1962 Alcorn A&M Braves football team
| 1962 Alcorn A&M Braves football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–5 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Henderson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Alcorn A&M Braves football team represented Alcorn A&M College (now known as Alcorn State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Frank Purnell, the Braves compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Rust* | W 52–0 | [1] | ||
| September 29 | Wiley |
| L 7–28 | [2] | |
| October 13 | Jackson State |
| L 0–34 | [3] | |
| October 20 | Texas Southern |
| W 39–15 | [4] | |
| October 27 | Southern |
| W 21–14 | [5] | |
| November 3 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| L 7–10 | [6] | |
| November 10 | at Mississippi Vocational* | W 23–13 | [7] | ||
| November 17 | at Prairie View A&M | L 7–59 | 10,000 | [8] | |
| November 24 | at Grambling | L 7–46 | [9] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Southwestern Conference round-up". Jackson Advocate. September 29, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley turns back Alcorn in opener". The Marshall News Messenger. October 1, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson tears up Alcorn A&M 34–0". The Clarion-Leger and Jackson Daily News. October 14, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn A&M is victorious". The Clarion-Leger and Jackson Daily News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn stops Cats, 21–14". The Louisiana Weekly. November 3, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ark. A. M. & N. Tomahawks Alcorn Braves 10 to 7 in gala homecoming tilt". The Call. November 9, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn Braves rap MVC Devils 23–13". Jackson Advocate. November 17, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M pops Alcorn A&M". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling tops Alcorn". Lake Charles American-Press. November 25, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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