1975 Alcorn State Braves football team

1975 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–3–1 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Marino Casem (12th season)
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium

1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Grambling State *	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Southern +	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Jackson State +	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. T–19 Alcorn State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship. Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State

The 1975 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by twelfth-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	vs. Grambling State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 3–27	61,000	[1]
September 20	Delaware State*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 33–7		[2]
September 27	at North Carolina Central*	O'Kelly Stadium Durham, NC	W 54–7		[3]
October 4	South Carolina State*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	T 7–7	12,000	[4]
October 11	at Texas Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 15–0		[5]
October 25	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 3–7		[6]
November 1	at Bishop*	P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX	W 25–7		[7]
November 8	Mississippi Valley State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 6–15		[8]
November 15	Prairie View A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 15–0		[9]
November 27	at No. 12 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 12–6	27,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Williams, G-Men smother Alcorn". The Clarion-Leger and Jackson Daily News. September 7, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Alcorn State tramples Delaware State 33–7". Sunday News Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Alcorn pulverizes N.C. Central, 54–7". The Herald-Sun. September 28, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "S.C. State and Alcorn battle to deadlock in defensive struggle". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Alcorn Braves blank Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern nips Alcorn St. 7–3". Hattiesburg American. October 26, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Alcorn 25, Bishop 7". Hattiesburg American. November 2, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Valley upsets Alcorn St". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Alcorn beats Panthers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alcorn wins in upset". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.