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American college football season

2018 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC champion
SWAC Championship Game,
W 37–28 vs. Southern
Celebration Bowl, L 22–24 vs. NC A&T
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Stanchek (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCedric Thornton (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Home stadiumCasem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons← 20172019 →
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   6 – 1     9 – 4  
Alabama A&M   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Jackson State   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Alabama State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
West Division
Southern xy   6 – 1     7 – 4  
Grambling State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Texas Southern   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by third-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Braves were predicted to win the East Division.

Media poll

East Division
Predicted finish team Votes
1 Alcorn State 95
2 Alabama State 72
3 Jackson State 55
4 Alabama A&M 51
5 Mississippi Valley State 27

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Braves had 10 players at 11 positions selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams which was the second most behind Grambling State's 15. Running back P.J. Simmons was also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.

Offense

1st team

Noah Johnson – Jr. QB

P.J. Simmons – Sr. RB

Mustaffa Ibrahim – Jr. OL

2nd team

Deonte Brooks – Jr. OL

Kevin Hall – Jr. OL

Defense

1st team

Trae Ferrell – Sr. LB

2nd team

Sterling Shippy – Sr. DL

Solomon Muhammad – Jr. LB

Brady Smith – Sr. DB

Special teams

Corey McCullough – Jr. K/P, selected for both positions

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award P.J. Simmons RB SR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:30 a.m.at Georgia Tech*ACCRSNL 0–4139,719
September 86:00 p.m.Louisiana College*W 78–04,521
September 156:00 p.m.Texas Southern*
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 27–1514,563
September 226:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley StateW 56–20N/A
September 296:00 p.m.at SouthernW 20–319,412
October 62:00 p.m.Alabama State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 25–28 19,445
October 132:00 p.m.at Alabama A&MW 35–2619,126
October 202:00 p.m.Grambling State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
ESPN3W 33–2610,610
October 272:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&MW 27–1314,250
November 33:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*L 42–5211,897
November 172:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 24–321,312
December 13:30 p.m.SouthernESPNUW 37–2820,652
December 1511:00 a.m.vs. No. 11 North Carolina A&T*ABCL 22–2431,672
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Despite also being a member of the SWAC, the game vs Texas Southern will be considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the SWAC standings.

Game summaries

At Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 0 0 0 0
Yellow Jackets 7 13 21 0 41
See also: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Louisiana College

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Braves 27 24 14 13 78

Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 8 15
Braves 14 13 0 0 27
See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

At Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 10 17 14 15 56
Delta Devils 7 0 7 6 20
See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

At Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 3 14 3 20
Jaguars 0 0 3 0 3
See also: 2018 Southern Jaguars football team

Alabama State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Hornets 14 0 0 014 28
Braves 7 0 0 711 25
See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team

At Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 3 7 22 3 35
Bulldogs 3 7 8 8 26
See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 13 0 10 3 26
Braves 7 16 0 10 33
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team

At Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 10 10 0 7 27
Panthers 10 0 0 3 13
See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 7 7 7 21 42
Aggies 14 21 3 14 52
See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3
Braves 0 3 14 7 24
See also: 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team

References

  1. "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
  2. "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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