1979 Alcorn State Braves football team

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1979 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC co-champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dennis Thomas (1st season)
Home stadium Henderson Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Alcorn State + 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 1 Grambling State + 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 8 Jackson State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. T–10 Southern 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Texas Southern 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Prairie View A&M 0 –6 –00 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II and programs. Prairie View and Mississippi Valley State were Division II. All the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. Alabama State *
L 5–6 [1]
September 15 Grambling State
L 6–40 [2]
September 29 South Carolina State *
W 20–9 [3]
October 6at Texas Southern
W 9–7 [4]
October 13 Albany State *
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 21–28,500 [5]
October 20at No. 7 Southern
W 17–12 [6]
October 27at Bishop *No. T–10
W 23–21 [7]
November 3 Mississippi Valley State No. T–10
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 24–3 [8]
November 10 Prairie View A&M No. 8
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 19–0 [9]
November 22at No. T–5 Jackson State No. T–7
W 9–7 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Single TD enough as Hornets win 6–5". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 9, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grambling dashes Alcorn's high hopes". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Alcorn knocks SCSC from unbeaten ranks". The Times and Democrat. September 30, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rosales used toe to give Braves win". The Clarksdale Press Register. October 8, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Alcorn wins big, Casem not happy". The Clarion-Ledger. October 14, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alcorn State nips Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Alcorn wins". The Clarion-Ledger. October 28, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alcorn topples Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 4, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rerun: Alcorn St. rips Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alcorn gives JSU a kick in the mud". The Clarion-Ledger. November 23, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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