2011 Alcorn State Braves football team

American college football season

2011 Alcorn State Braves football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–8 (1–8 SWAC)
Head coach	Melvin Spears (1st season)
Home stadium	Casem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons← 2010 2012 →

2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 21 Jackson State x	7	–	2	9	–	2
Alabama State x	7	–	2	8	–	3
Alabama A&M xy	7	–	2	8	–	4
Alcorn State	1	–	8	2	–	8
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	8	1	–	10
West Division
Grambling State xy$	6	–	3	8	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	4	6	–	5
Prairie View A&M	5	–	4	5	–	6
Southern	4	–	5	4	–	7
Texas Southern	2	–	7	4	–	7
Championship: Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Jackson State and Southern were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2011 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference during then 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Melvin Spears, the Braves compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–8 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWAC's East Division. The team played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium in Lorman, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	vs. Grambling State	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Port City Classic)	L 14–21	4,204
September 10	6:00 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 20–27	9,281
September 17	4:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 39–14	13,500
September 24	1:00 pm	at Texas Southern	Delmar Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–14	2,735
October 1	6:00 pm	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 23–31	9,686
October 22	2:00 pm	Concordia (AL)*	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 58–16	16,000
October 29	5:30 pm	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–30	15,011
November 5	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 14–28	2,500
November 12	2:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 14–40	500
November 19	2:00 pm	at No. 21 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Capital City Classic)	L 7–51	31,501
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Venues	Henderson Stadium (1925–1991) Jack Spinks Stadium (1992–2011) Casem-Spinks Stadium (2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1951 Tropical Bowl 1952 Lion's Bowl 1968 Orange Blossom Classic 2015 Celebration Bowl 2018 Celebration Bowl Jackson State: Soul Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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