1965 Alcorn A&M Braves football team

1965 Alcorn A&M Braves football
1965 Alcorn A&M Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–4–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Marino Casem (2nd season);
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Alcorn A&M Braves football team represented Alcorn A&M College (now known as Alcorn State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 3–5–1, with a conference record of 2–4–1, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Grambling $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Grambling	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 13–26	11,000	^[1]^[2]
September 25	at Jackson State	Alumni Field Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 6–21	9,300	^[3]^[4]
October 9	Wiley	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 27–6		^[5]
October 16	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–6		^[6]
October 24	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–41		^[7]
October 30	Arkansas AM&N	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	T 10–10		^[8]
November 6	Mississippi Valley State*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 15–14		^[9]
November 13	Prairie View A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 14–17		^[10]
November 20	at Bishop*	Bishop Stadium Dallas, TX	L 14–38
*Non-conference game

^ "Grambling tops Alcorn by 26–13". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "Jackson State beats Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Jackson State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
^ "Alcorn climbs out of cellar in Southwest". The Sun Herald. October 11, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View faces Wiley in cellar battle". Sun Herald. October 18, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jaguars rout Alcorn, 41–7". The Louisiana Weekly. October 30, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn ties Ark. AM&N". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Smaller state schools have bad grid weekend". Enterprise-Journal. November 8, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View victor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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