1976 Alcorn State Braves football team
| 1976 Alcorn State Braves football | |
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SWAC champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. T–8 |
| Record | 8–2 (5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Henderson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–8 Alcorn State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC champion.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | vs. Grambling State | W 24–0 | 12,000–22,000 | [1] | ||
| September 18 | at Angelo State* | W 22–14 | 12,000 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | North Carolina Central* | No. 2 | W 23–17 | 8,000 | [3] | |
| October 2 | at South Carolina State* | No. 2 | L 6–7 | 9,860–15,000 | [4] | |
| October 9 | Texas Southern | No. T–7 |
| W 47–6 | 6,000 | [5] |
| October 23 | Southern | No. 3 |
| W 3–0 | 12,000 | [6] |
| October 30 | Bishop* | No. 2 |
| W 38–7 | 9,000 | [7] |
| November 6 | at Mississippi Valley State | No. 2 | W 42–7 | 7,000–9,000 | [8] | |
| November 13 | at Prairie View A&M | No. 2 | L 6–14 | 4,000 | [9] | |
| November 20 | Jackson State | No. T–8 |
| W 19–7 | 11,000 | [10] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Grambling draws blanks". The Shreveport Times. September 12, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State raps Rams, 22–14". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn turns back Central". Durham Morning Herald. September 26, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Extra point, defense crucial in 7–6 State win". The Greenville News. October 3, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freshman Steele paces Alcorn win". Hattiesburg American. October 10, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn hands Jags 1st setback, 3–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn wallops Bishop College". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 31, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deltans help Alcorn to rout over Valley State". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 7, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View stops Alcorn State, 14–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 14, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn clinches tie for SWAC title". Sun Herald. November 21, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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