1964 Alcorn A&M Braves football team

1964 Alcorn A&M Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Marino Casem (1st season)
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium
Seasons ←  1963 1965  →

1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 19/NR Grambling	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alcorn A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southern	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 14–32		[1]
September 26	Wiley	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 14–6		[2]
October 3	Rust *	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 14–6
October 10	Jackson State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS (rivalry)	W 27–8	4,000	[3] [4]
October 17	Texas Southern	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 24–26		[5]
October 24	Southern	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 21–3		[6]
October 31	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 0–28		[7]
November 7	at Mississippi Valley State *	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 6–8
November 14	at No. 4 Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–44	10,000	[8]
November 21	Mississippi Industrial *	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 50–0		[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[10]

References

1. "Grambling posts rout". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Wiley bows to Alcorn by 14–6". The Marshall News Messenger. September 28, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Alcorn A&M tops Jackson State, 27–8". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Jackson State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
5. "Texas Southern edges Alcorn". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alcorn ruins S.U., 21–3". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 31, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ark. Lions too tough for Braves". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 7, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Prairie View Panthers overpower Alcorn 44–0". Alexandria News Leader. November 21, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Alcorn crushes Miss. Industrial". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 8, 2024.