1969 Alcorn A&M Braves football team

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1969 Alcorn A&M Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1969 record8–0–1 (6–0–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 AP / #13 UPI Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Southern 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1969 Alcorn A&M Braves football team was an American football team that represented Alcorn A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Marino Casem, Alcorn compiled an 8–0–1 record (6–0–1 against conference opponents), won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 274 to 82.[1]

Alcorn A&M was also recognized as the black college national champion and was ranked No. 8 in the final Associated Press 1969 NCAA College Division rankings.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12vs. Grambling
W 28–762,294[2]
September 27at Jackson StateJackson, MSW 50–8
October 11at Texas SouthernNo. 9Houston, TXW 13–0
October 18Lane*No. 5
W 43–0
October 25at SouthernNo. 4Baton Rouge, LAW 27–7
November 1Arkansas AM&NNo. 2
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
T 23–23
November 8Mississippi Valley StateNo. 6
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 41–10
November 15Prairie View A&MNo. 6
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 29–14
November 22at Kentucky State*No. 5Frankfort, KYW 20–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Alcorn State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Mal Florence (September 13, 1969). "62,294 See Alcorn Blast Grambling". Los Angeles Times. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
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