1987 Alcorn State Braves football team
| 1987 Alcorn State Braves football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (5–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Henderson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | vs. Grambling State |
| W 28–24 | 22,745 | [1] |
| September 19 | at Alabama State | L 9–17 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | at Nicholls State* | L 3–14 | [3] | ||
| October 10 | at Texas Southern | W 24–21 | [4][5] | ||
| October 24 | at Southern | W 19–17 | [6] | ||
| October 31 | Florida A&M* | W 17–15 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 21–13 | [8] | |
| November 16 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 20–19 | [9] | |
| November 21 | at No. 10 Jackson State | L 10–19 | [10] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "ASU Braves stave off G-Men 28–24". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama St. trips Alcorn State, 17–9". The Anniston Star. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls beats Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls gets best of Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State edges TSU". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn's Coburn 'kicks' Southern U. 19–17". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State trips FAMU". Florida Today. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn holds off determined Devils, 21–13". The Sun Herald. November 8, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coburn kicks Alcorn 20–19". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State tops Alcorn State, 19–10". The Sun Herald. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 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 21, 2023.
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