1993 Alcorn State Braves football team

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1993 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Spinks Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Southern $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 23 Alcorn State 6 1 0 8 3 0
Grambling State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Jackson State 3 3 1 5 5 1
Alabama State 3 3 1 5 4 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 3 2 4 4 2
Texas Southern 1 6 0 2 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1993 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Cardell Jones, the Braves compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 6–1, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Grambling StateNo. 20W 25–2418,000[1]
September 11Texas SouthernNo. 15W 44–41[2]
September 18at Alabama StateNo. 11W 28–25[3]
September 25vs. Howard*No. 9L 36–3817,798[4]
October 2Sam Houston State*No. 17
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 31–24[5]
October 16Prairie View A&MNo. 15
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 31–10[6]
October 23at No. 16 SouthernNo. 14L 31–4728,000[7]
October 30Jacksonville State*No. 20
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 41–365,000[8]
November 6Mississippi Valley StateNo. 18
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 28–20[9]
November 13at No. 4 Troy State*No. 15L 21–63[10]
November 20at Jackson StateNo. 23
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)
W 31–2246,500[11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "McNair 25, Grambling State 24". The Clarion-Ledger. September 5, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "WHEW! McNair, ASU clip Texans at the wire". The Clarion-Ledger. September 12, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McNair throws for 264 yards to lead Alcorn over Ala. St". Enterprise-Journal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Howard stops Alcorn in Gateway shootout". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 26, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alcorn's defense rises up". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roundup: Alcorn soars past Prairie". Enterprise-Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern upsets Alcorn St., 47–31". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "JSU runs into Superman". The Anniston Star. October 31, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alcorn 28, Mississippi Valley 20". The Sun Herald. November 7, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Trojans light up Alcorn". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 14, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jones plays a dream game". The Sun Herald. November 21, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1990–1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2023.