2017 Alcorn State Braves football team

2017 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 32–40 vs. Grambling State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
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	Casem-Spinks Stadium

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
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 Division
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
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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 Casem-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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Miles*	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	BAA	W 50–21	10,751
September 8	6:00 p.m.	vs. FIU*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 10–17	5,017
September 16	6:00 p.m.	McNeese State*	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	BAA	L 27–34	12,608
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Southern	Casem-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	Casem-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	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 47–22	7,515
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	Casem-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.

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Miles

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

See also: Miles Golden Bears football

At FIU

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

See also: 2017 FIU Panthers football team

McNeese State

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

See also: 2017 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Southern

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

See also: 2017 Southern Jaguars football team

At Texas Southern

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

See also: 2017 Texas Southern Tigers football team

At Alabama State

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

See also: 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team

Prairie View A&M

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

See also: 2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

At Grambling State

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

See also: 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team

Alabama A&M

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

See also: 2017 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Mississippi Valley State

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

See also: 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

At Jackson State

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

See also: 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

Vs. Grambling State (SWAC Championship)

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

See also: 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team