Alcorn State Braves football

The Alcorn State Braves are the college football of Alcorn State University. The Braves play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Alcorn State Braves Football
2020 Alcorn State Braves football team
First season1921
Head coachFred McNair
5th season, 30–19 (.612)
StadiumJack Spinks Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
Field surfaceNatural grass
LocationLorman, Mississippi
ConferenceSWAC
DivisionEast
Conference titles13
(SWAC –1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)[1]
Division titles6
(SWAC East – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
ColorsPurple and Gold[2]
         
Websitealcornsports.com

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

SWAC Championships - 13 (Member Since 1962)

The Alcorn Braves joined the SWAC in 1962. Since then, ASU has won 13 SWAC Championships.

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

Rivalry games

The Alcorn State Braves take on the Jackson State Tigers in the Soul Bowl. The rivalry was previously named the Capital City Classic, but Alcorn ended the Classic in 2012 so that 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

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