1974 Alcorn State Braves football team

1974 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 1 0 11 1 0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 10 Jackson State 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. 12 Southern 3 3 0 8 3 0
Texas Southern 3 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 0 5 5 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 Alcorn State Braves football team was an American football team that represented Alcorn State University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their 11th season under head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an 9–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 282 to 161.[1] Alcorn State advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where the lost to UNLV in the quarterfinals.

Alcorn State was recognized as the black college national champion and was ranked No. 14 in the final Associated Press small college rankings.

  1. ^ "Alcorn State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.