2009 Alcorn State Braves football team

2009 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Earnest Collins Jr. (1st season)
Home stadium	Jack Spinks Stadium

2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy		4	–	3					7	–	5
Alcorn State		3	–	4					3	–	6
Jackson State		3	–	4					3	–	7
Alabama State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					3	–	8
West Division
No. 15 Prairie View A&M xy$		7	–	0					9	–	1
Grambling State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Texas Southern		5	–	2					6	–	5
Southern		3	–	4					6	–	6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					5	–	5
Championship: Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2009 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr., the Braves compiled an overall record of 3–6–1, with a conference record of 3–4–1, and finished tied for second in the SWAC East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–52	36,232	[1]
September 19		at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–48	18,323	[2]
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 42–48	16,940	[3]
October 1		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	Canceled [A 1]		[4]
October 10		Mississippi Valley State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 32–10	2,000	[5]
October 17		Alabama A&M	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 34–16		[6]
October 24		at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 17–24	2,631	[7]
October 31		at Texas Southern	Delmar Stadium Houston, TX	L 21–51		[8]
November 14		No. 21 Prairie View A&M	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 14–34		[9]
November 21		at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)	W 14–7	16,429	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Notes

1. Against Arkansas–Pine Bluff, the game was scoreless at halftime when play was suspended due to lightning. The game was not continued and subsequently canceled.

References

1. "Great way to open". Hattiesburg American. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Chippewas roll by Alcorn State, 48–0". The Times Herald. September 20, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern U. 48, Alcorn State 42". The Clarion-Ledger. September 27, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Alcorn, UAPB play to scoreless half before game canceled". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Alcorn mows over Miss. Valley State". Enterprise-Journal. October 11, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alcorn State whips Alabama A&M". Enterprise-Journal. October 18, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Speight sparks ASU". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas Southern beats Alcorn State". Enterprise-Journal. November 1, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Prairie View 34, Alcorn State 14". The Sun Herald. November 15, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Collins, Braves add to Tigers' woe". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "2009 Alcorn State Braves football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.