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
SWAC Championship Game, W 39–24 vs. Southern
Celebration Bowl, L 44–64 vs. North Carolina A&T
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
2019 record	9–4 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Fred McNair (4th season)
Home stadium	Jack 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
1	Alcorn State	92
2	Alabama A&M	70
3	Jackson State	61
4	Alabama State	47
5	Mississippi Valley State	30

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Southern	90
2	Prairie View A&M	78
3	Grambling State	74
4	Texas Southern	34
5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	24

Preseason all–SWAC teams

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

Offense 1st team Noah Johnson – QB De'Shawn Waller – RB Deonte Brooks – OL Mustaffa Ibrahim – OL Kevin Hall – OL

Defense 1st team Solomon Muhammad – LB Javen Morrison – DB Qwynnterrio Cole – DB 2nd team Darrell Henderson – DL Theron Bonds – DL Brelion Hollis – LB Daylon Burks – DB

Specialists 1st team Corey McCullough – K 2nd team Corey McCullough – P

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 10–38	31,076
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi College*	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	Braves All Access	W 45–7	7,358
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	COWBOYINSIDER	L 14–17	10,127
September 21	5:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPN3	W 45–41	15,958
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	Braves All Access	W 45–19	7,593
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	W 35–7	12,721
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	Braves All Access	W 42–17	17,593
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Southern	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	Braves All Access	W 27–13	15,993
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	ESPN3	L 16–19 ^OT	7,554
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	Braves All Access	W 34–28	1,978
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN3	W 41–6	35,104
December 7	3:00 p.m.	Southern	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	W 39–24	22,365
December 21	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 23 North Carolina A&T*	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)	ABC	L 44–64	32,968
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Southern Miss

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

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	L, 20–26

Mississippi College

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

See also: 2019 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at McNeese State

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

See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2017	L, 27–34

Prairie View A&M

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

See also: 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–19	2018	W, 27–13

Mississippi Valley State

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

See also: 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
47–16–1	2018	W, 56–20

at Alabama State

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

See also: 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–23–1	2018	W, 28–25

Savannah State

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

See also: Savannah State Tigers football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1970	W, 34–6

Southern

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

See also: 2019 Southern Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–32–4	2018	W, 37–28

at Grambling State

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

See also: 2019 Grambling State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–48–1	2018	W, 33–26

Alabama A&M

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

See also: 2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–16–1	2018	W, 35–18

at Jackson State

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

See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–44–2	2018	W, 24–3

Southern (SWAC Championship)

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

See also: 2019 Southern Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–32–4	2019	W, 27–13

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

See also: 2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2018	L, 22–24

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.