCC Lions drop storm-delayed divisional opener, 33-14, at Northwest Mississippi
Slowed by five turnovers, the eighth-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped a 33-14 road decision to Northwest Mississippi in their storm-delayed MACCC North Division opener played Saturday night at Bobby Franklin Field.
September 15, 2024
