Alcorn State Braves football

2016 Alcorn State Braves football team

First season

1921

Head coach

Fred McNair
1st year, 3–3 (.500)

Stadium

Jack Spinks Stadium

Seating capacity

22,500

Field surface

Natural grass

Location

Lorman, Mississippi

Conference

SWAC

Division

East

Conference titles

15
(SWAC – 1947, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2014, 2015)^[1]

Division titles

2
(SWAC East – 2014 and 2015)

Colors

Purple and Gold^[2]

Mascot

Braves

Website

alcornsports.com

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

History

Classifications

1964–1969: NAIA
1970–1983: NAIA Division I
1965–1972: NCAA College Division
1973–1976: NCAA Division II
1977: NCAA Division I
1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

1921–1941: Independent
1941–1962: South Central Athletic Conference
1962–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference

Championships

Black College National championships

1968
1969
1974
1984
2014

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	Quarterfinals	Louisiana Tech	L 21–44
1992	First Round	Northeast Louisiana	L 27–78
1994	First Round	Youngstown State	L 20–63

Annual Rivalry Game

The Alcorn State Braves take on the Jackson State Tigers in the Soul Bowl. The rivalry was named the Capital City Classic but Alcorn ended the classic in 2012 so it could be brought to Lorman.^[3]

College Football Hall of Fame members

Marino Casem

Alumni in the NFL

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

References

↑ http://www.swac.org/pdf8/916632.pdf
↑ "Alcorn - Graphics Standards Manual". Redstardigital.net. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
↑ http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2012/07/04/asu-ends-capital-city-classic/
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/colleges/alcornst/

External links

Official website

Alcorn State Braves football

Venues	Henderson Stadium (?–1991) Jack Spinks Stadium (1992–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1951 Tropical Bowl 1952 Lion's Bowl 1968 Orange Blossom Classic 2015 Celebration Bowl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Southwestern Athletic Conference football

East Division	Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama State Hornets Alcorn State Braves Jackson State Tigers Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

West Division	Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Grambling State Tigers Prairie View A&M Panthers Southern Jaguars Texas Southern Tigers

Championships & awards	SWAC Championship Game All-time standings

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