1999 Alcorn State Braves football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1999

| team = Alcorn State Braves

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southwestern Athletic Conference

| short_conf = SWAC

| division = East Division

| record = 3–7

| conf_record = 1–3

| head_coach = Johnny Thomas

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Jack Spinks Stadium

}}

{{1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1999 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Johnny Thomas, the Braves compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC East Division.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1999

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = The Sports Network

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Grambling State

| site_stadium = Soldier Field

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename = Chicago Football Classic

| score = 25–41

| attend = 18,070

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121307493/hayes-6-td-passes-power-grambling/|work=Chicago Tribune|title=Hayes' 6 TD passes power Grambling|date=September 5, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Alabama State

| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl

| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL

| score = 38–27

| attend = 16,482{{Cite web|last=Alcorn State Athletics Department|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000309225722fw_/http://www.alcorn.edu/Athletics/footballmainpage.htm|title=Alcorn State Braves Team Game-By-Game Statistics|date=January 27, 2000|access-date=January 5, 2024|via=Wayback Machine
Click "1999 Statistics" in the left-hand corner}}

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-alcorn-gets-3827-win/129130896/|title=Alcorn gets 38–27 win|newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger|date=September 12, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR

| score = 17–33

| attend = 10,589

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-journal-asu-loses-3317-to-ua/130772581/|title=ASU loses 33–17 to UAPB|newspaper=Enterprise-Journal|date=September 26, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1999|team=Morehouse Maroon Tigers|title=Morehouse}}

| site_stadium = Jack Spinks Stadium

| site_cityst = Lorman, MS

| score = 41–27

| attend = 14,500

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-taylors-4-td-passes-lift/130772799/|title=Taylor's 4 TD passes lift Alcorn 41–27|newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger|date=October 3, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Prairie View A&M

| site_stadium = Jack Spinks Stadium

| site_cityst = Lorman, MS

| score = 61–0

| attend = 16,500

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-alcorn-st-61-prairie-view-0/130772956/|title=Alcorn St. 61, Prairie View 0|newspaper=The Sun Herald|date=October 10, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Texas Southern

| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 21–23

| attend = 12,890

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-texas-southern-23-alcorn/126368144/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Texas Southern 23, Alcorn 21|date=October 17, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Southern

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = A. W. Mumford Stadium

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| score = 6–28

| attend = 27,012

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-southern-28-alcorn-state/130020696/|title=Southern 28, Alcorn State 6|newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger|date=October 24, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| opponent = Mississippi Valley State

| site_stadium = Jack Spinks Stadium

| site_cityst = Lorman, MS

| score = 26–30

| attend = 8,750

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-holmes-surely/130773274/|title=Holmes surely sweet for Valley|newspaper=The Greenwood Commonwealth|date=November 7, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = l

| opponent = Alabama A&M

| site_stadium = Jack Spinks Stadium

| site_cityst = Lorman, MS

| score = 26–35

| attend = 1,342

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-am-puts-alcorn-out-of-ti/130771690/|title=A&M puts Alcorn out of title chase|newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger|date=November 14, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Jackson State

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Jackson, MS

| gamename = Capitol City Classic

| score = 6–58

| attend = 52,500

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-classic-tigers-claw-alcorn/129507327/|title=Classic Tigers claw Alcorn|newspaper=The Sun Herald|date=November 21, 1999|accessdate=August 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}{{cite web|title=Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1995–1999)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=August 27, 2023|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/alcorn_state/1995-1999_yearly_results.php|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906081357/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/alcorn_state/1995-1999_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}

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