# 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

The 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by fourth-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## Preseason
### Preseason polls

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Braves were picked to finish in first place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Alcorn State | 92 |
| 2 | Alabama A&M | 70 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 61 |
| 4 | Alabama State | 47 |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 30 |
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Southern | 90 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 78 |
| 3 | Grambling State | 74 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 34 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 24 |

### Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Braves placed thirteen different players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | L 10–38 | 31,076 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College* | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | Braves All Access | W 45–7 | 7,358 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at McNeese State* | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA | COWBOYINSIDER | L 14–17 | 10,127 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | ESPN3 | W 45–41 | 15,958 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | Braves All Access | W 45–19 | 7,593 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | ASU All Access | W 35–7 | 12,721 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | Braves All Access | W 42–17 | 17,593 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | Braves All Access | W 27–13 | 15,993 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA | ESPN3 | L 16–19 $^{OT}$ | 7,554 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | Braves All Access | W 34–28 | 1,978 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | ESPN3 | W 41–6 | 35,104 |
| December 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Southern | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS (SWAC Championship Game) | ESPNU | W 39–24 | 22,365 |
| December 21 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 23 North Carolina A&T* | Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl) | ABC | L 44–64 | 32,968 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 38 |

### Mississippi College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Choctaws | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Braves | 21 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 45 |

### At McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 41 |
| Braves | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Braves | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 45 |

### At Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Savannah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Braves | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |

### Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Braves | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 27 |

### At Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Braves | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 |

### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Braves | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |

### At Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 7 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |

### Southern (SWAC Championship)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Braves | 9 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 39 |

### Vs. North Carolina A&T (Celebration Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Aggies | 0 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 64 |
| Braves | 3 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 44 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |