1989 Alcorn State Braves football team

1989 Alcorn State Braves football
1989 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Theophilus Danzy (4th season);
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Braves compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Grambling State $^	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Jackson State ^	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Alcorn State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Alabama State	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Prairie View A&M	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	vs. Grambling State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Football Classic)	L 14–30	33,722	^[1]
September 16	at Alabama State		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 27–13	10,000	^[2]
September 23	Abilene Christian*		Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 31–21		^[3]
October 7	at Texas Southern		Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 40–15		^[4]
October 14	Lamar*		Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 32–16		^[5]
October 21	at Southern		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–10		^[6]
October 28	at Southwest Missouri State*	No. 20	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 19–59	9,148	^[7]
November 4	Mississippi Valley State		Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 39–6		^[8]
November 11	vs. Prairie View A&M		Martin Stadium Natchez, MS	W 56–7	5,161	^[9]
November 18	at Jackson State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 20–23		^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Grambling does number on Alcorn". The Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn tops Alabama State 27–13". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn St. avoids ACU's upset bid". Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNair-Smalls combination boosts Alcorn over Texas Southern 40–15". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn St. whips Lamar". The Sun Herald. October 15, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn beats Southern". Daily World. October 22, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SMS rolls Alcorn St. in 59–19 win". The Springfield News-Leader. October 29, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Braves turn to third-string QB to launch assault on Devils". The Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn roars back". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JSU rallies tobeat Alcorn State, 23–20". Hattiesburg American. November 19, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 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 23, 2023.

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