Alcorn State Braves football

Alcorn State Braves football
2018 Alcorn State Braves football team
First season 1921
Head coach Fred McNair
3rd season, 16–12 (.571)
Stadium Jack Spinks Stadium
(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, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Colors Purple and Gold[2]
         
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

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.

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

Alumni in the NFL

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.swac.org/pdf8/916632.pdf
  2. ↑ The Alcorn State University Identity Standards and Editorial Stylebook (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2012/07/04/asu-ends-capital-city-classic/
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/colleges/alcornst/
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