2008 Alcorn State Braves football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 2–10 (2–7 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Jack Spinks Stadium |
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Jackson State xy | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grambling State xy$ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernest T. Jones, the Braves compiled an overall record of 2–10, with a conference record of 2–7, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC East Division.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | Southeastern Louisiana* | L 28–34 | [1] | |||
September 6 | at Grambling State | L 0–29 | [2] | |||
September 13 | at Troy* |
| L 0–65 | 22,105 | [3] | |
September 18 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| W 13–3 | [4] | ||
September 27 | Southern |
| L 12–15 | [5] | ||
October 4 | at New Mexico State* | L 10–45 | 11,374 | [6] | ||
October 11 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 35–21 | [7] | |||
October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | L 13–20 | 2,917 | [8] | |
October 25 | Texas Southern |
| L 29–30 | [9] | ||
November 1 | Alabama State |
| L 17–24 | [10] | ||
November 15 | at Prairie View A&M | L 3–37 | [11] | |||
November 22 | at Jackson State | L 21–26 | 30,005 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "SE LA 34, Alcorn St. 28". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling shuts out Alcorn". The Shreveport Times. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy destroys Alcorn State". The Dothan Eagle. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn outduels UAPB 13–3 to give Jones 1st victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 19, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern beats Alcorn St., 15–12". The News-Star. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams scores on punt, catch in Ags' rout". Albuquerque Journal. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buckley leads Alcorn State past MVSU". The News-Star. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama A&M pushes past error-prone Alcorn 20–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State falls in back and forth game". Enterprise-Journal. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late touchdown run beats Alcorn State". Enterprise-Journal. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View 37, Alcorn State 3". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers survive Braves' 21-point rally". The Sun Herald. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2008 Alcorn State Braves football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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