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2019 SCHEDULE Alcorn (0-1) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 31 at Southern Miss L, 38-10 BRAVES Sept. 7 Mississippi College 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at McNeese State 6 p.m. Vs. Sept. 21 *Prairie View A&M 5 p.m. Sept. 28 *Mississippi Valley State 6 p.m. Oct. 5 *at Alabama State 2 p.m. Mississippi College Oct. 12 Savannah State 2 p.m. Oct. 26 *Southern 2 p.m. (0-0) Nov. 9 *at Grambling State 2 p.m. CHOCTAWS Nov. 16 *Alabama A&M 2 p.m. Nov. 23 *at Jackson State 2 p.m. Dec. 7 %SWAC Championship 3 p.m. Game 2
All times Central and subject to change. Bold indicates home game; *-SWAC game; %-SWAC Saturday, Sept. 7 • 6 p.m. • Lorman, Mississippi Championship; Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium (22,500) Live Stream: Braves All-Access NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN” Radio: WPRL 91.7 FM, Charles Edmond (PxP) Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” 2018 Overview - SWAC Champions GENERAL INFORMATION - SWAC East Division Champions Name: Alcorn State University - Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl appearance Location: Lorman, Miss. - 12 All-Conference Selections (eight returning in 2019) - 10 All-Conference FIrst-Team Honorees (seven returning in 2019) Founded: 1871 - 6 HBCU All-Americans (four returning in 2019) Enrollment: 3,730 - 2 FCS All-Americans (one returning in 2019) President: Dr. Felecia M. Nave - Garnered the SWAC Offensive Player of the Year, SWAC Newcomer of the Year Director of Athletics: Derek J. Horne and SWAC Coach of the Year (all returning in 2019) Faculty Rep: Dr. Keith McGee - Led the nation in both sacks per game (4.0) and tackles for a loss per game (9.5) Conference: Southwestern Athletic - Became the first-ever institution to host a SWAC Championship game Nickname: Braves - Became the first-ever institution to play in five consecutive SWAC Colors: Purple and Gold Championship games All-Time Record: 483-379-39 First Season: 1921 Band: Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite 2019 Notes Stadium: Spinks-Casem Stadium - The Braves will play their home opener against Mississippi College on Saturday. Alcorn has won six straight home openers, and is 16-11 all-time in openers at Jack Stadium Record: 79-53 Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium. The Braves carry-over a three-game home winning- Year Opened: 1992 (28th Season) streak from last year. Capacity: 22,500 Playing Surface: Natural Grass - Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between Alcorn and MC. The Braves have Athletics Website: www.alcornsports.com won 12 straight games against non-Division I opponents. Last season, Alcorn Facebook: /AlcornStateSports defeated Louisiana College 78-0, which set stadium records for most points scored Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS and largest margin of victory. Instagram: @alcornstatesports Youtube: Alcorn State Sports - The 99th season of Alcorn football began with a trip to Southern Miss last weekend. The Braves won the time of possession battle 34:07-25:53. Alcorn’s SID: Robbie Kleinmuntz touchdown came on a 15-yard sprint up the middle by senior De’Shawn Waller, Email: [email protected] which cut the deficit to 13-7 with 10:43 left in the third quarter. Office Phone: 601-877-2322
16 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 1 ALCORN FOOTBALL Five-Time Defending SWAC East Division Champions
16 CONFERENCE Alcorn Notes Continued... - In the season-opener, senior Corey McCullough became the school’s all-time leader in most field goals CHAMPIONSHIPS made with 35. The record-setting kick came on a 44-yarder in the third quarter. McCullough surpassed 1947 - SCAC the mark of 34 held by Wilfredo Rosales from 1977-80. McCullough made 17 in both his sophomore and 1950 - SCAC junior seasons, both of which were single-season records at Alcorn. He was named to the FCS Punter of 1960 - SCAC the Year Watch List in the preseason and handles both the kicking and punting duties. 1961 - SCAC - Also in the career record book, senior quarterback Noah Johnson ranks fifth all-time in passing 1968 - SWAC completions (354), seventh in passing yards (4,166), eighth in touchdown passes (30) and 10th in rushing 1969 - SWAC yards (1,867). Last season, Johnson ranked third in the nation in rushing yards per carry (7.5) and 16th in completion percentage (.621). 1970 - SWAC 1974 - SWAC - The Braves are ranked No. 3 in the national HBCU Poll. They are also receiving 48 votes in the FCS Top-25. 1976 - SWAC 1979 - SWAC - Alcorn was picked to win the SWAC East Division in the 2019 Preseason Poll. The Braves are the five- time defending SWAC East Division champions and the reigning SWAC Champions. Alcorn returns eight 1984 - SWAC starters on offense and seven on defense. 1992 - SWAC 1994 - SWAC - The Braves landed 14 student-athletes on the SWAC Preseason All-Conference Teams. The list included Johnson who was named the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and senior linebacker 2014 - SWAC Solomon Muhammad who was tabbed the SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. 2015 - SWAC 2018 - SWAC - Both Johnson and Waller were inked to the Walter Payton Award Watch List, which goes to the best offensive player in FCS. Johnson was the 2018 SWAC Offensive Player of the Year and SWAC Championship Offensive MVP, while Waller was the 2018 SWAC Newcomer of the Year. Johnson and FIVE DIVISION Waller were the only student-athletes from the SWAC on the list. CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 - SWAC East Division - Additionally, Waller and Johnson were ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, in the Top-5 Players to Watch in HBCU by BOXTOROW 2015 - SWAC East Division 2016 - SWAC East Division - Muhammad grabbed a spot on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, which goes to the best defensive 2017 - SWAC East Division player in FCS. He was the only student-athlete from the SWAC on the list. 2018 - SWAC East Division - Four Braves earned FCS Preseason All-America Honors. Senior offensive lineman Kevin Hall was named to the HERO Sports First-Team, while Johnson and Waller were on the HERO Sports-Third Team. Waller was FIVE BLACK also tabbed to the STATS FCS Second-Team, and Muhammad was on the Third-Team.
COLLEGE NATIONAL - Alcorn landed six student-athletes on the HBCU Preseason All-America Team. The list included CHAMPIONSHIPS Johnson, Waller, Hall, Muhammad, senior offensive lineman Mustaffa Ibrahim and junior defensive back 1968 Qwynnterrio Cole. 1969 - Fred McNair, the reigning SWAC Coach of the Year winner, is in his fourth season as head coach. The 1974 Braves have won the SWAC East Division and played in the SWAC Championship all three years under 1984 McNair. He carries a 16-7 SWAC record. 2014 - Waller was named the Top Running Back in the SWAC by HBCU Gameday preseason. He began 2018 as the No. 3 running back on the depth chart and worked his way into the starting roll. Waller rushed for THREE FCS PLAYOFFS & at least 100 yards in seven of the last eight games including the SWAC Championship where he tallied a THREE BOWL GAMES game-high 177 yards and three touchdowns. He broke loose for an 83-yard touchdown run which was 1968 - Orange Blossom Bowl the second-longest in the history of the SWAC Championship game. Waller followed it up by running for a game-high 167 yards in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl. He ended with 1,215 rushing yards and (Win, 36-9 over Florida A&M) 12 touchdowns. Waller finished eighth in the nation in rushing yards per game (121.5 ypg), 15th in total 1984 - Playoffs rushing yards, 19th in all-purpose yards per game (133.0), 19th in rushing yards per carry (6.5), 20th in 1992 - Playoffs rushing TD’s, 23rd in scoring (7.8 pg) and 25th in total touchdowns (13). 1994 - Playoffs - Last year, the Alcorn defense ranked first in the FCS in both sacks per game (4.0) and tackles for a loss 2015 - (inaugural) Air Force per game (9.5). The defense was also third in the country in rushing (91.2 ypg), eighth in total defense Reserve Celebration Bowl (291.4 ypg), 10th in red zone defense (.714), 18th in scoring defense (21.5 ppg), 22nd in third down percentage defense (.324) and 24th in interceptions (14). 2018 - Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl - Alcorn led the SWAC in total offense (473.3 ypg), total defense (291.4 ypg), scoring defense (21.5 ppg),
2 www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports | Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS ALCORN FOOTBALL Reigning SWAC Champions Alcorn Notes Continued... BRAVES BY THE NUMBERS rushing (285.8 ypg), rushing defense (91.2 ypg), interceptions (14), sacks (4.0 s/pg), tackles for a loss (9.5 tfl/g) , first downs (23.2 pg), fewest first downs allowed (16.2 pg) and time of CARRIED OVER FROM LAST SEASON______possession (32:42). Current Streak______Lost 2 Home Streak______Win 3 Away Streak______Lost 2 - The Braves outscored the opposition 102-42 in the fourth quarter in 2018. Neutral Streak______Lost 4
- Junior defensive back Qwynnterrio Cole was named to the 2018 HERO Sports Sophomore Home______0-0 All-America Team. He catapulted to the top of the Alcorn tackles list with a team-high 77. Cole Away______0-1 also recorded 4.5 tackles for a loss, three interceptions a forced fumble and recovered a fumble. Neutral______0-0 Day Games______0-0 Like Waller, Cole started low on the depth chart and had to work his way into the top spot. He Night Games______0-1 only started in seven games at various defensive back positions including both cornerback and September______0-0 safety. October______0-0 November ______0-0 - Known as a lockdown defender, senior defensive back Javen Morrison has led Alcorn in December______0-0 interceptions for three consecutive years. He has 10 on his career including one in the 2018 Leading at Halftime______0-0 SWAC Championship. Trailing at Halftime______0-1 Tied at Halftime______0-0 - Johnson, Waller, Muhammad, Morrison and Cole were all named to the Black College Hall of Scoring First ______0-0 Fame Player of the Year Watch List. They were five of the 48 players included overall. Opponent Scoring First______0-1 Score < 10 Points______0-0 - Senior linebacker Brelion Hollis was tabbed the 2018 SWAC Championship Defensive MVP. He Score 10-19 Points______0-1 led the Braves with seven tackles including 0.5 sacks. Alcorn sacked SU quarterback Ladarius Score 20-29 Points ______0-0 Skelton six times. Hollis also wrapped-up a game-high 10 tackles in the Air Force Reserve Score 30-39 Points______0-0 Celebration Bowl. Score 40+ Points______0-0 Opponent Scores < 10 Points______0-0 - The Braves are 13-0 when leading at halftime since 2017. Opponent Scores 10-19 Points______0-0 Opponent Scores 20-29 Points______0-0 Opponent Scores 30-39 Points______0-1 - Alcorn is 79-53 all-time in Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium after 27 seasons. Opponent Scores 40+ Points______0-0
- Alcorn won 10 SWAC Player of the Week awards in back-to-back seasons. More Rushing Yards Than Opponent______0-0 Fewer Rushing Yards Than Opponent_____0-1 Rushing Yards Tied______0-0 - The Braves are 14-2 against SWAC East Division opponents over the last four seasons, and Rush For < 100 Yards______0-1 went 5-0 against teams from the SWAC West Division last year. Rush For 100+ Yards______0-0 Opponent Rushes For < 100 Yards______0-1 - Alcorn promoted three coaches during the offseason. Cedric Thornton was elevated to Opponent Rushes For 100+ Yards______0-0 Associate Head Coach and remains the Defensive Coordinator. Elliott Wratten was promoted to More Passing Yards Than Opponent______0-0 Offensive Coordinator after serving on the coaching staff since 2016. Ryan Busz is now full-time Fewer Passing Yards Than Opponent_____0-1 Pass For < 250 Yards______0-1 as the running backs coach after previously working as a graduate assistant. Pass For 250+ Yards______0-0 Opponent Passes For < 250 Yards______0-0 - WVNews reported that Alcorn QB coach Pat White is arguably the best quarterback to ever Opponent Passes For 250+ Yards______0-1 play at West Virginia University. He’s a two-time Big East Player of the Year winner and was a Heisman candidate in both 2007 and 2008. The superstar quarterbacked the Mountaineers to a More Total Yards Than Opponent______0-0 Fewer Total Yards Than Opponent______0-1 42-9 record in four years. White was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame last season. Gain < 350 Total Yards______0-1 Gain 350+ Total Yards______0-0 NOTABLE ALUMNI Opponent Gains < 350 Total Yards______0-0 - Alcorn is the alma mater of the legendary Steve “Air II” McNair who led the Tennessee Titans Opponent Gains 350+ Total Yards______0-1 to four playoff appearances as the starting quarterback including Super Bowl XXXIV. He was selected to three Pro Bowls and was All-Pro and Co-MVP in 2003. McNair was the 1994 Walter Commit No Turnovers______0-0 Commit 1-2 Turnover______0-1 Payton Award winner for the best player in NCAA DI-AA. Steve is the younger brother of Alcorn Commit 3+ Turnovers______0-0 head coach Fred “Air” McNair. Force No Turnovers______0-0 Force 1-2 Turnovers______0-1 - Alcorn graduate Donald Driver was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in July Force 3+ Turnovers______0-0 2017. He is Green Bay’s all-time leader in both receptions (743) and receiving yards (10,137). 3rd Down % < 25______0-0 3rd Down % 25-49______0-1 - Leslie Frazier, who ranks second all-time in school history and sixth in the SWAC with 20 3rd Down % 50+______0-0 interceptions, was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in August 2017. Frazier Opponent 3rd Down % < 25______0-0 served as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2010 to 2013 and currently works for the Opponent 3rd Down % 25-49______0-0 Buffalo Bills as the defensive coordinator. Opponent 3rd Down % 50+______0-1 Lead Time of Possession______0-1 - Roynell Young was named one of 25 finalists for the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Trail Time of Possession______0-0 16 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 3 ALCORN FOOTBALL Five-Time Defending SWAC East Division Champions Alcorn Notes Continued...
Young, who played from 1977-79, ranks second all-time in school history with 20 interceptions. VOICE OF THE BRAVES He helped the Braves capture the 1979 SWAC Championship. Young was the 23rd pick in the CHARLES EDMOND 1980 NFL Draft, becoming the first-ever Brave to be selected in the first round. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1980-88 and played in Super Bowl XV.
- Alcorn has had 54 student-athletes play in the NFL including 33 draft picks. Six Alcornites played at least 10 seasons (Donald Driver, Jimmie Giles, Steve McNair, Lawrence Pillars, Torence Small and Dave Washington). Most recently, Sterling Shippy signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
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Charles Edmond has been the play-by-play voice of Alcorn State University athletics since 1991. He is joined by field ALCORN RECORD BOOK WATCH reporter Cedric Tillman and Emanuel "Dean" Barnes on the Career Rushing Yards Most Field Goals Made _ 1. Arnold Walker...... 2,822 (2009-13) 1. Corey McCullough...... 35 (2016-19) road as an analyst. In 2. Augusta Lee...... 2,653 (1973-76) 2. Wilfredo Rosales...... 34 (1977-80) addition to football, Edmond 3. Steve McNair...... 2,327 (1991-94) 3. David McConnell...... 32 (2002-04) also announces men's and 4. John Gibbs Jr...... 2,198 (2012-15) women's basketball, baseball 5. De’Lance Turner...... 2,121 (2015-17) and softball. 6. Rodney Thomas...... 2,041 (1995-99) Most Yards Punting . 7. Gregory Jones...... 1,964 (1979-82) 1. Lee Williams...... 10,787 (1978-81) 8. Lenorris Footman.....1,963 (2014-17) 2. Haiden McCraney.... 8,152 (2013-16) 9. Darryan Ragsdale.....1,874 (2014-15) Corey McCullough..... 5,345 (2016-19) 10. Noah Johnson...... 1,867 (2016-19)
Career Passing Yards Career Passing Completions Career Touchdown Passes 1. Steve McNair...... 14,496 (1991-94) 1. Steve McNair ...... 958-1673 (1991-94) 1. Steve McNair...... 119 (1991-94) 2. Donald Carrie...... 10,348 (2001-04) 2. Donald Carrie...... 696-1368 (2001-04) 2. Donald Carrie...... 82 (2001-04) 3. John Gibbs Jr...... 7,451 (2012-12) 3. John Gibbs Jr...... 594-1107 (2012-15) 3. John Gibbs Jr...... 57 (2012-12) 4. Richard Myles...... 5,474 (1982-85) 4. Richard Myles...... 366-748 (1982-85) 4. Marvin Weeks...... 55 (1966-69) 5. Marvin Weeks...... 4,410 (1966-69) 5. Noah Johnson..... 354-595 (2016-19) 5. Richard Myles...... 42 (1982-85) 6. Lenorris Footman..... 4,234 (2014-17) 6. Tim Buckley...... 322-635 (2006-09) 6. Damion Ford...... 38 (1998-00) 7. Noah Johnson...... 4,166 (2016-19) 7. Marvin Weeks...... 309-662 (1966-69) 7. Lenorris Footman..... 31 (2014-17) 8. Damion Ford...... 4,147 (1998-00) 8. Lenorris Footman...307-569 (2014-17) t8. Marcus Taylor...... 30 (1996-99) 9. Marcus Taylor...... 4,058 (1996-99) 9. Marcus Taylor...... 299-614 (1996-99) t8. Noah Johnson...... 30 (2016-19) 10. Tim Buckley...... 3,963 (2006-09) 10. Damion Ford...... 295-623 (1998-00) 10. Fred Davis...... 27 (2006-09)
4 www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports | Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS ALCORN FOOTBALL Reigning SWAC Champions Fred McNair Head Coach (Fourth Season) • Eighth Season at Alcorn • Alcorn ‘92 2018 SWAC Coach of the Year After three seasons, Fred “Air” McNair in the middle of the season, Lenorris Footman stepped in and found has coached the Braves to three success because of McNair’s coaching methods. Footman rushed for SWAC East Division titles and the 1,023 yards and 11 touchdowns and passed for 1,106 yards and 14 2018 SWAC Championship. McNair scores. brought his team to the 2018 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl after He was hired as head football coach, athletic director, and teacher earning SWAC Coach of the Year honors. at Collins High school in April 2011. The CHS Tigers made it to the second round of the 2011 3A football playoffs. During the summer He is the original “Air McNair” and the older brother of the late months, he works as a football camp director for Mercedes Lewis Tennessee Titans quarterback and 2003 Co-Most Valuable Player, Steve in Long Beach, California; Jerrius Norwood in Brandon, Mississippi; “Air II” McNair. Brett Favre and Adailus Thomas, both in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is also a Dixie Youth baseball coach and commissioner in Covington He became the first SWAC Coach of the Year winner at Alcorn since County as well as a youth football coach. If that is not enough, McNair Cardell Jones in 1992. is also a motivational speaker at churches, schools, and social events throughout Mississippi. He is definitely a man on the move with a In 2018, McNair’s squad earned 12 All-Conference selections including vision seeking anyone that he can help. 10 on the First-Team, six HBCU All-Americans, a STATS FCS Third- Team All-American and a HERO Sports Sophomore All-American. In addition, McNair coached at Millsaps College in Jackson, Additionally, he coached Noah Johnson to the SWAC Offensive Player Mississippi for four years. During his tenure at Millsaps, they won two of the Year honor and De’Shawn Waller to SWAC Newcomer of the Year. Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championships. In June 2009, McNair was hired as a teacher and coach at Mt. Olive High McNair’s defense ranked first in the FCS in both sacks per game (4.0) School. He was the offensive coordinator for the Mt. Olive Pirates. The and tackles for a loss per game (9.5). The defense was also third in the Pirates won the 1A State Football Championships in 2009 and 2010. country in rushing (91.2 ypg), eighth in total defense (291.4 ypg), 10th in red zone defense (.714), 18th in scoring defense (21.5 ppg), 22nd in Upon McNair’s retirement from the Arena Football League (AFL), he third down percentage defense (.324) and 24th in interceptions (14). held various records. He is a seasoned AFL veteran (Albany 1993- 95); Florida (1996-00); and Carolina (2000-01). He holds almost all Alcorn led the SWAC in total offense (473.3 ypg), total defense (291.4 passing records, including passing yards in a season (3,269 in 1999), ypg), scoring defense (21.5 ppg), rushing (285.8 ypg), rushing defense passing touchdowns in a season (60, 1998), passing touchdowns in a (91.2 ypg), interceptions (14), sacks (4.0 s/pg), tackles for a loss (9.5 game (8, four times) and passing yards in a game (362, 2000). McNair tfl/g) , first downs (23.2 pg), fewest first downs allowed (16.2 pg) and also holds all of Carolina’s passing records and became the 13th time of possession (32:42). quarterback in AFL history to surpass the 10,000-yard career passing mark (vs. Carolina in 2000). In June 2018, McNair was awarded the Key to the City in his hometown of Mount Olive, Mississippi. McNair was ranked in the top eight in the AFL in all-time passes attempted, passes completed and passing yards. Over his eight- McNair was named Alcorn’s 21st head football coach on Feb. 2, 2016. year career, McNair completed over 57 percent of his passes, while He previously worked at as the quarterbacks coach for three seasons. throwing for 16,591 yards and 291 touchdowns. McNair had a career season in 2001, setting career highs with 3,271 yards, 63 touchdowns, McNair began his college football career as a wide receiver at Alcorn 434 attempts, 282 completions, a 65.0 competition percentage and a State University in 1986 before moving to quarterback his junior 118.16 quarterback rating. season. After the switch, McNair went on to finish fifth in Division 1-AA in passing efficiency his senior year and was named to the All-SWAC FRED MCNAIR second team in 1989. He received his bachelor’s in 1992 and furthered his education with a master’s in 1996 from Alcorn State University. HEAD COACHING CAREER Season Record SWAC Result McNair is responsible for turning Alcorn quarterback John Gibbs Jr. 2016 5-6 5-4 SWAC East Division Champs into a force on the field. Under the tutelage of McNair, Gibbs passed for 2017 7-5 5-2 SWAC East Division Champs 2,482 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 1,006 yards in 2014. In 2018 9-4 6-1 SWAC Champions 2013, Gibbs passed for 2,567 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also rushed 2019 0-1 0-0 for 455 yards. This past season, after Gibbs went down with an injury Totals 21-16 16-7 16 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 5 ALCORN FOOTBALL Five-Time Defending SWAC East Division Champions 2019 ROSTER # Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 01 Tevarrius Adams QB 6-1 190 Fr. Meridian, Miss. / Meridian HS 01 Daylon Burks DB 5-11 200 Sr. Lumberton, Miss. / Pearl River JC 02 Felix Harper QB 5-11 180 R-Jr. Fairburn, Ga. / Creekside HS 03 De’Shawn Waller RB 5-11 210 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. / Hutchinson CC 05 Niko Duffey RB 5-11 175 Fr. Tampa, Fla. / Jefferson HS 06 Akeem McNair WR 5-9 200 Fr. Collins, Miss. / Collins HS 07 Tim McNair Jr. WR 6-2 185 R-So. Collins, Miss. / Prentiss HS 08 Nigel Wood TE 6-4 230 Sr. Poplarville, Miss. / East Central CC 10 Isaiah McKissic WR 6-3 190 Fr. Opelika, Ala. / Beauregard HS 11 Chris Blair WR 6-3 200 Sr. Louisville, Miss. / Hinds CC 12 Thaddeus Peyton QB 6-4 210 R-Jr. Monticello, Miss. / Lakeview Academy 13 Noah Johnson QB 6-0 195 R-Sr. Tampa, Fla. / Armwood HS 14 Calvontay Key DB 6-2 165 So. Gainesville, Fla. / Eastside HS 14 Lazarious Pinder WR 5-9 165 So. Fayette, Miss. / Jefferson County HS 15 Keyron Kinsler DB 5-11 185 So. Micanopy, Fla. / North Marion HS 16 Juan Anthony Jr. WR 6-0 185 R-So. Woodville, Miss. / Wilkinson County HS 16 Ernest Dixon DB 5-9 165 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / Fork Union Military / Mays HS 17 Jyron Russell QB 6-3 195 So. Grand Prairie, Texas / Timberview HS 18 Chris Green WR 6-4 190 Fr. Lancaster, Texas / Lancaster HS 19 Corey McCullough K 5-11 175 Sr. Louisville, Miss. / Louisville HS 20 Allen Bruce DB 6-0 168 R-Sr. Lake Providence, La. / General Trass HS 21 Juwan Taylor DB 5-11 200 Jr. Jackson, Miss. / Northeast Mississippi CC 22 Taurence Wilson DB 6-1 195 Sr. Lakeland, Fla. / Kathleen HS 23 Marquise Forman RB 5-9 180 R-So. Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill HS 24 Jonathon Bolton RB 6-0 190 So. Purvis, Miss. / Purvis HS 25 Trey Turner RB 6-0 205 So. Atmore, Ala. / Escambia Academy 27 E.J. Thomas DB 6-0 165 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Kansas State / Carver HS 28 Chris Hart DL 6-3 230 Gr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Utah / St. Thomas Aquinas HS 29 Augustin Avouwadan DB 5-9 170 Fr. Houston, Texas / Jack Yates HS 30 Jaaron Jackson DE 6-3 252 So. Lakeland, Fla. / Kathleen HS 31 Makenzie Black LB 6-0 220 So. Jackson, Miss. / Callaway HS 32 Qwynnterrio Cole DB 6-3 190 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. / East Memphis HS 33 Mikail Webb LB 6-0 230 R-Jr. Cleveland, Miss. / Columbus HS 34 Greg Blue K 5-10 170 Fr. Pelham, Ala. / Pelham HS 35 Nichel Herron LB 6-1 215 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. / Southwind HS 36 Elmer Johnson DB 5-9 185 Fr. Vicksburg, Miss. / Vicksburg HS 37 Kahleab Hill DB 5-10 185 Fr. Stafford, Texas / Stafford HS 38 Creo Argue DE 6-2 220 Jr. Crete, Ill. / Independence CC 39 Mohamed Bakayoko DB 6-3 185 Fr. Loganville, Ga. / Grayson HS 40 Jamaskian Chapman RB 5-11 205 Jr. Jackson, Ala. / Jackson HS 41 Jaylon Pitts DB 6-0 195 So. Baton Rouge, La. / Scotlandville HS 42 Daimen Anderson LB 6-1 235 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Fletcher HS 43 Kevon Marsh RB 6-0 190 R-Sr. Morgan City, La. / Pearl River CC 44 Jacorian “Kobe” Wren DL 6-3 240 Jr. Shelby, Miss. / Copiah-Lincoln CC 45 Javen Morrison DB 5-10 160 Sr. Corinth, Miss. / Corinth HS 46 Trevor James LB 6-0 205 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Lee HS 47 Jordan Richo LB 6-2 200 Fr. Fernandina Beach, Fla. / Yulee HS 48 Brelion Hollis LB 6-0 195 Sr. Monroe, La. / Ouachita 49 Solomon Muhammad LB 6-1 235 Sr. Birmingham, Ala. / Parker HS 51 Darrell Henderson DL 6-1 324 R-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Duval Charter HS 52 Jayden Barfield LB 6-2 225 Fr. New Orleans, La. / John Curtis Christian 53 Wanya Morris OL 6-2 290 Sr. Brookhaven, Miss. / Southwest Mississippi JC 55 Dylan Taylor LS 6-3 180 Fr. Corinth, Miss. / Biggersville HS 56 Michael Ajumobi OL 6-3 280 R-Sr. Dallas, Texas / South Grand Prairie HS 57 Kodi Travis OL 6-6 350 So. Forest, Miss. / Forest HS 58 Malik Holbert LB 6-0 235 Jr. Flowood, Miss. / Northwest Rankin HS 59 Steve Carter OL 6-3 200 Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill HS 60 Jerome Boulden DL 5-6 270 Fr. Houston, Texas / George Bush HS 61 Chris Monroe DL 6-1 250 Jr. Petal, Miss. / Petal HS 6 www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports | Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS ALCORN FOOTBALL Reigning SWAC Champions 2019 ROSTER # Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 62 Kevin Hall OL 6-6 290 R-Sr. Prentiss, Miss. / Prentiss HS 63 Greg White DL 5-11 280 Fr. Canton, Miss. / Canton HS 64 Franklin Smith OL 6-4 290 Jr. Texarkana, Texas / Liberty-Eylau HS 65 Joshua Brown OL 6-3 260 So. Houston, Texas / Alief Taylor HS 66 Vance Heidelberg LB 6-2 225 Fr. Jonesboro, Ga. / Solid Rock Academy 67 Jemar Nunley OL 6-2 300 R-Sr. Lake, Miss. / Jones County JC 68 Braxton Spells OL 6-3 320 R-Fr. Terry, Miss. / Copiah Lincoln CC / Terry HS 69 Deonte Brooks OL 6-4 291 R-Sr. Meridian, Miss. / Meridian HS 70 Aurelius Hardy LB 6-0 205 So. Newton, Miss. / Newton HS 71 Darius Smith OL 6-0 240 So. Louisville, Miss. / Louisville HS 72 Will Ready OL 6-3 325 So. Mansfield, Texas / Lake Ridge HS 73 Antonio Patterson DL 5-11 310 Fr. Baton Rouge, La. / Southern University Lab School 74 Columbus Willis OL 6-5 300 Jr. White Castle, La. / White Castle HS 75 Darius Davis OL 6-4 317 Sr. Clinton, La. / E. Feliciana 76 Mustaffa Ibrahim OL 6-2 292 Sr. Ridgeland, Miss. / Ridgeland HS 77 Joseph Milburn OL 6-2 305 Jr. Mansfield, Texas / Mansfield Legacy HS 78 Eric Sherrod OL 6-4 300 Jr. Columbus, Miss. / Northeast Mississippi CC / Columbus HS 79 Ryan McKenzie OL 6-4 290 Fr. Welsh, La. / Welsh HS 80 Hakeim Warren WR 6-1 185 R-Sr. Greenwood, S.C. / Easley HS 81 Raidarious Anderson WR 6-5 198 Sr. Oakland, Tenn. / Fayette Ware HS 82 LeCharles Pringle WR 6-0 185 R-Jr. Gautier, Miss. / Gautier HS 83 Kendrick Brown WR 6-2 195 Fr. Meridian, Miss. / Meridian HS 84 Jerimiah Green TE 6-4 240 So. Richmond, Texas / Fort Bend Bush HS 85 Andre Martin WR 5-10 175 R-Jr. New Orleans, La. / Joseph S. Clark HS 86 Kyontez Everett TE 6-3 220 R-Sr. Hattiesburg, Miss. / Mississippi Gulf Coast 87 Brandon Campbell TE 6-4 253 R-Sr. Pompano Beach, Fla. / American Heritage 88 Demetrius Lewis TE 6-3 245 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / Mount Carmel HS 89 Zyrion Thompson WR 6-2 185 Fr. Collins, Miss. / Collins HS 90 Darron Sims DL 6-3 240 Fr. Ellenwood, Ga. / Cedar Grove HS 91 Colten Menges LS 6-5 250 Jr. Belton, Texas / Blinn JC 92 Kee Wayne Jones DL 6-1 300 Fr. Natchez, Miss. / Natchez HS 93 Quadry Daniels DL 6-5 235 Fr. Mulberry, Fla. / Mulberry HS 94 Tre’ Huntley DL 6-3 240 Fr. Lakeland, Fla. / Lakeland HS 95 Trevor Vines DL 6-3 290 Fr. Lafayette, Ala. / Lafayette HS 96 Theron Bonds DE 6-0 280 R-Sr. Ponchatoula, La. / Ponchatoula HS 97 Keegan Hudson DL 6-0 230 Sr. Thompsons Station, Tenn. / Independence HS 98 Myron Means DL 5-11 270 Fr. Utica, Miss. / Raymond HS 99 Christopher Epps DL 6-3 325 Fr. Port Gibson, Miss. / Port Gibson HS
Coaching Staff Head Coach: Fred McNair Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Cedric Thornton Pronunciation Guide Offensive Coordinator: Elliott Wratten #19 Corey MCCULLOUGH Mih-cuh-luh Defensive Line: Damon Frenchers #29 Augustin AVOUWADAN Avuh-wah-din Wide Receivers: Jason Phillips #30 JAARON Jackson Juh-ron Defense Ends: Darius Hart #32 QWYNNTERRIO Cole Kwin-tere-ee-oh Special Teams: Lane Powell #35 NICHEL Herron Nih-kel Quarterbacks: Pat White #39 Mohamed BAKAYOKO Bah-kuh-yo-ko Safeties: Chris Cash #47 Jordan Richo Rich-ee-oo Cornerbacks: Leroy Frederick #48 BRELION Hollis Bree-lee-in Running Backs: Ryan Busz #51 DARRELL Henderson Deer-ohl Graduate Assistant: Chase Alexander #56 Michael AJUMOBI Ah-juh-moe-be Student Assistant: Matthew Brown #96 THERON Bonds Ther-on Video Coordinator: Ronald Williams Strength & Conditioning: Lonnie Maddox Graduate Assistant: Myles Quimby
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QB 13 Noah Johnson (R-Senior, Tampa, Fla.) DE 38 Creo Argue (Junior, Crete, Ill.) 2 Felix Harper (R-Junior, Fairburn, Ga.) 44 Jacorian “Kobe” Wren (Junior, Shelby, Miss.)
RB 3 De’Shawn Waller (Senior, Atlanta, Ga.) DT 51 Darrell Henderson (R-Senior, Jacksonville, Fla.) 5 Niko Duffey (Freshman, Tampa, Fla.) 97 Keegan Hudson (Senior, Thompsons Station, Tenn.)
TE 86 Kyontez Everett (R-Senior, Hattiesburg, Miss.) DT 61 Chris Monroe (Junior, Petal, Miss.) 8 Nigel Wood (Senior, Poplarville, Miss.) 90 Darron Sims (Freshman, Ellenwood, Ga.)
WR (X) 81 Raidarious Anderson (Senior, Oakland, Tenn.) DE 96 Theron Bonds (R-Senior, Ponchatoula, La.) 7 Tim McNair Jr. (R-Sophomore, Collins, Miss. 58 Malik Holbert (Junior, Flowood, Miss.)
WR (Z) 11 Chris Blair (Senior, Louisville, Miss.) LB 33 Mikail Webb (R-Junior, Cleveland, Miss.) 6 Akeem McNair (Freshman, Collins, Miss.) 35 Nichel Herron (R-Sophomore, Memphis, Tenn.)
WR (T) 16 Juan Anthony Jr. (R-Sophomore, Woodville, Miss.) LB 49 Solomon Muhammad (Senior, Birmingham, Ala.) 82 LeCharles Pringle (R-Junior, Gautier, Miss.) 31 Makenzie Black (Sophomore, Jackson, Miss.)
RT 62 Kevin Hall (R-Senior, Prentiss, Miss.) LB 48 Brelion Hollis (Junior, Monroe, La.) 64 Franklin Smith (Junior, Texarkana, Texas) 42 Daimen Anderson (Sophomore, Jacksonville, Fla.)
RG 75 Darius Davis (Senior, Clinton, La.) LC 45 Javen Morrison (Senior, Corinth, Miss.) 74 Columbus Willis (Junior, White Castle, La.) 20 Allen Bruce (R-Senior, Lake Providence, La.)
C 76 Mustaffa Ibrahim (Senior, Ridgeland, Miss.) RC 1 Daylon Burks (Senior, Lumberton, Miss.) 77 Joseph Milburn (Junior, Mansfield, Texas) 22 Taurence Wilson (Senior, Lakeland, Fla.)
LG 69 Deonte Brooks (R-Senior, Meridian, Miss.) FS 32 Qwynnterrio Cole (Junior, Memphis, Tenn.) 67 Jemar Nunley (R-Senior, Lake, Miss.) 21 Juwan Taylor (Junior, Jackson, Miss.)
LT 56 Michael Ajumobi (R-Senior, Dallas, Texas) SS 15 Keyron Kinsler (Sophomore, Micanopy, Fla.) 65 Joshua Brown (Sophomore, Houston, Texas) 27 E.J. Thomas (R-Freshman, Atlanta, Ga.)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Coaches on the Field Coaches in the Press Box K 19 Corey McCullough (Senior, Louisville, Miss.) Fred McNair, HC Jason Phillips, WR 34 Greg Blue (Freshman, Pelham, Ala.)
Cedric Thornton, DC Damon Frenchers, DL P 19 Corey McCullough (Senior, Louisville, Miss.) Elliott Wratten, OC Chris Cash, S 34 Greg Blue (Freshman, Pelham, Ala.) Pat White, QB Chase Alexander, GA Darius Hart, DE LS 91 Colten Menges (Junior, Belton, Texas) 55 Dillon Taylor (Freshman, Corinth, Miss.) Lane Powell, ST Leroy Frederick, CB H 82 LeCharles Pringle (R-Junior, Gautier, Miss.) Ryan Busz, RB 16 Juan Anthony Jr. (R-Sophomore, Woodville, Miss.) Matthew Brown, Student KR 45 Javen Morrison (Senior, Corinth, Miss.) Lonnie Maddox, Strength 3 De’Shawn Waller (Senior, Atlanta, Ga.) Myles Quimby, GA PR 16 Juan Anthony Jr. (R-Sophomore, Woodville, Miss.) 45 Javen Morrison (Senior, Corinth, Miss.)
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2014 East Division SBC Overall Streak Alcorn 7-2 10-3 W1 Alabama State 5-4 7-5 W3 Jackson State 3-6 5-7 W2 Alabama A&M 3-6 4-8 L3 Mississippi Valley State 1-8 2-9 L4
West Division SBC Overall Streak Southern 8-1 9-4 L1 Grambling State 7-2 7-5 L2 Prairie View A&M 5-4 5-5 W2 Arkansas Pine-Bluff 3-6 4-7 W1 Texas Southern 3-6 5-6 L5
2015 2017 East Division SBC Overall Streak East Division SBC Overall Streak Alcorn 7-2 9-4 L1 Alcorn 5-2 7-5 L2 Alabama State 5-4 6-5 W1 Alabama State 4-3 4-6 W1 Alabama A&M 3-6 3-8 W1 Alabama A&M 3-4 4-7 W1 Jackson State 3-6 3-8 L3 Jackson State 3-4 3-8 W2 Mississippi Valley State 1-8 1-10 L1 Mississippi Valley State 1-6 2-9 L4
West Division SBC Overall Streak West Division SBC Overall Streak Grambling State 9-0 9-3 L1 Grambling State 7-0 11-2 L1 Prairie View A&M 8-1 8-2 W6 Southern 5-2 7-4 L1 Southern 6-3 6-5 L1 Prairie View A&M 4-3 6-5 W3 Texas Southern 2-7 3-7 L4 Texas Southern 2-5 2-9 L1 Arkansas Pine-Bluff 1-8 2-9 W1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-6 2-9 L7
2016 2018 East Division Conf. Over. Streak East Division SBC Overall Streak Alcorn 5-4 5-6 L1 Alcorn 6-1 9-4 L1 Alabama A&M 4-5 4-7 L1 Alabama A&M 5-2 6-5 W1 Alabama State 3-6 3-7 L1 Jackson State 4-3 5-5 L1 Jackson State 3-6 3-8 L4 Alabama State 3-4 4-7 W1 Mississippi Valley State 1-8 1-10 L2 Miss. Valley State 1-6 1-10 L5
West Division Conf. Over. Streak West Division SBC Overall Streak Grambling State 9-0 12-1 W11 Southern 6-1 7-4 L1 Southern 8-1 8-3 L1 Prairie View A&M 4-3 5-6 W1 Prairie View A&M 7-2 7-4 W1 Grambling State 4-3 6-5 L1 Texas Southern 4-5 4-7 L1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-6 2-9 L3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-8 1-10 L8 Texas Southern 1-6 2-9 L1
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FCS COACHES POLL (SEPT. 2) FINAL 2018 SWAC STANDINGS # School______Points 1 North Dakota State (1-0)______3983 (148) WEST DIVISION EAST DIVISION 2 James Madison (0-1)______3719 (11) School Conf. Over. Streak School Conf. Over. Streak 3 South Dakota State (0-1)______3658 1. Prairie View A&M 1-0 1-0 W1 Alabama A&M 0-0 1-0 W1 4 Eastern Washington (0-1)______3398 (1) t2. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 0-1 L1 ALCORN 0-0 0-1 L1 5 UC Davis (0-1)______3258 t2. Grambling State 0-0 0-1 L1 Alabama State 0-0 0-1 L1 6 Maine (1-0)______3167 t2. Southern 0-0 0-1 L1 Jackson State 0-0 0-1 L1 7 Weber State (0-1)______2909 5. Texas Southern 0-1 0-1 L1 Mississippi Valley State 0-0 0-1 L1 8 Towson (1-0)______2641 9 Kennesaw State (1-0)______2612 10 Nicholls (0-1)______2031 SWAC PRESEASON POLL WEEK 2 SCHEDULE Southern at Memphis, 11 a.m. 11 UNI (0-1)______1884 WEST DIVISION EAST DIVISION Grambling at LA Tech, 2:30 p.m. 12 Southeast Missouri State(1-0)______1696 1. Southern (90) 1. Alcorn (92) Tuskegee at Alabama St., 5 p.m. 13 Montana State (0-1)______1568 2. Prairie View A&M (78) 2. Alabama A&M (70) Miss. College at Alcorn, 6 p.m. 14 Indiana State (0-1)______1531 3. Grambling State (74) 3. Jackson State (61) MVSU at Lamar, 6 p.m. 15 North Carolina A&T (1-0)______1512 4. Texas Southern (34) 4. Alabama State (47) TSU at Incarnate Word, 6 p.m. 16 Illinois State (0-1)______1473 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (24) 5. Mississippi Valley State (30) Jackson St. at S. Alabama, 6 p.m. 17 Furman (1-0)______1434 UAPB at AAMU, 6 p.m. 18 Jacksonville State (0-1)______1298 PVAMU at Houston, 7 p.m. 19 Wofford (0-1)______1176 20 Central Arkansas (1-0)______1055 2019 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE 21 Delaware (1-0)______1022 ALL-SWAC FIRST-TEAM ALL-SWAC SECOND-TEAM 22 Montana (1-0)______781 OFFENSE OFFENSE 23 Southeastern Louisiana (1-0)______746 24 Villanova (1-0)______535 QB Noah Johnson, Alcorn QB Aqeel Glass, Alabama A&M 25 Sam Houston State (0-1)______518 RB Taeyler Porter, Arkansas-Pine Bluff RB Dawonya Tucker, Prairie View A&M RB De’Shawn Waller, Alcorn RB Devon Benn, Southern Others receiving votes: Princeton (401) , Elon OL DeJohn Jones, Prairie View A&M OL Christian Rice, Prairie View A&M (325) , Stony Brook (264) , Colgate (247) , OL Deonte Brooks, Alcorn OL Danny Garza, Prairie View A&M Eastern Kentucky (203) , South Carolina State OL Mustaffa Ibrahim, Alcorn OL William Waddell, Grambling State (161) , Duquesne (124) , Dartmouth (106) , OL Jodeci Harris, Southern OL Shonye Reams, Alabama A&M ETSU (103) , McNeese (70) , Chattanooga (65), OL Kevin Hall, Alcorn OL Jaylon Brinson, Southern ALCORN (48) , Northern Arizona (41) , New WR Tristan Wallace, Prairie View A&M WR Tren’Davian Dixon, Texas Southern Hampshire (32) , Monmouth (31) , Richmond WR DeJuan Miller, Arkansas-Pine Bluff WR Brian Jenkins, Alabama A&M (29) , Yale (26) , Mercer (26) , Citadel (21) , TE Kendric Johnson, Alabama A&M TE Jeremias Houston, Southern Lamar (21) , Cal Poly (18) , San Diego (15) , Youngstown State (8) , UIW (6) , Sacramento DEFENSE DEFENSE State (1) , Idaho State (1) , Wagner (1) , North DL Jordan Lewis, Southern DL Ron Collins, Prairie View A&M Dakota (1) DL Christian Clark, Alabama State DL Darrell Henderson, Alcorn DL Jalen Steward, Arkansas-Pine Bluff DL Theron Bonds, Alcorn DL Anferenee Mullins, Grambling State DL Khalil Johnson, Jackson State HBCU BOXTOROW LB, Darron Johnson, Alabama State LB Brelion Hollis, Alcorn LB Armoni Holloway, Alabama A&M LB Julian Marcantel, Texas Southern COACHES POLL (SEPT. 2) LB Solomon Muhammad, Alcorn LB Keonte Hampton, Jackson State # School______Points DB Javen Morrison, Alcorn DB Daquarian Fields, Grambling State 1. North Carolina A&T______190 (19) DB Qwynnterrio Cole, Alcorn DB Joshua Hill, Alabama State 2. Bethune-Cookman______154 DB Joseph McWilliams, Grambling State DB Daylon Burks, Alcorn 3. ALCORN______146 DB Ju’Anthony Parker, Prairie View A&M DB Montavious Gaines, Southern 4. Southern______107 5. South Carolina State______81 SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL TEAMS 6. Prairie View A&M______77 K Corey McCullough, Alcorn K Zack Elder, Prairie View A&M 7. Hampton______71 P Anthony Craven, Alabama State P Corey McCullough, Alcorn 8. Grambling State______70 RS Ezra Gray, Alabama State RS Tyrin Ralph, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 9. Alabama A&M______49 10. Tennessee State______36 PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Others receiving votes: Florida A&M 28, Noah Johnson, Alcorn Alabama State 15, Norfolk State 9, North Carolina Central 8, Jackson State 5 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Solomon Muhammad, Alcorn
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PRESEASON RECOGNITION 2019 PRESEASON HBCU ALL-AMERICA TEAM Walter Payton Award Watch List Top Running Back on the SWAC OFFENSE (Best Offensive Player in FCS) by HBCU Gameday QB: Noah Johnson, Alcorn, r-Sr., Tampa, Fla. Noah Johnson (QB) De’Shawn Waller (RB) RB: De’Shawn Waller, Alcorn, Sr., Atlanta, Ga. De’Shawn Waller (RB) RB: Taeyler Porter, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sr., Immokalee, Fla. Top Players to Watch for in HBCU RB: Tabyus Taylor, Virginia Union, Jr., Hopewell, Va. Buck Buchanan Award Watch by BOXTOROW OL: Jean Cyriaque, Morehouse, Sr., Durham, N.C. List (Best Def. Player in FCS) 1. De’Shawn Waller (RB) OL: Jodeci Harris, Southern, r-Sr., Plaquemine, La. Solomon Muhammad (LB) 2. Noah Johnson (RB) OL: Kevin Hall, Alcorn, r-Sr., Prentiss, Miss. OL: Mustaffa Ibrahim, Alcorn, Sr., Ridgeland, Miss. CFPA FCS National Performer of STATS FCS All-America OL: Marcus Petiford, North Carolina A&T, Sr., Durham, N.C. the Year Trophy Watch List De’Shawn Waller (RB) TE: Kendric Johnson, Alabama A&M, Jr., New Market, Ala. Noah Johnson (QB) Second-Team WR: Jequez Ezzard, Howard, Sr., Union City, Ga. Solomon Muhammad (LB) WR: Kevin Greenhow, Central State, Sr., Columbus, Ohio FCS Punter of the Year Watch List Third-Team WR: Chris Rowland, Tennessee State, Sr., Nolensville, Tenn. Corey McCullough (P/K) HERO Sports All-America DEFENSE Black College Football Player of Kevin Hall (OL) - First-Team DL: Marques Ford, Bethune-Cookman, Sr., Gibsontonville, Fla. the Year Watch List Noah Johnson (QB) - Third-Team DL: Joshua Pryor, Bowie State, r-Soph., Baltimore, Md. Noah Johnson (RB) De’Shawn Waller (RB) - Third-Team DL: Jordan Lewis, Southern, Soph., Ocala, Fla. De’Shawn Waller (RB) DL: Justin Cates, North Carolina A&T, Gr., Goldsboro, N.C. Solomon Muhammad (LB) 14 Preseason SWAC DL: Darius Royster, North Carolina Central, r-Sr., Chesapeake, Va. Javen Morrison (DB) All-Conference LB: Austin Stephens, Miles, Sr., Mumford, Ala. Qwynnterrio Cole (DB) 9 First-Team Selections LB: Devon Hunt, Shaw, Sr., Rockingham, N.C. 5 Second-Team Selections LB: Amari Holloway, Alabama A&M, Sr., Pinson, Ala. Best in HBCU by Philly Tribune LB: Solomon Muhammad, Alcorn, Sr., Birmingham, Ala. Noah Johnson (QB) 6 Preseason HBCU All-Americans DB: Sterling Hammond, Virginia Union, Sr., Caret, Va. De’Shawn Waller (RB) DB: Joseph McWilliams, Grambling, r-Sr., Baton Rouge, La. DB: Qwynnterrio Cole, Alcorn, Jr., Memphis, Tenn. Solomon Muhammad (LB) DB: Ju’Anthony Parker, Prairie View A&M, Sr., Dallas, Texas
2019 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opp Score LT LG C RG RT QB RB WR WR WR TE USM L, 38-10 Ajumobi Brooks Ibrahim Davis Hall Johnson Waller Blair Anthony Anderson Everett M.C. MCN PVAM MVSU ASU SAV SU GSU AAMU JSU SWAC
Opp Score DE DE DT DT LB LB LB/DB CB CB FS SS USM L, 38-10 Argue Wren Henderson Monroe Webb Muhammad Taylor Bruce Wilson Cole Kinsler M.C. MCN PVAM MVSU ASU SAV SU GSU AAMU JSU SWAC
16 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 11 Alcorn Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2019) All games
Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 31, 2019 at Southern Miss L 10-38 31076 All games 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Non-Conference 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Waller, D. 1 16 60 4 56 3.5 1 15 56.0 Duffey, Niko 1 7 26 1 25 3.6 0 9 25.0 Team Statistics ALCN OPP Forman, M. 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 FIRST DOWNS 15 16 Bolton, J. 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 R u s h in g 7 5 Johnson, Noah 1 9 24 24 0 0.0 0 8 0.0 P a s s in g 8 9 Total 1 35 116 36 80 2.3 1 15 80.0 P e n a l ty 0 2 Opponents 1 31 113 17 96 3.1 1 15 96.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 80 96 Rushing Attempts 35 31 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Rush 2.3 3.1 Johnson, Noah 1 88.49 17-31-1 54.8 148 0 37 148.0 Average Per Game 80.0 96.0 Harper, Felix 1 108.40 1-1-0 100.0 1 0 1 1.0 TDs Rushing 1 1 Total 1 89.11 18-32-1 56.2 149 0 37 149.0 PASSING YARDAGE 149 293 Opponents 1 156.83 18-28-1 64.3 293 1 55 293.0 C o m p - A t t- In t 18-32-1 18-28-1 Average Per Pass 4.7 10.5 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Average Per Catch 8.3 16.3 Blair, Chris 1 4 67 16.8 0 37 67.0 Average Per Game 149.0 293.0 Waller, D. 1 4 -3 -0.8 0 2 -3.0 TDs Passing 0 1 Anthony Jr., J. 1 3 12 4.0 0 6 12.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 229 389 Anderson, R. 1 2 19 9.5 0 10 19.0 Average Per Play 3.4 6.6 McNair Jr., Tim 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 18.0 Average Per Game 229.0 389.0 Duffey, Niko 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 18.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-21 3-106 Pringle, L. 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 10.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 2-93 Wood, Nigel 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 1-0 Green, Jeremiah 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 1.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 2-1 Total 1 18 149 8.3 0 37 149.0 PENALTIES-Yards 7-67 10-81 Opponents 1 18 293 16.3 1 55 293.0 PUNTS-AVG 7-43.1 3-45.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 :0 7 2 5 :5 3 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/16 7/13 McCullough, C. 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 44 0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 0/0
PAT Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Wilson, T. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Waller, D. 1 ------6 McCullough, C. - 1-2 1-1 - - - - - 4 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Total 1 1-2 1-1 - - - - - 10 McCullough, C. 7 302 43.1 59 0 0 1 2 0 Opponents 4 3-3 3-3 1-1 - - - - 38 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Alcorn 0 0 10 0 0 10 Opponents 2 93 46.5 1 80 Opponents 10 3 15 10 0 38 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Morrison, Javen 2 21 10.5 0 16 Total 2 21 10.5 0 16 Opponents 3 106 35.3 1 89
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Blair, Chris 1 0 67 0 0 0 67 67.0 Waller, D. 1 56 -3 0 0 0 53 53.0 Follow Alcorn on Social Media Duffey, Niko 1 25 18 0 0 0 43 43.0 Morrison, Javen 1 0 0 0 21 0 21 21.0 Facebook: www.facebook.com/alcornstatesports Anderson, R. 1 0 19 0 0 0 19 19.0 Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS Total 1 80 149 0 21 0 250 250.0 Instagram: alcornstatesports Opponents 1 96 293 93 106 0 588 588.0 Youtube: Alcorn State Sports Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Johnson, Noah 1 40 0 148 148 148.0 Waller, D. 1 16 56 0 56 56.0 Duffey, Niko 1 7 25 0 25 25.0 Forman, M. 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 Bolton, J. 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 Total 1 67 80 149 229 229.0 Opponents 1 59 96 293 389 389.0
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 15 Kinsler, Keyron 1 4 1 5 ...... 21 Taylor, Juwan 1 4 1 5 1.0-1 ...... 20 Bruce, Allen 1 4 1 5 1.0-1 ...... 32 Cole, Q. 1 5 . 5 ...... 45 Morrison, Javen 1 2 2 4 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . Total 1 38 12 50 6-14 1-7 1-0 . 1 1-0 2 . . Opponents 1 45 10 55 8-40 5-31 1-0 2 3 1-0 1 . . ALCORN FOOTBALL Reigning SWAC Champions
Alcorn Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2019) All games
Team Statistics ALCN OPP SCORING 10 38 Points Per Game 10.0 38.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 3 FIRST DOWNS 15 16 R u s h in g 7 5 P a s s in g 8 9 P e n a l ty 0 2 RUSHING YARDAGE 80 96 Yards gained rushing 116 113 Yards lost rushing 36 17 Rushing Attempts 35 31 Average Per Rush 2.3 3.1 Average Per Game 80.0 96.0 TDs Rushing 1 1 PASSING YARDAGE 149 293 C o m p - A t t- In t 18-32-1 18-28-1 Average Per Pass 4.7 10.5 Average Per Catch 8.3 16.3 Average Per Game 149.0 293.0 TDs Passing 0 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 229 389 Total Plays 67 59 Average Per Play 3.4 6.6 Average Per Game 229.0 389.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-21 3-106 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 2-93 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 10.5 35.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 46.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 2-1 PENALTIES-Yards 7-67 10-81 Average Per Game 67.0 81.0 PUNTS-Yards 7-302 3-135 Average Per Punt 43.1 45.0 Net punt average 29.9 38.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 3-154 7-462 Average Per Kick 51.3 66.0 Net kick average 16.0 45.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 :0 7 2 5 :5 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/16 7/13 3rd-Down Pct 38% 54% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 0/0 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 1-7 5-31 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 1 4 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-2 3-3 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (1-1) 100% (4-4) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-1) 100% (1-4) 25% PAT-ATTEMPTS (1-1) 100% (3-3) 100% ATTENDANCE 0 31076 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 1/31076 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Alcorn 0 0 10 0 0 10 Opponents 10 3 15 10 0 38
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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Waller, D. 1 16 60 4 56 3.5 1 15 56.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Duffey, Niko 1 7 26 1 25 3.6 0 9 25.0 Opponents 2 93 46.5 1 80 Forman, M. 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 Bolton, J. 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Johnson, Noah 1 9 24 24 0 0.0 0 8 0.0 Wilson, T. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Harper, Felix 1 1 0 7 -7 -7.0 0 0 -7.0 Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 1 35 116 36 80 2.3 1 15 80.0 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 1 31 113 17 96 3.1 1 15 96.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Morrison, Javen 2 21 10.5 0 16 Johnson, Noah 1 88.49 17-31-1 54.8 148 0 37 148.0 Total 2 21 10.5 0 16 Harper, Felix 1 108.40 1-1-0 100.0 1 0 1 1.0 Opponents 3 106 35.3 1 89 Total 1 89.11 18-32-1 56.2 149 0 37 149.0 Opponents 1 156.83 18-28-1 64.3 293 1 55 293.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Blair, Chris 1 4 67 16.8 0 37 67.0 Waller, D. 1 4 -3 -0.8 0 2 -3.0 Anthony Jr., J. 1 3 12 4.0 0 6 12.0 Anderson, R. 1 2 19 9.5 0 10 19.0 JACK SPINKS- McNair Jr., Tim 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 18.0 Duffey, Niko 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 18.0 MARINO CASEM STADIUM Pringle, L. 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 10.0 In its 28th season, Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Wood, Nigel 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 Stadium was constructed by architect Cooke Green, Jeremiah 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 1.0 Douglass Farr Lemons and opened in 1992. It has Total 1 18 149 8.3 0 37 149.0 Opponents 1 18 293 16.3 1 55 293.0 a playing surface of natural grass with a capacity of 22,500. The stadium is also the home of the Alcorn State soccer program.
John Robert “Jack” Spinks (Aug. 15 1930 - Sept. 29, 1994) played five seasons in the NFL. He was the first Brave to play in the NFL and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952.
Marino Casem was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He coached Alcorn to four Black College National Championships and seven SWAC titles. Casem also served as the athletic director at Alcorn from 1966-1986. After that, he served for many years on the NCAA’s Football Rules Committee and Executive Com- mittee. Casem has also been inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame, Alcorn Hall of Honor and Noah Johnson Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He’s received SWAC Offensive Player of the Year the National Football Foundation’s Outstanding SWAC Championship Offensive MVP Contribution to Amateur Football award and the SWAC All-Conference First-Team Football Writers Association Citation of Honor. Walter Payton Award Finalist HBCU Player of the Year Finalist C Spire Conerly Trophy Finalist
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Alcorn Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2019) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 32 Cole, Q. 1 5 . 5 ...... 15 Kinsler, Keyron 1 4 1 5 ...... 20 Bruce, Allen 1 4 1 5 1.0-1 ...... 21 Taylor, Juwan 1 4 1 5 1.0-1 ...... 45 Morrison, Javen 1 2 2 4 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 1 Burks, Daylon 1 2 1 3 ...... 1 . . 35 Herron, Nichel 1 3 . 3 ...... 51 Henderson, D. 1 1 2 3 1.5-3 ...... 49 Muhammad, S. 1 3 . 3 ...... 38 Argue, Creo 1 2 . 2 1.0-7 1.0-7 ...... 22 Wilson, T. 1 1 1 2 . . 1-0 ...... 37 Hill, Kahleab 1 2 . 2 ...... 61 Monroe, Chris 1 2 . 2 ...... 33 Webb, Mikail 1 1 1 2 1.5-2 ...... 42 Anderson, D. 1 1 . 1 ...... 27 Thomas, E.J. 1 1 . 1 ...... 41 Pitts, Jaylon 1 . 1 1 ...... 31 Black, Makenzie 1 . 1 1 ...... 44 Wren, Jacorian 1 ...... 1 . . . . Total 1 38 12 50 6-14 1-7 1-0 . 1 1-0 2 . . Opponents 1 45 10 55 8-40 5-31 1-0 2 3 1-0 1 . .
2019 GAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS Southern Miss: Kevin Hall, Darrell Henderson, Corey McCullough Miss. College: McNeese: PVAMU: MVSU: Alabama State: Savannah State: Southern: Grambling State: Alabama A&M: Jackson State: SWAC:
16 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 15 ALCORN’S LAST TWO OUTINGS Game 13: NC A&T 24, Alcorn 22 Game 1: Southern Miss 38, Alcorn 10 Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi Dec. 15, 2018 • Attendance: 31,672 Aug. 31, 2019 • Attendance: 31,076 ALCORN’S COMEBACK FALLS JUST SHORT AT AIR FORCE RESERVE CELEBRATION BOWL GOLDEN EAGLES BREAK FREE FROM BRAVES IN SECOND HALF
A controversial failed two-point conversion attempt ended up being the difference Saturday as the Alcorn A touchdown early in the third quarter had the Alcorn State University football program threatening for State University football program nearly erased a 17-3 deficit, but fell 24-22 to North Carolina A&T in the an upset, but Southern Miss was able to shake-off the Braves in a 38-10 final on Saturday at M.M. Roberts 2018 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Stadium.
Alcorn (9-4, 6-1 SWAC) trailed 24-16 when junior Noah Johnson electrified the stadium with a 59-yard The Braves (0-1) trailed 13-0 at half when they came out and scored on a 10-play, 75-yard drive that was touchdown run through the middle to pull the Braves within two points of NC A&T (10-2, 6-1 MEAC) in the finished by a 15-yard touchdown run by senior De’Shawn Waller. It cut the deficit to 13-7. fourth quarter. However, on the ensuing drive, USM (1-0) scored on a 55-yard touchdown bomb on a 3rd and 17 play, which On the point-after attempt, Johnson connected with junior Chris Blair along the right side of the endzone as ultimately changed the course of the game. The Golden Eagles then started pulling away late in the third he caught the ball and dragged a foot inbounds. However, the play was ruled incomplete and was upheld quarter. after a replay review. Senior kicker/punter Corey McCullough became the school’s all-time leader in made field goals. In the third After the game, SWAC Coach of the Year Fred McNair said he was not given an explanation as to why it was quarter, he drilled a 44-yarder which was the 35th of his career. ruled incomplete. Waller finished with 51 yards and a touchdown. Senior Noah Johnson threw for 143 yards on 17-for-31 For the contest, the Braves outgained the Aggies 451-324 in total offense including a large advantage of passing. Senior Chris Blair recorded 67 receiving yards. 328-38 on the ground. Junior De’Shawn Waller, the SWAC Newcomer of the Year, rushed for a game-high 167 yards. The Braves won the time of possession battle 34:07-25:53.
Junior quarterback Noah Johnson, the SWAC Offensive Player of the Year winner, ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw for 128 yards, including five completions and 75 yards to freshman Juan Box Score (Final) Anthony. Alcorn vs Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019 at Hattiesburg, Miss.) Box Score (Final) NCAT vs Alcorn (Dec 15, 2018 at Atlanta, Ga.) Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Alcorn 0 0 10 0 10 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Southern Miss 10 3 15 10 38 NCAT 7 10 7 0 24 Alcorn 3 3 10 6 22 Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 14:46 USM - ADAMS, Jaylond 89 yd kickoff return (STEIN, Andrew kick) 07:33 USM - STEIN, Andrew 20 yd field goal, 10-39 3:39 Qtr Time Scoring play 2nd 00:00 USM - STEIN, Andrew 19 yd field goal, 8-73 1:35 1st 12:38 NCAT - LESLIE,Zachary 17 yd pass from RAYNARD,Lamar (RUIZ,Noel kick), 5-65 2:22 3rd 10:43 ALCN - Waller, D. 15 yd run (McCullough, C. kick), 10-75 4:17 02:52 ALCN - McCullough, C. 29 yd field goal, 14-84 7:12 08:26 USM - McLAURIN, Neil 55 yd pass from ABRAHAM, Jack (EVERETT, Zac rush), 7-85 2:10 2nd 08:33 NCAT - RUIZ,Noel 36 yd field goal, 4-8 1:01 04:54 ALCN - McCullough, C. 44 yd field goal, 11-54 3:28 00:53 NCAT - BELL,Elijah 27 yd pass from RAYNARD,Lamar (RUIZ,Noel kick), 6-70 2:30 00:15 USM - ABRAHAM, Jack 14 yd run (STEIN, Andrew kick), 12-68 4:33 00:00 ALCN - McCullough, C. 25 yd field goal, 8-67 0:53 4th 12:40 USM - ADAMS, Jaylond 80 yd punt return (STEIN, Andrew kick) 3rd 04:29 ALCN - Johnson, Noah 30 yd run (McCullough, C. kick), 4-86 1:08 10:52 USM - STEIN, Andrew 24 yd field goal, 4-5 1:32 00:51 ALCN - McCullough, C. 29 yd field goal, 5-53 0:55 00:38 NCAT - WILSON,Malik 79 yd kickoff return (RUIZ,Noel kick) ALCN USM 4th 11:55 ALCN - Johnson, Noah 59 yd run (Johnson, Noah pass failed), 9-92 3:36 FIRST DOWNS 15 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-80 31-96 NCAT ALCN PASSING YDS (NET) 149 293 FIRST DOWNS 17 20 Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-18-1 28-18-1 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-38 39-328 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-229 59-389 PASSING YDS (NET) 286 123 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-19-1 29-12-1 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-93 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-324 68-451 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-21 3-106 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-29 1--5 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-43.1 3-45.0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-114 4-68 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Interception Returns-Yards 1-21 1-0 Penalties-Yards 7-67 10-81 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.8 7-46.3 Possession Time 34:07 25:53 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 7 of 13 Penalties-Yards 6-35 8-93 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Possession Time 32:02 27:58 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-4 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 3 of 13 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 5-31 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-3 RUSHING: Alcorn-Waller, D. 16-56; Duffey, Niko 7-25; Forman, M. 1-4; Bolton, J. 1-2; Johnson, Noah Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-11 9-0; Harper, Felix 1-minus 7. Southern Miss-BAKER, Dee 8-35; ANDERSON, S. 8-22; KEMPF, Jordan 3-20; PERKINS, Kevin 4-9; WHATLEY, Tate 3-8; ABRAHAM, Jack 4-7; TEAM 1-minus 5. RUSHING: NCAT-MARTIN,J. 10-31; CARTWRIGHT,M. 13-4; RAYNARD,Lamar 8-3. Alcorn-Waller, D. 19-167; Johnson, Noah 14-120; Blair, Chris 1-21; Anthony, Juan 1-14; Simmons, PJ 4-6. PASSING: Alcorn-Johnson, Noah 17-31-1-148; Harper, Felix 1-1-0-1. Southern Miss-ABRAHAM, Jack 18-28-1-293. PASSING: NCAT-RAYNARD,Lamar 18-30-1-292; BUSH,ERNEST 1-1-0-minus 6. Alcorn-Johnson, Noah 11-27-1-128; TEAM 0-1-0-0; Harper, Felix 1-1-0-minus 5. RECEIVING: Alcorn-Blair, Chris 4-67; Waller, D. 4-minus 3; Anthony Jr., J. 3-12; Anderson, R. 2-19; Duffey, Niko 1-18; McNair Jr., Tim 1-18; Pringle, L. 1-10; Wood, Nigel 1-7; Green, Jeremiah 1-1. RECEIVING: NCAT-LESLIE,Zachary 6-119; BELL,Elijah 6-68; CARTWRIGHT,M. 3-52; HICKLIN,Isaiah 2-47; Southern Miss-MITCHELL, J. 7-133; JONES, Tim 5-68; ADAMS, Jaylond 3-21; MOSLEY, T. 2-16; McLAURIN, HUNT,Ron 1-6; HILL,Leroy 1-minus 6. Alcorn-Anthony, Juan 5-75; Blair, Chris 4-42; Boles, J. 1-8; Neil 1-55. Johnson, T. 1-3; Waller, D. 1-minus 5. INTERCEPTIONS: Alcorn-Wilson, T. 1-0. Southern Miss-THOMAS, DQ 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: NCAT-ABRAM,Timadre 1-21. Alcorn-Smith, Brady 1-0. FUMBLES: Alcorn-Bolton, J. 1-1. Southern Miss-BAKER, Dee 1-0; MITCHELL, J. 1-1. FUMBLES: NCAT-None. Alcorn-None. Alcorn (0-1) vs. Southern Miss (1-0) NCAT (10-2,6-1) vs. Alcorn (9-4,6-1) Date: Aug 31, 2019 • Site: Hattiesburg, Miss. • Stadium: M.M. Roberts Date: Dec 15, 2018 • Site: Atlanta, Ga. • Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Attendance: 31076 Attendance: 31672 Kickoff time: 6:05 pm • End of Game: 9:17 • Total elapsed time: 3:12 Kickoff time: 12:00 PM • End of Game: 3:30 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:30 Officials: Referee: Jon Noli; Umpire: John Mitchell; Linesman: Gary Calip; Officials: Referee: Justin Elliot; Umpire: Gerry Austin; Linesman: Dongray Johnson; Line judge: Maia Chaka; Back judge: Tom Healey; Field judge: Victor Sanchez; Line judge: Tom Eaton; Back judge: Tony Meyer; Field judge: Larry Neal; Side judge: Maurice Pierre; Center judge: Jeff Guadagno; Side judge: Brandon Spencer; Center judge: Chris Burnette; Temperature: 89 • Wind: 5mph ENE • Weather: Sunny, 44% humidity Temperature: NA • Wind: NA • Weather: NA ALCORNAlcorn Game Superlatives FOOTBALL (as of Sep 02, 2019) Reigning SWACAll games Champions INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS 2018: Where Alcorn Rushes 16 Waller, D. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) Yards Rushing 56 Waller, D. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) Ranked in the SWAC TD Rushes 1 Waller, D. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) TEAM RANKINGS (TOP-2) 1st in total offense (473.3 ypg) Long Rush 15 Waller, D. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st in total defense (291.4 ypg) Pass attempts 31 Johnson, Noah at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st in scoring defense (21.5 ppg) Pass completions 17 Johnson, Noah at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st in rushing (285.8 ypg) 1st in rushing defense (91.2 ypg) Yards Passing 148 Johnson, Noah at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st in interceptions (14) Long Pass 37 Johnson, Noah at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st in sacks (52) Receptions 4 Waller, D. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st in first downs per game (23.2) 1st in fewest first downs allowed per game (16.2) 4 Blair, Chris at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st in time of possession (32:42) Yards Receiving 67 Blair, Chris at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 2nd in scoring (32.6 ppg) Long Reception 37 Blair, Chris at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 2nd in fewest sacks allowed (14) 2nd in opponent third down conversion percentage (32.4) Field Goals 1 McCullough, C. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) Long Field Goal 44 McCullough, C. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP-5) Punts 7 McCullough, C. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st - Javen Morrison in interceptions (4) 1st - Theron Bonds in fumbles recovered (3) Punting Avg 43.1 McCullough, C. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 2nd - Noah Johnson in total offense (252.8 ypg) Long Punt 59 McCullough, C. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 2nd - De’Shawn Waller in all-purpose yards (133.0 ypg) Punts inside 20 1 McCullough, C. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 2nd - De’Shawn Waller in rushing (121.5 ypg) 2nd - De’Shawn Waller in scoring (7.8 ppg) Long Kickoff Return 16 Morrison, Javen at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 2nd - Corey McCullough in field goals made (17) Tackles 5 Kinsler, Keyron at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 3rd - Terry Whittington in tackles for a loss per game (1.21) 5 Bruce, Allen at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 3rd - Terry Whittington in sacks per game (0.75) 4th - Corey McCullough in scoring (7.4 ppg) 5 Taylor, Juwan at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 4th - Noah Johnson in rushing (83.1 ypg) 5 Cole, Q. at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 4th - Qwynnterrio Cole in interceptions (3) Sacks 1.0 Argue, Creo at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 5th - Noah Johnson in passing (169.8 ypg) 5th - Corey McCullough in punting average (40.4) Tackles For Loss 1.5 Webb, Mikail at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 5th - Sterling Shippy in tackles for a loss per game (1.12) 1.5 Henderson,Alcorn D. Game at Southern Superlatives Miss (Aug 31, (as 2019) of Sep 02, 2019) Interceptions 1 Wilson, T. at Southern Miss (AugAll games31, 2019) 2018: Where Alcorn TEAM GAME HIGHS Ranked in the FCS TEAM RANKINGS (TOP-25) Rushes 35 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st in sacks (4.0 s/pg) Yards Rushing 80 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 1st in tackles for a loss (9.5 tfl/g) 3rd in rushing defense (91.2 ypg) Yards Per Rush 2.3 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 7th in total first downs (301) TD Rushes 1 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 8th in rushing (285.8 ypg) Pass attempts 32 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 8th in total defense (291.4 ypg) 10th in red zone defense (.714) Pass completions 18 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 10th in time of possession (32:42) Yards Passing 149 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 13th in total offense (473.3 ypg) Yards Per Pass 4.7 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 16th in team winning percentage (.692) 18th in fewest sacks allowed (1.08 s/pg) Total Plays 67 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 18th in scoring defense (21.5 ppg) Total Offense 229 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 22nd in third down percentage defense (.324) Yards Per Play 3.4 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 24th in scoring (32.6 ppg) 24th in interceptions (14) Points 10 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) Sacks By 1 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP-25) First Downs 15 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 3rd - Noah Johnson in rushing yards per carry (7.5) 8th - De’Shawn Waller in rushing yards per game (121.5) Penalties 7 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 12th - Theron Bonds in blocked kicks (2) Penalty Yards 67 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 15th - De’Shawn Waller in total rushing yards (1,215) Turnovers 2 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 16th - Noah Johnson in completion perentage (.621) 18th - Corey McCullough in field goals per game (1.31) Interceptions By 1 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 19th - De’Shawn Waller in all-purpose yards (133.0 ypg) Punts 7 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 19th - De’Shawn Waller in rushing yards per carry (6.5) Punting Avg 43.1 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 20th - De’Shawn Waller in rushing TD’s (12) 23rd - De’Shawn Waller in scoring (7.8 ppg) Long Punt 59 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 23rd - Noah Johnson in total rushing yards (1,080) Punts inside 20 1 at Southern Miss (Aug 31, 2019) 23rd - Noah Johnson in points responsible for (156) 25th - De’Shawn Waller in total touchdowns (13) 25th - Terry Whittington in sacks per game (0.75)
16 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 17 ALCORN FOOTBALL Five-Time Defending SWAC East Division Champions CAREER-HIGHS AT ALCORN #1 DAYLON BURKS #11 CHRIS BLAIR #17 JYRON RUSSELL Tackles______6 (three times) Receptions______7 (MVSU, 9/22/18) Passing Completions______1 (LC, 9/8/18) Tackles For Loss______1.0 (two times) Receiving Yards______92 (MVSU, 9/22/18) Passing Yards______21 (LC, 9/8/18) Interceptions______1 (MVSU, 9/22/18) Receiving Long______37 (@USM, 8/31/19) Passing Long______21 (LC, 9/8/18) Forced Fumbles______1 (@USM, 8/31/19) Receiving Touchdowns____2 (GSU, 10/20/18) Rushing Yards______4 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Yards______42 (ASU, 10/6/18) Rushing Carries______5 (LC, 9/8/18) #2 FELIX HARPER Rushing Carries______2 (ASU, 10/6/18) Rushing Long______4 (LC, 9/8/18) Passing Completions______7 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Long______36 (ASU, 10/6/18) Rushing Touchdowns______1 (LC, 9/8/18) Passing Yards______74 (LC, 9/8/18) Passing Long______22 (LC, 9/8/18) #12 THADDEUS PEYTON #19 COREY MCCULLOUGH Passing Touchdowns______2 (LC, 9/8/18) Passing Completions______3 (LC, 9/8/18) Field Goals Made______4 (AAMU, 11/4/17) Rushing Yards______26 (LC, 9/8/18) Passing Yards______58 (LC, 9/8/18) Field Goal Long______49 (vs. FIU, 9/8/17) Rushing Carries______4 (LC, 9/8/18) Passing Long______47 (LC, 9/8/18) Kickoffs______10 (MILES, 9/2/17) Rushing Long______18 (LC, 9/8/18) Passing Touchdowns______1 (LC, 9/8/18) Kickoff Yards______539 (MILES, 9/2/17) Rushing Yards______26 (LC, 9/8/18) PATs Made______6 (Southern, 9/23/17) #3 DE’SHAWN WALLER Rushing Carries______2 (LC, 9/8/18) Total Points______17 (AAMU, 11/4/17) Rushing Yards______214 (ASU, 10/6/18) Rushing Long______14 (LC, 9/8/18) Punting Yards______372 (@GATECH, 9/1/18) Rushing Carries______28 (ASU, 10/6/18) Punting Long______60 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Long______83 (SU, 12/1/18) #13 NOAH JOHNSON Passing Attempts______1 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Rushing Touchdowns______3 (SU, 12/1/18) Passing Completions_____30 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing Yards______10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Receptions______4 (@USM, 8/31/19) Passing Attempts______41 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing Long______10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Receiving Yards______12 (@NMSU, 11/3/18) Passing Yards______355 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving Long______12 (@NMSU, 11/3/18) Passing TD’s______7 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #20 ALLEN BRUCE Receiving Touchdowns__1 (@NMSU, 11/3/18) Passing Long______66 (MVSU, 11/11/17) Tackles______5 (two times) Kick Return Yards_____ 32 (@GATECH, 9/1/18) Rushing Carries______16 (two times) Tackles For Loss______1.0 (two times) Kick Return Long_____ 17 (@GATECH, 9/1/18) Rushing Yards______154 (@AAMU, 10/13/18) Broken Up Passes______1 (PVAMU, 10/14/17) All-Purpose Yards______219 (ASU, 10/6/18) Rushing TD’s______3 (two times) Interceptions______1 (MVSU, 11/11/17) Rushing Long______92 (@AAMU, 10/13/18) #5 NIKO DUFFEY Total TD’s______8 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #21 JUWAN TAYLOR Rushing Yards______25 (@USM, 8/31/19) Punting Yards______23 (@JSU, 11/18/17) Tackles______5 (@USM, 8/31/19) Rushing Carries______7 (@USM, 8/31/19) Punting Long______23 (@JSU, 11/18/17) Tackles For Loss______1.0 (@USM, 8/31/19) Rushing Long______9 (@USM, 8/31/19) Receptions______1 (@USM, 8/31/19) #14 CALVONTAY KEY #22 TAURENCE WILSON Receiving Yards______18 (@USM, 8/31/19) Tackles______3 (LC, 9/8/18) Tackles______8 (@NMSU, 11/3/18) Receiving Long______18 (@USM, 8/31/19) Tackles For Loss______0.5 (TXSO, 9/15/18) Tackles For Loss______0.5 (two times) All-Purpose Yards______43 (@USM, 8/31/19) Broken Up Passes______1 (LC, 9/8/18) Sacks______0.5 (@AAMU, 10/15/18) Interceptions______1 (three times) #6 TAVARES JOHNSON #15 KEYRON KINSLER Rushing Carries______1 (five times) Tackles______8 (@NMSU, 11/3/18) #23 MARQUISE FORMAN Rushing Yards______20 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Tackles For Loss_____ 1.5 (@GATECH, 9/1/18) Rushing Carries______12 (@SU, 9/29/18) Rushling Long______20 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Fumbles Recovered____ 1 (@GATECH, 9/1/18) Rushing Yards______119 (MVSU, 9/22/18) Rushing TD’s______1 (JSU, 11/19/16) Rushing Long______50 (MVSU, 9/22/18) Receptions______6 (vs. FIU, 9/8/17) #16 JUAN ANTHONY JR. Rushing TD’s______2 (MVSU, 9/22/18) Receiving Yards______44 (vs. FIU, 9/8/17) Receptions______5 (two times) Receptions______2 (two times) Receiving Long______19 (McNeese, 9/16/17) Receiving Yards______75 (vs. NCAT, 12/15/18) Receiving Yards______22 (LC, 9/8/18) Receiving TD’s______1 (three times) Receiving Long______47 (JSU, 11/17/18) Receiving Long______22 (LC, 9/8/18) Kick Return Yards______89 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving TD’s______1 (JSU, 11/17/18) Punt Return Yards______25 (LC, 9/8/18) Kick Return Long______34 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Rushing Carries______1 (v-s. NCAT, 12/15/18) Punt Return Long______14 (LC, 9/8/18) All-Purpose Yards______89 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Rushing Yards______14 (vs. NCAT, 12/15/18) All-Purpose Yards______105 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Long______14 (vs. NCAT, 12/15/18) #7 TIM MCNAIR JR. All-Purpose Yards____ 89 (vs. NCAT, 12/15/18) #24 JONATHON BOLTON Receptions______1 (two times) Rushing Yards______24 (LC, 9/8/18) Receiving Yards______18 (@USM, 8/31/19) Rushing Carries______4 (LC, 9/8/18) Receiving Long______18 (@USM, 8/31/19) Rushing Long______13 (LC, 9/8/18)
#8 NIGEL WOOD Receptions______1 (seven times) Receiving Yards______7 (@USM, 8/31/19) Receiving Long______7 (@USM, 8/31/19)
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#25 TREY TURNER #43 KEVON MARSH #82 LECHARLES PRINGLE Rushing Yards______56 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Carries______11 (MVSU, 11/11/17) Receptions______4 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Carries______6 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Yards______49 (MVSU, 11/11/17) Receiving Yards______63 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Long______20 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Long______14 (MVSU, 11/11/17) Receiving Long______47 (LC, 9/8/18) Rushing Touchdowns______1 (LC, 9/8/18) Kickoff Return Yards____ 29 (MVSU, 11/11/17) Receiving Touchdowns______1 (two times) Receptions______1 (two times) Kickoff Return Long____ 29 (MVSU, 11/11/17) Tackles______2 (two times) Receiving Yards______6 (@GATECH, 9/1/18) Receiving Long______6 (@GATECH, 9/1/18) #45 JAVEN MORRISON #84 JEREMIAH GREEN Tackles______7 (two times) Receptions______1 (@USM, 8/31/19) #27 E.J. THOMAS Tackles For Loss______2.0 (ASU, 10/6/18) Receiving Yards______1 (@USM, 8/31/19) Tackles______1 (@USM, 8/31/19) Sacks______0.5 (GSU, 10/20/18) Receiving Long______1 (@USM, 8/31/19) Interceptions______2 (TXSO, 9/15/18) #31 MAKENZIE BLACK Broken Up Passes______2 (six times) #86 KYONTEZ EVERETT Tackles______2 (@NMSU, 11/3/18) Forced Fumbles______1 (three times) Receptions______1 (three times) Fumbles Recovered______1 (@USM, 8/31/19) Receiving Yards______24 (MVSU, 9/22/18) #32 QWYNNTERRIO COLE Kickoff Return Yards_ 69 ((@AAMU, 10/15/18)) Receiving Long______24 (MVSU, 9/22/18) Tackles______11 (GSU, 10/20/18) Kickoff Return Long______60 (GSU, 10/20/18) Tackles For Loss______1.5 (GSU, 10/20/18) All-Purpose Yards______94 (GSU, 10/20/18) #87 BRANDON CAMPBELL Forced Fumbles______1 (two times) Receptions______1 (two times) Fumbles Recovered______1 (two times) #48 BRELION HOLLIS Receiving Yards____ 38 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Interceptions______1 (three times) Tackles______12 (@PVAMU, 10/27/18) Receiving TD’s______1 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Interception Touchdowns__ 1 (@SU, 9/29/18) Tackles For Loss_____2.5 (vs. NCAT, 12/15/18) Receiving Long____ 38 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Broken Up Passes______2 (SU, 12/1/18) Sacks______1.0 (@PVAMU, 10/27/18) #88 DEMETRIUS LEWIS #33 MIKAIL WEBB #49 SOLOMON MUHAMMAD Receptions______1 (three times) Tackles______4 (MVSU, 9/22/18) Tackles______13 (Southern, 9/23/17) Receiving Yards______17 (SU, 12/1/18) Tackles For Loss______1.5 (@USM, 8/31/19) Tackles For Loss______4 (vs. FIU, 9/8/17) Receiving Long______17 (SU, 12/1/18) Sacks______0.5 (@AAMU, 10/15/18) Sacks______2.0 (vs. FIU, 9/8/17) Receiving TD’s______1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Forced Fumbles______1 (three times) #35 NICHEL HERRON Fumbles Recovered______1 (LC, 9/8/18) #96 THERON BONDS Tackles______4 (two times) Broken Up Passes______1 (vs. FIU, 9/8/17) Tackles______5 (two times) Tackles For Loss_____ 0.5 (@GATECH, 9/1/18) QB Hurries______3 (ASU, 10/6/18) Tackles For Loss______1.5 (PVAMU, 10/14/17) Forced Fumbles______1 (PVAMU, 10/14/17) Inteceptions______1 (Southern, 9/23/17) Sacks______1.0 (three times) INT Return Yards_____ 71 (Southern, 9/23/17) Fumbles Recovered______1 (two times) #37 KAHLEAB HILL Punt Return Yards______59 (JSU, 11/19/16) Tackles______2 (@USM, 8/31/19) Punt Return Long______59 (JSU, 11/19/16) Punt Return TD’s______1 (JSU, 11/19/16) #38 CREO ARGUE Tackles______4 (LC, 9/8/18) #51 DARRELL HENDERSON Tackles For Loss______1.0 (three times) Tackles______8 (JSU, 11/19/16) Sacks______1.0 (two times) Tackles For Loss______2 (JSU, 11/19/16) Broken Up Passes______2 (LC, 9/8/18) Sacks______1.0 (four times) Forced Fumbles______1 (two times) #40 JAMASKIAN CHAPMAN Rushing Yards______48 (LC, 9/8/18) #61 CHRIS MONROE Rushing Carries______1 (LC, 9/8/18) Tackles______4 (two times) Rushing Long______48 (LC, 9/8/18) Tackles For Loss______2.0 (two times) Rushing Touchdowns______1 (LC, 9/8/18) Sacks______1.0 (SU, 12/1/18)
#41 JAYLON PITTS #81 RAIDARIOUS ANDERSON Tackles______1 (@USM, 8/31/19) Receptions______8 (TXSO, 9/15/18) Receiving Yards______168 (TXSO, 9/15/18) #42 DAIMEN ANDERSON Receiving Long______56 (McNeese, 9/16/17) Tackles______2 (five times) Receiving Touchdowns______1 (three times) Tackles for Loss______1 (AAMU, 11/4/17) Fumbles Recovered ______1 (two times)
16 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 19 ALCORN FOOTBALL Five-Time Defending SWAC East Division Champions ABOUT ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY Alcorn is the oldest public historically black land-grant institu- physical plant and tion in the United States and the second-oldest state-supported academic programs institution of higher learning in Mississippi. Alcorn University was evolved into a more founded in 1871 as a result of the people of Mississippi’s efforts diversified Univer- to educate the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans. It was sity. The student named in honor of the sitting governor of Mississippi, James L. population is now Alcorn. representative of more than 65 coun- Alcorn is situated in Claiborne County, seven miles west of Lorman, ties, more than 30 80 miles south of the capital city of Jackson, 45 miles south of states, and at least Vicksburg, and 40 miles north of Natchez. The site was originally 18 foreign countries. occupied by Oakland College, a school established by Presby- The University pro- terians in 1828; the state of Mississippi purchased the Oakland vides an undergrad- campus for $40,000 and named it Alcorn University. Hiram R. uate education that Revels resigned his seat as a United States senator to become the enables students to University’s first president. The state legislature provided $50,000 successfully pursue cash annually for the University’s first 10 years to support its estab- work in graduate lishment and overall operation. Additionally, 30 acres of land were and professional sold for $188,928; Alcorn received three-fifths of the proceeds, schools, engage in or $113,400. This funding was used for Alcorn’s agricultural and teaching, and enter mechanical components. other professions.
Initially, the institution’s three major study components were the As Mississippi recognized the importance of educating all citizens, four-year college track, the two-year college track, and the three- Alcorn has gained status and importance. From the original eight year graded track. Students spent the morning, from seven o’clock faculty members in 1871, the University has grown to more than until noon, in classes. In the afternoon, they worked in various 800 faculty and staff. The student body has increased from 179 University shops for eight cents per hour. Room and board, includ- students to more than 4,000 students with varied ethnic back- ing laundry, cost about $5 a month. grounds. Although early graduates of Alcorn had limited horizons, today’s graduates are successful in their chosen professions, and In 1878, Alcorn University became Alcorn Agricultural and Me- many are outstanding entrepreneurs. Throughout Alcorn’s history, chanical College. The college was exclusively for males at first, but the leadership and faculty remained committed to enhancing the eventually women were admitted. A dormitory for women was institution’s image and to attracting young people whose interest built in 1902. Over time, facilities increased from three historic is the pursuit and receipt of a quality education. Over the decades, buildings to more than 80 structures. The original purchase of 225 “the college that excelled against great odds” has become one of acres of land grew to a campus of more than 1,700 acres. the leading universities in the nation. Alcorn State University oper- ates divisions with degree programs in more than 50 areas, includ- In 1974, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College became ing the bachelor’s, master’s, and educational specialist degrees. Alcorn State University. Governor William L. Waller signed House Bill 298, granting this status. Alcorn has thrived by continuously The collaborative strength and contributions of Alcorn’s past accomplishing dynamic goals and objectives despite limited 18 presidents during its more than 140 years of existence have resource allocations from the state. By the early 1990s, Alcorn’s enabled the institution to excel. On March 4, 2014, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. as Alcorn State Uni- versity’s 19th president. President Rankins' background and vision are strategically aligned with Alcorn’s history and tradition. He is poised to expeditiously move Alcorn State University to the next level of excellence.
Courtesy of Dr. Josephine M. Posey ASU History Research Associate Against Great Odds: The History of Alcorn State University (1994) Succeeding Against Great Odds: Alcorn State University in Its Second Century (2017)
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