2016 Alcorn State Braves football team

2016 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2016 record 5–6 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach Fred McNair (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Fred Kaiss (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Cedric Thomas (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Home stadium Jack Spinks Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
2016 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 4     5 6  
Alabama A&M  4 5     4 7  
Alabama State  3 6     4 7  
Jackson State  3 6     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 8     1 10  
West
#16 Grambling State xy$  9 0     12 1  
Southern*  8 1     8 3  
Prairie View A&M  7 2     7 4  
Texas Southern  4 5     4 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 8     1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27 vs. Alcorn State 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by first-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Jack Spinks Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and finished with a record of 5–6 as SWAC runners-up after they were defeated by Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 12:00 PM at Bethune-Cookman* Municipal StadiumDaytona Beach, FL
(MEAC/SWAC Challenge)
ESPN Canceled[a]
September 10 6:00 PM Alabama State Jack Spinks StadiumLorman, MS ESPN3 W 21–18   9,734
September 15 6:30 PM Arkansas–Pine Bluff Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS ESPNU L 43–45 3OT  4,826
September 24 6:00 PM at Grambling State Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA L 18–43   14,126
October 1 11:00 AM at No. 20 (FBS) Arkansas* War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR SECN L 10–52   46,988
October 8 2:00 PM at Alabama A&M Louis Crews StadiumHuntsville, AL W 42–19   14,267
October 15 2:00 PM Texas Southerndagger Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS W 23–20   11,142
October 29 2:00 PM Southern Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS L 33–41   18,717
November 5 1:00 PM at Prairie View A&M Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX ESPN3 L 27–31   5,542
November 12 1:00 PM at Mississippi Valley State Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS W 61–7   2,087
November 19 2:00 PM Jackson State Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS W 35–16   27,297
December 3 3:00 PM vs. No. 16 Grambling State NRG StadiumHouston, TX (SWAC Championship Game) ESPNU L 20–27   24,917
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
^[a] The game between Alcorn State and Bethune-Cookman was canceled due to inclement weather. The game was delayed due to lightning in the second quarter with 7:13 remaining. Alcorn was leading 13–7. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest".

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