1985 Alcorn State Braves football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1985 Alcorn State Braves football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 7–3 5–2 Marino Casem 22nd Dennis Thomas 5th Henderson Stadium The 1985 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC. Schedule 1985 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 14 l y Grambling State Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA 20–30 Red River Classic 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121185347/robinson-bags-this-classic-battle-among/ The Shreveport Times Robinson bags this classic battle among old friends September 15, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 21 w y Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 30–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-journal-myles-passes-alcorn-t/129073267/ Myles passes Alcorn to win Enterprise-Journal September 22, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 28 l y y Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX 12–42 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-sfa-soars-past-a/130372661/ The Tyler Courier-Times SFA soars past Alcorn State September 29, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 5 w y South Carolina State Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS 39–24 7,438 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-early-mistakes-doom/130372785/ The Greenville News Early mistakes doom South Carolina State October 6, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 12 w y Texas Southern Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 36–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-alcorn-pays-price-for-36/126158893/ The Clarion-Ledger Alcorn pays price for 36–13 win over Texas Southern October 13, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 26 w y Southern A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 23–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-southern-jaguars-fall-to-alc/130373009/ Daily World Southern Jaguars fall to Alcorn State, 23–13 October 27, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 w y Florida A&M Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS 28–7 5,645 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-rattlers-stick-in-t/130373138/ Tallahassee Democrat Rattlers stick in the mud and lose 28–7 to Alcorn November 3, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 w y Mississippi Valley State 7 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 35–28 42,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger/75072472/ Alcorn plucks Totten, Valley The Clarion-Ledger November 11, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 16 w T–18 Prairie View A&M Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS 41–7 1,450 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-alcorn-coasts-by-prairie/130369020/ The Clarion-Ledger Alcorn coasts by Prairie View November 17, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 24 l y 15 Jackson State 14 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Soul Bowl 20–31 34,019 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122517609/boys-carries-j-state-past-alcorn/ Boys carries J-State past Alcorn Hattiesburg American November 25, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.comAlcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1985–1989) College Football Data Warehouse August 20, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/alcorn_state/1985-1989_yearly_results.php September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906075048/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/alcorn_state/1985-1989_yearly_results.php dead References Alcorn State Category:Alcorn State Braves football seasons Alcorn State football