1985 Alcorn State Braves football team

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1985 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Grambling State +^ 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Jackson State +^ 6 1 0 8 3 0
Mississippi Valley State 5 2 0 8 3 0
No. 20 Alcorn State 5 2 0 7 3 0
Southern 3 4 0 6 5 0
Alabama State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Texas Southern 1 6 0 1 10 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14vs. Grambling StateL 20–3030,000[1]
September 21at Alabama StateW 30–14[2]
September 28at Stephen F. Austin*L 12–42[3]
October 5South Carolina State*W 39–247,438[4]
October 12at Texas SouthernW 36–13[5]
October 26at SouthernW 23–13[6]
November 2Florida A&M*
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 28–75,645[7]
November 9vs. No. 7 Mississippi Valley StateW 35–2842,100[8]
November 16Prairie View A&MNo. T–18
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 41–71,450[9]
November 24at No. 14 Jackson StateNo. 15
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)
L 20–3134,019[10]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Robinson bags this classic battle among old friends". The Shreveport Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Myles passes Alcorn to win". Enterprise-Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SFA soars past Alcorn State". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Early mistakes doom South Carolina State". The Greenville News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alcorn pays price for 36–13 win over Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern Jaguars fall to Alcorn State, 23–13". Daily World. October 27, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rattlers stick in the mud and lose 28–7 to Alcorn". Tallahassee Democrat. November 3, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn plucks Totten, Valley". The Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alcorn coasts by Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boys carries J-State past Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. November 25, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.