2016 Alcorn State Braves football team

The 2016 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by first-year head coach Fred McNair and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and finished with a record of 5–6 as SWAC runners-up after they were defeated by Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game.

2016 Alcorn State Braves football
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 20–27 vs. Grambling State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–6 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Fred McNair (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Fred Kaiss (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Cedric Thomas (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Home stadium	Casem-Spinks Stadium
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2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy		5	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama A&M		4	–	5					4	–	7
Alabama State		3	–	6					4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$		9	–	0					12	–	1
Southern *		8	–	1					8	–	3
Prairie View A&M		7	–	2					7	–	4
Texas Southern		4	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman*	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)	ESPN	No contest
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Alabama State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPN3	W 21–18	9,734
September 15	6:30 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPNU	L 43–45 3OT	4,826
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA		L 18–43	14,126
October 1	11:00 a.m.	at No. 20 (FBS) Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	SECN	L 10–52	46,988
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 42–19	14,267
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 23–20	11,142
October 29	2:00 p.m.	Southern	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		L 33–41	18,717
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPN3	L 27–31	5,542
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		W 61–7	2,087
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Jackson State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 35–16	27,297
December 3	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Grambling State	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	L 20–27	24,917
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time