2015 Alcorn State Braves football team

2015 Alcorn State Braves football

SWAC East Division Champions SWAC Champions
SWAC Championship Game vs Grambling State, W 49–21
Celebration Bowl vs North Carolina A&T, L 34–41
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
2015 record	9–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Jay Hopson (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Pecoraro (4th year)
Home stadium	Casem-Spinks Stadium (Capacity: 22,500)

2015 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
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
#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 vs. Grambling State 21 (December 5)
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 PM	at No. 16 (FBS) Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	RSN	L 6–69	49,196
September 12	6:00 PM	at Alabama State	The New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL		W 31–14	8,380
September 19	4:00 PM	Mississippi Valley State	Casem-Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS		W 55–14	7,415
September 26	2:00 PM	Concordia (AL)	Casem-Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS		W 40–7	5,993
October 3	4:00 PM	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR		W 61–14	32,580
October 17	2:00 PM	Grambling State	Casem-Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS		L 34–35 ^OT	30,129
October 31	4:00 PM	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 48–7	8,112
November 7	2:00 PM	Prairie View A&M	Casem-Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS		L 34–40	5,239
November 14	1:00 PM	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX	RTSW*	W 65–13	2,145
November 21	2:00 PM	Alabama A&M	Casem-Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS		W 44–10	2,194
November 28	2:00 PM	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)		W 14–10	23,101
December 5	3:00 PM	vs. No. 21 Grambling State	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	W 49–21	40,352
December 19	12:00 PM	vs. No. 22 North Carolina A&T*	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)	ABC	L 34–41	35,528
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

* Games will air on a tape delayed basis

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV

References

↑ http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/01/southern_miss_hires_jay_hopson.html

Alcorn State Braves football

Venues	Henderson Stadium (?–1991) Jack Spinks Stadium (1992–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1951 Tropical Bowl 1952 Lion's Bowl 1968 Orange Blossom Classic 2015 Celebration Bowl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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