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2014 Alcorn State

10–⁠3 (8–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Alcorn State in 2014, game by game: won vs. Virginia Lynchburg 55–7; lost at Southern Miss 20–26; won vs. Louisiana Christian 52–10; won at Mississippi Valley State 52–9; won vs. Southern 56–16; won vs. Alabama State 33–7; lost at Grambling 21–28; won vs. Texas Southern 40–25; won vs. Prairie View A&M 77–48; won at Alabama A&M 41–14; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 56–6; lost vs. Jackson State 31–34; won vs. Southern 38–24+50−7Won 55–7 vs. Virginia Lynchburg+48Virginia Lynchb…Lost 20–26 at Southern Miss-6Southern MissWon 52–10 vs. Louisiana Christian+42Louisiana Chris…Won 52–9 at Mississippi Valley State+43Mississippi Val…Won 56–16 vs. Southern+40SouthernWon 33–7 vs. Alabama State+26Alabama StateLost 21–28 at Grambling-7GramblingWon 40–25 vs. Texas Southern+15Texas SouthernWon 77–48 vs. Prairie View A&M+29Prairie View A&MWon 41–14 at Alabama A&M+27Alabama A&MWon 56–6 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+50Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 31–34 vs. Jackson State-3Jackson StateWon 38–24 vs. Southern+14Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsVirginia LynchburgW 55–⁠779%
Sep 6atSouthern MissL 20–⁠2645%
Sep 13vsLouisiana ChristianW 52–⁠1076%
Sep 20atMississippi Valley StateW 52–⁠967%
Sep 27vsSouthernW 56–⁠1668%
Oct 2vsAlabama StateW 33–⁠756%
Oct 11atGramblingL 21–⁠2871%
Oct 18vsTexas SouthernW 40–⁠2575%
Oct 25vsPrairie View A&MW 77–⁠4863%
Nov 8atAlabama A&MW 41–⁠1469%
Nov 15vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 56–⁠688%
Nov 22vsJackson StateL 31–⁠3486%
Dec 6vsSouthernW 38–⁠2458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern 38–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; Southwestern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Southwestern Athletic Conference champions8–⁠2 in the conference

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠2 shared first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
572–⁠254
Coach
—
Elo
1449 +115 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.8 No. 34 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Willie Simmons
Defensive coordinator
Tony Pecoraro

2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alcorn State8–⁠210–⁠3
Southern8–⁠29–⁠4
Grambling7–⁠27–⁠5
Alabama State5–⁠47–⁠5
Prairie View A&M5–⁠45–⁠5
Texas Southern3–⁠65–⁠6
Jackson State3–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff3–⁠64–⁠7
Alabama A&M3–⁠64–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.