2015 Alcorn State Braves football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2015 Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State ASU Wordmark.png 150 Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division SWAC 9–4 7–2 Jay Hopson 4th Tony Pecoraro 4th Casem-Spinks Stadium SWAC championSWAC East Division champion SWAC Championship Game W 49–21 vs. Grambling State Celebration Bowl L 34–41 vs. North Carolina A&T The 2015 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hopson and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished with a record of 9–4 as SWAC champions after they defeated Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game. Alcorn State then played in the Celebration Bowl against North Carolina A&T, losing by a score of 41–34. On January 30, 2016, head coach Jay Hopson resigned to become the head coach at Southern Miss.http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/01/southern_miss_hires_jay_hopson.html Southern Miss hires Jay Hopson as football coach 31 January 2016 He finished at Alcorn State with a record of 32–17 and two SWAC championships. Schedule 2015 STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Central September 3 7:30 pm l y y Georgia Tech 16 (FBS) Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA RSN 6–69 49,196 September 12 6:00 pm w y Alabama State The New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL 31–14 8,380 September 19 4:00 pm w Mississippi Valley State Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS 55–14 7,415 September 26 2:00 pm w 2015 Concordia College Hornets Concordia College Alabama Concordia (AL) Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS 40–7 5,993 October 3 4:00 pm w y Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR 61–14 32,580 October 17 2:00 pm l y Grambling State Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS 34–35 OT 30,129 October 31 4:00 pm w y Southern Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA CST 48–7 8,112 November 7 2:00 pm l Prairie View A&M Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS 34–40 5,239 November 14 1:00 pm w y Texas Southern BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX RTSW* 65–13 2,145 November 21 2:00 pm w Alabama A&M Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS 44–10 2,194 November 28 2:00 pm w y Jackson State Soul Bowl Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 14–10 23,101 December 5 3:00 pm w y Grambling State 21 SWAC Championship Game NRG Stadium Houston, TX ESPNU 49–21 40,352 December 19 12:00 pm l y y North Carolina A&T 22 Celebration Bowl Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ABC 34–41 35,528 Source: Schedule * Games will air on a tape delayed basis Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Coaches 0 13 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV References Alcorn State Category:Alcorn State Braves football seasons Category:Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Alcorn State Braves football