1994 Alcorn State Braves football team

1994 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
1994 record 8-3-1 ({{{conf_record}}} {{{short_conf}}})
Head coach Cardell Jones
Home stadium Spinks Stadium

The 1994 Alcorn State Braves Were an NCAA Division I-AA Football Team participating in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Braves were led by head coach Cardell Jones and quarterback and Walter Payton Award Winner Steve McNair. The Braves finished the regular season with a record of 8-2-1;[1] tying them for first place in the SWAC with Grambling State and earning a spot in the I-AA Playoffs, where they fell in the first round to eventual national champion Youngstown State by a final score of 63-20.

Regular Season

Quarterback Steve McNair Seemed to break the record for most records broken in 1994 as well as also winning the Walter Payton Award (Most outstanding I-AA Offensive player) and becoming only the second and most recent I-AA Player to earn a trip to New York City for presentation of the Heisman Trophy, (The only other one being Jerry Rice) Which, in 1994 was awarded to Colorado's Rashaan Salaam.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 at Grambling State Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA L 56-62  
September 10 at Chattanooga Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN W 54-28  
September 17 Alabama State Jack Spinks StadiumLorman, MS W 39-7  
September 24 at Sam Houston State* Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX L 23-48   16,148
October 8 Texas Southern Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS W 28-21  
October 15 at Prairie View A&M* Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX W 69-14  
October 22 Southern Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS W 41-37  
October 29 at Samford Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL T 45-45  
November 5 at Mississippi Valley State Delta Devil Field • Itta Bena, MS W 49-24  
November 12 Troy Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS W 47-44  
November 19 Jackson State Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS W 52-34  
November 26 at Youngstown State* Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown OH (NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs First Round) L 63-20   16,455
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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