1989 Alcorn State Braves football team
| 1989 Alcorn State Braves football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Henderson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Grambling State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Jackson State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Braves compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | vs. Grambling State |
| L 14–30 | 33,722 | [1] | |
| September 16 | at Alabama State | W 27–13 | 10,000 | [2] | ||
| September 23 | Abilene Christian* | W 31–21 | [3] | |||
| October 7 | at Texas Southern | W 40–15 | [4] | |||
| October 14 | Lamar* |
| W 32–16 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | at Southern | W 27–10 | [6] | |||
| October 28 | at Southwest Missouri State* | No. 20 | L 19–59 | 9,148 | [7] | |
| November 4 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 39–6 | [8] | ||
| November 11 | vs. Prairie View A&M |
| W 56–7 | 5,161 | [9] | |
| November 18 | at Jackson State | L 20–23 | [10] | |||
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References
- ^ "Grambling does number on Alcorn". The Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn tops Alabama State 27–13". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn St. avoids ACU's upset bid". Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNair-Smalls combination boosts Alcorn over Texas Southern 40–15". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn St. whips Lamar". The Sun Herald. October 15, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn beats Southern". Daily World. October 22, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMS rolls Alcorn St. in 59–19 win". The Springfield News-Leader. October 29, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Braves turn to third-string QB to launch assault on Devils". The Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn roars back". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU rallies tobeat Alcorn State, 23–20". Hattiesburg American. November 19, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2023.