2021_Alcorn_State_Braves_football_team

2021 Alcorn State Braves football
2021 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	6–5 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Fred McNair (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Elliott Wratten (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Cedric Thornton (3rd season)
Home stadium	Casem-Spinks Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

2021 Alcorn State Braves football team

American college football season

The 2021 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium in Lorman, Mississippi, and competed in the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Fred McNair.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina Central*	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge/College GameDay)	ESPN	L 14–23	15,215
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Northwestern State*	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 13–10	0
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at South Alabama*	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 21–28	15,204
September 23	6:30 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	ESPNU	W 39–38	7,541
October 9	2:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPN3	W 24-20	14,500
October 16	3:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 24-12	9,200
October 23	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	BBVA Stadium Houston, TX	AT&TSN	W 44-27	2,653
October 30	6:00 p.m.	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN3	L 35-38	15,333
November 6	11:00 a.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPN+	L 31-35	3,673
November 13	2:00 p.m.	No. 24 Prairie View A&M	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 31-29	0
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)	ESPN3	L 10-24	58,892 ^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alcorn State	Passing	Felix Harper	17/27, 154 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Stadford Anderson	11 carries, 128 yards
	Receiving	Juan Anthony Jr.	5 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD
North Carolina Central	Passing	Davius Richard	16/26, 184 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Freeman	9 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Ryan McDaniel	6 receptions, 72 yards

2021 Alcorn State Braves football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Fred McNair (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Elliott Wratten (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Cedric Thornton (3rd season)
Home stadium	Casem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 22 Jackson State x$	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 25 Florida A&M ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
Alabama A&M	5	–	3	7	–	3
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Alabama State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	6	2	–	9
West Division
Prairie View A&M x	6	–	2	7	–	5
Alcorn State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Grambling State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Southern	3	–	5	4	–	7
Texas Southern	2	–	6	2	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	7	2	–	9
Championship: Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll