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American college football season

1976 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–8
Record8–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
Seasons← 19751977 →
1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. Grambling StateW 24–012,000–22,000
September 18at Angelo State*W 22–1412,000
September 25North Carolina Central*No. 2W 23–178,000
October 2at South Carolina State*No. 2L 6–79,860–15,000
October 9Texas SouthernNo. T–7
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 47–66,000
October 23SouthernNo. 3
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 3–012,000
October 30Bishop*No. 2
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 38–79,000
November 6at Mississippi Valley StateNo. 2W 42–77,000–9,000
November 13at Prairie View A&MNo. 2L 6–144,000
November 20Jackson StateNo. T–8
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS (rivalry)
W 19–711,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Grambling draws blanks". The Shreveport Times. September 12, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Alcorn State raps Rams, 22–14". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alcorn turns back Central". Durham Morning Herald. September 26, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Extra point, defense crucial in 7–6 State win". The Greenville News. October 3, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Freshman Steele paces Alcorn win". Hattiesburg American. October 10, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alcorn hands Jags 1st setback, 3–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alcorn wallops Bishop College". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 31, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Deltans help Alcorn to rout over Valley State". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 7, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Prairie View stops Alcorn State, 14–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 14, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Alcorn clinches tie for SWAC title". Sun Herald. November 21, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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