2017 Alcorn State Braves football team

The 2017 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by second-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Jack Spinks Stadium in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–5, 5–2 in SWAC play to win the East Division. They lost the SWAC Championship Game to Grambling State.

2017 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 32–40 vs. Grambling State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	East Division
2017 record	7–5 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Fred McNair (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Fred Kaiss (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Cedric Thomas (2nd as DC; 4th overall season)
Home stadium	Jack Spinks Stadium (Capacity: 22,500)

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Alcorn State xy		5	–	2					7	–	5
Alabama State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Alabama A&M		3	–	4					4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	4					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$		7	–	0					11	–	2
Southern*		5	–	2					7	–	4
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					6	–	5
Texas Southern		2	–	5					2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32 December 2, 2017
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Miles*	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	BAA	W 50–21	10,751
September 8^[a]	6:00 p.m.	vs. FIU*	Legion Field^[a] Birmingham, AL		L 10–17	5,017
September 16	6:00 p.m.	McNeese State*	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	BAA	L 27–34	12,608
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Southern	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	SWACDN	W 48–31	23,738
September 29	8:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern*	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	AT&T SW	W 24–17	2,785
October 5	6:30 p.m.	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPNU	W 24–10	15,553
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 34–21	21,509
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	SWACDN	L 14–41	12,147
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 47–22	7,515
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 59–0	6,957
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	SWACDN	L 3–7	12,903
December 2	3:30 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	L 32–40	24,610
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^{^[a]} The game between Alcorn State and FIU was relocated to Legion Field at Birmingham, Alabama due to Hurricane Irma.[1]

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Miles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	0	7	7	21
Braves	14	10	16	10	50

at FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	7	0	3	10
Panthers	0	7	3	7	17

McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	6	14	34
Braves	7	6	7	7	27

Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	21	7	0	31
Braves	3	17	21	7	48

at Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	14	0	7	3	24
Tigers	7	0	7	3	17

at Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	10	14	0	0	24
Hornets	0	0	7	3	10

Prairie View A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	0	0	7	21
Braves	0	24	3	7	34

at Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	7	0	7	14
Tigers	7	17	10	7	41

Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	3	9	22
Braves	13	6	21	7	47

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Braves	14	14	28	3	59

at Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	3	0	0	0	3
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7

vs. Grambling State (SWAC Championship)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	10	0	0	22	32
Tigers	10	28	0	2	40

References

1. "Hurricane Irma 2017: FIU vs. Alcorn State to be played in Birmingham". AL.com. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.