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1987 Alcorn State Braves football team

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The 1987 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Record6–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Headcoach
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1987 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
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1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^7–0–08–3–1
Southern5–2–07–4–0
Alcorn State5–2–06–3–0
Alabama State4–3–08–3–0
Grambling State3–4–05–6–0
Texas Southern3–4–05–6–0
Prairie View A&M1–6–03–8–0
Mississippi Valley State0–7–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. Grambling StateW 28–2422,745[1]
September 19at Alabama StateL 9–17[2]
October 3at Nicholls State*L 3–14[3]
October 10at Texas SouthernW 24–21[4][5]
October 24at SouthernW 19–17[6]
October 31Florida A&M*W 17–15[7]
November 7Mississippi Valley State
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 21–13[8]
November 16Prairie View A&M
  • Henderson Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 20–19[9]
November 21at No. 10 Jackson StateL 10–19[10]
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