2016 Alcorn State Braves football team

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.

2016 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016 record5–6 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Kaiss (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCedric Thomas (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Home stadiumJack Spinks Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference 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
No. 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, Alcorn State 20
December 3, 2016
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.Bethune-Cookman*ESPN
September 106:00 p.m.Alabama StateESPN3W 21–189,734
September 156:30 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
ESPNUL 43–45 3OT4,826
September 246:00 p.m.at Grambling StateL 18–4314,126
October 111:00 a.m.at No. 20 (FBS) Arkansas*SECNL 10–5246,988
October 82:00 p.m.at Alabama A&MW 42–1914,267
October 152:00 p.m.Texas Southern
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 23–2011,142
October 292:00 p.m.Southern
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 33–4118,717
November 51:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&MESPN3L 27–315,542
November 121:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley StateW 61–72,087
November 192:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 35–1627,297
December 33:00 p.m.vs. No. 16 Grambling StateESPNUL 20–2724,917

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