1997 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Cardell Jones (7th season)
Home stadiumJack Spinks Stadium
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Southern $  8 –0   11 –1  
No. 14 Jackson State ^  7 –1   9 –3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 –2   8 –3  
Texas Southern  4 –4   5 –6  
Alcorn State  4 –4   4 –7  
Mississippi Valley State  3 –5   4 –6  
Alabama State  2 –6   3 –8  
Grambling State  2 –6   3 –8  
Prairie View A&M  0 –8   0 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1997 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Cardell Jones, the Braves compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 4–4, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30vs. No. 2 Troy State*
L 0–30[1]
September 6Grambling State
W 44–20[2]
September 13No. 5 Western Illinois*
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 17–314,121[3]
September 20at Alabama State
W 20–6[4]
September 27Samford*
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 16–21[5]
October 4at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 10–20[6]
October 11Prairie View A&M
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 24–9[7]
October 19Texas Southern
L 7–10[8]
October 25at No. 8 Southern
L 16–25[9]
November 8Mississippi Valley State
  • Jack Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 23–18[10]
November 22at No. 14 Jackson State
L 15–5455,000[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Troy State rolls over Alcorn". The Montgomery Advertiser. August 31, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Robinson drops his final opener". The News Journal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Western Illinois beats Alcorn State". Sun Herald. September 14, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Alcorn State rolls to win". Hattiesburg American. September 21, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Alcorn St. falls to Samford, 21–16". Enterprise-Journal. September 28, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UAPB rushes past Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Alcorn State gets past Prairie View A&M, 24–9". Hattiesburg American. October 12, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alcorn can't deliver knockout blow". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southern U. repels Alcorn State bid 25–16". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Turnovers doom Delta Devils on reservation". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 9, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "JSU strikes fast, bombards Alcorn". The Sun Herald. November 23, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.


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