1994 Alcorn State Braves football team

1994 Alcorn State Braves football
I-AA First Round Vs. Youngstown State, L, 20-63
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
1994 record	8–3–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Cardell Jones
Home stadium	Spinks Stadium

The 1994 Alcorn State Braves were an NCAA Division I-AA football team who represented Alcorn State University. They participated in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Braves were led by head coach Cardell Jones and quarterback and Walter Payton Award winner Steve McNair. The Braves finished the regular season with a record of 8–2–1;^[1] tying them for first place in the SWAC with Grambling State and earning a spot in the I-AA playoffs, where they fell in the first round to eventual national champion Youngstown State by a final score of 63–20. Grambling, as the conference's top seed, represented the SWAC in the Heritage Bowl.

Regular Season

Quarterback Steve McNair seemed to break the record for most records broken in 1994 as well as also winning the Walter Payton Award (Most outstanding I-AA Offensive player) and becoming only the second and most recent I-AA Player to earn a trip to New York City for presentation of the Heisman Trophy, (The only other one being Jerry Rice) Which, in 1994 was awarded to Colorado's Rashaan Salaam.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	L 56-62
September 10	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	W 54-28
September 17	Alabama State	Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS	W 39-7
September 24	at Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	L 23-48	16,148
October 8	Texas Southern	Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS	W 28-21
October 15	at Prairie View A&M*	Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX	W 69-14
October 22	Southern	Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS	W 41-37
October 29	at Samford	Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL	T 45-45
November 5	at Mississippi Valley State	Delta Devil Field • Itta Bena, MS	W 49-24
November 12	Troy	Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS	W 47-44
November 19	Jackson State	Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS	W 52-34
November 26	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown OH (NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs First Round)	L 63-20	16,455
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

Alcorn State Braves football

Venues	Henderson Stadium (?–1991) Jack Spinks Stadium (1992–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1951 Tropical Bowl 1952 Lion's Bowl 1968 Orange Blossom Classic 2015 Celebration Bowl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

1994 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Alcorn State Appalachian State Boise State Boston University Eastern Kentucky Idaho James Madison Marshall McNeese State Middle Tennessee Montana New Hampshire North Texas Northern Iowa Troy Youngstown State

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

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