Alcorn State Braves football


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

Classifications

Conference memberships

Championships

Black college national championships

Alcorn State has won five Black college football national championships.
1968Black College National ChampionsMarino Casem9–1SWAC
1969Black College National ChampionsMarino Casem8–0–1SWAC
1974Black College National co-championsMarino Casem9–2SWAC
1984Black College National ChampionsMarino Casem9–1SWAC
2014Black College National ChampionsJay Hopson10–3SWAC

SWAC championships

Alcorn joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC in 1962. Since then, the Braves have won thirteen conference championships, nine outright and four shared.
1968*Southwestern Athletic ConferenceMarino Casem9–16–1
1969Southwestern Athletic ConferenceMarino Casem8–0–16–0–1
1970Southwestern Athletic ConferenceMarino Casem 8–16–0
1974*Southwestern Athletic ConferenceMarino Casem9–25–1
1976Southwestern Athletic ConferenceMarino Casem 8–25–1
1979*Southwestern Athletic ConferenceMarino Casem8–25–1
1984Southwestern Athletic ConferenceMarino Casem9–17–0
1992Southwestern Athletic ConferenceCardell Jones7–47–0
1994*Southwestern Athletic ConferenceCardell Jones8–3–16–1
2014Southwestern Athletic ConferenceJay Hopson10–37–2
2015Southwestern Athletic ConferenceJay Hopson9–47–2
2018Southwestern Athletic ConferenceFred McNair9–46–1
2019Southwestern Athletic ConferenceFred McNair9–46–1

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I FCS

The Braves have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs three times with an overall record of 0–3.
1984QuarterfinalsLouisiana TechL 21–44
1992First RoundNortheast LouisianaL 27–78
1994First RoundYoungstown StateL 20–63

NCAA Division II

The Braves appeared in the Division II playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.
1974QuarterfinalsUNLVL 22–35

Rivalry game

The Alcorn State Braves biggest rival is against 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 back to Lorman, Mississippi.

College Football Hall of Fame members

Alumni in the NFL

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

Head coaches

Alcorn State has seen 21 head football coaches over its history. The program was most recently led by Fred McNair.
Octavius T. Henderson19214–01.000
O.A. Ross1922–193344–15–110.629
W. Morton1934–19351–7–10.125
A. A. Abraham1936, 1938, 1941–194214–8–70.483
L. Harris1937, 1939–194010–10–10.476
J. Anderson19450.20.000
Reuben Alba19461–80.111
W. Felix "Lerroy" Harris19479–10.900
Dwight Fisher1948–195652–35–70.553
W. Broadus19570–50.000
E. E. Simmons1958–19593–140.176
Franklin Purnell1960–196314–200.412
Marino Casem1964–1985138–71–80.636
Theo Danzy1986–199026–220.542
Cardell Jones1991–199741–32–30.539
Johnny Thomas1998–200748–610.440
Ernest T. Jones20082–100.167
Earnest Collins2009–20108–120.400
Melvin Spears20112–80.200
Jay Hopson2012–201519–170.528
Fred McNair2016–202348–330.593

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of December 18, 2025
at Southern Missat Ole Miss
at North Alabama