2025 Alcorn State
5–7 (4–5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lincoln (CA) 42–0Oct 11
By 42 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Arkansas–Pine Bluff 20–24Sep 27
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at Northwestern State | L 10–20 | 69% |
| Sep 6 | at Alabama A&M | L 31–41 | 40% |
| Sep 13 | at Mississippi State | L 0–63 | 17% |
| Sep 27 | vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 20–24 | 62% |
| Oct 4 | vs Prairie View A&M | L 12–13 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | vsLincoln (CA) | W 42–0 | 88% |
| Oct 18 | at Florida A&M | L 28–33 | 34% |
| Oct 25 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 32–10 | 72% |
| Nov 1 | at Texas Southern | W 33–14 | 35% |
| Nov 8 | vs Southern | W 35–17 | 74% |
| Nov 15 | vs Grambling | W 27–16 | 52% |
| Nov 22 | vs Jackson State | L 21–27 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Jackson State 27–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 4–5 8th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 291–278
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1278 −13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −40.2 No. 106 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 197
- Offensive coordinator
- Jermaine Gales
- Defensive coordinator
- Deion Roberson
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jaylon Tolbert QB | 2,094 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Jaylon Tolbert QB | 14 TD |
| Rushing yards | Reggie Davis RB | 839 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Reggie Davis RB | 10 TD |
| Receiving yards | Tyran Warren WR | 442 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Tyran Warren WR | 4 TD |
| Tackles | Elijah Ruffin DB | 5 tkl |
| Interceptions | Bakari McCall DB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Jakel Irving LB | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Tykerrious Patrick DL | ★★★ | No. 2468 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.850 |
| Whole class | 2 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
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.
Roster 112
The 2025 roster112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 54 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 4
The 2025 portal Damion Miller S | ★★★ | from  Southern Miss |
 Jarvis Rush WR | ★★★ | from  Akron |
 Ja’Coby Matthews WR | ★★ | from  Florida International |
 A.J. Barton OL | from  UTEP |
Transfers out 3
 Malachi Bailey DE | ★★★ | to  Arizona |
| Rene Miller OT | ★★★ | to  Kennesaw State |
| Christopher Martin QB | to Tuskegee |
2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama State | 8–1 | 10–2 | |
| Jackson State | 7–1 | 9–3 | |
| Prairie View A&M | 7–1 | 10–4 | |
| Texas Southern | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 Bethune-Cookman | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Grambling | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Alcorn State | 4–5 | 5–7 | |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Alabama A&M | 2–7 | 4–8 | |
| Southern | 2–8 | 2–10 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1–8 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.