2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

The 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by fourth-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Jack Spinks Stadium. They were members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2019 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC champion
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2019 record9–4 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Spinks Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  6 1     9 4  
Alabama State  4 2     5 5  
Alabama A&M  4 3     7 5  
Jackson State  3 4     4 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6     2 9  
West Division
Southern x  6 1     8 5  
Grambling State  4 3     6 5  
Prairie View A&M  3 3     5 5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  3 4     6 5  
Texas Southern  0 7     0 11  
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

Preseason

Preseason polls

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Braves were picked to finish in first place in the East Division.[1]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1Alcorn State92
2Alabama A&M70
3Jackson State61
4Alabama State47
5Mississippi Valley State30
West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1Southern90
2Prairie View A&M78
3Grambling State74
4Texas Southern34
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff24

Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Braves placed thirteen different players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*ESPN+L 10–3831,076
September 76:00 p.m.Mississippi College*Braves All AccessW 45–77,358
September 146:00 p.m.at McNeese State*COWBOYINSIDERL 14–1710,127
September 215:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
ESPN3W 45–4115,958
September 286:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
Braves All AccessW 45–197,593
October 52:00 p.m.at Alabama StateASU All AccessW 35–712,721
October 122:00 p.m.Savannah State*
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
Braves All AccessW 42–1717,593
October 262:00 p.m.Southern
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
Braves All AccessW 27–1315,993
November 92:00 p.m.at Grambling StateESPN3L 16–19 OT7,554
November 162:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
Braves All AccessW 34–281,978
November 232:00 p.m.at Jackson StateESPN3W 41–635,104
December 73:00 p.m.Southern
ESPNUW 39–2422,365
December 2111:00 a.m.vs. No. 23 North Carolina A&T*ABCL 44–6432,968
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 0 10 0 10
Golden Eagles 10 3 15 10 38

Mississippi College

1 2 3 4 Total
Choctaws 0 0 0 7 7
Braves 21 7 3 14 45

at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 0 0 14 14
Cowboys 7 10 0 0 17

Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 19 15 7 41
Braves 17 7 7 14 45

Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 13 6 0 19
Braves 7 14 17 7 45

at Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 14 14 0 7 35
Hornets 0 0 7 0 7

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 14 0 0 17
Braves 14 14 14 0 42

Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 6 0 7 13
Braves 0 3 14 10 27

at Grambling State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Braves 0 10 6 00 16
Tigers 0 10 0 63 19

Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 7 7 28
Braves 7 14 6 7 34

at Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 7 24 7 3 41
Tigers 0 0 6 0 6

Southern (SWAC Championship)

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 7 3 7 24
Braves 9 7 0 23 39

vs. North Carolina A&T (Celebration Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Aggies 0 24 28 12 64
Braves 3 7 21 13 44

Ranking movements

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

References

  1. "#SWACMD19: SWAC Releases 2019 Preseason All-SWAC Football Teams and Predicted Order of Finish". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. "2019 Alcorn State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
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