2019 Alcorn State Braves football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	2019
Team:	Alcorn State Braves
Conference:	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	SWAC
Record:	9–4
Conf Record:	6–1
Head Coach:	Fred McNair
Hc Year:	4th
Stadium:	Casem-Spinks Stadium
Champion:	SWAC champion SWAC East Division champion
Conf Champ:	SWAC Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:	W 39–24 vs. Southern
Bowl:	Celebration Bowl
Bowl Result:	L 44–64 vs. North Carolina A&T
Next Year:	2021

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.^[1]

East Division

1	Alcorn State	92
2	Alabama A&M	70
3	Jackson State	61
4	Alabama State	47
5	Mississippi Valley State	30

West Division

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.^[1]

Offense

1st team

Noah Johnson – QB

De'Shawn Waller – RB

Deonte Brooks – OL

Mustaffa Ibrahim – OL

Kevin Hall – OLDefense

1st team

Solomon Muhammad – LB

Javen Morrison – DB

Qwynnterrio Cole – DB

2nd team

Darrell Henderson – DL

Theron Bonds – DL

Brelion Hollis – LB

Daylon Burks – DBSpecialists

1st team

Corey McCullough – K

2nd team

Corey McCullough – P

Schedule

^[2]

Game summaries

At Southern Miss

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.

Mississippi College

See also: 2019 Mississippi College Choctaws football team.

At McNeese State

See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team.

Prairie View A&M

Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.

At Alabama State

See also: 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team.

Savannah State

See also: Savannah State Tigers football.

Southern

See also: 2019 Southern Jaguars football team.

At Grambling State

See also: 2019 Grambling State Tigers football team.

Alabama A&M

At Jackson State

See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team.

Southern (SWAC Championship)

See also: 2019 Southern Jaguars football team.

Vs. North Carolina A&T (Celebration Bowl)

Notes and References

1. Web site: #SWACMD19: SWAC Releases 2019 Preseason All-SWAC Football Teams and Predicted Order of Finish . swac.org . Southwestern Athletic Conference . August 23, 2019 . en.
2. Web site: 2019 Alcorn State Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . April 7, 2019.