1962 Alcorn A&M Braves football team

1962 Alcorn A&M Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–5 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Frank Purnell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium
Seasons ← 1961 1963  →

1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Jackson State $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Grambling	3	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Prairie View A&M	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wiley	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1962 Alcorn A&M Braves football team represented Alcorn A&M College (now known as Alcorn State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Frank Purnell, the Braves compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Rust *	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 52–0		[1]
September 29	Wiley	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 7–28		[2]
October 13	Jackson State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 0–34		[3]
October 20	Texas Southern	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 39–15		[4]
October 27	Southern	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 21–14		[5]
November 3	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 7–10		[6]
November 10	at Mississippi Vocational *	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 23–13		[7]
November 17	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 7–59	10,000	[8]
November 24	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 7–46		[9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Southwestern Conference round-up". Jackson Advocate. September 29, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Wiley turns back Alcorn in opener". The Marshall News Messenger. October 1, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jackson tears up Alcorn A&M 34–0". The Clarion-Leger and Jackson Daily News. October 14, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Alcorn A&M is victorious". The Clarion-Leger and Jackson Daily News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Alcorn stops Cats, 21–14". The Louisiana Weekly. November 3, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ark. A. M. & N. Tomahawks Alcorn Braves 10 to 7 in gala homecoming tilt". The Call. November 9, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Alcorn Braves rap MVC Devils 23–13". Jackson Advocate. November 17, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Prairie View A&M pops Alcorn A&M". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Grambling tops Alcorn". Lake Charles American-Press. November 25, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alcorn State Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2023.