Alcorn State Braves football

The Alcorn State Braves are the college football team of Alcorn State University. The Braves play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Classifications

 * 1964–1969: NAIA
 * 1970–1983: NAIA Division I
 * 1965–1972: NCAA College Division
 * 1973–1976: NCAA Division II
 * 1977: NCAA Division I
 * 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

 * 1921–1935: Independent
 * 1935–1962: South Central Athletic Conference
 * 1962–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference

Black college national championships
Alcorn State has won five Black college football national championships.

SWAC championships
Alcorn joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC in 1962. Since then, the Braves have won thirteen conference championships, nine outright and four shared.

NCAA Division I FCS
The Braves have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs three times with an overall record of 0–3.

NCAA Division II
The Braves appeared in the Division II playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.

Rivalry game
The Alcorn State Braves biggest rival is against the Jackson State Tigers in the Soul Bowl. The rivalry was previously named the Capital City Classic, but Alcorn ended the Classic in 2012 so that it could be brought back to Lorman, Mississippi.

College Football Hall of Fame members

 * Marino Casem
 * Steve McNair
 * Dennis Thomas

Alumni in the NFL
Over 50 Alcorn State alumni have played in the NFL, including:


 * Milton Barney
 * Charles Coleman
 * Donald Driver
 * Leonard Fairley
 * Leslie Frazier
 * Marcus Hinton
 * Billy Howard
 * Nate Hughes


 * Garry Lewis
 * Steve McNair
 * Bryant Mix
 * Lawrence Pillers
 * Elex Price
 * Jack Spinks
 * John Thierry
 * Roynell Young
 * Henry Bradley
 * Willie Young

Head coaches
Alcorn State has seen 21 head football coaches over its history. The program was most recently led by Fred McNair.