1965 Alcorn A&M Braves football team

1965 Alcorn A&M Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–4–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Marino Casem (2nd season)
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium
Seasons ←  1964 1966  →

1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Grambling $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA College Division UPI Poll

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 3–5–1, with a conference record of 2–4–1, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Grambling	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 13–26	11,000	[1]
September 25	at Jackson State	Alumni Field Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 6–21	9,300	[2]
October 9	Wiley	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 27–6		[3]
October 16	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–6		[4]
October 24	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–41		[5]
October 30	Arkansas AM&N	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	T 10–10		[6]
November 6	Mississippi Valley State *	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 15–14		[7]
November 13	Prairie View A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 14–17		[8]
November 20	at Bishop *	Bishop Stadium Dallas, TX	L 14–38
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Grambling tops Alcorn by 26–13". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Jackson State beats Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Alcorn climbs out of cellar in Southwest". The Sun Herald. October 11, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Prairie View faces Wiley in cellar battle". Sun Herald. October 18, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jaguars rout Alcorn, 41–7". The Louisiana Weekly. October 30, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alcorn ties Ark. AM&N". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Smaller state schools have bad grid weekend". Enterprise-Journal. November 8, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Prairie View victor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Alcorn State Yearly Results (1965–1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2023.