2015 Alcorn State
8–3 (7–1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–4, over 13 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Southern 65–13Nov 14
By 52 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 16 Georgia Tech 6–69Sep 3
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at 16Georgia Tech | L 6–69 | 15% |
| Sep 12 | at Alabama State | W 31–14 | 52% |
| Sep 19 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 55–14 | 89% |
| Oct 3 | vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 61–14 | 80% |
| Oct 31 | at Southern | W 48–7 | 48% |
| Nov 7 | vs Prairie View A&M | L 34–40 | 73% |
| Nov 14 | at Texas Southern | W 65–13 | 79% |
| Nov 21 | vs Alabama A&M | W 44–10 | 88% |
| Nov 28 | at Jackson State | W 14–10 | 80% |
| Dec 5 | vs GramblingSWAC Championship Game | W 49–21 | 60% |
| Dec 19Bowls & playoff | vs North Carolina A&T | L 34–41 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina A&T 41–34; unranked in the final AP poll; Southwestern Athletic Conference champions.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of Alcorn State’s 2015 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vsConcordia (AL) | W 40–7 | Alcorn State’s article |
| Oct 17 | vsGrambling | L 34–35 | Alcorn State’s article |
Southwestern Athletic Conference champions7–1 in the conference, won the SWAC Championship Game
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 7–1 3rd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 441–253
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1476 +76 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −30.9 No. 75 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 165
- Defensive coordinator
- Tony Pecoraro
Top recruits in the 2015 class
| Trae Ferrell SDE | ★★★ | No. 1218 |
| Bryce Mingo-Bradley SDE | ★★ | No. 3424 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2015 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive line | 2 | 2.5 | 0.785 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | 7–0 | 7–1 | |
| Grambling | 7–0 | 7–3 | |
 Alcorn State | 7–1 | 8–3 | |
| Southern | 6–2 | 6–4 | |
| Alabama State | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| Alabama A&M | 3–5 | 3–7 | |
| Jackson State | 2–6 | 2–8 | |
| Texas Southern | 1–6 | 2–6 | |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1–7 | 2–8 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.