| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | Alcorn State Braves |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 8–2 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Marino Casem |
| Hc Year: | 16th |
| Stadium: | Henderson Stadium |
| Champion: | SWAC co-champion |
The 1979 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.