The 2002 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Johnny Thomas, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished tied for third in the SWAC East Division.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 34–24		[1]
September 7	at No. 18 Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 35–41	11,880	[2]
September 21	vs. Hampton*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (New York Urban League Classic)	W 27–23	30,232	[3]
September 28	Alabama State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 48–37	13,585	[4]
October 5	Fort Valley State*	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 10–7		[5]
October 12	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 33–13		[6]
October 19	at Samford*	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 25–35		[7]
November 2	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 22–20		[8]
November 9	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 6–23		[9]
November 16	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 20–27		[10]
November 23	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Capital City Classic)	L 20–34		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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