1971 Alcorn A&M Braves football team

1971 Alcorn A&M Braves football
1971 Alcorn A&M Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Marino Casem (8th season);
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Grambling $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Prairie View A&M	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

The 1971 Alcorn A&M Braves football team represented Alcorn A&M College (now known as Alcorn State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	vs. Grambling	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Urban League Classic)	L 6–21	33,000–39,710	^[1]^[2]
September 25	vs. Tennessee State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–18	17,006	^[3]
October 9	at Texas Southern	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 10–7		^[4]
October 16	Lincoln (MO)*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 55–13		^[5]
October 23	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 30–14		^[6]
October 31	Bishop*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 49–11		^[7]
November 6	Mississippi Valley State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 28–9		^[8]
November 13	vs. Prairie View A&M	City Park Stadium Vicksburg, MS	W 33–13		^[9]
November 25	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 29–35		^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "Grambling rips Alcorn 21–6". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "Big Blue splashes past Alcorn hurdle". The Commercial Appeal. September 26, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn nips TSU, 10–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn A&M smothers Lincoln U. Tigers 55–13". The Sunday News and Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn A&M beats Jags by 30 to 14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn slugs Bishop 49–11". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn raps MVSC, 28–9". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn slashes P. View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackson State defeats Alcorn by 35–29 score". Hattiesburg American. November 26, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Henderson Stadium (1925–1991) Jack Spinks Stadium (1992–2011) Casem-Spinks Stadium (2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1951 Tropical Bowl 1952 Lion's Bowl 1968 Orange Blossom Classic 2015 Celebration Bowl 2018 Celebration Bowl Jackson State: Soul Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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