2017 Alcorn State Braves football team

2017 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2017 record 7–5 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach Fred McNair (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Fred Kaiss (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Cedric Thomas (2nd as DC; 4th overall season)
Home stadium Jack Spinks Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
2017 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 –2     7 –5  
Alabama State  4 –3     5 –6  
Alabama A&M  3 –4     4 –7  
Jackson State  3 –4     3 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6     2 –9  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  7 –0     11 –2  
Southern*  5 –2     7 –4  
Prairie View A&M  4 –3     6 –5  
Texas Southern  2 –5     2 –9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –6     2 –9  
Championship: Grambling State 40 vs. Alcorn State 32
  • $ – 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 2017 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by second-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Jack Spinks Stadium in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–5, 5–2 in SWAC play to win the East Division. They lost the SWAC Championship Game to Grambling State.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. Miles* Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS BAA W 50–21   10,751
September 8[a] 6:00 p.m. vs. FIU* Legion Field[a] • Birmingham, AL L 10–17   5,017
September 16 6:00 p.m. McNeese State* Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS BAA L 27–34   12,608
September 23 6:00 p.m. Southern Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS SWACDN W 48–31   23,738
September 29 8:00 p.m. at Texas Southern* BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX AT&T SW W 24–17   2,785
October 5 6:30 p.m. at Alabama State New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL ESPNU W 24–10   15,553
October 14 2:00 p.m. Prairie View A&Mdagger Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS W 34–21   21,509
October 21 2:00 p.m. at No. 17 Grambling State Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA SWACDN L 14–41   12,147
November 4 2:00 p.m. Alabama A&M Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS W 47–22   7,515
November 11 2:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS W 59–0   6,957
November 18 2:00 p.m. at Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS SWACDN L 3–7   12,903
December 2 3:30 p.m. vs. Grambling State NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game) ESPNU L 32–40   24,610
*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 FIU was relocated to Legion Field at Birmingham, Alabama due to Hurricane Irma.[1]

Game summaries

Miles

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 7 0 7 7 21
Braves 14 10 16 10 50

at FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 7 0 3 10
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17

McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 6 14 34
Braves 7 6 7 7 27

Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 3 21 7 0 31
Braves 3 17 21 7 48

at Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 14 0 7 3 24
Tigers 7 0 7 3 17

at Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 10 14 0 0 24
Hornets 0 0 7 3 10

Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 0 0 7 21
Braves 0 24 3 7 34

at Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 7 0 7 14
Tigers 7 17 10 7 41

Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 10 3 9 22
Braves 13 6 21 7 47

Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 0 0 0
Braves 14 14 28 3 59

at Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 3 0 0 0 3
Tigers 0 7 0 0 7

vs. Grambling State (SWAC Championship)

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 10 0 0 22 32
Tigers 10 28 0 2 40

References

  1. ↑ "Hurricane Irma 2017: FIU vs. Alcorn State to be played in Birmingham". AL.com. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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