1987 Alcorn State Braves football team

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1987 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 0 0 8 3 1
Southern 5 2 0 7 4 0
Alcorn State 5 2 0 6 3 0
Alabama State 4 3 0 8 3 0
Grambling State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Texas Southern 3 4 0 5 6 0
Prairie View A&M 1 6 0 3 8 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. Grambling StateW 28–2422,745[1]
September 19at Alabama StateL 9–17[2]
October 3at Nicholls State*L 3–14[3]
October 10at Texas SouthernW 24–21[4][5]
October 24at SouthernW 19–17[6]
October 31Florida A&M*W 17–15[7]
November 7Mississippi Valley State
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 21–13[8]
November 16Prairie View A&M
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 20–19[9]
November 21at No. 10 Jackson StateL 10–19[10]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "ASU Braves stave off G-Men 28–24". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alabama St. trips Alcorn State, 17–9". The Anniston Star. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Nicholls beats Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Nicholls gets best of Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alcorn State edges TSU". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alcorn's Coburn 'kicks' Southern U. 19–17". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alcorn State trips FAMU". Florida Today. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn holds off determined Devils, 21–13". The Sun Herald. November 8, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Coburn kicks Alcorn 20–19". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jackson State tops Alcorn State, 19–10". The Sun Herald. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 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 21, 2023.