2017 Alcorn State Braves football team

2017 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–5 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Kaiss (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCedric Thomas (2nd as DC; 4th overall season)
Home stadiumCasem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 2     7 5  
Alabama State   4 3     5 6  
Alabama A&M   3 4     4 7  
Jackson State   3 4     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     2 9  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   7 0     11 2  
Southern   5 2     7 4  
Prairie View A&M   4 3     6 5  
Texas Southern   2 5     2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 6     2 9  
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by second-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–5, 5–2 in SWAC play to win the East Division. They lost the SWAC Championship Game to Grambling State.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Miles*BAAW 50–2110,751
September 8[a]6:00 p.m.vs. FIU*L 10–175,017
September 166:00 p.m.McNeese State*
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
BAAL 27–3412,608
September 236:00 p.m.Southern
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
SWACDNW 48–3123,738
September 298:00 p.m.at Texas Southern*AT&T SWW 24–172,785
October 56:30 p.m.at Alabama StateESPNUW 24–1015,553
October 142:00 p.m.Prairie View A&Mdagger
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 34–2121,509
October 212:00 p.m.at No. 17 Grambling StateSWACDNL 14–4112,147
November 42:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 47–227,515
November 112:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 59–06,957
November 182:00 p.m.at Jackson StateSWACDNL 3–712,903
December 23:30 p.m.vs. Grambling StateESPNUL 32–4024,610
^[a] The game between Alcorn State and FIU was relocated to Legion Field at Birmingham, Alabama due to Hurricane Irma.[1]

Game summaries

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Miles

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 7 0 7 7 21
Braves 14 10 16 10 50

At FIU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 7 0 3 10
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17

McNeese State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 6 14 34
Braves 7 6 7 7 27

Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 3 21 7 0 31
Braves 3 17 21 7 48

At Texas Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 14 0 7 3 24
Tigers 7 0 7 3 17

At Alabama State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 10 14 0 0 24
Hornets 0 0 7 3 10

Prairie View A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 0 0 7 21
Braves 0 24 3 7 34

At Grambling State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 7 0 7 14
Tigers 7 17 10 7 41

Alabama A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 10 3 9 22
Braves 13 6 21 7 47

Mississippi Valley State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 0 0 0
Braves 14 14 28 3 59

At Jackson State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 3 0 0 0 3
Tigers 0 7 0 0 7

Vs. Grambling State (SWAC Championship)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 10 0 0 22 32
Tigers 10 28 0 2 40

References

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  1. ^ "Hurricane Irma 2017: FIU vs. Alcorn State to be played in Birmingham". AL.com. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.