Alcorn State·SWAC

2015 — The Winning Chapter

Alcorn State's 2015 season (8-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-3
Final result Bowl season Lost the Celebration Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -2.8 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ Geor Tec 6-69 W @ Alab Sta 31-14 W vs Miss Sta 55-14 W @ Arka Blu 61-14 W @ Southern 48-7 L vs Prai A&M 34-40 W @ Texa Sou 65-13 W vs Alab A&M 44-10 W @ Jack Sta 14-10 W vs Grambl 49-21 L @ Nort A&T 34-41 Bowl
Defining moments
The statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Alcorn State 65, Texas Southern 13. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Alcorn State 6, Georgia Tech 69. A 63-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Alcorn State fell to North Carolina A&T 34-41 in the postseason.

"Go Braves!"
— Alcorn State fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What it meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Alcorn State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.