2016 Alcorn State Braves football team

American college football season

2016 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 20–27 vs. Grambling State
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Fred McNair (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorFred Kaiss (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCedric Thomas (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Home stadiumCasem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 4     5 6  
Alabama A&M   4 5     4 7  
Alabama State   3 6     4 7  
Jackson State   3 6     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 8     1 10  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   9 0     12 1  
Southern *   8 1     8 3  
Prairie View A&M   7 2     7 4  
Texas Southern   4 5     4 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 8     1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by first-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and finished with a record of 5–6 as SWAC runners-up after they were defeated by Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman*ESPNNo contest
September 106:00 p.m.Alabama StateESPN3W 21–189,734
September 156:30 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
ESPNUL 43–45 3OT4,826
September 246:00 p.m.at Grambling StateL 18–4314,126
October 111:00 a.m.at No. 20 (FBS) Arkansas*
SECNL 10–5246,988
October 82:00 p.m.at Alabama A&MW 42–1914,267
October 152:00 p.m.Texas Southerndagger
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 23–2011,142
October 292:00 p.m.Southern
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 33–4118,717
November 51:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&MESPN3L 27–315,542
November 121:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley StateW 61–72,087
November 192:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 35–1627,297
December 33:00 p.m.vs. No. 16 Grambling StateESPNUL 20–2724,917
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  • v
  • t
  • e
Alcorn State Braves football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold