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1977 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
Seasons← 19761978 →
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Jackson State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alcorn State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The Conference was a hybrid of Division I and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M were classified as Division II. All the others were classified as Division I.

The 1977 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Central Michigan*L 7–3915,019
September 10Grambling StateL 17–4218,406
September 17at Alabama State*W 15–7
September 24vs. Florida A&M*L 7–2816,500–19,762
October 1South Carolina State*L 7–316,000
October 8at Texas SouthernL 14–37
October 22at SouthernW 23–0
October 29at Bishop*L 16–21
November 5Mississippi Valley State
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 10–12
November 12Prairie View A&M
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 31–12
November 24at Jackson State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 16–23
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  2. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  3. "CMU embarresses Alcorn, 39–7". Detroit Free Press. September 4, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Williams' golden arm panhandles Alcorn St". The Clarion-Ledger. September 11, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Alcorn dumps Hornets, 15–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rattlers hand Alcorn third loss by 28–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 25, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Same ol' story: Alcorn pasted". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas Southern romps Alcorn State 37–14". The Yazoo Herald. October 9, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Braves upset Jaguars". The Yazoo Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bishop bombs Alcorn A&M". The Monitor. October 30, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Mississippi Valley State eases by Alcorn St., 12–10". The Yazoo Herald. November 6, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Alcorn rips PV". The Sunday Express-News. November 13, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Ricky Patton stars in Jackson State win". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 25, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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