1964 Alcorn A&M Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $ 7 0 09 0 0
No. 19/NR Grambling 6 1 09 2 0
Jackson State 4 3 06 4 0
Alcorn A&M 3 4 05 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 4 05 5 0
Texas Southern 3 4 05 5 0
Southern 2 5 04 6 0
Wiley 0 7 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at GramblingL 14–32[1]
September 26WileyW 14–6[2]
October 3Rust*
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 14–6
October 10Jackson State
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS (rivalry)
W 27–84,000[3]
October 17Texas Southern
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 24–26[4]
October 24Southern
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 21–3[5]
October 31at Arkansas AM&N
L 0–28[6]
November 7at Mississippi Valley State*L 6–8
November 14at No. 4 Prairie View A&ML 0–4410,000[7]
November 21Mississippi Industrial*
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 50–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Grambling posts rout". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wiley bows to Alcorn by 14–6". The Marshall News Messenger. September 28, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alcorn A&M tops Jackson State, 27–8". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas Southern edges Alcorn". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Alcorn ruins S.U., 21–3". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 31, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ark. Lions too tough for Braves". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 7, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Prairie View Panthers overpower Alcorn 44–0". Alexandria News Leader. November 21, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alcorn crushes Miss. Industrial". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 1964. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Alcorn State Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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