Alcorn State Braves football

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Alcorn State Braves football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 Alcorn State Braves football team
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First season1921
Head coach Cedric Thomas
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium Casem-Spinks Stadium
(capacity: 22,500)
Field surfaceNatural grass
Location Lorman, Mississippi
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast
All-time record497–389–38 (.558)
Conference titles13 (SWAC: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
Division titles6 (SWAC East: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
ColorsPurple and gold [1]
   
Website alcornsports.com

The Alcorn State Braves are the college football team of Alcorn State University. The Braves play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Contents

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Championships

Black college national championships

Alcorn State has won five Black college football national championships.

YearChampionshipCoachOverall recordConference
1968 Black College National Champions Marino Casem 9–1 SWAC
1969 Black College National Champions Marino Casem 8–0–1 SWAC
1974 Black College National co-champions Marino Casem 9–2 SWAC
1984 Black College National Champions Marino Casem 9–1 SWAC
2014 Black College National Champions Jay Hopson 10–3 SWAC

SWAC championships

Alcorn joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC in 1962. Since then, the Braves have won thirteen conference championships, nine outright and four shared.

SeasonConferenceCoachOverall recordConference record
1968* Southwestern Athletic Conference Marino Casem 9–16–1
1969 8–0–16–0–1
1970 8–16–0
1974*9–25–1
1976 8–25–1
1979*8–25–1
1984 9–17–0
1992 Cardell Jones 7–47–0
1994* Cardell Jones 8–3–16–1
2014 Jay Hopson 10–37–2
2015 Jay Hopson 9–47–2
2018 Fred McNair 9–46–1
2019 Fred McNair 9–46–1

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I FCS

The Braves have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs three times with an overall record of 0–3.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1984 QuarterfinalsLouisiana TechL 21–44
1992 First RoundNortheast LouisianaL 27–78
1994 First RoundYoungstown StateL 20–63

NCAA Division II

The Braves appeared in the Division II playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1974 Quarterfinals UNLV L 22–35

Rivalry game

The Alcorn State Braves biggest rival is against the Jackson State Tigers in the Soul Bowl . The rivalry was previously named the Capital City Classic, but Alcorn ended the Classic in 2012 so that it could be brought back to Lorman, Mississippi. [2]

College Football Hall of Fame members

Alumni in the NFL

Over 50 Alcorn State alumni have played in the NFL, [4] including:

Head coaches

Alcorn State has seen 21 head football coaches over its history. The program was most recently led by Fred McNair. [5]

CoachSeasonsRecordWin Pct.
Octavius T. Henderson19214–01.000
O.A. Ross1922–193344–15–110.629
W. Morton1934–19351–7–10.125
A. A. Abraham1936, 1938, 1941–194214–8–70.483
L. Harris1937, 1939–194010–10–10.476
J. Anderson19450.20.000
Reuben Alba19461–80.111
W. Felix "Lerroy" Harris19479–10.900
Dwight Fisher 1948–195652–35–70.553
W. Broadus19570–50.000
E. E. Simmons1958–19593–140.176
Franklin Purnell 1960–196314–200.412
Marino Casem 1964–1985138–71–80.636
Theo Danzy 1986–199026–220.542
Cardell Jones1991–199741–32–30.539
Johnny Thomas 1998–200748–610.440
Ernest T. Jones 20082–100.167
Earnest Collins 2009–20108–120.400
Melvin Spears 20112–80.200
Jay Hopson 2012–201519–17 a 0.528
Fred McNair 2016–202348–330.593

Notes

^a Hopson went 4–7 and 9–3 in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, respectively, but the school's wins from these seasons were vacated due to NCAA violations [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Alcorn State University Identity Standards and Editorial Stylebook (PDF). Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "ASU ends Capital City Classic". 4 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dennis Thomas". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Alcorn St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  5. ↑ 2020-2021 Record Book Retrieved March 10, 2023
  6. ↑ "Alcorn State sanctioned for NCAA violations". 19 October 2016.
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