The 1968 Alcorn A&M Braves football team was an American football team that represented Alcorn A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their third season under head coach Marino Casem, Alcorn compiled a 9–1 record (7–1 against conference opponents), won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 359 to 85.[1]
| 1968 Alcorn A&M Braves football | |
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Black college football national champion SWAC champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (7–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Henderson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Alcorn A&M + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alcorn A&M was also recognized as the black college national champion.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | at Grambling | W 28–12 | 6,300 | [2] | ||||
| September 28 | Jackson State | No. 20 | W 30–6 | 6,400 | [3] | |||
| October 12 | at Wiley | No. 16 |
| W 60–5 | 600 | [4] | ||
| October 19 | Texas Southern | No. 14 |
| L 21–35 | 7,200 | [5] | ||
| October 26 | Southern |
| W 26–14 | 7,000–7,600 | [6] | |||
| November 2 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 53–0 | 5,400 | [7] | |||
| November 9 | at Mississippi Valley State | No. 19 | W 40–0 | 800 | [8] | |||
| November 16 | at Prairie View A&M | W 17–3 | 2,200 | [9][10] | ||||
| November 23 | vs. Kentucky State* |
| W 48–0 | 3,000 | [11] | |||
| December 7 | vs. Florida A&M | W 36–9 | 37,390 | [12] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Alcorn State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Grambling bows to Alcorn A&M". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn smacks J-State Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley is blitzed; Alcorn downs 'Cats 60–5". The Marshall News Messenger. October 13, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn miscues give Southern 35–21 triumph". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn trips up Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn rolls Arkansas 11 in 53–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn tramples MVSC by 40–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hadley Sparks Alcorn Win Over Prairie View". The Clarion Ledger. November 17, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn Grabs Share of Title". The Times. November 17, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn A&M rolls over Kentucky State 48–0". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weeks too strong for FAMU, 36–9". The Orlando Sentinel. December 8, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.