Alcorn State Braves football
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The Alcorn State Braves are the college football
team representing the Alcorn State University
. The Braves play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
.
National championships
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
team representing the Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University is an historically black university comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871-History:...
. The Braves play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities in the Southern United States...
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National championshipsBlack college football national championshipThe black college football national championship is a mythical national championship won by the best black college football team in the United States of America. There has been some criticism of this title on the grounds that the schools in the various polls compete in different levels of...
- 1968
- 1969
- 1974
- 1984
Alumni in the NFL
Over 50 Alcorn State alumni have played in the NFL, including:- Donald DriverDonald DriverDonald Jerome Driver is an American football wide receiver and children's author. He plays for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League...
- Leslie FrazierLeslie FrazierLeslie Antonio Frazier is a former cornerback/safety in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and is currently the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings.-College career:...
- Steve McNairSteve McNairStephen LaTreal McNair was an American football quarterback who spent the majority of his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans....
- Jack SpinksJack SpinksJohn Robert "Jack" Spinks was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers , the Chicago Cardinals , the Green Bay Packers , and the New York Giants . The stadium for the Alcorn State Braves is named in honor of Jack...