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1975 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Grambling State * 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Southern + 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 7 Jackson State + 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. T–19 Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State

The 1975 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by twelfth-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs. Grambling State
L 3–2761,000[1]
September 20Delaware State*
W 33–7[2]
September 27at North Carolina Central*
W 54–7[3]
October 4South Carolina State*dagger
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
T 7–712,000[4]
October 11at Texas Southern
W 15–0[5]
October 25at Southern
L 3–7[6]
November 1at Bishop*
W 25–7[7]
November 8Mississippi Valley State
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 6–15[8]
November 15Prairie View A&M
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 15–0[9]
November 27at No. 12 Jackson State
W 12–627,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Williams, G-Men smother Alcorn". The Clarion-Leger and Jackson Daily News. September 7, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alcorn State tramples Delaware State 33–7". Sunday News Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alcorn pulverizes N.C. Central, 54–7". The Herald-Sun. September 28, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S.C. State and Alcorn battle to deadlock in defensive struggle". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alcorn Braves blank Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern nips Alcorn St. 7–3". Hattiesburg American. October 26, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alcorn 25, Bishop 7". Hattiesburg American. November 2, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Valley upsets Alcorn St". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alcorn beats Panthers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alcorn wins in upset". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.


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