2000 Alcorn State Braves football team

2000 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–10 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn McKenzie (1st season)
Home stadiumJack Spinks Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alabama A&M xy   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Alabama State x   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Jackson State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Alcorn State   0 – 7     0 – 11  
West Division
No. 13 Grambling State xy$   6 – 1     10 – 2  
Texas Southern   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Southern   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Prairie View A&M   1 – 6     1 – 10  
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2000 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Johnny Thomas, the Braves compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished fifth in the SWAC East Division.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Grambling State
L 6–2914,310[1][2]
September 9Alabama State
W 28–35
(ASU forfeit)		3,800[3][4]
September 16Fort Valley State*
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 17–2010,500[1][5]
September 23McNeese State*
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 12–413,500[1][6]
September 30vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 10–3234,318[7]
October 7at Prairie View A&M
L 22–251,031[1][8]
October 14Texas Southern
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 13–1613,500[1][9]
October 21Southern
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 14–3020,000[1][10]
November 4at Mississippi Valley State
L 3–125,500[1][11]
November 11at Alabama A&M
L 20–274,061[1][12]
November 18at Jackson State
L 14–309,861[13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Alcorn State Athletics Department (November 16, 2000). "2000 Alcorn State University Football". Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Balanced offense helps Grambling win". The Shreveport Times. September 3, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Braves let one slip away at home to Hornets 35–28". The Clarion-Ledger. September 10, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alabama State placed on 5-year probation". The Selma Times-Journal. December 11, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fort Valley State drops Alcorn, 20–17". Enterprise-Journal. September 17, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cowboys lasso Braves 41–12 with Nagle's arm". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Johnson's numbers add up to big victory for Arkansas–Pine Bluff". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 1, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prairie View A&M 25, Alcorn St. 22". Austin American-Statesman. October 8, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Sou. 16, Alcorn St. 13". Enterprise-Journal. October 15, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Levy passes for 3 TDs in Southern victory". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alcorn falls to Miss. Valley". Enterprise-Journal. November 5, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alcorn slips into 0–10 abyss". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Alcorn State caps winless season with 30–14 loss". The Sun Herald. November 19, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2023.


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