1969 Alcorn A&M Braves football team

1969 Alcorn A&M Braves football
1969 Alcorn A&M Braves football
Black college football national champion; SWAC champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–0–1 (6–0–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Marino Casem (4th season);
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

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]

1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9/8 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	–	6	–	1
Jackson State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Alcorn A&M was also recognized as the black college national champion and was ranked No. 8 in the final AP small college rankings.

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	vs. Grambling		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Freedom Classic)	W 28–7	62,294	^[2]
September 27	at Kentucky State*		Frankfort, KY	W 20–13	1,500	^[3]
October 11	at Texas Southern	No. 9	Public Schools Stadium Galveston, TX	W 13–0	8,000	^[4]
October 18	Lane*	No. 5	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 43–0		^[5]
October 25	at Southern	No. 4	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–7	25,000	^[6]
November 1	Arkansas AM&N	No. 2	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	T 23–23		^[7]
November 8	vs. Mississippi Valley State	No. 6	City Park Stadium Vicksburg, MS	W 41–10		^[8]
November 15	Prairie View A&M	No. 6	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 29–14		^[9]
November 27	at Jackson State	No. 5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 50–8	20,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Alcorn State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^ Mal Florence (September 13, 1969). "62,294 See Alcorn Blast Grambling". Los Angeles Times. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn edges scrappy Ky. State 20–13". The Courier-Journal. September 28, 1969. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn nips TSU Tigers by 13–0". The Galveston Daily News. October 12, 1969. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lane loses 43–0". The Jackson Sun. October 19, 1969. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern falls to Alcorn, 27–7". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas AM&N snares tie with Alcorn Braves". The Clarion-Ledger. November 2, 1969. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn A&M mauls MVS". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1969. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn A&M triumphs with ease 29–14". The Galveston Daily News. November 16, 1969. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn blasts JSC Tigs". Enterprise-Journal. November 28, 1969. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.