# 2017 Alcorn State Braves football team

The 2017 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by second-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–5, 5–2 in SWAC play to win the East Division. They lost the SWAC Championship Game to Grambling State.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Miles* | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | BAA | W 50–21 | 10,751 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. FIU* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | | L 10–17 | 5,017 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | McNeese State* | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | BAA | L 27–34 | 12,608 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | SWACDN | W 48–31 | 23,738 |
| September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern* | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | AT&T SW | W 24–17 | 2,785 |
| October 5 | 6:30 p.m. | at Alabama State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | ESPNU | W 24–10 | 15,553 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | | W 34–21 | 21,509 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Grambling State | Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA | SWACDN | L 14–41 | 12,147 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | | W 47–22 | 7,515 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | | W 59–0 | 6,957 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | SWACDN | L 3–7 | 12,903 |
| December 2 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Grambling State | NRG StadiumHouston, TX (SWAC Championship Game) | ESPNU | L 32–40 | 24,610 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
    The game between Alcorn State and FIU was relocated to Legion Field at Birmingham, Alabama due to Hurricane Irma.
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### Miles

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Braves | 14 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 50 |

### At FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 34 |
| Braves | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |

### Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Braves | 3 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 48 |

### At Texas Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |

### At Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |

### Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Braves | 0 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 34 |

### At Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Tigers | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 |

### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Braves | 13 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 47 |

### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braves | 14 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 59 |

### At Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Vs. Grambling State (SWAC Championship)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 |
| Tigers | 10 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 40 |