2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State xy$ 7–2  9–4 
Alabama State * 5–4  6–5 
Alabama A&M 3–6  3–8 
Jackson State 3–6  3–8 
Mississippi Valley State 1–8  1–10 
West Division
No. 24 Grambling State xy 9–0  9–3 
Prairie View A&M 8–1  8–2 
Southern 6–3  6–5 
Texas Southern 2–7  3–7 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1–8  2–9 
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hopson and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished with a record of 9–4 as SWAC champions after they defeated Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game. Alcorn State then played in the Celebration Bowl against North Carolina A&T, losing by a score of 41–34.

On January 30, 2016, head coach Jay Hopson resigned to become the head coach at Southern Miss.[1] He finished at Alcorn State with a record of 32–17 and two SWAC championships.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 pmat No. 16 (FBS) Georgia Tech*
RSNL 6–6949,196
September 126:00 pmat Alabama State
W 31–148,380
September 194:00 pmMississippi Valley State
W 55–147,415
September 262:00 pmConcordia (AL)
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 40–75,993
October 34:00 pmat Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 61–1432,580
October 172:00 pmGrambling Statedagger
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 34–35 OT30,129
October 314:00 pmat Southern
CSTW 48–78,112
November 72:00 pmPrairie View A&M
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 34–405,239
November 141:00 pmat Texas Southern
RTSW*W 65–132,145
November 212:00 pmAlabama A&M
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 44–102,194
November 282:00 pmat Jackson State
W 14–1023,101
December 53:00 pmvs. No. 21 Grambling State
ESPNUW 49–2140,352
December 1912:00 pmvs. No. 22 North Carolina A&T*
ABCL 34–4135,528
* Games will air on a tape delayed basis

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Alcorn_State_Braves_football_team