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ALCORN FOOTBALL Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions 2017 SCHEDULE Alcorn (5-3, 3-1 SWAC) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sept. 2 Miles College W, 50-21 BRAVES Sept. 8 vs. FIU (Birmingham, Ala.) L, 17-10 Sept. 16 McNeese State L, 34-27 Vs. Sept. 23 Southern* W, 48-31 Sept. 29 at Texas Southern W, 24-17 (3-5, 3-2 SWAC) Oct. 5 at Alabama State* W, 24-10 Alabama A&M Oct. 14 Prairie View A&M* W, 34-21 Oct. 21 at Grambling State* L, 41-14 BULLDOGS Nov. 4 Alabama A&M* 2 p.m. Nov. 11 Mississippi Valley State* 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Jackson State* 2 p.m. Game 9 Dec. 2 SWAC Championship TBA All times Central and subject to change. Saturday, Nov. 4 • 2 p.m. • Lorman, Miss. Bold indicates home game; *-SWAC game Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium (22,500) Live Stream: Braves All-Access NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN” Radio: WPRL 91.7 FM, Charles Edmond (PxP) Military/Service Workers Day Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” Alcorn Notes - Alcorn has gone undefeated against SWAC East Division opponents in back-to- GENERAL INFORMATION back seasons. The Braves have posted nine consecutive wins over division foes. Name: Alcorn State University Location: Lorman, Miss. - The Braves are looking for their fourth straight win over Alabama A&M. Alcorn has Founded: 1871 scored at least 40 points during the streak including a 42-19 result last season, 44- 10 in 2015 and 41-14 in 2014. Enrollment: 3,730 President: Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. - Junior running back De’Lance Turner ranks second in the nation (FCS) in total Director of Athletics: Derek J. Horne rushing yards with 894. He’s fourth in yards per carry (7.58) and rushing yards per Faculty Rep: Dr. Keith McGee game (111.8). Turner ran for 272 yards in a 48-31 victory over Southern on Sept. 23 Conference: Southwestern Athletic which was the second-most in school history. Nickname: Braves Colors: Purple and Gold - Turner needs 392 more rushing yards to break the single-season school record of All-Time Record: 472-372-39 1,286 set by Rodney Thomas in 1998. Turner ranks 10th all-time in Alcorn history for First Season: 1921 career rushing yards with 1,660. Band: Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite - Senior quarterback Lenorris Footman ranks No. 6 all-time in school history in Stadium: Spinks-Casem Stadium career rushing yards with 1,964. He’s also seventh in career touchdown passes (30) Stadium Record: 72-52 and ninth in career passing yards (3,927). Year Opened: 1992 (26th Season) Capacity: 22,500 - This season, Footman leads the SWAC in total offense with 251.1 yards per game. Playing Surface: Natural Grass He’s second in both passing (194.5 ypg) and pass efficiency (137.6). Athletics Website: www.alcornsports.com Facebook: /AlcornStateSports - The Braves have been using a two-quarterback system over their last two games. Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS Sophomore Noah Johnson has thrown for 212 yards and a touchdown this year. Instagram: @alcornstatesports - Alcorn ranks first in the conference in total offense (431.1 ypg), rushing offense Youtube: Alcorn State Sports (209.2 ypg), first downs (20.2 per game), third down conversions (45.0%) and red SID: Robbie Kleinmuntz zone defense (63.6%). The red zone defense percentage also ranks top-five in the Email: [email protected] FCS, while the third down conversions and rushing offense are top-20. Cell Phone: 601.218.7397 15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 1 ALCORN FOOTBALL Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions 15 CONFERENCE Alcorn Notes Continued... - The Braves are 72-52 all-time at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium which is in its 26th season (first year CHAMPIONSHIPS was 1992). 1947 - SCAC - Alcorn sits at No. 4 in this weeks BOXTOROW HBCU Coaches Poll. The Braves are second among SWAC 1950 - SCAC teams behind Grambling State which is No. 2. 1960 - SCAC 1961 - SCAC - Senior wide receiver Norlando Veals leads the SWAC in receiving yards with 74.9 per game, and is second in receptions per game with 4.4. Veals and Turner have each caught three touchdown passes this 1968 - SWAC year. 1969 - SWAC - Junior wide receiver Marquis Warford is a threat on both kick and punt returns. He leads the conference 1970 - SWAC in punt return average and ran one back for 72 yards for a score against Miles College. Warford is also top- 1974 - SWAC five in the league in all-purpose yards with 118.6 per outing. 1976 - SWAC - Sophomore Corey McCullough, who is both the kicker and punter, is second in the SWAC with 10 field 1979 - SWAC goals made this year. He’s chasing the single-season school record of 13 set by Wilfredo Rosales in 1980 and David McConnell in 2003. McCullough ranks second in the conference in punting average (41.9 1984 - SWAC yards) and points per game (7.1). 1992 - SWAC 1994 - SWAC - Six different receivers have caught touchdown passes for Alcorn this season, and 14 student-athletes have at least one reception. 2014 - SWAC 2015 - SWAC - The Braves have won seven SWAC Player of the Week awards in seven weeks this year. Turner has won two Offensive Player of the Week awards, Footman has won once, Warford earned Special Teams Player of the Week and junior Isiah Thomas, junior Trae Ferrell and sophomore Solomon Muhammad each won THREE DIVISION Defensive Player of the Week. CHAMPIONSHIPS - Alcorn has been without its leading tackler sophomore Solomon Muhammad for the last three games. 2014 - SWAC East Division His status is for Saturday is a game-time decision. 2015 - SWAC East Division - In the only meeting against a SWAC East Division opponent so far this year, Alcorn defeated Alabama 2016 - SWAC East Division State 24-10. Footman accounted for all three touchdowns with two on the ground and one in the air to Veals. Alcorn led 24-0 at half and held a 330-10 edge in total offense at that point. Alcorn beat the Hornets for the fourth straight year, and Alabama State has been held to under 20 points in every game FIVE BLACK during the streak. COLLEGE NATIONAL - In Alcorn’s last home game, the Braves trailed the Panthers 14-0 in the first quarter when they came CHAMPIONSHIPS back to score 34 unanswered points for a victory on homecoming. Alcorn used both of its quarterbacks 1968 as Footman and Johnson combined for four total touchdowns. The Braves improved to 41-15 all-time against PVAMU with a point differential of 1673-996 (+677). 1969 1974 - Alcorn played Texas Southern in a non-conference affair. The Braves notched a wire-to-wire 24-17 win after taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Alcorn beat the Tigers for the sixth straight year and improved 1984 to 34-18-4 in the all-time series. 2014 - In the team’s 48-31 win over Southern, Turner recorded three touchdowns including two on the ground and one receiving. Alcorn improved to 36-27-2 all-time against Southern and has won six of the last THREE FCS PLAYOFFS & seven meetings. TWO BOWL APPEARANCES - Against McNeese State, Footman led all of FCS that week with a career-high 424 passing yards. He 1968 - Orange Blossom Bowl completed passes to eight different receivers, threw three touchdowns and also caught a touchdown on (Win, 36-9 over Florida A&M) a trick play. 1984 - Playoffs - The Braves played FIU at a neutral site in Birmingham, Alabama. The game was originally supposed to be 1992 - Playoffs played Saturday in Miami but was moved due to a Friday due to Hurricane Irma. 1994 - Playoffs - Alcorn trailed FIU 10-7 late in the fourth quarter when McCullough drilled a 49-yard field goal to tie 2015 - (inaugural) Air Force the game 10-10 with 3:54 remaining. It marked the second-longest field goal in school history behind a Reserve Celebration Bowl 50-yarder by George Green Jr. in 1984 against Alabama State. 2 www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports | Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS ALCORN FOOTBALL Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions Alcorn Notes Continued... BRAVES BY THE NUMBERS - In the season-opening 50-21 win over Miles College, Turner rushed for 131 yards and averaged 14.6 yards per carry. His 88-yard TD run was the longest in school history. Alcorn CARRIED OVER FROM LAST SEASON _____ scored six touchdowns in the game; Footman accounted for three of them with two on the Current Streak _____________________Lost 1 ground and one in the air. Home Streak ______________________ Win 2 Away Streak _______________________Lost 1 Neutral Streak _____________________Lost 2 - Alcorn’s win over Miles College marked its fifth consecutive victory in a home opener. The Braves have scored at least 50 points three times during the streak. Home _____________________________3-1 Away ______________________________2-1 - The Braves are the three-time defending SWAC East Division champions and were picked to Neutral ____________________________0-1 Day Games _________________________1-1 win the division again in the 2017 Preseason Poll. Night Games ________________________4-2 - Alcorn landed seven student-athletes on the SWAC Preseason All-Conference Teams. Senior September _________________________3-2 offensive lineman Timothy Gardner and senior defensive lineman Michael Brooks were named October ____________________________2-1 to the first-team. November _________________________0-0 Leading at Halftime __________________4-0 Notable Alumni Trailing at Halftime ___________________1-2 - Alcorn graduate Donald Driver was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in July Tied at Halftime _____________________0-1 2017.