Alcorn State·SWAC

2018 — The Winning Chapter

Alcorn State's 2018 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final result Bowl season Lost the Celebration Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -4.3 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ Geor Tec 0-41 W vs Loui Chr 78-0 W vs Texa Sou 27-15 W @ Miss Sta 56-20 W @ Southern 20-3 L vs Alab Sta 25-28 W @ Alab A&M 35-26 W vs Grambl 33-26 W @ Prai A&M 27-13 L @ New Sta 42-52 W vs Jack Sta 24-3 W vs Southern 37-28 L vs Nort A&T 22-24 Bowl
Defining moments
The statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: Alcorn State 78, Louisiana Christian 0. A 78-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Alcorn State 0, Georgia Tech 41. A 41-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Alcorn State fell to North Carolina A&T 22-24 in the postseason.

"Go Braves!"
— Alcorn State fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What it meant

2018 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.