1978 Alcorn State Braves football team

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1978 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 5 0 1 9 1 1
No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 1 0 10 2 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 2 1 6 3 1
Alcorn State 2 3 1 5 4 1
Southern 2 4 0 4 7 0
Texas Southern 1 4 1 3 7 1
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9vs. Grambling StateL 13–21[1]
September 16vs. Alabama State*W 16–12[2]
September 23Central Michigan*W 24–16[3]
September 30at South Carolina State*L 0–16[4]
October 7Texas SouthernT 10–10[5]
October 21Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 16–7[6]
October 28
Bishop*
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 36–7[7]
November 4at Mississippi Valley StateL 7–15[8]
November 11at Prairie View A&MW 28–7[9]
November 18No. 2 Jackson State
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS (rivalry)
L 8–38[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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