2015 Alcorn State Braves football team

American college football season

2015 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC champion
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 49–21 vs. Grambling State
Celebration Bowl, L 34–41 vs. North Carolina A&T
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Jay Hopson (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (4th season)
Home stadiumCasem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons
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2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy$   7 – 2     9 – 4  
Alabama State *   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Alabama A&M   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 24 Grambling State xy   9 – 0     9 – 3  
Prairie View A&M   8 – 1     8 – 2  
Southern   6 – 3     6 – 5  
Texas Southern   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     2 – 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hopson and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished with a record of 9–4 as SWAC champions after they defeated Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game. Alcorn State then played in the Celebration Bowl against North Carolina A&T, losing by a score of 41–34.

On January 30, 2016, head coach Jay Hopson resigned to become the head coach at Southern Miss.[1] He finished at Alcorn State with a record of 32–17 and two SWAC championships.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 pmat No. 16 (FBS) Georgia Tech*RSNL 6–6949,196
September 126:00 pmat Alabama StateW 31–148,380
September 194:00 pmMississippi Valley StateW 55–147,415
September 262:00 pmConcordia (AL)
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 40–75,993
October 34:00 pmat Arkansas–Pine BluffW 61–1432,580
October 172:00 pmGrambling Statedagger
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 34–35 OT30,129
October 314:00 pmat SouthernCSTW 48–78,112
November 72:00 pmPrairie View A&M
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 34–405,239
November 141:00 pmat Texas SouthernRTSW*W 65–132,145
November 212:00 pmAlabama A&M
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 44–102,194
November 282:00 pmat Jackson StateW 14–1023,101
December 53:00 pmvs. No. 21 Grambling StateESPNUW 49–2140,352
December 1912:00 pmvs. No. 22 North Carolina A&T*ABCL 34–4135,528
  • Source: Schedule
* Games will air on a tape delayed basis

Ranking movements

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References

  1. ^ "Southern Miss hires Jay Hopson as football coach". January 31, 2016.
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