Alcorn State·SWAC

2019 — The Winning Chapter

Alcorn State's 2019 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+ -3.6 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ Sout Mis 10-38 W vs Miss Col 45-7 L @ McNeese 14-17 W vs Prai A&M 45-41 W vs Miss Sta 45-19 W @ Alab Sta 35-7 W vs Sava Sta 42-17 W vs Southern 27-13 L @ Grambl 16-19 W vs Alab A&M 34-28 W @ Jack Sta 41-6 W vs Southern 39-24 L @ Nort A&T 44-64 Bowl
Defining moments
The statement

The 2019 season's largest margin: Alcorn State 45, Mississippi College 7. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Alcorn State 10, Southern Miss 38. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Alcorn State fell to North Carolina A&T 44-64 in the postseason.

"Go Braves!"
— Alcorn State fanbase voice · 2019· synthesized
What it meant

2019 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.