2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

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2019 Alcorn State Braves football
Alcorn State ASU Wordmark.png
SWAC champion
SWAC East Division champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Casem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons
←  2018
2021  →
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  6 –1   9 –4  
Alabama A&M  4 –3   7 –5  
Alabama State  4 –3   5 –6  
Jackson State  3 –4   4 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6   2 –9  
West Division
Southern x  6 –1   8 –5  
Prairie View A&M  4 –3   6 –5  
Grambling State  4 –3   6 –5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  3 –4   6 –5  
Texas Southern  0 –7   0 –11  
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by fourth-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Contents

Preseason

Preseason polls

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Braves were picked to finish in first place in the East Division. [1]

East Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes
1Alcorn State92
2Alabama A&M70
3Jackson State61
4Alabama State47
5Mississippi Valley State30
West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes
1Southern90
2Prairie View A&M78
3Grambling State74
4Texas Southern34
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff24

Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Braves placed thirteen different players on the preseason all–SWAC teams. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Southern Miss *
 ESPN+ L 10–3831,076
September 76:00 p.m. Mississippi College *
Braves All AccessW 45–77,358
September 146:00 p.m.at McNeese State *
COWBOYINSIDERL 14–1710,127
September 215:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
 ESPN3 W 45–4115,958
September 286:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
Braves All AccessW 45–197,593
October 52:00 p.m.at Alabama State
ASU All AccessW 35–712,721
October 122:00 p.m. Savannah State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
Braves All AccessW 42–1717,593
October 262:00 p.m. Southern
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
Braves All AccessW 27–1315,993
November 92:00 p.m.at Grambling State
ESPN3L 16–19 OT7,554
November 162:00 p.m. Alabama A&M
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
Braves All AccessW 34–281,978
November 232:00 p.m.at Jackson State
ESPN3W 41–635,104
December 73:00 p.m.Southern
 ESPNU W 39–2422,365
December 2111:00 a.m.vs. No. 23 North Carolina A&T *
 ABC L 44–6432,968
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

At Southern Miss

1234Total
Braves0010010
Golden Eagles103151038

Mississippi College

1234Total
Choctaws00077
Braves21731445

At McNeese State

1234Total
Braves0001414
Cowboys7100017

Prairie View A&M

1234Total
Panthers01915741
Braves17771445

Mississippi Valley State

1234Total
Delta Devils0136019
Braves71417745

At Alabama State

1234Total
Braves14140735
Hornets00707

Savannah State

1234Total
Tigers3140017
Braves141414042

Southern

1234Total
Jaguars060713
Braves03141027

At Grambling State

1234OTTotal
Braves01060016
Tigers01006319

Alabama A&M

1234Total
Bulldogs777728
Braves7146734

At Jackson State

1234Total
Braves7247341
Tigers00606

Southern (SWAC Championship)

1234Total
Jaguars773724
Braves9702339

Vs. North Carolina A&T (Celebration Bowl)

1234Total
No. 23 Aggies024281264
Braves37211344

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RV
Coaches RV

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References

  1. 1 2 "#SWACMD19: SWAC Releases 2019 Preseason All-SWAC Football Teams and Predicted Order of Finish". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2019 Alcorn State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
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