2014 Alcorn State Braves football team

2014 Alcorn State Braves football
Black college football national champion
SWAC champion
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record10–3 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWillie Simmons (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (3rd season)
Home stadiumCasem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Alabama State *   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Jackson State   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Alabama A&M   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State *   1 – 8     2 – 9  
West Division
Southern xy   8 – 1     9 – 4  
Grambling State   7 – 2     7 – 5  
Prairie View A&M *   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Texas Southern   3 – 6     5 – 6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff *   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Alcorn State 38, Southern 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2014 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by third year head coach Jay Hopson and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished with a record of 10–3 and as SWAC champions after they defeated Southern in the SWAC Championship Game.[1]

After the season, Alcorn State was named the 2014 black college football national champions[2] The 2014 Braves were the final black national champions named by poll, with the first annual Celebration Bowl becoming the de facto national championship game for black college football the following season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 304:00 pmVirginia–Lynchburg*
W 55–75,497
September 66:00 pmat Southern Miss*
L 20–2626,448
September 134:00 pmLouisiana College*
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 52–106,999
September 204:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State
W 52–98,673
September 275:00 pmSouthern
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
ESPN3W 56–1618,759
October 26:30 pmAlabama State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
ESPNUW 33–75,797
October 112:00 pmat Grambling State
L 21–2812,073
October 182:00 pmTexas Southerndagger
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 40–2515,513
October 251:00 pmat Prairie View A&M
W 77–483,116
November 81:00 pmat Alabama A&M
W 41–144,050
November 154:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 56–65,775
November 222:00 pmJackson State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 31–3427,533
December 63:00 pmvs. Southern
ESPNUW 38–2438,969

References

  1. ^ "Alcorn State beats Southern 38–24 for SWAC title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Alcorn State crowned Black College National champs. The Clarion Ledger. December 10, 2014. Retrieved on January 10, 2015.