1988 Alcorn State Braves football team
| 1988 Alcorn State Braves football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Henderson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Grambling State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | vs. Grambling State |
| L 13–27 | 29,500 | [1] |
| September 17 | Alabama State | L 6–29 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | at Abilene Christian* | W 34–13 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | vs. No. 7 Middle Tennessee* | W 21–19 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | Texas Southern |
| W 28–7 | [5] | |
| October 15 | at Lamar* | L 6–35 | [6] | ||
| October 22 | Southern |
| W 27–7 | [7] | |
| November 5 | Mississippi Valley State | W 24–3 | 6,000 | [8] | |
| November 12 | at Prairie View A&M | W 26–7 | [9] | ||
| November 19 | at No. 6 Jackson State |
| L 0–7 | 23,404 | [10] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Grambling beats Alcorn St". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 4, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State rolls". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn St. zaps ACU". Abilene Reporter-News. September 25, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn cashes in on new NCAA rule". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn grinds up Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar takes advantage of Alcorn mistakes 35–6". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James, Butler key Alcorn win". Enterprise-Journal. October 23, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn blows over Devils, 24–3". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 6, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn topples Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State blanks Alcorn State 7–0". Hattiesburg American. November 20, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
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