1969 Alcorn A&M Braves football team
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 Alcorn A&M Braves football | |
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Black college football national champion SWAC champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| 1969 record | 8–0–1 (6–0–1 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 AP / #13 UPI 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 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alcorn A&M was also recognized as the black college national champion and was ranked No. 8 in the final Associated Press 1969 NCAA College Division rankings.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | vs. Grambling |
| W 28–7 | 62,294 | [2] | |||
| September 27 | at Jackson State | Jackson, MS | W 50–8 | |||||
| October 11 | at Texas Southern | No. 9 | Houston, TX | W 13–0 | ||||
| October 18 | Lane* | No. 5 | W 43–0 | |||||
| October 25 | at Southern | No. 4 | Baton Rouge, LA | W 27–7 | ||||
| November 1 | Arkansas AM&N | No. 2 |
| T 23–23 | ||||
| November 8 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 6 |
| W 41–10 | ||||
| November 15 | Prairie View A&M | No. 6 |
| W 29–14 | ||||
| November 22 | at Kentucky State* | No. 5 | Frankfort, KY | W 20–13 | ||||
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References
- "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.
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