Mode: | football |
Year: | 2015 |
Team: | Alcorn State Braves |
Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Division: | East Division |
Short Conf: | SWAC |
Record: | 9–4 |
Conf Record: | 7–2 |
Head Coach: | Jay Hopson |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Def Coach: | Tony Pecoraro |
Dc Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Casem-Spinks Stadium |
Champion: | SWAC champion SWAC East Division champion |
Conf Champ: | SWAC Championship Game |
Conf Champ Result: | W 49–21 vs. Grambling State |
Bowl: | Celebration Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 34–41 vs. North Carolina A&T |
The 2015 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hopson and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished with a record of 9–4 as SWAC champions after they defeated Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game. Alcorn State then played in the Celebration Bowl against North Carolina A&T, losing by a score of 41–34.
On January 30, 2016, head coach Jay Hopson resigned to become the head coach at Southern Miss.[1] He finished at Alcorn State with a record of 32–17 and two SWAC championships.
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