1981 Alcorn State Braves football team
| 1981 Alcorn State Braves football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 SWAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Thomas (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Henderson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Jackson State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 5 | at Angelo State* | L 10–16 | [1] | |
| September 12 | vs. Grambling State |
| L 10–13 | [2] |
| September 19 | vs. Alabama State* |
| L 7–14 | [3] |
| October 3 | No. T–10 South Carolina State* | W 24–20 | [4] | |
| October 10 | at Texas Southern | L 17–24 | [5] | |
| October 24 | at Southern | W 18–0 | [6] | |
| October 31 | at Bishop* | Dallas, TX | W 14–13 | [7] |
| November 7 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 24–14 | [8] |
| November 14 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 30–0 | [9] |
| November 26 | at No. 4 Jackson State | L 10–13 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Angelo State tips Alcorn on pass theft". The Odessa American. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ezell rallies G-Tigers". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State 14, Alcorn State 7". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lady luck gives Alcorn initial win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern 24, Alcorn 17". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn topples Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State 14, Bishop 13". The Sun. November 1, 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Adversity...Alcorn State overcomes penalties, turnovers and Mississippi Valley State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn defense does it". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State drubs Alcorn to reach playoff". Sun Herald. November 27, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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