1985 Alcorn State Braves football team

1985 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Marino Casem (22nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Thomas (5th season)
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Grambling State +^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Jackson State +^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Alcorn State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southern	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Alabama State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	vs. Grambling State		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Red River Classic)	L 20–30	30,000	[1]
September 21	at Alabama State		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 30–14		[2]
September 28	at Stephen F. Austin *		Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 12–42		[3]
October 5	South Carolina State *		Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 39–24	7,438	[4]
October 12	at Texas Southern		Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 36–13		[5]
October 26	at Southern		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 23–13		[6]
November 2	Florida A&M *		Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 28–7	5,645	[7]
November 9	vs. No. 7 Mississippi Valley State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 35–28	42,100	[8]
November 16	Prairie View A&M	No. T–18	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 41–7	1,450	[9]
November 24	at No. 14 Jackson State	No. 15	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)	L 20–31	34,019	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Robinson bags this classic battle among old friends". The Shreveport Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Myles passes Alcorn to win". Enterprise-Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "SFA soars past Alcorn State". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Early mistakes doom South Carolina State". The Greenville News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Alcorn pays price for 36–13 win over Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern Jaguars fall to Alcorn State, 23–13". Daily World. October 27, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rattlers stick in the mud and lose 28–7 to Alcorn". Tallahassee Democrat. November 3, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Alcorn plucks Totten, Valley". The Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Alcorn coasts by Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Boys carries J-State past Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. November 25, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.