2017 Alcorn State
7–5 (6–3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi Valley State 59–0Nov 11
By 59 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Florida International 10–17Sep 8
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vsMiles | W 50–21 | 81% |
| Sep 8 | vs Florida International | L 10–17 | 47% |
| Sep 16 | vs McNeese | L 27–34 | 56% |
| Sep 23 | vs Southern | W 48–31 | 52% |
| Sep 29 | at Texas Southern | W 24–17 | 69% |
| Oct 5 | at Alabama State | W 24–10 | 65% |
| Oct 14 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 34–21 | 64% |
| Oct 21 | at Grambling | L 14–41 | 30% |
| Nov 4 | vs Alabama A&M | W 47–22 | 76% |
| Nov 11 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 59–0 | 89% |
| Nov 18 | at Jackson State | L 3–7 | 76% |
| Dec 2 | vsGrambling | L 32–40 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Grambling 40–32; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
SWAC West champions6–3 in the conference, shared with Grambling
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 6–3 3rd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 372–261
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1348 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −23.6 No. 51 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 195
- Offensive coordinator
- Fred Kaiss
- Defensive coordinator
- Cedric Thomas
Leaders
| Passing yards | Lenorris Footman QB | 191 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Lenorris Footman QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Lenorris Footman QB | 56 yds |
| Receiving yards | Norlando Veals WR | 69 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Tavares Johnson WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Brady Smith DB | 14 tkl |
| Sacks | Solomon Muhammad LB | 2 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2017 class
| Cleveland Ford S | ★★★ | No. 1661 |
| Franklin Smith OT | ★★ | No. 2836 |
| Marquise Forman APB | ★★ | No. 3074 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2017 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.769 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.776 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.819 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.3 | 0.788 |
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.
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling | 9–0 | 11–2 | |
| Southern | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
 Alcorn State | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
| Prairie View A&M | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Alabama State | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| Alabama A&M | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Jackson State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Texas Southern | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
 Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1–6 | 2–9 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.