2018 Alcorn State Braves football team

2018 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2018 record 4–1 (2–0 SWAC)
Head coach Fred McNair (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Ryan Stanchek (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Cedric Thornton (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Home stadium Jack Spinks Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
2018 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Alcorn State  2 –0     4 –1  
Alabama A&M  1 –1     2 –3  
Jackson State  0 –1     1 –2  
Alabama State  0 –1     1 –3  
Mississippi Valley State  0 –1     0 –3  
West Division
Prairie View A&M  2 –0     3 –3  
Southern  1 –1     2 –3  
Grambling State  1 –1     1 –3  
Texas Southern  0 –0     1 –3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  0 –1     1 –4  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team represents Alcorn State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves are led by third-year head coach Fred McNair and play their home games at Jack Spinks Stadium. They are members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2017 season 7–5, 5–2 in SWAC play to win the East Division. They lost the SWAC Championship Game to Grambling State.

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Braves were predicted to win the East Division.[1]

Media poll

East Division
Predicted finish team Votes
1Alcorn State95
2Alabama State72
3Jackson State55
4Alabama A&M51
5Mississippi Valley State27

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Braves had 10 players at 11 positions selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams which was the second most behind Grambling State's 15. Running back P.J. Simmons was also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.


Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[2] P.J. Simmons RB SR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:30 a.m.at Georgia Tech*
ACCRSNL 0–4139,719
September 86:00 p.m.Louisiana College*
W 78–04,521
September 156:00 p.m.Texas Southern*
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 27–1514,563
September 226:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
W 56–20N/A
September 296:00 p.m.at Southern
W 20–319,412
October 62:00 p.m.Alabama Statedagger
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 28–25 5OT
October 132:00 p.m.at Alabama A&M
October 202:00 p.m.Grambling State
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
ESPN3
October 272:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&M
November 33:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*
November 172:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Despite also being a member of the SWAC, the game vs Texas Southern will be considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the SWAC standings.

Game summaries

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 0 0 0 0
Yellow Jackets 7 13 21 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2015 GT, 69–6

Louisiana College

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Braves 27 24 14 13 78
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 ALCORN, 52–10

Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 8 15
Braves 14 13 0 0 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–20–4 2017 ALCORN, 24–17

at Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 10 17 14 15 56
Delta Devils 7 0 7 6 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
46–16–1 2017 ALCORN, 59–0

at Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 3 14 3 20
Jaguars 0 0 3 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–32–4 2017 ALCORN, 48–31

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0
Braves 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–22–1 2017 ALCORN, 24–10

at Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0
Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–16–1 2017 ALCORN, 47–22

Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Braves 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–48–1 2017 SWAC Champ game GRAM, 40–32

at Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0
Panthers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–19 2017 ALCORN, 34–21

at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0
Aggies 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2008 NMSU, 45–10

Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Braves 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–44–2 2017 JSU, 7–3

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV  
Coaches NR

References

  1. ↑ http://www.swac.org/news/2018/7/11/swac-football-all-conference-preseason-teams-released.aspx
  2. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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