1947 Alcorn A&M Braves football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1967 Alcorn A&M Braves football South Central Athletic Conference SCAC 10–1 7–0 W. Felix Harris 1st Black smaller college national championSCAC champion The 1947 Alcorn A&M Braves football team was an American football team that represented Alcorn A&M College as a member of the South Central Athletic Conference (SCAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach W. Felix Harris, Alcorn compiled a 10–1 record (7–0 against conference opponents), shut out eight of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 327 to 79.Alcorn State Yearly Results (1945-1949) College Football Data Warehouse December 16, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/alcorn_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150906044726/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/alcorn_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php 2015-09-06 The team won the SCAC championship,Alcorn Awarded SCAC Grid Title The Pittsburgh Courier December 27, 1947 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40695295/alcorn_awarded_scac_grid_title/ Newspapers.com and was also ranked No. 1 among the nation's smaller black college football teams by the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Rating System.Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings The Pittsburgh Courier December 6, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40070100/tennessee_no_1_in_natl_grid_ratings/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games in Alcorn, Mississippi. Schedule y y September 20 Central Louisiana Trade School<ncg> Bolton High School Stadium Alexandria, LA W 66-0 September 26 1947 Rust Bearcats Rust Murphy Stadium Greenville, MS W 24-0 October 4 1947 Philander Smith Panthers Philander Smith<ncg> Alcorn, MS W 20-0 October 11 at Southern Christian Institute Vicksburg, MS W 75-0 Alcorn Braves Top Southern Christian Institute, 75-0 Alabama Tribune October 17, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40693482/alcorn_braves_top_southern_christian/ Newspapers.com October 18 1947 Mississippi Industrial Tigers Mississippi Industrial Alcorn, MS W 19-0 Alcorn Wins Fifth Straight The Pittsburgh Courier October 25, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40693544/alcorn_wins_fifth_straight/ Newspapers.com October 25 at 1947 Jackson State Tigers Jackson State King's Field Vicksburg, MS W 13-0 5,000 Jackson College Bows To Alcorn Clarion-Ledger October 29, 1947 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40694868/jackson_college_bows_to_alcorn/ Newspapers.com November 1 1947 Tougaloo Bulldogs Tougaloo Alcorn, MS W 7-0 Alcorn Ekes Tougaloo 7-0 For 7th Win Alabama Tribune November 7, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40693060/alcorn_ekes_tougaloo_70_for_7th_win/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Tennessee A&I<ncg> Sulphur Dell Nashville, TN L 7-66 Tennessee State Rolls Over Alcorn Team Nashville Banner November 8, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39532962/tennessee_state_rolls_over_alcorn_team/ Newspapers.com November 15 1947 Tillotson Eagles Tillotson<ncg> Fort Gibbons, MS W 14-6 Alcorn Defeats Tillotson, 13-6 The Austin Sunday American-Statesman November 16, 1947 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40693140/alcorn_defeats_tillotson_136/ Newspapers.com November 25 at 1947 Leland Bulldogs Leland Baton Rouge, LA W 26-7 Alcorn Braves Trip Leland College 26-7 Alabama Tribune November 28, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40693227/alcorn_braves_trip_leland_college_267/ Newspapers.com Okolona Industrial School W 56-0 References Alcorn Category:Alcorn State Braves football seasons Alcorn AandM Braves football