1970 Alcorn A&M Braves football team
American college football season
1970 Alcorn A&M Braves football | |
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SWAC champion | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 8–1 (6–0 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Henderson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13/16 Grambling | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Alcorn A&M Braves football team represented Alcorn A&M College (now known as Alcorn State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 8–1, with a conference record of 6–0, and finished as SWAC champion.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | vs. Tennessee State* |
| L 14–24 | 43,772 | [1] | |
September 19 | at Grambling | W 10–7 | [2] | |||
September 26 | vs. North Carolina Central* |
| W 27–0 | 25,000 | [3] | |
October 3 | at Savannah State* | W 34–6 | [4] | |||
October 10 | Texas Southern |
| W 44–7 | [5] | ||
October 24 | Southern | No. 19 |
| W 14–0 | 6,600 | [6][7] |
November 7 | at Mississippi Valley State | No. 13 | W 40–14 | [8] | ||
November 14 | at Prairie View A&M | No. 15 | W 27–3 | [9] | ||
November 26 | at Jackson State | No. 9 | W 30–11 | [10] | ||
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References
- ^ "Tennessee's early thrusts too much for Alcorn, 24–14". Los Angeles Times. September 12, 1970. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling bows 10–7 to Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1970. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn drubs N.C. Central in Black Unity Classic, 27–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1970. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn A&M routs Savannah". Sun Herald. October 4, 1970. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn Braves rip Tex. Southern 44–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1970. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn pops Southern at Lorman, 14–0". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1970. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Alcorn A&M trounces MVSC Devils, 40–14". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn blisters Prairie View eleven". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1970. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn rips Jackson State in 30–11 stadium decision". The Clarion-Ledger. November 27, 1970. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
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