1985 Alcorn State Braves football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–3 (5–2 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Henderson Stadium |
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No. 8 Grambling State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Jackson State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | vs. Grambling State |
| L 20–30 | 30,000 | [1] | |
September 21 | at Alabama State | W 30–14 | [2] | |||
September 28 | at Stephen F. Austin* | L 12–42 | [3] | |||
October 5 | South Carolina State* |
| W 39–24 | 7,438 | [4] | |
October 12 | at Texas Southern | W 36–13 | [5] | |||
October 26 | at Southern | W 23–13 | [6] | |||
November 2 | Florida A&M* |
| W 28–7 | 5,645 | [7] | |
November 9 | vs. No. 7 Mississippi Valley State | W 35–28 | 42,100 | [8] | ||
November 16 | Prairie View A&M | No. T–18 |
| W 41–7 | 1,450 | [9] |
November 24 | at No. 14 Jackson State | No. 15 |
| L 20–31 | 34,019 | [10] |
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References
- ^ "Robinson bags this classic battle among old friends". The Shreveport Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Myles passes Alcorn to win". Enterprise-Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SFA soars past Alcorn State". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Early mistakes doom South Carolina State". The Greenville News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn pays price for 36–13 win over Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Jaguars fall to Alcorn State, 23–13". Daily World. October 27, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers stick in the mud and lose 28–7 to Alcorn". Tallahassee Democrat. November 3, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn plucks Totten, Valley". The Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn coasts by Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boys carries J-State past Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. November 25, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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