2015 Alcorn State Braves football team

2015 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC champion
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (4th season)
Home stadiumCasem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy$   7 – 2     9 – 4  
Alabama State *   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Alabama A&M   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 24 Grambling State xy   9 – 0     9 – 3  
Prairie View A&M   8 – 1     8 – 2  
Southern   6 – 3     6 – 5  
Texas Southern   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     2 – 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by fourth-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 9–4 as SWAC champions after they defeated Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game. Alcorn State then played in the Celebration Bowl against North Carolina A&T, losing by a score of 41–34.

On January 30, 2016, head coach Jay Hopson resigned to become the head coach at Southern Miss.[1] He finished at Alcorn State with a record of 32–17 and two SWAC championships.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 pmat No. 16 (FBS) Georgia Tech*
RSNL 6–6949,196
September 126:00 pmat Alabama State
W 31–148,380
September 194:00 pmMississippi Valley State
W 55–147,415
September 262:00 pmConcordia (AL)
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 40–75,993
October 34:00 pmat Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 61–1432,580
October 172:00 pmGrambling Statedagger
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 34–35 OT30,129
October 314:00 pmat Southern
CSTW 48–78,112
November 72:00 pmPrairie View A&M
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 34–405,239
November 141:00 pmat Texas Southern
RTSW*W 65–132,145
November 212:00 pmAlabama A&M
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 44–102,194
November 282:00 pmat Jackson State
W 14–1023,101
December 53:00 pmvs. No. 21 Grambling State
ESPNUW 49–2140,352
December 1912:00 pmvs. No. 22 North Carolina A&T*
ABCL 34–4135,528
* Games will air on a tape delayed basis

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ "Southern Miss hires Jay Hopson as football coach". January 31, 2016.