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Alcorn State Braves football
Collegiate American football team in Mississippi
Collegiate American football team in Mississippi
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| TeamName | Alcorn State Braves football |
| CurrentSeason | 2025 Alcorn State Braves football team |
| Image | Alcorn.png |
| ImageSize | 150 |
| HeadCoach | Cedric Thomas |
| HeadCoachYear | 2nd |
| HCWins | 11 |
| HCLosses | 12 |
| Stadium | Casem-Spinks Stadium |
| StadCapacity | 22,500 |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| ConfDivision | East |
| FirstYear | 1921; |
| Location | Lorman, Mississippi |
| ATWins | 502 |
| ATLosses | 396 |
| ATTies | 38 |
| BlackNatlTitles | 1968, 1969, 1974, 1984, 2014 |
| ConfTitles | SWAC: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| DivTitles | SWAC West: 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 |
| WebsiteName | alcornsports.com |
| WebsiteURL | https://alcornsports.com/sports/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 (SWAC).
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
- 1921–1935: Independent
- 1935–1962: South Central Athletic Conference
- 1962–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference
Championships
Black college national championships
Alcorn State has won five Black college football national championships.
| 2014 | Black College National Champions | Jay Hopson | 10–3 | SWAC |
|---|
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.
| 2019 | Fred McNair | 9–4 | 6–1 |
|---|
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.
| 1994 | First Round | Youngstown State | L 20–63 |
|---|
NCAA Division II
The Braves appeared in the Division II playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.
Rivalry game
Main article: Soul Bowl
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
- Marino Casem
- Steve McNair
- Dennis Thomas
Alumni in the NFL
Over 50 Alcorn State alumni have played in the NFL, including:
- Milton Barney
- Charles Coleman
- Donald Driver
- Smith Reed
- Leonard Fairley
- Leslie Frazier
- Marcus Hinton
- Billy Howard
- Nate Hughes
- Garry Lewis
- Steve McNair
- Bryant Mix
- Lawrence Pillers
- Elex Price
- Jack Spinks
- John Thierry
- Roynell Young
- Henry Bradley
- Willie Young
- Jimmie Giles
Head coaches
Alcorn State has seen 21 head football coaches over its history. The program was most recently led by Fred McNair.
| Fred McNair | 2016–2023 | 48–33 | 0.593 |
|---|
Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of December 18, 2025
Notes
: Hopson went 4–7 and 9–3 in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, respectively, but the school's wins from these seasons were vacated due to NCAA violations
References
References
- (4 July 2012). "ASU ends Capital City Classic".
- "Dennis Thomas".
- "Alcorn St. Players/Alumni".
- [https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/alcorn.sidearmsports.com/documents/2020/10/19/2020_21_Record_Book.pdf 2020-2021 Record Book] {{Webarchive. link. (January 24, 2023 Retrieved March 10, 2023)
- "Future Alcorn State Braves Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com.
- (19 October 2016). "Alcorn State sanctioned for NCAA violations".
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