1996 Alcorn State Braves football team

1996 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Spinks Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. T–8 Jackson State $^   6 1     10 2  
Southern   5 2     7 5  
Mississippi Valley State   5 2     7 4  
Texas Southern   5 2     7 4  
Alcorn State   3 4     4 7  
Grambling State   2 5     3 8  
Alabama State   2 5     3 8  
Prairie View A&M   0 7     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1996 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Cardell Jones, the Braves compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.