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1976 Alcorn State Braves football
1976 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
AP	No. T–8
Record	8–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Marino Casem (13th season);
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–8 Alcorn State $	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Grambling State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	vs. Grambling State		State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 24–0	12,000–22,000	^[1]
September 18	at Angelo State*		San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 22–14	12,000	^[2]
September 25	North Carolina Central*	No. 2	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 23–17	8,000	^[3]
October 2	at South Carolina State*	No. 2	Bulldog Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 6–7	9,860–15,000	^[4]
October 9	Texas Southern	No. T–7	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 47–6	6,000	^[5]
October 23	Southern	No. 3	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 3–0	12,000	^[6]
October 30	Bishop*	No. 2	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 38–7	9,000	^[7]
November 6	at Mississippi Valley State	No. 2	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 42–7	7,000–9,000	^[8]
November 13	at Prairie View A&M	No. 2	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 6–14	4,000	^[9]
November 20	Jackson State	No. T–8	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS (rivalry)	W 19–7	11,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game