2016 Alcorn State Braves football team

2016 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Kaiss (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCedric Thomas (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Home stadiumCasem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons
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2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Alabama A&M   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Alabama State   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   9 – 0     12 – 1  
Southern *   8 – 1     8 – 3  
Prairie View A&M   7 – 2     7 – 4  
Texas Southern   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     1 – 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by first-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and finished with a record of 5–6 as SWAC runners-up after they were defeated by Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman*
ESPNNo contest
September 106:00 p.m.Alabama State
ESPN3W 21–189,734
September 156:30 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
ESPNUL 43–45 3OT4,826
September 246:00 p.m.at Grambling State
L 18–4314,126
October 111:00 a.m.at No. 20 (FBS) Arkansas*
SECNL 10–5246,988
October 82:00 p.m.at Alabama A&M
W 42–1914,267
October 152:00 p.m.Texas Southerndagger
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 23–2011,142
October 292:00 p.m.Southern
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 33–4118,717
November 51:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&M
ESPN3L 27–315,542
November 121:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
W 61–72,087
November 192:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 35–1627,297
December 33:00 p.m.vs. No. 16 Grambling State
ESPNUL 20–2724,917
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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