BRAVES GOLDEN BEARS
ALCORN FOOTBALL
Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions
Alcorn
2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sept. 2 Miles College 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at FIU 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16 McNeese State 6 p.m. Sept. 23 Southern* 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at Texas Southern 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at Alabama State* 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 Prairie View A&M* 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at Grambling State* 2 p.m. Nov. 4 Alabama A&M* 2 p.m. Nov. 11 Mississippi Valley State* 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Jackson State* 2 p.m. Dec. 2 SWAC Championship TBA All times Central and subject to change. Bold indicates home game; *-SWAC game NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN” Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” GENERAL INFORMATION Name: Alcorn State University Location: Lorman, Miss. Founded: 1871 Enrollment: 3,730 President: Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. Alma Mater: Alcorn State University Director of Athletics: Derek J. Horne Alma Mater: University of Mississippi Faculty Rep: Dr. Keith McGee Conference: Southwestern Athletic Nickname: Braves Colors: Purple and Gold Band: Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Arena: Spinks-Casem Stadium Capacity: 22,500 Playing Surface: Natural Grass Athletics Website: www.alcornsports.com Facebook.com: /AlcornStateSports Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS Instagram: @alcornstatesports Youtube: Alcorn State Sports SID: Robbie Kleinmuntz Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 601.877.2322 Cell Phone: 601.218.7397 Football Phone/Fax: 601.877.6500/3821
2016 record: (5-6, 5-4 SWAC)
BRAVES Vs.
Miles College
2016 record: (5-5, 4-3 SIAC)
GOLDEN BEARS Game 1 Saturday, Sept. 2 • 6 p.m. • Lorman, Miss. Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium (22,500) Live Stream: Braves All-Access Radio: WPRL 91.7 FM, Charles Edmond (PxP) Hall of Fame Weekend Alcorn Notes - Alcorn is the three-time defending SWAC East Division champion and was picked to win the division again in the 2017 Preseason Poll. The Braves have gone undefeated against SWAC East Division opponents in back-to-back seasons. - The Braves landed seven student-athletes on the SWAC Preseason All-Conference Teams. Senior offensive lineman Timothy Gardner and senior defensive lineman Michael Brooks were named to the first-team. - Alcorn brought back eight starters on offense and seven on defense. The Braves return their starting quarterback senior Lenorris Footman and starting running back senior De’Lance Turner. They also brought back five of their top six wide receivers. Defensively, the Braves return three starting defensive linemen and four of their five defensive backs. - Footman enters the season ranked 11th in school history in career passing touchdowns with 21, 12th in career rushing yards with 1,511 and 14th in career passing yards with 2,372 (more on page 15). - Alcorn was ranked No. 7 in the Preseason BOXTOROW Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Preseason Coaches Poll. The Braves were picked fourth among SWAC programs. - The Braves are receiving four votes in the 2017 FCS Preseason Top-25 Coaches Poll. The only other SWAC team on the list is Grambling State which is ranked No. 21. - Alcorn ranked second in the SWAC and 18th in FCS last season with 215.2 rushing yards per game. The team ran for at least 155 yards in 10 of 11 contests including at No. 20 Arkansas. Turner led the team with 744 yards (67.6 ypg). Turner, Footman and sophomore Noah Johnson combined for 22 of Alcorn’s 26 rushing touchdowns. - Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between Alcorn and Miles College.
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ALCORN FOOTBALL
Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions 15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1947 - SCAC 1950 - SCAC 1960 - SCAC 1961 - SCAC 1968 - SWAC 1969 - SWAC 1970 - SWAC 1974 - SWAC 1976 - SWAC 1979 - SWAC 1984 - SWAC 1992 - SWAC 1994 - SWAC 2014 - SWAC 2015 - SWAC THREE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 - SWAC East Division 2015 - SWAC East Division 2016 - SWAC East Division FIVE BLACK COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1968 1969 1974 1984 2014
Alcorn Notes Continued... - The Braves ranked top-10 in FCS last season in sacks allowed, only giving up 0.90 per game. On the flip side, Alcorn ranked 11th in FCS in total sacks. - Alcorn shined on both sides of the ball during its 2017 Purple vs. White Scrimmage. Offensively, the Braves used three quarterbacks. Footman and Johnson threw touchdown passes. Alcorn spread the ball around as 11 different wide receivers lined up. The most notable defensive play was an interception by sophomore Javen Morrison who led the team with three picks last year. - The Braves are looking to win their season and home opener for the second year in a row after defeating Alabama State 21-18 last year at Spinks-Casem Stadium. Alcorn is seeking its fifth consecutive home opening victory. Home Openers Sept. 10, 2016 Sept. 19, 2015 Aug. 30, 2014 Aug. 31, 2013
Alabama State Mississippi Valley State Lynchburg Edward Waters
W, 21-18 W, 55-14 W, 55-7 W, 63-12
Notable Alumni - Alcorn graduate Donald Driver was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in July 2017. He is Green Bay’s all-time leader in both receptions (743) and receiving yards (10,137).
CARRIED OVER FROM LAST SEASON______ Current Streak______________________Lost 1 Home Streak_______________________ Win 1 Away Streak________________________ Win 1 Neutral Streak______________________Lost 1 Home______________________________0-0 Away_______________________________0-0 Neutral_____________________________0-0 Day Games__________________________0-0 Night Games_________________________0-0 September__________________________0-0 October_____________________________0-0 November __________________________0-0 Leading at Halftime___________________0-0 Trailing at Halftime____________________0-0 Tied at Halftime______________________0-0 Scoring First _________________________0-0 Opponent Scoring First________________0-0 Score < 10 Points_____________________0-0 Score 10-19 Points____________________0-0 Score 20-29 Points ____________________0-0 Score 30-39 Points____________________0-0 Score 40+ Points______________________0-0 Opponent Scores < 10 Points___________0-0 Opponent Scores 10-19 Points__________0-0 Opponent Scores 20-29 Points__________0-0 Opponent Scores 30-39 Points__________0-0 Opponent Scores 40+ Points____________0-0 More Rushing Yards Than Opponent______0-0 Fewer Rushing Yards Than Opponent_____0-0 Rush For < 100 Yards__________________0-0 Rush For 100+ Yards___________________0-0 Opponent Rushes For < 100 Yards________0-0 Opponent Rushes For 100+ Yards________0-0
- Leslie Frazier, who ranks second all-time in school history and sixth in the SWAC with 20 interceptions, was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in August 2017. Frazier served as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2010 to 2013 and currently works More Passing Yards Than Opponent______0-0 for the Buffalo Bills as the defensive coordinator. Fewer Passing Yards Than Opponent_____0-0 Pass For < 250 Yards___________________0-0 - Alcorn is the alma mater of the legendary Steve “Air” Pass For 250+ Yards___________________0-0 Opponent Passes For < 250 Yards________0-0 McNair who led the Tennessee Titans to four playoff appearances as the starting quarterback including Super Opponent Passes For 250+ Yards_________0-0 Bowl XXXIV. He was selected to three Pro Bowls and More Total Yards Than Opponent________0-0 was All-Pro and Co-MVP in 2003. McNair was the 1994 Fewer Total Yards Than Opponent________0-0 Walter Payton Award winner for the best player in NCAA Gain < 350 Total Yards_________________0-0 Division I-AA. Gain 350+ Total Yards__________________0-0 Opponent Gains < 350 Total Yards________0-0 Opponent Gains 350+ Total Yards________0-0 - Alcorn has had 52 student-athletes play in the NFL including 33 draft picks. Six Alcornites played at least
THREE FCS PLAYOFFS & 10 seasons (Donald Driver, Jimmie Giles, Steve McNair, TWO BOWL APPEARANCES Lawrence Pillars, Torence Small and Dave Washington). 1968 - Orange Blossom Bowl (Win, 36-9 over Florida A&M) 1984 - Playoffs 1992 - Playoffs 1994 - Playoffs 2015 - (inaugural) Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
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Commit Turnovers____________________0-0 Commit 1-2 Turnover__________________0-0 Commit 3+ Turnovers__________________0-0 Force No Turnovers____________________0-0 Force 1-2 Turnovers___________________0-0 Force 3+ Turnovers____________________0-0 3rd Down % < 25_____________________0-0 3rd Down % 25-49____________________0-0 3rd Down % 50+______________________0-0 Opponent 3rd Down % < 25____________0-0 Opponent 3rd Down % 25-49___________0-0 Opponent 3rd Down % 50+_____________0-0 Lead Time of Possession________________0-0 Trail Time of Possession________________0-0
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions FCS PRESEASON COACHES POLL
2017 SWAC STANDINGS
# School______________________ Points 1. James Madison_______________4034 (134) 2. North Dakota State_____________3874 (19) 3. Sam Houston State______________3610 (7) 4. South Dakota State______________3385 (2) 5. Eastern Washington_______________ 3270 6. Jacksonville State_______________3081 (1) 7. Richmond_______________________ 3041 8. North Dakota____________________ 2871 9. Youngstown State_________________ 2658 10. Villanova_______________________ 2628 11. Wofford________________________ 2543 12. Chattanooga____________________ 1995 13. New Hampshire_________________ 1741 14. Charleston Southern_____________ 1710 15. Central Arkansas_________________ 1685 16. Citadel_________________________ 1545 17. Lehigh_________________________ 1369 18. UNI_____________________________ 924 19. Samford_________________________ 893 20. Illinois State______________________ 876 21. Grambling State__________________ 692 22. Fordham________________________ 604 23. Cal Poly_________________________ 427 24. Albany__________________________ 418 25. Western Illinois___________________ 367
Recent Results Saturday, Aug. 26 Florida A&M 29, Texas Southern 7
Others receiving votes: North Carolina Central (326) , Weber State (322) , Northern Arizona (307) , McNeese (261) , San Diego (250) , Montana (215) , North Carolina A&T (198) , Kennesaw State (154) , Liberty (134) , Tennessee State (102) , UT Martin (90) , South Dakota (87) , Harvard (36) , Saint Francis U (31) , Delaware (27) , Princeton (23) , South Carolina State (22) , Nicholls (21) , Southeastern Louisiana (20) , Southern Utah (17) , Penn (14) , Duquesne (14) , Stony Brook (13) , Maine (11) , Montana State (6) , Mercer (6) , Southern Illinois (5), ALCORN (4) , William & Mary (4) , Eastern Illinois (3) , ETSU (3) , Wagner (3) , Eastern Kentucky (2) , Indiana State (1) , BethuneCookman (1) , Dayton (1)
2017 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FIRST-TEAM
2017 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC SECOND-TEAM
OFFENSE QB Devante Kincade, Grambling RB Martez Carter, Grambling RB Jordan Bentley. Alabama A&M OL Trent Scott, Grambling State OL Donovan Wheaton, Prairie View OL Timothy Gardner, Alcorn OL William Wadell, Grambling OL Sam Baptiste, Alabama State WR KhaDarel Hodge, Prairie View WR Devohn Lindsey, Grambling TE Dillon Beard, Southern
OFFENSE QB Austin Howard, Southern RB Sta’Fon McCray, Prairie View A&M RB De’Lance Turner, Alcorn OL Skylar Prol, Southern OL Deonte Brooks, Alcorn OL Vincent Hunter, Jackson State OL Austin Simmons, Alabama A&M OL Alvin Solomon, MVSU WR Norlando Veals, Alcorn WR Darius Floyd, Prairie View A&M TE Jordan Jones, Grambling State
DEFENSE DL Keontre Anderson, Jackson State DL Aaron Tiller, Southern DL Michael Brooks, Alcorn DL DeVohn Reed, Prairie View A&M LB Kenneth Davis, Alabama A&M LB Seth Jones, Texas Southern LB De’Arius Christmas, Grambling DB Danny Johnson, Southern DB Everett Nicholas, MVSU DB Tere Calloway. Alabama A&M DB Derrick Dixon, Grambling
DEFENSE DL Christopher Johnson, Grambling DL James Harper, Prairie View DL Brandon Varner, Grambling DL Ramonte Bell, Alcorn LB Kentavious Preston, Southern LB Malcolm Williams, Grambling LB Shawn Bishop, Jackson State DB Ja’Terious Pouncy, Grambling DB O.J. O’Neal, Alcorn DB Jamar Mitchell, Southern DB Percy Cargo, Grambling
SPECIAL TEAMS K Nick Carden, Alabama A&M P Owen Hoolihan, Prairie View RS Martez Carter, Grambling
SPECIAL TEAMS K Trevor Vincent, Alabama State P Jamie Gillan, Arkansas-Pine Bluff RS Joshua Simmons, Prairie View
HBCU BOXTOROW PRESEASON COACHES POLL
# School______________________ Points 1. Grambling State________________206 (18) 2. North Carolina Central____________193 (2) 3. North Carolina A&T_______________164 (1) 4. Southern_______________________135 (1) 5. Tennessee State___________________ 130 6. Prairie View A&M___________________ 100 7. ALCORN__________________________ 79 8. South Carolina State_________________ 69 9. Bethune-Cookman__________________ 50 10. Hampton_________________________ 43
WEST DIVISION School 1. Prairie View A&M 2. Grambling State 3. Southern 4. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5. Texas Southern
Conf. Over. Streak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 L1
EAST DIVISION School 1. ALCORN 2. Alabama State 3. Jackson State 4. Alabama A&M 5. Mississippi Valley St.
Conf. Over. Streak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -
SCORES AROUND THE LEAGUE
Upcoming Games Saturday, Sept. 2 Alabama A&M at UAB, 2:30 p.m. MVSU at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. Morehouse College at UAPB, 6 p.m.
Miles College at Alcorn, 6 p.m. Tuskegee at Alabama State, 7 p.m. Jackson State at TCU, 7 p.m. Grambling State at Tulane, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 South Carolina State at Southern, 1:30 p.m.* *MEAC/SWAC Challenge (ESPN2)
2017 SWAC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions 2014-16 FINAL STANDINGS
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2014 East Division Alcorn Alabama State Jackson State Alabama A&M Mississippi Valley State
SBC 7-2 5-4 3-6 3-6 1-8
West Division Southern Grambling State Prairie View A&M Arkansas Pine-Bluff Texas Southern
SBC Overall Streak 8-1 9-4 L1 7-2 7-5 L2 5-4 5-5 W2 3-6 4-7 W1 3-6 5-6 L5
2015 East Division Alcorn Alabama State Alabama A&M Jackson State Mississippi Valley State
SBC Overall Streak 7-2 9-4 L1 5-4 6-5 W1 3-6 3-8 W1 3-6 3-8 L3 1-8 1-10 L1
West Division Grambling State Prairie View A&M Southern Texas Southern Arkansas Pine-Bluff
SBC Overall Streak 9-0 9-3 L1 8-1 8-2 W6 6-3 6-5 L1 2-7 3-7 L4 1-8 2-9 W1
2016 East Division Alcorn Alabama A&M Alabama State Jackson State Mississippi Valley State
Conf. Over. Streak 5-4 5-6 L1 4-5 4-7 L1 3-6 3-7 L1 3-6 3-8 L4 1-8 1-10 L2
West Division Grambling State Southern Prairie View A&M Texas Southern Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Conf. Over. Streak 9-0 12-1 W11 8-1 8-3 L1 7-2 7-4 W1 4-5 4-7 L1 1-8 1-10 L8
Overall Streak 10-3 W1 7-5 W3 5-7 W2 4-8 L3 2-9 L4
2017 PRESEASON POLLS WEST DIVISION 1. Grambling State, 85 2. Southern, 68 3. Prairie View A&M, 59 4. Texas Southern, 37 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 21 EAST DIVISION 1. ALCORN, 80 2. Alabama State, 66 3. Jackson State, 59 4. Alabama A&M, 45 5. Mississippi Valley State, 20
JACK SPINKSMARINO CASEM STADIUM In its 25th season, Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium was constructed by architect Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons and opened in 1992. It has a playing surface of natural grass with a capacity of 22,500. The stadium is also the home of the Alcorn State soccer program. John Robert “Jack” Spinks (Aug. 15 1930 - Sept. 29, 1994) played five seasons in the NFL. He was the first Brave to play in the NFL and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952. Marino Casem was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He coached Alcorn to four Black College National Championships and seven SWAC titles. Casem also served as the athletic director at Alcorn from 1966-1986. After that, he served for many years on the NCAA’s Football Rules Committee and Executive Committee. Casem has also been inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame, Alcorn Hall of Honor and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He’s received the National Football Foundation’s Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football award and the Football Writers Association Citation of Honor.
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions
Fred McNair
Head Coach (Second Season) • Sixth Season at Alcorn • Alcorn ‘92 Fred McNair was named Alcorn State University 21st head football coach on February 2, 2016. He brought the Braves to the SWAC title game in his first season at the helm after winning the SWAC East Division title outright. McNair, who was previously the quarterbacks coach, is entering his sixth year as a member of the Alcorn football staff. McNair began his college football career as a wide receiver at Alcorn State University in 1986 before moving to quarterback his junior season. After the switch, McNair went on to finish fifth in Division 1-AA in passing efficiency his senior year and was named to the All-SWAC second team in 1989. He received his bachelor’s in 1992 and furthered his education with a master’s in 1996 from Alcorn State University. McNair is responsible for turning Alcorn quarterback John Gibbs Jr. into a force on the field. Under the tutelage of McNair, Gibbs passed for 2,482 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 1,006 yards in 2014. In 2013, Gibbs passed for 2,567 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also rushed for 455 yards. This past season, after Gibbs went down with an injury in the middle of the season, Lenorris Footman stepped in and found success because of McNair’s coaching methods. Footman rushed for
1,023 yards and 11 touchdowns and passed for 1,106 yards and 14 scores. He was hired as head football coach, athletic director, and teacher at Collins High school in April 2011. The CHS Tigers made it to the second round of the 2011 3A football playoffs. During the summer months, he works as a football camp director for Mercedes Lewis in Long Beach, California; Jerrius Norwood in Brandon, Mississippi; Brett Farve and Adailus Thomas, both in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is also a Dixie Youth baseball coach and commissioner in Covington County as well as a youth football coach. If that is not enough, McNair is also a motivational speaker at churches, schools, and social events throughout Mississippi. He is definitely a man on the move with a vision seeking anyone that he can help. In addition, McNair coached at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi for four years. During his tenure at Millsaps, they won two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championships. In June 2009, McNair was hired as a teacher and coach at Mt. Olive High School. He was the offensive coordinator for the Mt. Olive Pirates. The Pirates won the 1A State Football Championships in 2009 and 2010. Upon McNair’s retirement from the Arena Football League (AFL), he held various records. He is a seasoned Arena Football League veteran (Albany 1993-95); Florida (1996-00); and Carolina (2000-01). He holds almost all passing records, including passing yards in a season (3,269 in 1999), passing touchdowns in a season (60, 1998), passing touchdowns in a game (8, four times) and passing yards in a game (362, 2000). McNair also holds all of Carolina’s passing records and became the 13th quarterback in AFL history to surpass the 10,000 yard passing career passing mark (vs. Carolina in 2000). McNair was ranked in the top eight in the AFL in all-time passes attempted, passes completed and passing yards. Over his eight-year career, McNair completed over 57 percent of his passes, while throwing for 16,591 yards (8th all-time) and 291 touchdowns. McNair had a career season in 2001, setting career highs with 3,271 yards, 63 touchdowns, 434 attempts, 282 completions, a 65.0 competition percentage and a 118.16 quarterback rating. He is the original “Air McNair” and is the brother of the late Tennessee Titans quarterback and 2003 CoMost Valuable Player, Steve “Air II” McNair. McNair and his wife, Barbara, reside in Collins with their son, Ahkeem.
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions 2017 ROSTER # 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55
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Full Name Deago Sama Felix Harper OJ O’Neal P.J. Simmons Charles Hughes Tavares Johnson Jr. Tim McNair Jr. De’Lance Turner Marquis Warford Jaborian McKenzie Thaddeus Peyton Noah Johnson Deundre Pickett-White Simeon Kimble Juan Anthony Jr. Lenorris Footman Leishaun Ealey Corey McCullough Allen Bruce Jayron Harness Taurence Wilson Marquise Forman Nick Brown Isiah Thomas Quintin Smith Daniel Franklin Brady Smith Johnathon Hauer Darius Dean Christian Brown Qwynnterrio Cole Josias Jean Alvin Wilson Nichel Herron Titus Lee Terry Whittington Terrold Gary Contrell Green-Warren Trae Ferrell Jalen Thomas Damien Anderson Kevon Marsh Matt Davis Javen Morrison Matthew Stewart Travelle Ware Brelion Hollis Solomon Muhammad Ramonte Bell Darrell Henderson Kwanzi Jackson Kenyon Brantley Sterling Shippy
Pos. DB QB DB RB WR WR WR RB RB/WR WR QB QB QB DB WR QB DB K DB DB DB RB DB DB DB DB DB WR RB LB DB P LB LB S LB DB FB LB DB LB RB DL DB LS LB LB LB DE DL DL OL DL
Ht. 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-4 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-5 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1
Wt. 162 180 195 190 197 185 185 214 185 185 210 185 186 180 185 181 168 175 168 192 195 180 205 190 172 170 185 185 185 225 190 178 230 205 180 234 200 250 250 210 235 190 250 160 240 185 195 235 246 324 225 281 300
Yr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. R-So. Fr. Sr. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. R-So. R-Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. R-Jr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. R-So. Sr. R-So. So. R-Sr. Jr.
Hometown/Previous School Boca Raton, Fla. / Olympia Heights Fairburn, Ga. / Creekside HS Fayette, Miss. / Hinds CC Tallahassee, Fla. / Holmes County CC Macon, Miss. / Noxubee County Cleveland, Miss. / Vicksburg HS Collins, Miss. / Prentiss HS McLain, Miss. / Copiah Lincoln CC San Antonio, Texas / James Madison Woodville, Miss. / Vanderbilt Monticello, Miss. / Lakeview Academy Tampa, Fla. / Armwood HS Miami, Fla. / Southwest Senior HS Cleveland, Miss. / Mississippi Delta Woodville, Miss. / Wilkinson County HS Monticello, Fla. / Jefferson County Jacksonville, Fla. / Atlantic Coast HS Louisville, Miss. / Louisville HS Lake Providence, La. / General Trass HS Madison, Miss. / Madison Central Lakeland, Fla. / Kathleen HS Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill HS Lorman, Miss. / Jefferson County Decatur, Miss. / East Central CC West Palm Beach, Fla. / American Heritage Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis East Batesville, Miss. / Northeast CC Belzoni, Miss. / Humphreys County HS Covington, Ga. / Newton HS Lorman, Miss. / Jefferson County Memphis, Tenn. / East Memphis HS Fort Myers, Fla. / Fort Myers HS Lexington, Miss. / Hinds CC Memphis, Tenn. / Southwind HS Florence, Miss. / Florence HS Cooper City, Fla. / Cooper City High Hendersonville, N.C. / Hendersonville HS Conroe, Texas / Oak Ridge HS Jacksonville, Fla. / Atlantic Coast HS Cleveland, Miss. / Holmes CC Jacksonville, Fla. / Fletcher HS Morgan City, La. / Pearl River CC Batesville, Miss. / Northwest CC Corinth, Miss. / Corinth HS Kossuth, Miss. / Itawamba CC Shaw, Miss. / Shaw HS Monroe, La. / Ouachita Birmingham, Ala. / Parker HS Bartow, Fla. / Bartow Jacksonville, Fla. / Duval Charter HS Palmetto, Fla. / Lovejoy HS Crossett, Ark. / Crossett Miami, Fla. / Coral Reef HS
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Full Name Michael Ajumobi Timothy Gardner Malik Holbert Randall Tucker Theron Bonds Chris Monroe Kevin Hall Pablo Williams Jr. Franklin Smith Jemar Nunley Tyson Floyd Deonte Brooks Joseph Milburn Michael Ajumobi Chris McCrea Columbus Willis Darius Davis Mustaffa Ibrahim Leroy Greenidge William Gordon Corbin Johnson Raidarious Anderson LeCharles Pringle Andre Martin Jalen Walker Norlando Veals Kontez Everett Brandon Campbell Demetrius Lewis Jaquaveon Boles Myshawn Smith Kenneth Hagans Michael Brooks Jr. Matthew Brown Keegan Hudson Cornell Gilmore
Pos. OL OL LB DL DE DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR WR TE TE TE TE DL DL DE DE DL DL
Ht. 6-2 6-6 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-0 5-10
Coaching Staff Head Coach: Offensive Coordinator: Defensive Coordinator: Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line: Wide Receivers/Passing Game: Linebackers: Defensive Line: Quarterbacks: Tight Ends/Full Backs/Recruiting Coordinator: Defensive Backs: Graduate Assistant: Student Assistant: Student Assistant:
Wt. 258 300 235 230 280 250 290 344 290 300 330 291 320 258 303 300 317 292 270 336 200 198 185 175 200 200 220 253 245 245 290 250 234 260 230 270
Yr. R-So. Sr. Fr. Sr. R-So. Fr. R-So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-So. R-Jr. Fr. So. So. Sr. R-So. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. R-Sr. Jr. R-Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. R-Fr. So. Jr.
Hometown/Previous School Dallas, Texas / South Grand Prairie HS Indianapolis, Ind. / Indiana University Flowood, Miss. / Northwest Rankin HS Tampa, Fla. / Blake HS Ponchatoula, La. / Ponchatoula HS Petal, Miss. / Petal HS Prentiss, Miss. / Prentiss HS Jackson, Miss. / Jim Hill HS Texarkana, Texas / Liberty-Eylau HS Lake, Miss. / Jones County JC Tallahassee, Fla. / Florida HS Meridian, Miss. / Meridian HS Mansfield, Texas / Mansfield Legacy HS Dallas, Texas / South Grand Prairie HS St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg HS White Castle, La. / White Castle HS Clinton, La. / E. Feliciana Ridgeland, Miss. / Ridgeland HS Naples, Fla. / Lely HS Miami, Fla. / Miami Norland HS Jackson, Miss. / Lanier HS Oakland, Tenn. / Fayette Ware HS Gautier, Miss. / Gautier HS New Orleans, La. / Joseph S. Clark Sacramento, Calif. / Christian Brothers Brookhaven, Miss. / Brookhaven Perkinston, Mississippi / Mississippi Gulf Coast Pompano Beach, Fla. / American Heritage Chicago, Ill. / Mount Carmel HS Dallas, Texas / Duncanville HS Chicago, Ill. / Riverview HS / Northwood University New Orleans, La. / Sophie B. Wright Jackson, Miss. / Brandon HS Lorman, Miss. / Jefferson County Thompsons Station, Tenn. / Independence HS Miami, Fla. / Miami Palmetto
Fred McNair Fred Kaiss Cedric Thomas Ryan Stanchek Shannon Harris Cedric Thornton Kye Stewart Brian Hayes Elliott Wratten Torenzo Quinn Ryan Busz Stephon Parker Jr. Kylan Johnson
Pronunciation Guide #1 Deago SAMA Sohm-uh #6 TAVARES Johnson Jr. Tuh-var-is #19 Corey MCCULLOUGH Mih-cuh-luh #29 Johnathon HAUER Huh-yer #32 QWYNNTERRIO Cole Kwin-tere-ee-oh #51 DARRELL Henderson Deer-ohl #56 Michael AJUMOBI Ah-juh-moe-be #81 RAIDARIOUS Anderson Ruh-deer-ee-is #88 Donald LAFLUER Luh-fler Fred KAISS kise (rhymes with dice)
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions OFFENSE
TWO-DEEP
QB
17 13 2
Lenorris Footman (Senior, Monticello, Fla.) Noah Johnson (R-Sophomore, Tampa, Fla.) Felix Harper (R-Freshman, Fairburn, Ga.)
RB
8 36 39
De’Lance Turner (Senior, McLain, Miss.) Arron Baker (R-Senior, Belle Glades, Fla.) Marquise Forman (Freshman, Cedar Hill, Texas)
TE 87 Brandon Campbell (R-Junior, Pompano Beach, Fla.) 92 Demetrius Lewis (Sophomore, Chicago, Ill.) 89 Jaquaveon Boles (Junior, Dallas, Texas)
DE
94 37
Michael Brooks Jr. (Senior, Jackson, Miss.) Terry Whittington (R-Sophomore, Cooper City, Fla.)
DT
55 51
Sterling Shippy (Junior, West Palm, Fla.) Darrell Henderson (R-Sophomore, Jacksonville, Fla.)
DT
91 60
Myshawn Smith (Junior, Chicago, Ill.) Theron Bonds (R-Sophomore, Ponchatoula, La.)
DE
50 52
Ramonte Bell (Senior, Bartow, Fla.) Kwanzi Jackson (Sophomore, Palmetto, Fla.)
WR (X)
5 81
Charles Hughes (R-Junior, Macon, Miss.) Raidarious Anderson (Junior, Oakland, Tenn.)
LB
40 47
Trae Ferrell (Junior, Jacksonville, Fla.) Travelle Ware (Sophomore, Shaw, Miss.)
WR (Z)
84 10
Jalen Walker (Senior, Sacramento, Calif.) Marquis Warford (R-Junior, San Antonio, Texas)
49 48
Solomon Muhammad (Sophomore, Birmingham, Ala.) Brelion Hollis (Sophomore, Monroe, La.)
WR (T)
85 6
Norlando Veals (R-Junior, Brookhaven, Miss.) Tavares Johnson Jr. (R-Sophomore, Cleveland, Miss.)
LB DB
26 25
Quentin Smith (Junior, West Palm Beach, Fla.) Isiah Thomas (Junior, Decatur, Miss.)
RT
57 62
Tim Gardner (Senior, Gary, Ind.) Kevin Hall (R-Sophomore, Prentiss, Miss.)
LC
45 20
Javen Morrison (Sophomore, Corinth, Miss.) AJ Bruce (R-Junior, Lake Providence, La.)
RG
78 74
William Gordon (R-Sophomore, Miami, Fla.) Columbus Willis (Freshman, White Castle, La.)
RC
1 15
Deago Sama (Junior, Boca Raton, Fla.) Simeon Kimble (Junior, Cleveland, Miss.)
C
90 76
Kenyon Brantley (R-Senior, Crossett, Ark.) Mustaffa Ibrahim (Sophomore, Ridgeland, Miss.)
3 27
O.J. O’Neal (Junior, Fayette, Miss.) Daniel Franklin (Senior, Memphis, Tenn.)
LG
67 75 63
Darius Davis (Sophomore, Clinton, La.) Franklin Smith (Freshman, Texarkana, Texas) Pablo Williams (Junior, Jackson, Miss.)
FS SS
18 24
Leishaun Ealey (Junior, Jacksonville, Fla.) Nick Brown (Senior, Lorman, Miss.)
LT 69 Deonte Brooks (Junior, Meridian, Miss.) 73 Chris McCrea (R-Junior, St. Petersburg, Fla.)
SPECIAL TEAMS
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DEFENSE
K P
19 33
Corey McCullough (Sophomore, Louisville, Miss.) Josias Jean (Freshman, Fort Myers, Fla.)
33 19
Josias Jean (Freshman, Fort Myers, Fla.) Corey McCullough (Sophomore, Louisville, Miss.)
LS
46 8
Matthew Stewart (Junior, Kossuth, Miss.) De’Lance Turner (Senior, McLain, Miss.)
H
6 5
Tavares Johnson Jr. (R-Sophomore, Cleveland, Miss.) Charles Hughes (R-Junior, Macon, Miss.)
KR
10 6
PR
10 18
STARTERS RETURNING/LOST FROM 2016 Offense: 8/3 Defense: 7/4 Special Teams: 3/3 Total: 18/10
LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST FROM 2016 Offense: 31/11 Defense: 33/8 Special Teams: 3/3 Total: 67/22
Coaches on the Field
Coaches in the Press Box
Fred McNair, HC
Fred Kaiss, OC
Cedric Thomas, DC
Cedric Thornton, LB’s
Marquis Warford (R-Junior, San Antonio, Texas) Tavares Johnson Jr. (R-Sophomore, Cleveland, Miss.)
Ryan Stanchek, OL
Brian Hayes, QB’s
Shannon Harris, WR’s
Elliot Wratten, TE’s
Marquis Warford (R-Junior, San Antonio, Texas) Leishaun Ealey (Sophomore, Jacksonville, Fla.)
Kye Stewart, DL
Torenzo Quinn, DB's
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions KEY RETURNERS LENORRIS FOOTMAN (QB, SENIOR)
Footman posted a team-high 1,134 passing yards last season to go along with 378 rushing yards. He ran for seven touchdowns and threw for six. Footman holds the school record for most rushing yards in a game with 274 against Southern in 2015. He's top-15 all-time in career passing in school history with 2,372 yards.
NOAH JOHNSON (QB, R-SOPHOMORE)
Johnson played in nine games last year and led the team in scoring with 60 points. He threw for 1,116 yards and 11 touchdowns, and ran for 440 yards and 10 touchdowns. Johnson tied the school record for touchdowns in a single game with eight last season at MVSU; it tied Steve McNair's eight TD's vs. Chattanooga in 1994.
DE'LANCE TURNER (RB, SENIOR)
Turner returns as Alcorn's leader in rushing and all-purpose yards. He ran for 744 yards last year and pulled down 137 yards in the air. Turner worked his way into becoming the No. 1 running back on the roster and averaged 67.6 rushing yards per game with five touchdowns.
NORLANDO VEALS (WR, R-SENIOR)
Veals was Alcorn's leading receiver in 2016 with 617 yards which ranked top-five in the SWAC. He caught 31 passes including seven touchdowns and a long of 55 yards. He averaged 56.1 receiving yards per game. His seven TD's ranked third in the conference.
MARQUIS WARFORD (RB/WR, R-SENIOR)
Warford was the 2015 SWAC Newcomer of the Year. He missed 2016 due to injury. In 2015, he led the team with 36 receptions for 478 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 442 yards and six scores last year. Warford also returned 15 kicks, totaling 496 yards and a touchdown.
TIMOTHY GARDNER (T, SENIOR)
Gardner was named to the All-Conference Second-Team last season. He was part of an offensive line that helped Alcorn rank top10 in the nation in sacks allowed, giving up just 0.90 per game. He heavily aided the Braves rank No. 17 in the country and second in the SWAC in rushing offense.
MICHAEL BROOKS (DE, SENIOR)
Brooks, who was honored on the All-Conference Second-Team, has been a staple for the Braves on the defensive line. He recorded 31 tackles last season including a season-high 11 against Alabama State. Brooks was part of a defense that shut out Jackson State in the second half and held MVSU to just seven points in the entire game over the last two weeks of the regular season.
STERLING SHIPPY (DL, JUNIOR)
Shippy wrapped up 39 tackles last season including 17 solo. He registered 2.5 sacks and 14.5 tackles for a loss. Shippy recorded a career-high eight tackles at Mississippi Valley St. and seven against Southern.
JAVEN MORRISON (DB, SOPHOMORE)
MICHAEL BROOKS
As a freshman last year, Javen Morrison earned his way into the rotation. He began as a back-up, and played his way into the starting spot over the last five games. He ended with a team-high three interceptions resulting in 95 yards. Morrison notched six tackles and a pass breakup in the SWAC Championship game in Houston against Grambling State.
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions FINAL 2016 STATISTICS OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games
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ALCN 333 30.3 72 229 118 93 18 2367 2698 331 439 5.4 215.2 26 2260 169-299-11 7.6 13.4 205.5 17 4627 738 6.3 420.6 41-843 16-119 10-113 20.6 7.4 11.3 24-15 91-828 75.3 56-2112 37.7 33.8 61-3353 55.0 36.6 29:00 61/148 41% 7/13 54% 38-254 0 46 5-11 0-0 (30-40) 75% (26-40) 65% (38-44) 86% 71716 5/14343
OPP 319 29.0 69 218 107 95 16 1779 2181 402 415 4.3 161.7 14 2550 177-340-10 7.5 14.4 231.8 26 4329 755 5.7 393.5 41-793 15-179 11-127 19.3 11.9 11.5 15-8 76-729 66.3 66-2290 34.7 31.7 57-3247 57.0 37.4 31:00 51/155 33% 8/13 62% 13-98 1 41 9-15 1-1 (27-36) 75% (21-36) 58% (34-37) 92% 83010 5/16602 1/24917
SCORING Noah Johnson Haiden McCraney Norlando Veals Lenorr. Footman De'Lance Turner LaDarrien Davis Tavares Johnson Marquis Warford Collins Moore Jabor. McKenzie Cor. McCullough Demetrius Lewis Silas Spearman Solom. Muhammad Raida. Anderson Arron Baker Javen Morrison TEAM Ramonte Bell Total.......... Opponents...... TOTAL OFFENSE Noah Johnson Lenorr. Footman De'Lance Turner Arron Baker Silas Spearman Marquis Warford Quadre Butler Tavares Johnson Jabor. McKenzie Cor. McCullough D Pickett-White O.J. O'Neal TEAM Total.......... Opponents...... FIELD GOALS Haiden McCraney Cor. McCullough
TD FGs 10 0-0 0 5-10 7 0-0 7 0-0 5 0-0 3 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 0 0-1 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 46 5-11 41 9-15 GP 9 7 11 7 10 2 6 11 7 5 11 9 10 11 11
Plays 225 216 132 65 53 20 6 2 4 1 4 1 9 738 755
Made-Att 5-10 0-1
Kick 0-0 30-35 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 38-44 34-37 Rush 440 378 744 359 290 83 52 33 26 0 9 -7 -40 2367 1779
Pct 50.0 0.0
Points 60 45 42 42 30 18 12 12 12 12 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 0 333 319
Pass 1116 1134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 2260 2550 Long 46 0
Total 1556 1512 744 359 290 83 52 33 26 10 9 -7 -40 4627 4329
Avg/G 172.9 216.0 67.6 51.3 29.0 41.5 8.7 3.0 3.7 2.0 0.8 -0.8 -4.0 420.6 393.5
Blkd 1 0
PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long I20 50+ Haiden McCraney 53 2073 39.1 70 16 9 Cor. McCullough 1 45 45.0 45 0 0 Noah Johnson 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total.......... 56 2112 37.7 70 16 9 Opponents...... 66 2290 34.7 64 19 7 Score by quarters 1st Alcorn State 86 Opponents 83
2nd 82 61
3rd 68 75
4th 84 85
OT 13 15
Total 333 319
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions FINAL 2016 STATISTICS RUSHING De'Lance Turner Noah Johnson Lenorr. Footman Arron Baker Silas Spearman Marquis Warford Quadre Butler Tavares Johnson Jabor. McKenzie D Pickett-White O.J. O'Neal TEAM Total.......... Opponents......
GP 11 9 7 7 10 2 6 11 7 11 9 10 11 11
Att 132 75 68 65 53 20 6 2 4 4 1 9 439 415
Gain 805 533 452 384 303 95 52 33 27 14 0 0 2698 2181
PASSING Lenorr. Footman Noah Johnson Cor. McCullough Total.......... Opponents......
GP 7 9 5 11 11
Effic 126.4 136.0 184.0 131.4 134.4
RECEIVING Norlando Veals Jabor. McKenzie Collins Moore LaDarrien Davis Tavares Johnson Jalen Walker De'Lance Turner Arron Baker Raida. Anderson Charles Hughes Te. Whittington Quin. Patterson Demetrius Lewis Marquis Warford Lenorr. Footman Total.......... Opponents......
GP 11 7 10 10 11 10 11 7 9 1 2 10 8 2 7 11 11
No. 31 39 28 19 14 8 11 4 6 1 1 1 1 4 1 169 177
Loss 61 93 74 25 13 12 0 0 1 5 7 40 331 402
Net 744 440 378 359 290 83 52 33 26 9 -7 -40 2367 1779
Avg 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 4.2 8.7 16.5 6.5 2.2 -7.0 -4.4 5.4 4.3
TD 5 10 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 14
Long 69 78 83 46 36 13 20 20 11 7 0 0 83 75
Avg/G 67.6 48.9 54.0 51.3 29.0 41.5 8.7 3.0 3.7 0.8 -0.8 -4.0 215.2 161.7
Cmp-Att-Int 84-148-6 84-150-5 1-1-0 169-299-11 177-340-10
Pct 56.8 56.0 100.0 56.5 52.1
Yards 1134 1116 10 2260 2550
TD 6 11 0 17 26
Long 57 55 10 57 80
Avg/G 162.0 124.0 2.0 205.5 231.8
Yards 617 420 411 199 141 144 137 68 66 40 10 7 5 2 -7 2260 2550
TD 7 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 26
Long 55 52 33 27 20 39 57 48 23 40 10 7 5 9 0 57 80
Avg/G 56.1 60.0 41.1 19.9 12.8 14.4 12.5 9.7 7.3 40.0 5.0 0.7 0.6 1.0 -1.0 205.5 231.8
Avg 19.9 10.8 14.7 10.5 10.1 18.0 12.5 17.0 11.0 40.0 10.0 7.0 5.0 0.5 -7.0 13.4 14.4
NORLANDO VEALS
DE'LANCE TURNER
NOAH JOHNSON
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions FINAL 2016 STATISTICS Tackles Sacks Pass Defense DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD Qbh 44 Darien Anderson 11 91 18.0- 95 13- 72 . 3 3 2 7 Michael Hurns 11 68 6-32 5-29 . . . 2 27 Daniel Franklin 10 52 2-1 1-0 . 6 6 . 25 Eric Foster 11 48 5.5-19 3-6 2-0 6 8 . 32 Stacey Garner 11 42 10.5-52 4-26 . 3 3 . 55 Sterling Shippy 10 39 14.5-47 3-22 . . . 1 18 LaShaun Ealey 10 38 . . 2-12 3 5 . 40 Trae Ferrell 11 38 5-26 3-19 1-6 . 1 3 3 O.J. O'Neal 9 36 1.5-3 . 1-0 5 6 1 50 Ramonte Bell 11 33 5-22 4-15 . 1 1 . 94 Michael Brooks 10 31 5.5-28 4-21 . 5 5 5 49 Solom. Muhammad 10 21 3-4 . . . . 3 23 D'Andre Smith 10 21 1.5-5 . . 8 8 . 51 Darr. Henderson 11 18 2.5-11 1-8 . . . . 1 Deago Sama 10 17 . . 1 0 3 4 45 Javen Morrison 5 14 1-5 . 3-95 3 6 . 91 Myshawn Smith 8 14 3-10 2-9 . . . . 52 Kwanzi Jackson 6 14 2-5 2-4 . . . . 53 Julius Lawrence 6 9 1-4 . . . . . 21 Jayron Harness 10 9 2-14 1-12 . 1 1 1 24 Nick Brown 9 9 1-10 1-10 . . . . 47 Travelle Ware 11 9 . . . . . . 20 Allen Bruce 9 9 . . . . . . 90 Kenyon Brantley 3 5 . . . . . . 29 Johnathon Hauer 10 4 . . . . . . 37 Te. Whittington 2 3 0.5-1 1-1 . 1 1 . 33 Haiden McCraney 11 3 . . . . . . 42 Evan Grimes 9 3 . . . . . . 14 D Pickett-White 11 3 . . . . . . 17 Lenorr. Footman 7 2 . . . . . . 8 De'Lance Turner 11 2 . . . . . . 4 Silas Spearman 10 2 . . . . . . 30 Darius Dean 6 2 . . . . . . 69 Deonte Brooks 9 1 . . . . . . 26 Quintin Smith 3 1 . . . . . 1 22 Taurence Wilson 1 1 . . . . . . 83 LaDarrien Davis 10 1 . . . . . . 10 Marquis Warford 2 1 . . . . . . 6 Tavares Johnson 11 1 . . . . . . 80 Corbin Johnson 9 1 . . . . . . 11 Jabor. McKenzie 7 1 . . . . . . 58 Brelion Hollis 6 1 . . . . . . TM TEAM 10 . . . . . . . Total.......... 11 718 91-394 38-254 10-113 48 58 19 Opponents...... 11 742 79-313 13-98 11-127 35 46 11
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions FINAL 2016 STATISTICS ALL PURPOSE De'Lance Turner Norlando Veals Silas Spearman Jabor. McKenzie Noah Johnson Collins Moore Arron Baker Lenorr. Footman Tavares Johnson Marquis Warford LaDarrien Davis Jalen Walker Javen Morrison Stephen Glover Raida. Anderson Solom. Muhammad Darius Dean Charles Hughes Deago Sama LaShaun Ealey Te. Whittington D Pickett-White Quin. Patterson Trae Ferrell Demetrius Lewis O.J. O'Neal TEAM Total.......... Opponents......
GP 11 11 10 7 9 10 7 7 11 2 10 10 5 4 9 10 6 1 10 10 2 11 10 11 8 9 10 11 11
Rush 744 0 290 26 440 0 359 378 33 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 -7 -40 2367 1779
Rcv 137 617 0 420 0 411 68 -7 141 2 199 144 0 0 66 0 0 40 0 0 10 0 7 0 5 0 0 2260 2550
PR 28 4 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 119 179
KR 0 0 289 30 0 0 0 0 186 188 0 39 0 81 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 843 793
IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 113 127
INTERCEPTIONS Javen Morrison LaShaun Ealey Eric Foster Trae Ferrell O.J. O'Neal Deago Sama Total.......... 10 Opponents...... 11
No. 3 2 2 1 1 1 113 127
Yards 95 12 0 6 0 0 11.3 11.5
Avg 31.7 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 1 1
TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 70
Long 64 12 0 6 0 0
KICK RETURNS Silas Spearman Tavares Johnson Marquis Warford Stephen Glover Jalen Walker Deago Sama Jabor. McKenzie Trae Ferrell Total.......... Opponents......
No. 15 10 5 4 3 2 1 1 41 41
Yards 289 186 188 81 39 31 30 -1 843 793
Avg 19.3 18.6 37.6 20.2 13.0 15.5 30.0 -1.0 20.6 19.3
TD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Long 30 34 87 29 24 20 30 0 87 73
PUNT RETURNS Collins Moore Norlando Veals De'Lance Turner Total.......... Opponents......
No. 10 2 2 16 15
Yards 24 4 28 119 179
Avg 2.4 2.0 14.0 7.4 11.9
TD 0 0 0 1 0
Long 10 1 0 59 67
Total 909 621 579 476 440 435 427 371 360 273 199 183 95 81 66 59 52 40 31 12 10 9 7 5 5 -3 -40 5702 5428
Avg/G 82.6 56.5 57.9 68.0 48.9 43.5 61.0 53.0 32.7 136.5 19.9 18.3 19.0 20.2 7.3 5.9 8.7 40.0 3.1 1.2 5.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 -0.3 -4.0 518.4 493.5
STERLING SHIPPY
DEONTE BROOKS
RAMONTE BELL
STACEY GARNER
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions CAREER-HIGHS AT ALCORN #1 DEAGO SAMA Tackles_______________4 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Interceptions_________1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Broken Up Passes____________ 1 (two times) Kickoff Return Yards______ 31 (JSU, 11/19/16) Kickoff Return Long______ 20 (JSU, 11/19/16) #3 OJ O’NEAL Tackles_________________ 11 (JSU, 11/19/16) Tackles For Loss_________1 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Broken Up Passes_________ 1 (JSU, 11/19/16) Punt Return Long______ 4 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) #5 CHARLES HUGHES Receptions__________ 4 (vs. NCAT, 12/19/15) Receiving Yards______ 51 (vs. NCAT, 12/19/15) Receiving Long_________ 40 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Kick Return Long_______ 17 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Punt Return Long_____ 18 (@TXSO, 11/14/15) Passing Attempts_____1 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Passing Yards________8 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Passing Long_________8 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Rushing Carries_________ 1 (GRAM, 10/17/15) Rushing Yards_________ 10 (GRAM, 10/17/15) Rushing Long_________ 10 (GRAM, 10/17/15) #6 TAVARES JOHNSON Rushing Carries______________ 1 (two times) Rushing Yards________20 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushling Long________20 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushing TD’s_____________ 1 (JSU, 11/19/16) Receptions_________________ 2 (two times) Receiving Yards_______25 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving Long_______13 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving TD’s_________1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Kick Return Yards________89 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Kick Return Long________34 (UAPB, 9/15/16) All-Purpose Yards________89 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #8 DE’LANCE TURNER Rushing Carries__________ 19 (JSU, 11/19/16) Rushing Yards__________ 129 (JSU, 11/19/16) Rushing TD’s________________ 1 (four times) Rushing Long_______ 69 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Receptions______________4 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving Yards______ 57 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Receiving Long______ 57 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Punt Return Yards_______24 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Punt Return Long_______24 (TXSO, 10/15/16) All-Purpose Yards___ 183 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16)
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#10 MARQUIS WARFORD Receptions___________ 6 (@TXSO, 11/14/15) Receiving Yards_____102 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Receiving TD’s________ 2 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Receiving Long______62 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Rushing Carries_________ 18 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Rushing Yards______ 120 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Rushing TD’s__________ 2 (Ala. AM, 11/21/15) Rushing Long_____ 78 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Kick Return Yards____ 188 (at GRAM, 9/24/16) Kick Return Long______ 95 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) Kick Return TD’s_____________ 1 (two times) Put Return Yards_______ 17 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) Punt Return Long______ 19 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) All-Purpose Yards____ 186 (at GRAM, 9/24/16) #11 JABORIAN MCKENZIE Rushing Carries_____________ 1 (three times) Rushing Yards________ 10 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Rushing Long________ 10 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Receptions_____________11 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving Yards_________119 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving Long__________52 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving TD’s_______________ 1 (two times) Kick Return Long_____ 30 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) All-Purpose Yards_______119 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #13 NOAH JOHNSON Passing Completions_____30 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing Attempts________41 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing Yards__________355 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing TD’s_________ 7 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Passing Long_________55 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushing Carries__________15 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Rushing Yards______ 80 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) Rushing TD’s_____________3 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Rushing Long______ 53 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) Total TD’s____________ 8 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #14 DEUNDRE PICKETT-WHITE Rushing Carries________4 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushing Yards_________9 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushing Long_________7 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #17 LENORRIS FOOTMAN Passing Completions_ 15 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Passing Attempts_______ 30 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Passing Yards______ 259 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Passing TD’s_________ 3 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Passing Long________ 57 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Interceptions_______________ 1 (five times) Rushing Carries_________ 28 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Rushing Yards____ 274 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Rushing TD’s_______ 4 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Rushing Long_____ 60 (@Southern, 10/31/15) All-Purpose Yards______ 363 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Total TD’s__________ 6 (@Southern, 10/31/15)
#18 LEISHAUN EALEY Tackles__________________8 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Interceptions_______________ 1 (two times) Broken Up Passes______ 2 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Fumbles Recovered_______1 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #19 COREY MCCULLOUGH Kickoffs_________________5 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Kickoff Yards___________299 (UAPB, 9/15/16) PATs Made_______________5 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Total Points______________5 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing Attempts________ 1 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Passing Yards__________ 10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Passing Long___________ 10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) #20 ALLEN BRUCE Tackles_____________ 3 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) #21 JAYRON HARNESS Tackles_________________3 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Tackles For Loss_____________ 1 (two times) Sacks________________ 1 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Broken Up Passes________1 (TXSO, 10/15/16) #22 TAURENCE WILSON Tackles_______________ 1 (at GRAM, 9/24/16) #24 NICK BROWN Tackles__________________4 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Tackles For Loss__________1 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Sacks___________________1 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #26 QUINTIN SMITH Tackles____________ 2 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/2015) Broken Up Passes_____1 (Concordia, 9/26/15) #27 DANIEL FRANKLIN Tackles____________ 11 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) Tackles For Loss____________ 1.0 (two times) Sacks_________________0.5 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Broken Up Passes________2 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Forced Fumbles__________1 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #29 JOHNATHAN HAUER Tackles____________________ 1 (three times) #30 DARIUS DEAN Rushing Carries_________ 5 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) Rushing Yards_________ 20 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) Rushing Long__________ 12 (MVSU, 9/12/15) Tackles_____________________ 1 (two times)
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions CAREER-HIGHS AT ALCORN #37 TERRY WHITTINGTON Tackles_____________________ 3 (two times) Tackles For Loss__ 1.0 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Sacks____________________0.5 (three times) Broken Up Passes________1 (@JSU, 11/28/15) Receptions_____________ 1 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Receiving Yards_________ 10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Receiving Long_________ 10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) #40 TRAE FERRELL Tackles_______________ 6 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Tackles For Loss_______ 2 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Sacks_____________________ 1 (three times) #45 JAVEN MORRISON Tackles______________ 6 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Tackles For Loss_______1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Interceptions______________ 1 (three times) Broken Up Passes_________ 2 (JSU, 11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards_____65 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #47 TRAVELLE WARE Tackles__________________3 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #48 BRELION HOLLIS Tackles_________________1 (TXSO, 10/15/16) #49 SOLOMON MUHAMMAD Tackles_______________ 5 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Tackles For Loss_______2 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Forced Fumbles_______ 1 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Punt Return Yards________ 59 (JSU, 11/19/16) Punt Return Long________ 59 (JSU, 11/19/16) Punt Return TD’s__________ 1 (JSU, 11/19/16) #50 RAMONTE BELL Tackles_________________ 8 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Tackles For Loss____________ 2.0 (two times) Sacks_____________________ 1.5 (two times) #51 DARRELL HENDERSON Tackles__________________ 8 (JSU, 11/19/16) Sacks__________________1.0 (JSU, 11/19/16) Tackles For Loss__________ 2 (JSU, 11/19/16) #52 KWANZI JACKSON Tackles_______________4 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Tackles For Loss_______3 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Sacks________________1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #53 KENYON BRANTLEY Tackles_________________7 (@JSU, 11/28/15) Tackles For Loss____________ 1.0 (two times) Sacks_____________ 0.5 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Fumbles Recovered_ 1 (@Southern, 10/31/15)
#55 STERLING SHIPPY Tackles_______________8 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Tackles For Loss__________ 4 (JSU, 11/19/16) Sacks_____________________ 1.0 (two times) #80 CORBIN JOHNSON Tackles_____________ 1 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) #81 RAIDARIOUS ANDERSON Receptions_____________2 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Receiving Yards_________14 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Receiving Long______________ 8 (two times) #84 JALEN WALKER Receptions__________ 2 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Receiving Yards______ 48 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Receiving Long_____ 39 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) Kick Return Yards____ 39 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Kick Return Long____ 24 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) #85 NORLAND VEALS Receptions______________7 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving Yards______196 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving Long_______55 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving TD’s_________3 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Punt Return Yards_________4 (UAPB, 9/15/16) All-Purpose Yards____196 (@MVSU, 11/12/16)
CAREED RECORD BOOK WATCH Career Rushing Yards 1. Arnold Walker.................2,822 (2009-13) ..... 9. Otis Wonsley...................1,639 (1976-79) 10. Clifton Davis.................1,622 (1969-72) 11. Smith Reed...................1,545 (1961-64) 12. Lenorris Footman...1,511 (2014-17) Career Passing Yards 1. Steve McNair ..................14,496 (1991-94) ..... 11. Jerome Vigne ..............2,951 (1985-87) 12. Brandon Bridge...........2,718 (2010-11) 13. Jerry Fletcher ..............2,582 (1992-95) 14. Lenorris Footman...2,372 (2014-17) Career Touchdown Passes 1. Steve McNair ..................119 (1991-94) ..... 8. Fred Davis .......................27 (1960-63) 9. Tim Buckley.....................26 (2006-09) 10. William Wooley ...........24 (1971-74) Lenorris Footman.........21 (2014-17)
#87 BRANDON CAMPBELL Receptions________ 1 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Receiving Yards____ 38 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Receiving TD’s______ 1 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Receiving Long____ 38 (@Southern, 10/31/15) #88 DEMETRIUS LEWIS Receptions___________ 1(@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving Yards________ 5(@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving Long________ 5(@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving TD’s_________1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #89 JAQUAVEON BOLES Receptions__________ 1 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Receiving Yards_______ 5 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Receiving Touchdowns_ 1 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Receiving Long_______ 5 ((vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) #91 MYSHAWN SMITH Tackles_______________3 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Tackles For Loss_______2 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Sacks______________ 0.5 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #94 MICHAEL BROOKS JR. Tackles________________ 11 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Tackles For Loss______ 3.0 (@Ala St., 9/12/15) Sacks_______________ 3.0 (@Ala St., 9/12/15) Forced Fumbles_________ 2 (MVSU, 9/12/15) Fumbles Recovered__________ 1 (two times) Broken Up Passes________2 (TXSO, 10/15/16)
LENORRIS FOOTMAN
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions ABOUT ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY Alcorn is the oldest public historically black land-grant institution in the United States and the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Mississippi. Alcorn University was founded in 1871 as a result of the people of Mississippi’s efforts to educate the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans. It was named in honor of the sitting governor of Mississippi, James L. Alcorn. Alcorn is situated in Claiborne County, seven miles west of Lorman, 80 miles south of the capital city of Jackson, 45 miles south of Vicksburg, and 40 miles north of Natchez. The site was originally occupied by Oakland College, a school established by Presbyterians in 1828; the state of Mississippi purchased the Oakland campus for $40,000 and named it Alcorn University. Hiram R. Revels resigned his seat as a United States senator to become the University’s first president. The state legislature provided $50,000 cash annually for the University’s first 10 years to support its establishment and overall operation. Additionally, 30 acres of land were sold for $188,928; Alcorn received three-fifths of the proceeds, or $113,400. This funding was used for Alcorn’s agricultural and mechanical components. Initially, the institution’s three major study components were the four-year college track, the two-year college track, and the threeyear graded track. Students spent the morning, from seven o’clock until noon, in classes. In the afternoon, they worked in various University shops for eight cents per hour. Room and board, including laundry, cost about $5 a month. In 1878, Alcorn University became Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College. The college was exclusively for males at first, but eventually women were admitted. A dormitory for women was built in 1902. Over time, facilities increased from three historic buildings to more than 80 structures. The original purchase of 225 acres of land grew to a campus of more than 1,700 acres. In 1974, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College became Alcorn State University. Governor William L. Waller signed House Bill 298, granting this status. Alcorn has thrived by continuously accomplishing dynamic goals and objectives despite limited resource allocations from the state. By the early 1990s, Alcorn’s
physical plant and academic programs evolved into a more diversified University. The student population is now representative of more than 65 counties, more than 30 states, and at least 18 foreign countries. The University provides an undergraduate education that enables students to successfully pursue work in graduate and professional schools, engage in teaching, and enter other professions. As Mississippi recognized the importance of educating all citizens, Alcorn has gained status and importance. From the original eight faculty members in 1871, the University has grown to more than 800 faculty and staff. The student body has increased from 179 students to more than 4,000 students with varied ethnic backgrounds. Although early graduates of Alcorn had limited horizons, today’s graduates are successful in their chosen professions, and many are outstanding entrepreneurs. Throughout Alcorn’s history, the leadership and faculty remained committed to enhancing the institution’s image and to attracting young people whose interest is the pursuit and receipt of a quality education. Over the decades, “the college that excelled against great odds” has become one of the leading universities in the nation. Alcorn State University operates divisions with degree programs in more than 50 areas, including the bachelor’s, master’s, and educational specialist degrees. The collaborative strength and contributions of Alcorn’s past 18 presidents during its more than 140 years of existence have enabled the institution to excel. On March 4, 2014, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. as Alcorn State University’s 19th president. President Rankins' background and vision are strategically aligned with Alcorn’s history and tradition. He is poised to expeditiously move Alcorn State University to the next level of excellence. Courtesy of Dr. Josephine M. Posey ASU History Research Associate Against Great Odds: The History of Alcorn State University (1994)
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2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sept. 2 Miles College 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at FIU 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16 McNeese State 6 p.m. Sept. 23 Southern* 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at Texas Southern 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at Alabama State* 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 Prairie View A&M* 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at Grambling State* 2 p.m. Nov. 4 Alabama A&M* 2 p.m. Nov. 11 Mississippi Valley State* 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Jackson State* 2 p.m. Dec. 2 SWAC Championship TBA All times Central and subject to change. Bold indicates home game; *-SWAC game NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN” Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” GENERAL INFORMATION Name: Alcorn State University Location: Lorman, Miss. Founded: 1871 Enrollment: 3,730 President: Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. Alma Mater: Alcorn State University Director of Athletics: Derek J. Horne Alma Mater: University of Mississippi Faculty Rep: Dr. Keith McGee Conference: Southwestern Athletic Nickname: Braves Colors: Purple and Gold Band: Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Arena: Spinks-Casem Stadium Capacity: 22,500 Playing Surface: Natural Grass Athletics Website: www.alcornsports.com Facebook.com: /AlcornStateSports Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS Instagram: @alcornstatesports Youtube: Alcorn State Sports SID: Robbie Kleinmuntz Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 601.877.2322 Cell Phone: 601.218.7397 Football Phone/Fax: 601.877.6500/3821
2016 record: (5-6, 5-4 SWAC)
BRAVES Vs.
Miles College
2016 record: (5-5, 4-3 SIAC)
GOLDEN BEARS Game 1 Saturday, Sept. 2 • 6 p.m. • Lorman, Miss. Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium (22,500) Live Stream: Braves All-Access Radio: WPRL 91.7 FM, Charles Edmond (PxP) Hall of Fame Weekend Alcorn Notes - Alcorn is the three-time defending SWAC East Division champion and was picked to win the division again in the 2017 Preseason Poll. The Braves have gone undefeated against SWAC East Division opponents in back-to-back seasons. - The Braves landed seven student-athletes on the SWAC Preseason All-Conference Teams. Senior offensive lineman Timothy Gardner and senior defensive lineman Michael Brooks were named to the first-team. - Alcorn brought back eight starters on offense and seven on defense. The Braves return their starting quarterback senior Lenorris Footman and starting running back senior De’Lance Turner. They also brought back five of their top six wide receivers. Defensively, the Braves return three starting defensive linemen and four of their five defensive backs. - Footman enters the season ranked 11th in school history in career passing touchdowns with 21, 12th in career rushing yards with 1,511 and 14th in career passing yards with 2,372 (more on page 15). - Alcorn was ranked No. 7 in the Preseason BOXTOROW Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Preseason Coaches Poll. The Braves were picked fourth among SWAC programs. - The Braves are receiving four votes in the 2017 FCS Preseason Top-25 Coaches Poll. The only other SWAC team on the list is Grambling State which is ranked No. 21. - Alcorn ranked second in the SWAC and 18th in FCS last season with 215.2 rushing yards per game. The team ran for at least 155 yards in 10 of 11 contests including at No. 20 Arkansas. Turner led the team with 744 yards (67.6 ypg). Turner, Footman and sophomore Noah Johnson combined for 22 of Alcorn’s 26 rushing touchdowns. - Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between Alcorn and Miles College.
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions 15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1947 - SCAC 1950 - SCAC 1960 - SCAC 1961 - SCAC 1968 - SWAC 1969 - SWAC 1970 - SWAC 1974 - SWAC 1976 - SWAC 1979 - SWAC 1984 - SWAC 1992 - SWAC 1994 - SWAC 2014 - SWAC 2015 - SWAC THREE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 - SWAC East Division 2015 - SWAC East Division 2016 - SWAC East Division FIVE BLACK COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1968 1969 1974 1984 2014
Alcorn Notes Continued... - The Braves ranked top-10 in FCS last season in sacks allowed, only giving up 0.90 per game. On the flip side, Alcorn ranked 11th in FCS in total sacks. - Alcorn shined on both sides of the ball during its 2017 Purple vs. White Scrimmage. Offensively, the Braves used three quarterbacks. Footman and Johnson threw touchdown passes. Alcorn spread the ball around as 11 different wide receivers lined up. The most notable defensive play was an interception by sophomore Javen Morrison who led the team with three picks last year. - The Braves are looking to win their season and home opener for the second year in a row after defeating Alabama State 21-18 last year at Spinks-Casem Stadium. Alcorn is seeking its fifth consecutive home opening victory. Home Openers Sept. 10, 2016 Sept. 19, 2015 Aug. 30, 2014 Aug. 31, 2013
Alabama State Mississippi Valley State Lynchburg Edward Waters
W, 21-18 W, 55-14 W, 55-7 W, 63-12
Notable Alumni - Alcorn graduate Donald Driver was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in July 2017. He is Green Bay’s all-time leader in both receptions (743) and receiving yards (10,137).
CARRIED OVER FROM LAST SEASON______ Current Streak______________________Lost 1 Home Streak_______________________ Win 1 Away Streak________________________ Win 1 Neutral Streak______________________Lost 1 Home______________________________0-0 Away_______________________________0-0 Neutral_____________________________0-0 Day Games__________________________0-0 Night Games_________________________0-0 September__________________________0-0 October_____________________________0-0 November __________________________0-0 Leading at Halftime___________________0-0 Trailing at Halftime____________________0-0 Tied at Halftime______________________0-0 Scoring First _________________________0-0 Opponent Scoring First________________0-0 Score < 10 Points_____________________0-0 Score 10-19 Points____________________0-0 Score 20-29 Points ____________________0-0 Score 30-39 Points____________________0-0 Score 40+ Points______________________0-0 Opponent Scores < 10 Points___________0-0 Opponent Scores 10-19 Points__________0-0 Opponent Scores 20-29 Points__________0-0 Opponent Scores 30-39 Points__________0-0 Opponent Scores 40+ Points____________0-0 More Rushing Yards Than Opponent______0-0 Fewer Rushing Yards Than Opponent_____0-0 Rush For < 100 Yards__________________0-0 Rush For 100+ Yards___________________0-0 Opponent Rushes For < 100 Yards________0-0 Opponent Rushes For 100+ Yards________0-0
- Leslie Frazier, who ranks second all-time in school history and sixth in the SWAC with 20 interceptions, was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in August 2017. Frazier served as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2010 to 2013 and currently works More Passing Yards Than Opponent______0-0 for the Buffalo Bills as the defensive coordinator. Fewer Passing Yards Than Opponent_____0-0 Pass For < 250 Yards___________________0-0 - Alcorn is the alma mater of the legendary Steve “Air” Pass For 250+ Yards___________________0-0 Opponent Passes For < 250 Yards________0-0 McNair who led the Tennessee Titans to four playoff appearances as the starting quarterback including Super Opponent Passes For 250+ Yards_________0-0 Bowl XXXIV. He was selected to three Pro Bowls and More Total Yards Than Opponent________0-0 was All-Pro and Co-MVP in 2003. McNair was the 1994 Fewer Total Yards Than Opponent________0-0 Walter Payton Award winner for the best player in NCAA Gain < 350 Total Yards_________________0-0 Division I-AA. Gain 350+ Total Yards__________________0-0 Opponent Gains < 350 Total Yards________0-0 Opponent Gains 350+ Total Yards________0-0 - Alcorn has had 52 student-athletes play in the NFL including 33 draft picks. Six Alcornites played at least
THREE FCS PLAYOFFS & 10 seasons (Donald Driver, Jimmie Giles, Steve McNair, TWO BOWL APPEARANCES Lawrence Pillars, Torence Small and Dave Washington). 1968 - Orange Blossom Bowl (Win, 36-9 over Florida A&M) 1984 - Playoffs 1992 - Playoffs 1994 - Playoffs 2015 - (inaugural) Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
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Commit Turnovers____________________0-0 Commit 1-2 Turnover__________________0-0 Commit 3+ Turnovers__________________0-0 Force No Turnovers____________________0-0 Force 1-2 Turnovers___________________0-0 Force 3+ Turnovers____________________0-0 3rd Down % < 25_____________________0-0 3rd Down % 25-49____________________0-0 3rd Down % 50+______________________0-0 Opponent 3rd Down % < 25____________0-0 Opponent 3rd Down % 25-49___________0-0 Opponent 3rd Down % 50+_____________0-0 Lead Time of Possession________________0-0 Trail Time of Possession________________0-0
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2017 SWAC STANDINGS
# School______________________ Points 1. James Madison_______________4034 (134) 2. North Dakota State_____________3874 (19) 3. Sam Houston State______________3610 (7) 4. South Dakota State______________3385 (2) 5. Eastern Washington_______________ 3270 6. Jacksonville State_______________3081 (1) 7. Richmond_______________________ 3041 8. North Dakota____________________ 2871 9. Youngstown State_________________ 2658 10. Villanova_______________________ 2628 11. Wofford________________________ 2543 12. Chattanooga____________________ 1995 13. New Hampshire_________________ 1741 14. Charleston Southern_____________ 1710 15. Central Arkansas_________________ 1685 16. Citadel_________________________ 1545 17. Lehigh_________________________ 1369 18. UNI_____________________________ 924 19. Samford_________________________ 893 20. Illinois State______________________ 876 21. Grambling State__________________ 692 22. Fordham________________________ 604 23. Cal Poly_________________________ 427 24. Albany__________________________ 418 25. Western Illinois___________________ 367
Recent Results Saturday, Aug. 26 Florida A&M 29, Texas Southern 7
Others receiving votes: North Carolina Central (326) , Weber State (322) , Northern Arizona (307) , McNeese (261) , San Diego (250) , Montana (215) , North Carolina A&T (198) , Kennesaw State (154) , Liberty (134) , Tennessee State (102) , UT Martin (90) , South Dakota (87) , Harvard (36) , Saint Francis U (31) , Delaware (27) , Princeton (23) , South Carolina State (22) , Nicholls (21) , Southeastern Louisiana (20) , Southern Utah (17) , Penn (14) , Duquesne (14) , Stony Brook (13) , Maine (11) , Montana State (6) , Mercer (6) , Southern Illinois (5), ALCORN (4) , William & Mary (4) , Eastern Illinois (3) , ETSU (3) , Wagner (3) , Eastern Kentucky (2) , Indiana State (1) , BethuneCookman (1) , Dayton (1)
2017 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FIRST-TEAM
2017 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC SECOND-TEAM
OFFENSE QB Devante Kincade, Grambling RB Martez Carter, Grambling RB Jordan Bentley. Alabama A&M OL Trent Scott, Grambling State OL Donovan Wheaton, Prairie View OL Timothy Gardner, Alcorn OL William Wadell, Grambling OL Sam Baptiste, Alabama State WR KhaDarel Hodge, Prairie View WR Devohn Lindsey, Grambling TE Dillon Beard, Southern
OFFENSE QB Austin Howard, Southern RB Sta’Fon McCray, Prairie View A&M RB De’Lance Turner, Alcorn OL Skylar Prol, Southern OL Deonte Brooks, Alcorn OL Vincent Hunter, Jackson State OL Austin Simmons, Alabama A&M OL Alvin Solomon, MVSU WR Norlando Veals, Alcorn WR Darius Floyd, Prairie View A&M TE Jordan Jones, Grambling State
DEFENSE DL Keontre Anderson, Jackson State DL Aaron Tiller, Southern DL Michael Brooks, Alcorn DL DeVohn Reed, Prairie View A&M LB Kenneth Davis, Alabama A&M LB Seth Jones, Texas Southern LB De’Arius Christmas, Grambling DB Danny Johnson, Southern DB Everett Nicholas, MVSU DB Tere Calloway. Alabama A&M DB Derrick Dixon, Grambling
DEFENSE DL Christopher Johnson, Grambling DL James Harper, Prairie View DL Brandon Varner, Grambling DL Ramonte Bell, Alcorn LB Kentavious Preston, Southern LB Malcolm Williams, Grambling LB Shawn Bishop, Jackson State DB Ja’Terious Pouncy, Grambling DB O.J. O’Neal, Alcorn DB Jamar Mitchell, Southern DB Percy Cargo, Grambling
SPECIAL TEAMS K Nick Carden, Alabama A&M P Owen Hoolihan, Prairie View RS Martez Carter, Grambling
SPECIAL TEAMS K Trevor Vincent, Alabama State P Jamie Gillan, Arkansas-Pine Bluff RS Joshua Simmons, Prairie View
HBCU BOXTOROW PRESEASON COACHES POLL
# School______________________ Points 1. Grambling State________________206 (18) 2. North Carolina Central____________193 (2) 3. North Carolina A&T_______________164 (1) 4. Southern_______________________135 (1) 5. Tennessee State___________________ 130 6. Prairie View A&M___________________ 100 7. ALCORN__________________________ 79 8. South Carolina State_________________ 69 9. Bethune-Cookman__________________ 50 10. Hampton_________________________ 43
WEST DIVISION School 1. Prairie View A&M 2. Grambling State 3. Southern 4. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5. Texas Southern
Conf. Over. Streak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 L1
EAST DIVISION School 1. ALCORN 2. Alabama State 3. Jackson State 4. Alabama A&M 5. Mississippi Valley St.
Conf. Over. Streak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -
SCORES AROUND THE LEAGUE
Upcoming Games Saturday, Sept. 2 Alabama A&M at UAB, 2:30 p.m. MVSU at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. Morehouse College at UAPB, 6 p.m.
Miles College at Alcorn, 6 p.m. Tuskegee at Alabama State, 7 p.m. Jackson State at TCU, 7 p.m. Grambling State at Tulane, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 South Carolina State at Southern, 1:30 p.m.* *MEAC/SWAC Challenge (ESPN2)
2017 SWAC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions 2014-16 FINAL STANDINGS
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2014 East Division Alcorn Alabama State Jackson State Alabama A&M Mississippi Valley State
SBC 7-2 5-4 3-6 3-6 1-8
West Division Southern Grambling State Prairie View A&M Arkansas Pine-Bluff Texas Southern
SBC Overall Streak 8-1 9-4 L1 7-2 7-5 L2 5-4 5-5 W2 3-6 4-7 W1 3-6 5-6 L5
2015 East Division Alcorn Alabama State Alabama A&M Jackson State Mississippi Valley State
SBC Overall Streak 7-2 9-4 L1 5-4 6-5 W1 3-6 3-8 W1 3-6 3-8 L3 1-8 1-10 L1
West Division Grambling State Prairie View A&M Southern Texas Southern Arkansas Pine-Bluff
SBC Overall Streak 9-0 9-3 L1 8-1 8-2 W6 6-3 6-5 L1 2-7 3-7 L4 1-8 2-9 W1
2016 East Division Alcorn Alabama A&M Alabama State Jackson State Mississippi Valley State
Conf. Over. Streak 5-4 5-6 L1 4-5 4-7 L1 3-6 3-7 L1 3-6 3-8 L4 1-8 1-10 L2
West Division Grambling State Southern Prairie View A&M Texas Southern Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Conf. Over. Streak 9-0 12-1 W11 8-1 8-3 L1 7-2 7-4 W1 4-5 4-7 L1 1-8 1-10 L8
Overall Streak 10-3 W1 7-5 W3 5-7 W2 4-8 L3 2-9 L4
2017 PRESEASON POLLS WEST DIVISION 1. Grambling State, 85 2. Southern, 68 3. Prairie View A&M, 59 4. Texas Southern, 37 5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 21 EAST DIVISION 1. ALCORN, 80 2. Alabama State, 66 3. Jackson State, 59 4. Alabama A&M, 45 5. Mississippi Valley State, 20
JACK SPINKSMARINO CASEM STADIUM In its 25th season, Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium was constructed by architect Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons and opened in 1992. It has a playing surface of natural grass with a capacity of 22,500. The stadium is also the home of the Alcorn State soccer program. John Robert “Jack” Spinks (Aug. 15 1930 - Sept. 29, 1994) played five seasons in the NFL. He was the first Brave to play in the NFL and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952. Marino Casem was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He coached Alcorn to four Black College National Championships and seven SWAC titles. Casem also served as the athletic director at Alcorn from 1966-1986. After that, he served for many years on the NCAA’s Football Rules Committee and Executive Committee. Casem has also been inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame, Alcorn Hall of Honor and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He’s received the National Football Foundation’s Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football award and the Football Writers Association Citation of Honor.
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Fred McNair
Head Coach (Second Season) • Sixth Season at Alcorn • Alcorn ‘92 Fred McNair was named Alcorn State University 21st head football coach on February 2, 2016. He brought the Braves to the SWAC title game in his first season at the helm after winning the SWAC East Division title outright. McNair, who was previously the quarterbacks coach, is entering his sixth year as a member of the Alcorn football staff. McNair began his college football career as a wide receiver at Alcorn State University in 1986 before moving to quarterback his junior season. After the switch, McNair went on to finish fifth in Division 1-AA in passing efficiency his senior year and was named to the All-SWAC second team in 1989. He received his bachelor’s in 1992 and furthered his education with a master’s in 1996 from Alcorn State University. McNair is responsible for turning Alcorn quarterback John Gibbs Jr. into a force on the field. Under the tutelage of McNair, Gibbs passed for 2,482 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 1,006 yards in 2014. In 2013, Gibbs passed for 2,567 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also rushed for 455 yards. This past season, after Gibbs went down with an injury in the middle of the season, Lenorris Footman stepped in and found success because of McNair’s coaching methods. Footman rushed for
1,023 yards and 11 touchdowns and passed for 1,106 yards and 14 scores. He was hired as head football coach, athletic director, and teacher at Collins High school in April 2011. The CHS Tigers made it to the second round of the 2011 3A football playoffs. During the summer months, he works as a football camp director for Mercedes Lewis in Long Beach, California; Jerrius Norwood in Brandon, Mississippi; Brett Farve and Adailus Thomas, both in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is also a Dixie Youth baseball coach and commissioner in Covington County as well as a youth football coach. If that is not enough, McNair is also a motivational speaker at churches, schools, and social events throughout Mississippi. He is definitely a man on the move with a vision seeking anyone that he can help. In addition, McNair coached at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi for four years. During his tenure at Millsaps, they won two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championships. In June 2009, McNair was hired as a teacher and coach at Mt. Olive High School. He was the offensive coordinator for the Mt. Olive Pirates. The Pirates won the 1A State Football Championships in 2009 and 2010. Upon McNair’s retirement from the Arena Football League (AFL), he held various records. He is a seasoned Arena Football League veteran (Albany 1993-95); Florida (1996-00); and Carolina (2000-01). He holds almost all passing records, including passing yards in a season (3,269 in 1999), passing touchdowns in a season (60, 1998), passing touchdowns in a game (8, four times) and passing yards in a game (362, 2000). McNair also holds all of Carolina’s passing records and became the 13th quarterback in AFL history to surpass the 10,000 yard passing career passing mark (vs. Carolina in 2000). McNair was ranked in the top eight in the AFL in all-time passes attempted, passes completed and passing yards. Over his eight-year career, McNair completed over 57 percent of his passes, while throwing for 16,591 yards (8th all-time) and 291 touchdowns. McNair had a career season in 2001, setting career highs with 3,271 yards, 63 touchdowns, 434 attempts, 282 completions, a 65.0 competition percentage and a 118.16 quarterback rating. He is the original “Air McNair” and is the brother of the late Tennessee Titans quarterback and 2003 CoMost Valuable Player, Steve “Air II” McNair. McNair and his wife, Barbara, reside in Collins with their son, Ahkeem.
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions 2017 ROSTER # 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55
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Full Name Deago Sama Felix Harper OJ O’Neal P.J. Simmons Charles Hughes Tavares Johnson Jr. Tim McNair Jr. De’Lance Turner Marquis Warford Jaborian McKenzie Thaddeus Peyton Noah Johnson Deundre Pickett-White Simeon Kimble Juan Anthony Jr. Lenorris Footman Leishaun Ealey Corey McCullough Allen Bruce Jayron Harness Taurence Wilson Marquise Forman Nick Brown Isiah Thomas Quintin Smith Daniel Franklin Brady Smith Johnathon Hauer Darius Dean Christian Brown Qwynnterrio Cole Josias Jean Alvin Wilson Nichel Herron Titus Lee Terry Whittington Terrold Gary Contrell Green-Warren Trae Ferrell Jalen Thomas Damien Anderson Kevon Marsh Matt Davis Javen Morrison Matthew Stewart Travelle Ware Brelion Hollis Solomon Muhammad Ramonte Bell Darrell Henderson Kwanzi Jackson Kenyon Brantley Sterling Shippy
Pos. DB QB DB RB WR WR WR RB RB/WR WR QB QB QB DB WR QB DB K DB DB DB RB DB DB DB DB DB WR RB LB DB P LB LB S LB DB FB LB DB LB RB DL DB LS LB LB LB DE DL DL OL DL
Ht. 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-4 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-5 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1
Wt. 162 180 195 190 197 185 185 214 185 185 210 185 186 180 185 181 168 175 168 192 195 180 205 190 172 170 185 185 185 225 190 178 230 205 180 234 200 250 250 210 235 190 250 160 240 185 195 235 246 324 225 281 300
Yr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. R-So. Fr. Sr. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. R-So. R-Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. R-Jr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. R-So. Sr. R-So. So. R-Sr. Jr.
Hometown/Previous School Boca Raton, Fla. / Olympia Heights Fairburn, Ga. / Creekside HS Fayette, Miss. / Hinds CC Tallahassee, Fla. / Holmes County CC Macon, Miss. / Noxubee County Cleveland, Miss. / Vicksburg HS Collins, Miss. / Prentiss HS McLain, Miss. / Copiah Lincoln CC San Antonio, Texas / James Madison Woodville, Miss. / Vanderbilt Monticello, Miss. / Lakeview Academy Tampa, Fla. / Armwood HS Miami, Fla. / Southwest Senior HS Cleveland, Miss. / Mississippi Delta Woodville, Miss. / Wilkinson County HS Monticello, Fla. / Jefferson County Jacksonville, Fla. / Atlantic Coast HS Louisville, Miss. / Louisville HS Lake Providence, La. / General Trass HS Madison, Miss. / Madison Central Lakeland, Fla. / Kathleen HS Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill HS Lorman, Miss. / Jefferson County Decatur, Miss. / East Central CC West Palm Beach, Fla. / American Heritage Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis East Batesville, Miss. / Northeast CC Belzoni, Miss. / Humphreys County HS Covington, Ga. / Newton HS Lorman, Miss. / Jefferson County Memphis, Tenn. / East Memphis HS Fort Myers, Fla. / Fort Myers HS Lexington, Miss. / Hinds CC Memphis, Tenn. / Southwind HS Florence, Miss. / Florence HS Cooper City, Fla. / Cooper City High Hendersonville, N.C. / Hendersonville HS Conroe, Texas / Oak Ridge HS Jacksonville, Fla. / Atlantic Coast HS Cleveland, Miss. / Holmes CC Jacksonville, Fla. / Fletcher HS Morgan City, La. / Pearl River CC Batesville, Miss. / Northwest CC Corinth, Miss. / Corinth HS Kossuth, Miss. / Itawamba CC Shaw, Miss. / Shaw HS Monroe, La. / Ouachita Birmingham, Ala. / Parker HS Bartow, Fla. / Bartow Jacksonville, Fla. / Duval Charter HS Palmetto, Fla. / Lovejoy HS Crossett, Ark. / Crossett Miami, Fla. / Coral Reef HS
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions 2017 ROSTER # 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 67 68 69 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 93 94 96 97 99
Full Name Michael Ajumobi Timothy Gardner Malik Holbert Randall Tucker Theron Bonds Chris Monroe Kevin Hall Pablo Williams Jr. Franklin Smith Jemar Nunley Tyson Floyd Deonte Brooks Joseph Milburn Michael Ajumobi Chris McCrea Columbus Willis Darius Davis Mustaffa Ibrahim Leroy Greenidge William Gordon Corbin Johnson Raidarious Anderson LeCharles Pringle Andre Martin Jalen Walker Norlando Veals Kontez Everett Brandon Campbell Demetrius Lewis Jaquaveon Boles Myshawn Smith Kenneth Hagans Michael Brooks Jr. Matthew Brown Keegan Hudson Cornell Gilmore
Pos. OL OL LB DL DE DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR WR TE TE TE TE DL DL DE DE DL DL
Ht. 6-2 6-6 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-0 5-10
Coaching Staff Head Coach: Offensive Coordinator: Defensive Coordinator: Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line: Wide Receivers/Passing Game: Linebackers: Defensive Line: Quarterbacks: Tight Ends/Full Backs/Recruiting Coordinator: Defensive Backs: Graduate Assistant: Student Assistant: Student Assistant:
Wt. 258 300 235 230 280 250 290 344 290 300 330 291 320 258 303 300 317 292 270 336 200 198 185 175 200 200 220 253 245 245 290 250 234 260 230 270
Yr. R-So. Sr. Fr. Sr. R-So. Fr. R-So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-So. R-Jr. Fr. So. So. Sr. R-So. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. R-Sr. Jr. R-Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. R-Fr. So. Jr.
Hometown/Previous School Dallas, Texas / South Grand Prairie HS Indianapolis, Ind. / Indiana University Flowood, Miss. / Northwest Rankin HS Tampa, Fla. / Blake HS Ponchatoula, La. / Ponchatoula HS Petal, Miss. / Petal HS Prentiss, Miss. / Prentiss HS Jackson, Miss. / Jim Hill HS Texarkana, Texas / Liberty-Eylau HS Lake, Miss. / Jones County JC Tallahassee, Fla. / Florida HS Meridian, Miss. / Meridian HS Mansfield, Texas / Mansfield Legacy HS Dallas, Texas / South Grand Prairie HS St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg HS White Castle, La. / White Castle HS Clinton, La. / E. Feliciana Ridgeland, Miss. / Ridgeland HS Naples, Fla. / Lely HS Miami, Fla. / Miami Norland HS Jackson, Miss. / Lanier HS Oakland, Tenn. / Fayette Ware HS Gautier, Miss. / Gautier HS New Orleans, La. / Joseph S. Clark Sacramento, Calif. / Christian Brothers Brookhaven, Miss. / Brookhaven Perkinston, Mississippi / Mississippi Gulf Coast Pompano Beach, Fla. / American Heritage Chicago, Ill. / Mount Carmel HS Dallas, Texas / Duncanville HS Chicago, Ill. / Riverview HS / Northwood University New Orleans, La. / Sophie B. Wright Jackson, Miss. / Brandon HS Lorman, Miss. / Jefferson County Thompsons Station, Tenn. / Independence HS Miami, Fla. / Miami Palmetto
Fred McNair Fred Kaiss Cedric Thomas Ryan Stanchek Shannon Harris Cedric Thornton Kye Stewart Brian Hayes Elliott Wratten Torenzo Quinn Ryan Busz Stephon Parker Jr. Kylan Johnson
Pronunciation Guide #1 Deago SAMA Sohm-uh #6 TAVARES Johnson Jr. Tuh-var-is #19 Corey MCCULLOUGH Mih-cuh-luh #29 Johnathon HAUER Huh-yer #32 QWYNNTERRIO Cole Kwin-tere-ee-oh #51 DARRELL Henderson Deer-ohl #56 Michael AJUMOBI Ah-juh-moe-be #81 RAIDARIOUS Anderson Ruh-deer-ee-is #88 Donald LAFLUER Luh-fler Fred KAISS kise (rhymes with dice)
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions OFFENSE
TWO-DEEP
QB
17 13 2
Lenorris Footman (Senior, Monticello, Fla.) Noah Johnson (R-Sophomore, Tampa, Fla.) Felix Harper (R-Freshman, Fairburn, Ga.)
RB
8 36 39
De’Lance Turner (Senior, McLain, Miss.) Arron Baker (R-Senior, Belle Glades, Fla.) Marquise Forman (Freshman, Cedar Hill, Texas)
TE 87 Brandon Campbell (R-Junior, Pompano Beach, Fla.) 92 Demetrius Lewis (Sophomore, Chicago, Ill.) 89 Jaquaveon Boles (Junior, Dallas, Texas)
DE
94 37
Michael Brooks Jr. (Senior, Jackson, Miss.) Terry Whittington (R-Sophomore, Cooper City, Fla.)
DT
55 51
Sterling Shippy (Junior, West Palm, Fla.) Darrell Henderson (R-Sophomore, Jacksonville, Fla.)
DT
91 60
Myshawn Smith (Junior, Chicago, Ill.) Theron Bonds (R-Sophomore, Ponchatoula, La.)
DE
50 52
Ramonte Bell (Senior, Bartow, Fla.) Kwanzi Jackson (Sophomore, Palmetto, Fla.)
WR (X)
5 81
Charles Hughes (R-Junior, Macon, Miss.) Raidarious Anderson (Junior, Oakland, Tenn.)
LB
40 47
Trae Ferrell (Junior, Jacksonville, Fla.) Travelle Ware (Sophomore, Shaw, Miss.)
WR (Z)
84 10
Jalen Walker (Senior, Sacramento, Calif.) Marquis Warford (R-Junior, San Antonio, Texas)
49 48
Solomon Muhammad (Sophomore, Birmingham, Ala.) Brelion Hollis (Sophomore, Monroe, La.)
WR (T)
85 6
Norlando Veals (R-Junior, Brookhaven, Miss.) Tavares Johnson Jr. (R-Sophomore, Cleveland, Miss.)
LB DB
26 25
Quentin Smith (Junior, West Palm Beach, Fla.) Isiah Thomas (Junior, Decatur, Miss.)
RT
57 62
Tim Gardner (Senior, Gary, Ind.) Kevin Hall (R-Sophomore, Prentiss, Miss.)
LC
45 20
Javen Morrison (Sophomore, Corinth, Miss.) AJ Bruce (R-Junior, Lake Providence, La.)
RG
78 74
William Gordon (R-Sophomore, Miami, Fla.) Columbus Willis (Freshman, White Castle, La.)
RC
1 15
Deago Sama (Junior, Boca Raton, Fla.) Simeon Kimble (Junior, Cleveland, Miss.)
C
90 76
Kenyon Brantley (R-Senior, Crossett, Ark.) Mustaffa Ibrahim (Sophomore, Ridgeland, Miss.)
3 27
O.J. O’Neal (Junior, Fayette, Miss.) Daniel Franklin (Senior, Memphis, Tenn.)
LG
67 75 63
Darius Davis (Sophomore, Clinton, La.) Franklin Smith (Freshman, Texarkana, Texas) Pablo Williams (Junior, Jackson, Miss.)
FS SS
18 24
Leishaun Ealey (Junior, Jacksonville, Fla.) Nick Brown (Senior, Lorman, Miss.)
LT 69 Deonte Brooks (Junior, Meridian, Miss.) 73 Chris McCrea (R-Junior, St. Petersburg, Fla.)
SPECIAL TEAMS
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DEFENSE
K P
19 33
Corey McCullough (Sophomore, Louisville, Miss.) Josias Jean (Freshman, Fort Myers, Fla.)
33 19
Josias Jean (Freshman, Fort Myers, Fla.) Corey McCullough (Sophomore, Louisville, Miss.)
LS
46 8
Matthew Stewart (Junior, Kossuth, Miss.) De’Lance Turner (Senior, McLain, Miss.)
H
6 5
Tavares Johnson Jr. (R-Sophomore, Cleveland, Miss.) Charles Hughes (R-Junior, Macon, Miss.)
KR
10 6
PR
10 18
STARTERS RETURNING/LOST FROM 2016 Offense: 8/3 Defense: 7/4 Special Teams: 3/3 Total: 18/10
LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST FROM 2016 Offense: 31/11 Defense: 33/8 Special Teams: 3/3 Total: 67/22
Coaches on the Field
Coaches in the Press Box
Fred McNair, HC
Fred Kaiss, OC
Cedric Thomas, DC
Cedric Thornton, LB’s
Marquis Warford (R-Junior, San Antonio, Texas) Tavares Johnson Jr. (R-Sophomore, Cleveland, Miss.)
Ryan Stanchek, OL
Brian Hayes, QB’s
Shannon Harris, WR’s
Elliot Wratten, TE’s
Marquis Warford (R-Junior, San Antonio, Texas) Leishaun Ealey (Sophomore, Jacksonville, Fla.)
Kye Stewart, DL
Torenzo Quinn, DB's
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions KEY RETURNERS LENORRIS FOOTMAN (QB, SENIOR)
Footman posted a team-high 1,134 passing yards last season to go along with 378 rushing yards. He ran for seven touchdowns and threw for six. Footman holds the school record for most rushing yards in a game with 274 against Southern in 2015. He's top-15 all-time in career passing in school history with 2,372 yards.
NOAH JOHNSON (QB, R-SOPHOMORE)
Johnson played in nine games last year and led the team in scoring with 60 points. He threw for 1,116 yards and 11 touchdowns, and ran for 440 yards and 10 touchdowns. Johnson tied the school record for touchdowns in a single game with eight last season at MVSU; it tied Steve McNair's eight TD's vs. Chattanooga in 1994.
DE'LANCE TURNER (RB, SENIOR)
Turner returns as Alcorn's leader in rushing and all-purpose yards. He ran for 744 yards last year and pulled down 137 yards in the air. Turner worked his way into becoming the No. 1 running back on the roster and averaged 67.6 rushing yards per game with five touchdowns.
NORLANDO VEALS (WR, R-SENIOR)
Veals was Alcorn's leading receiver in 2016 with 617 yards which ranked top-five in the SWAC. He caught 31 passes including seven touchdowns and a long of 55 yards. He averaged 56.1 receiving yards per game. His seven TD's ranked third in the conference.
MARQUIS WARFORD (RB/WR, R-SENIOR)
Warford was the 2015 SWAC Newcomer of the Year. He missed 2016 due to injury. In 2015, he led the team with 36 receptions for 478 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 442 yards and six scores last year. Warford also returned 15 kicks, totaling 496 yards and a touchdown.
TIMOTHY GARDNER (T, SENIOR)
Gardner was named to the All-Conference Second-Team last season. He was part of an offensive line that helped Alcorn rank top10 in the nation in sacks allowed, giving up just 0.90 per game. He heavily aided the Braves rank No. 17 in the country and second in the SWAC in rushing offense.
MICHAEL BROOKS (DE, SENIOR)
Brooks, who was honored on the All-Conference Second-Team, has been a staple for the Braves on the defensive line. He recorded 31 tackles last season including a season-high 11 against Alabama State. Brooks was part of a defense that shut out Jackson State in the second half and held MVSU to just seven points in the entire game over the last two weeks of the regular season.
STERLING SHIPPY (DL, JUNIOR)
Shippy wrapped up 39 tackles last season including 17 solo. He registered 2.5 sacks and 14.5 tackles for a loss. Shippy recorded a career-high eight tackles at Mississippi Valley St. and seven against Southern.
JAVEN MORRISON (DB, SOPHOMORE)
MICHAEL BROOKS
As a freshman last year, Javen Morrison earned his way into the rotation. He began as a back-up, and played his way into the starting spot over the last five games. He ended with a team-high three interceptions resulting in 95 yards. Morrison notched six tackles and a pass breakup in the SWAC Championship game in Houston against Grambling State.
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions FINAL 2016 STATISTICS OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games
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ALCN 333 30.3 72 229 118 93 18 2367 2698 331 439 5.4 215.2 26 2260 169-299-11 7.6 13.4 205.5 17 4627 738 6.3 420.6 41-843 16-119 10-113 20.6 7.4 11.3 24-15 91-828 75.3 56-2112 37.7 33.8 61-3353 55.0 36.6 29:00 61/148 41% 7/13 54% 38-254 0 46 5-11 0-0 (30-40) 75% (26-40) 65% (38-44) 86% 71716 5/14343
OPP 319 29.0 69 218 107 95 16 1779 2181 402 415 4.3 161.7 14 2550 177-340-10 7.5 14.4 231.8 26 4329 755 5.7 393.5 41-793 15-179 11-127 19.3 11.9 11.5 15-8 76-729 66.3 66-2290 34.7 31.7 57-3247 57.0 37.4 31:00 51/155 33% 8/13 62% 13-98 1 41 9-15 1-1 (27-36) 75% (21-36) 58% (34-37) 92% 83010 5/16602 1/24917
SCORING Noah Johnson Haiden McCraney Norlando Veals Lenorr. Footman De'Lance Turner LaDarrien Davis Tavares Johnson Marquis Warford Collins Moore Jabor. McKenzie Cor. McCullough Demetrius Lewis Silas Spearman Solom. Muhammad Raida. Anderson Arron Baker Javen Morrison TEAM Ramonte Bell Total.......... Opponents...... TOTAL OFFENSE Noah Johnson Lenorr. Footman De'Lance Turner Arron Baker Silas Spearman Marquis Warford Quadre Butler Tavares Johnson Jabor. McKenzie Cor. McCullough D Pickett-White O.J. O'Neal TEAM Total.......... Opponents...... FIELD GOALS Haiden McCraney Cor. McCullough
TD FGs 10 0-0 0 5-10 7 0-0 7 0-0 5 0-0 3 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 0 0-1 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 46 5-11 41 9-15 GP 9 7 11 7 10 2 6 11 7 5 11 9 10 11 11
Plays 225 216 132 65 53 20 6 2 4 1 4 1 9 738 755
Made-Att 5-10 0-1
Kick 0-0 30-35 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 38-44 34-37 Rush 440 378 744 359 290 83 52 33 26 0 9 -7 -40 2367 1779
Pct 50.0 0.0
Points 60 45 42 42 30 18 12 12 12 12 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 0 333 319
Pass 1116 1134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 2260 2550 Long 46 0
Total 1556 1512 744 359 290 83 52 33 26 10 9 -7 -40 4627 4329
Avg/G 172.9 216.0 67.6 51.3 29.0 41.5 8.7 3.0 3.7 2.0 0.8 -0.8 -4.0 420.6 393.5
Blkd 1 0
PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long I20 50+ Haiden McCraney 53 2073 39.1 70 16 9 Cor. McCullough 1 45 45.0 45 0 0 Noah Johnson 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total.......... 56 2112 37.7 70 16 9 Opponents...... 66 2290 34.7 64 19 7 Score by quarters 1st Alcorn State 86 Opponents 83
2nd 82 61
3rd 68 75
4th 84 85
OT 13 15
Total 333 319
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions FINAL 2016 STATISTICS RUSHING De'Lance Turner Noah Johnson Lenorr. Footman Arron Baker Silas Spearman Marquis Warford Quadre Butler Tavares Johnson Jabor. McKenzie D Pickett-White O.J. O'Neal TEAM Total.......... Opponents......
GP 11 9 7 7 10 2 6 11 7 11 9 10 11 11
Att 132 75 68 65 53 20 6 2 4 4 1 9 439 415
Gain 805 533 452 384 303 95 52 33 27 14 0 0 2698 2181
PASSING Lenorr. Footman Noah Johnson Cor. McCullough Total.......... Opponents......
GP 7 9 5 11 11
Effic 126.4 136.0 184.0 131.4 134.4
RECEIVING Norlando Veals Jabor. McKenzie Collins Moore LaDarrien Davis Tavares Johnson Jalen Walker De'Lance Turner Arron Baker Raida. Anderson Charles Hughes Te. Whittington Quin. Patterson Demetrius Lewis Marquis Warford Lenorr. Footman Total.......... Opponents......
GP 11 7 10 10 11 10 11 7 9 1 2 10 8 2 7 11 11
No. 31 39 28 19 14 8 11 4 6 1 1 1 1 4 1 169 177
Loss 61 93 74 25 13 12 0 0 1 5 7 40 331 402
Net 744 440 378 359 290 83 52 33 26 9 -7 -40 2367 1779
Avg 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 4.2 8.7 16.5 6.5 2.2 -7.0 -4.4 5.4 4.3
TD 5 10 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 14
Long 69 78 83 46 36 13 20 20 11 7 0 0 83 75
Avg/G 67.6 48.9 54.0 51.3 29.0 41.5 8.7 3.0 3.7 0.8 -0.8 -4.0 215.2 161.7
Cmp-Att-Int 84-148-6 84-150-5 1-1-0 169-299-11 177-340-10
Pct 56.8 56.0 100.0 56.5 52.1
Yards 1134 1116 10 2260 2550
TD 6 11 0 17 26
Long 57 55 10 57 80
Avg/G 162.0 124.0 2.0 205.5 231.8
Yards 617 420 411 199 141 144 137 68 66 40 10 7 5 2 -7 2260 2550
TD 7 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 26
Long 55 52 33 27 20 39 57 48 23 40 10 7 5 9 0 57 80
Avg/G 56.1 60.0 41.1 19.9 12.8 14.4 12.5 9.7 7.3 40.0 5.0 0.7 0.6 1.0 -1.0 205.5 231.8
Avg 19.9 10.8 14.7 10.5 10.1 18.0 12.5 17.0 11.0 40.0 10.0 7.0 5.0 0.5 -7.0 13.4 14.4
NORLANDO VEALS
DE'LANCE TURNER
NOAH JOHNSON
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions FINAL 2016 STATISTICS Tackles Sacks Pass Defense DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD Qbh 44 Darien Anderson 11 91 18.0- 95 13- 72 . 3 3 2 7 Michael Hurns 11 68 6-32 5-29 . . . 2 27 Daniel Franklin 10 52 2-1 1-0 . 6 6 . 25 Eric Foster 11 48 5.5-19 3-6 2-0 6 8 . 32 Stacey Garner 11 42 10.5-52 4-26 . 3 3 . 55 Sterling Shippy 10 39 14.5-47 3-22 . . . 1 18 LaShaun Ealey 10 38 . . 2-12 3 5 . 40 Trae Ferrell 11 38 5-26 3-19 1-6 . 1 3 3 O.J. O'Neal 9 36 1.5-3 . 1-0 5 6 1 50 Ramonte Bell 11 33 5-22 4-15 . 1 1 . 94 Michael Brooks 10 31 5.5-28 4-21 . 5 5 5 49 Solom. Muhammad 10 21 3-4 . . . . 3 23 D'Andre Smith 10 21 1.5-5 . . 8 8 . 51 Darr. Henderson 11 18 2.5-11 1-8 . . . . 1 Deago Sama 10 17 . . 1 0 3 4 45 Javen Morrison 5 14 1-5 . 3-95 3 6 . 91 Myshawn Smith 8 14 3-10 2-9 . . . . 52 Kwanzi Jackson 6 14 2-5 2-4 . . . . 53 Julius Lawrence 6 9 1-4 . . . . . 21 Jayron Harness 10 9 2-14 1-12 . 1 1 1 24 Nick Brown 9 9 1-10 1-10 . . . . 47 Travelle Ware 11 9 . . . . . . 20 Allen Bruce 9 9 . . . . . . 90 Kenyon Brantley 3 5 . . . . . . 29 Johnathon Hauer 10 4 . . . . . . 37 Te. Whittington 2 3 0.5-1 1-1 . 1 1 . 33 Haiden McCraney 11 3 . . . . . . 42 Evan Grimes 9 3 . . . . . . 14 D Pickett-White 11 3 . . . . . . 17 Lenorr. Footman 7 2 . . . . . . 8 De'Lance Turner 11 2 . . . . . . 4 Silas Spearman 10 2 . . . . . . 30 Darius Dean 6 2 . . . . . . 69 Deonte Brooks 9 1 . . . . . . 26 Quintin Smith 3 1 . . . . . 1 22 Taurence Wilson 1 1 . . . . . . 83 LaDarrien Davis 10 1 . . . . . . 10 Marquis Warford 2 1 . . . . . . 6 Tavares Johnson 11 1 . . . . . . 80 Corbin Johnson 9 1 . . . . . . 11 Jabor. McKenzie 7 1 . . . . . . 58 Brelion Hollis 6 1 . . . . . . TM TEAM 10 . . . . . . . Total.......... 11 718 91-394 38-254 10-113 48 58 19 Opponents...... 11 742 79-313 13-98 11-127 35 46 11
JAVEN MORRISON 12
TRAE FERRELL
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Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions FINAL 2016 STATISTICS ALL PURPOSE De'Lance Turner Norlando Veals Silas Spearman Jabor. McKenzie Noah Johnson Collins Moore Arron Baker Lenorr. Footman Tavares Johnson Marquis Warford LaDarrien Davis Jalen Walker Javen Morrison Stephen Glover Raida. Anderson Solom. Muhammad Darius Dean Charles Hughes Deago Sama LaShaun Ealey Te. Whittington D Pickett-White Quin. Patterson Trae Ferrell Demetrius Lewis O.J. O'Neal TEAM Total.......... Opponents......
GP 11 11 10 7 9 10 7 7 11 2 10 10 5 4 9 10 6 1 10 10 2 11 10 11 8 9 10 11 11
Rush 744 0 290 26 440 0 359 378 33 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 -7 -40 2367 1779
Rcv 137 617 0 420 0 411 68 -7 141 2 199 144 0 0 66 0 0 40 0 0 10 0 7 0 5 0 0 2260 2550
PR 28 4 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 119 179
KR 0 0 289 30 0 0 0 0 186 188 0 39 0 81 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 843 793
IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 113 127
INTERCEPTIONS Javen Morrison LaShaun Ealey Eric Foster Trae Ferrell O.J. O'Neal Deago Sama Total.......... 10 Opponents...... 11
No. 3 2 2 1 1 1 113 127
Yards 95 12 0 6 0 0 11.3 11.5
Avg 31.7 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 1 1
TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 70
Long 64 12 0 6 0 0
KICK RETURNS Silas Spearman Tavares Johnson Marquis Warford Stephen Glover Jalen Walker Deago Sama Jabor. McKenzie Trae Ferrell Total.......... Opponents......
No. 15 10 5 4 3 2 1 1 41 41
Yards 289 186 188 81 39 31 30 -1 843 793
Avg 19.3 18.6 37.6 20.2 13.0 15.5 30.0 -1.0 20.6 19.3
TD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Long 30 34 87 29 24 20 30 0 87 73
PUNT RETURNS Collins Moore Norlando Veals De'Lance Turner Total.......... Opponents......
No. 10 2 2 16 15
Yards 24 4 28 119 179
Avg 2.4 2.0 14.0 7.4 11.9
TD 0 0 0 1 0
Long 10 1 0 59 67
Total 909 621 579 476 440 435 427 371 360 273 199 183 95 81 66 59 52 40 31 12 10 9 7 5 5 -3 -40 5702 5428
Avg/G 82.6 56.5 57.9 68.0 48.9 43.5 61.0 53.0 32.7 136.5 19.9 18.3 19.0 20.2 7.3 5.9 8.7 40.0 3.1 1.2 5.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 -0.3 -4.0 518.4 493.5
STERLING SHIPPY
DEONTE BROOKS
RAMONTE BELL
STACEY GARNER
15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave
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ALCORN FOOTBALL
Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions CAREER-HIGHS AT ALCORN #1 DEAGO SAMA Tackles_______________4 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Interceptions_________1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Broken Up Passes____________ 1 (two times) Kickoff Return Yards______ 31 (JSU, 11/19/16) Kickoff Return Long______ 20 (JSU, 11/19/16) #3 OJ O’NEAL Tackles_________________ 11 (JSU, 11/19/16) Tackles For Loss_________1 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Broken Up Passes_________ 1 (JSU, 11/19/16) Punt Return Long______ 4 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) #5 CHARLES HUGHES Receptions__________ 4 (vs. NCAT, 12/19/15) Receiving Yards______ 51 (vs. NCAT, 12/19/15) Receiving Long_________ 40 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Kick Return Long_______ 17 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Punt Return Long_____ 18 (@TXSO, 11/14/15) Passing Attempts_____1 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Passing Yards________8 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Passing Long_________8 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Rushing Carries_________ 1 (GRAM, 10/17/15) Rushing Yards_________ 10 (GRAM, 10/17/15) Rushing Long_________ 10 (GRAM, 10/17/15) #6 TAVARES JOHNSON Rushing Carries______________ 1 (two times) Rushing Yards________20 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushling Long________20 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushing TD’s_____________ 1 (JSU, 11/19/16) Receptions_________________ 2 (two times) Receiving Yards_______25 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving Long_______13 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving TD’s_________1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Kick Return Yards________89 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Kick Return Long________34 (UAPB, 9/15/16) All-Purpose Yards________89 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #8 DE’LANCE TURNER Rushing Carries__________ 19 (JSU, 11/19/16) Rushing Yards__________ 129 (JSU, 11/19/16) Rushing TD’s________________ 1 (four times) Rushing Long_______ 69 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Receptions______________4 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving Yards______ 57 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Receiving Long______ 57 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Punt Return Yards_______24 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Punt Return Long_______24 (TXSO, 10/15/16) All-Purpose Yards___ 183 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16)
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#10 MARQUIS WARFORD Receptions___________ 6 (@TXSO, 11/14/15) Receiving Yards_____102 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Receiving TD’s________ 2 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Receiving Long______62 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Rushing Carries_________ 18 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Rushing Yards______ 120 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Rushing TD’s__________ 2 (Ala. AM, 11/21/15) Rushing Long_____ 78 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Kick Return Yards____ 188 (at GRAM, 9/24/16) Kick Return Long______ 95 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) Kick Return TD’s_____________ 1 (two times) Put Return Yards_______ 17 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) Punt Return Long______ 19 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) All-Purpose Yards____ 186 (at GRAM, 9/24/16) #11 JABORIAN MCKENZIE Rushing Carries_____________ 1 (three times) Rushing Yards________ 10 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Rushing Long________ 10 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Receptions_____________11 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving Yards_________119 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving Long__________52 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving TD’s_______________ 1 (two times) Kick Return Long_____ 30 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) All-Purpose Yards_______119 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #13 NOAH JOHNSON Passing Completions_____30 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing Attempts________41 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing Yards__________355 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing TD’s_________ 7 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Passing Long_________55 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushing Carries__________15 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Rushing Yards______ 80 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) Rushing TD’s_____________3 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Rushing Long______ 53 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) Total TD’s____________ 8 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #14 DEUNDRE PICKETT-WHITE Rushing Carries________4 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushing Yards_________9 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Rushing Long_________7 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #17 LENORRIS FOOTMAN Passing Completions_ 15 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Passing Attempts_______ 30 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Passing Yards______ 259 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Passing TD’s_________ 3 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Passing Long________ 57 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Interceptions_______________ 1 (five times) Rushing Carries_________ 28 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Rushing Yards____ 274 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Rushing TD’s_______ 4 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Rushing Long_____ 60 (@Southern, 10/31/15) All-Purpose Yards______ 363 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Total TD’s__________ 6 (@Southern, 10/31/15)
#18 LEISHAUN EALEY Tackles__________________8 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Interceptions_______________ 1 (two times) Broken Up Passes______ 2 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Fumbles Recovered_______1 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #19 COREY MCCULLOUGH Kickoffs_________________5 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Kickoff Yards___________299 (UAPB, 9/15/16) PATs Made_______________5 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Total Points______________5 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Passing Attempts________ 1 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Passing Yards__________ 10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Passing Long___________ 10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) #20 ALLEN BRUCE Tackles_____________ 3 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) #21 JAYRON HARNESS Tackles_________________3 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Tackles For Loss_____________ 1 (two times) Sacks________________ 1 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Broken Up Passes________1 (TXSO, 10/15/16) #22 TAURENCE WILSON Tackles_______________ 1 (at GRAM, 9/24/16) #24 NICK BROWN Tackles__________________4 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Tackles For Loss__________1 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Sacks___________________1 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #26 QUINTIN SMITH Tackles____________ 2 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/2015) Broken Up Passes_____1 (Concordia, 9/26/15) #27 DANIEL FRANKLIN Tackles____________ 11 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) Tackles For Loss____________ 1.0 (two times) Sacks_________________0.5 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Broken Up Passes________2 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Forced Fumbles__________1 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #29 JOHNATHAN HAUER Tackles____________________ 1 (three times) #30 DARIUS DEAN Rushing Carries_________ 5 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) Rushing Yards_________ 20 (@UAPB, 10/3/15) Rushing Long__________ 12 (MVSU, 9/12/15) Tackles_____________________ 1 (two times)
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ALCORN FOOTBALL
Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions CAREER-HIGHS AT ALCORN #37 TERRY WHITTINGTON Tackles_____________________ 3 (two times) Tackles For Loss__ 1.0 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Sacks____________________0.5 (three times) Broken Up Passes________1 (@JSU, 11/28/15) Receptions_____________ 1 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Receiving Yards_________ 10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Receiving Long_________ 10 (Ala St., 9/10/16) #40 TRAE FERRELL Tackles_______________ 6 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Tackles For Loss_______ 2 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Sacks_____________________ 1 (three times) #45 JAVEN MORRISON Tackles______________ 6 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Tackles For Loss_______1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Interceptions______________ 1 (three times) Broken Up Passes_________ 2 (JSU, 11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards_____65 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #47 TRAVELLE WARE Tackles__________________3 (UAPB, 9/15/16) #48 BRELION HOLLIS Tackles_________________1 (TXSO, 10/15/16) #49 SOLOMON MUHAMMAD Tackles_______________ 5 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Tackles For Loss_______2 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Forced Fumbles_______ 1 (@AAMU, 10/8/16) Punt Return Yards________ 59 (JSU, 11/19/16) Punt Return Long________ 59 (JSU, 11/19/16) Punt Return TD’s__________ 1 (JSU, 11/19/16) #50 RAMONTE BELL Tackles_________________ 8 (PVAM, 11/7/15) Tackles For Loss____________ 2.0 (two times) Sacks_____________________ 1.5 (two times) #51 DARRELL HENDERSON Tackles__________________ 8 (JSU, 11/19/16) Sacks__________________1.0 (JSU, 11/19/16) Tackles For Loss__________ 2 (JSU, 11/19/16) #52 KWANZI JACKSON Tackles_______________4 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Tackles For Loss_______3 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Sacks________________1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #53 KENYON BRANTLEY Tackles_________________7 (@JSU, 11/28/15) Tackles For Loss____________ 1.0 (two times) Sacks_____________ 0.5 (Concordia, 9/26/15) Fumbles Recovered_ 1 (@Southern, 10/31/15)
#55 STERLING SHIPPY Tackles_______________8 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Tackles For Loss__________ 4 (JSU, 11/19/16) Sacks_____________________ 1.0 (two times) #80 CORBIN JOHNSON Tackles_____________ 1 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) #81 RAIDARIOUS ANDERSON Receptions_____________2 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Receiving Yards_________14 (TXSO, 10/15/16) Receiving Long______________ 8 (two times) #84 JALEN WALKER Receptions__________ 2 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Receiving Yards______ 48 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Receiving Long_____ 39 (@Arkansas, 10/1/16) Kick Return Yards____ 39 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) Kick Return Long____ 24 (vs. GRAM, 12/3/16) #85 NORLAND VEALS Receptions______________7 (UAPB, 9/15/16) Receiving Yards______196 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving Long_______55 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving TD’s_________3 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Punt Return Yards_________4 (UAPB, 9/15/16) All-Purpose Yards____196 (@MVSU, 11/12/16)
CAREED RECORD BOOK WATCH Career Rushing Yards 1. Arnold Walker.................2,822 (2009-13) ..... 9. Otis Wonsley...................1,639 (1976-79) 10. Clifton Davis.................1,622 (1969-72) 11. Smith Reed...................1,545 (1961-64) 12. Lenorris Footman...1,511 (2014-17) Career Passing Yards 1. Steve McNair ..................14,496 (1991-94) ..... 11. Jerome Vigne ..............2,951 (1985-87) 12. Brandon Bridge...........2,718 (2010-11) 13. Jerry Fletcher ..............2,582 (1992-95) 14. Lenorris Footman...2,372 (2014-17) Career Touchdown Passes 1. Steve McNair ..................119 (1991-94) ..... 8. Fred Davis .......................27 (1960-63) 9. Tim Buckley.....................26 (2006-09) 10. William Wooley ...........24 (1971-74) Lenorris Footman.........21 (2014-17)
#87 BRANDON CAMPBELL Receptions________ 1 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Receiving Yards____ 38 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Receiving TD’s______ 1 (@Southern, 10/31/15) Receiving Long____ 38 (@Southern, 10/31/15) #88 DEMETRIUS LEWIS Receptions___________ 1(@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving Yards________ 5(@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving Long________ 5(@MVSU, 11/12/16) Receiving TD’s_________1 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #89 JAQUAVEON BOLES Receptions__________ 1 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Receiving Yards_______ 5 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Receiving Touchdowns_ 1 (vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) Receiving Long_______ 5 ((vs. GRAM, 12/5/15) #91 MYSHAWN SMITH Tackles_______________3 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Tackles For Loss_______2 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) Sacks______________ 0.5 (@MVSU, 11/12/16) #94 MICHAEL BROOKS JR. Tackles________________ 11 (Ala St., 9/10/16) Tackles For Loss______ 3.0 (@Ala St., 9/12/15) Sacks_______________ 3.0 (@Ala St., 9/12/15) Forced Fumbles_________ 2 (MVSU, 9/12/15) Fumbles Recovered__________ 1 (two times) Broken Up Passes________2 (TXSO, 10/15/16)
LENORRIS FOOTMAN
15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave
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ALCORN FOOTBALL
Back-to-Back-to-Back SWAC East Champions ABOUT ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY Alcorn is the oldest public historically black land-grant institution in the United States and the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Mississippi. Alcorn University was founded in 1871 as a result of the people of Mississippi’s efforts to educate the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans. It was named in honor of the sitting governor of Mississippi, James L. Alcorn. Alcorn is situated in Claiborne County, seven miles west of Lorman, 80 miles south of the capital city of Jackson, 45 miles south of Vicksburg, and 40 miles north of Natchez. The site was originally occupied by Oakland College, a school established by Presbyterians in 1828; the state of Mississippi purchased the Oakland campus for $40,000 and named it Alcorn University. Hiram R. Revels resigned his seat as a United States senator to become the University’s first president. The state legislature provided $50,000 cash annually for the University’s first 10 years to support its establishment and overall operation. Additionally, 30 acres of land were sold for $188,928; Alcorn received three-fifths of the proceeds, or $113,400. This funding was used for Alcorn’s agricultural and mechanical components. Initially, the institution’s three major study components were the four-year college track, the two-year college track, and the threeyear graded track. Students spent the morning, from seven o’clock until noon, in classes. In the afternoon, they worked in various University shops for eight cents per hour. Room and board, including laundry, cost about $5 a month. In 1878, Alcorn University became Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College. The college was exclusively for males at first, but eventually women were admitted. A dormitory for women was built in 1902. Over time, facilities increased from three historic buildings to more than 80 structures. The original purchase of 225 acres of land grew to a campus of more than 1,700 acres. In 1974, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College became Alcorn State University. Governor William L. Waller signed House Bill 298, granting this status. Alcorn has thrived by continuously accomplishing dynamic goals and objectives despite limited resource allocations from the state. By the early 1990s, Alcorn’s
physical plant and academic programs evolved into a more diversified University. The student population is now representative of more than 65 counties, more than 30 states, and at least 18 foreign countries. The University provides an undergraduate education that enables students to successfully pursue work in graduate and professional schools, engage in teaching, and enter other professions. As Mississippi recognized the importance of educating all citizens, Alcorn has gained status and importance. From the original eight faculty members in 1871, the University has grown to more than 800 faculty and staff. The student body has increased from 179 students to more than 4,000 students with varied ethnic backgrounds. Although early graduates of Alcorn had limited horizons, today’s graduates are successful in their chosen professions, and many are outstanding entrepreneurs. Throughout Alcorn’s history, the leadership and faculty remained committed to enhancing the institution’s image and to attracting young people whose interest is the pursuit and receipt of a quality education. Over the decades, “the college that excelled against great odds” has become one of the leading universities in the nation. Alcorn State University operates divisions with degree programs in more than 50 areas, including the bachelor’s, master’s, and educational specialist degrees. The collaborative strength and contributions of Alcorn’s past 18 presidents during its more than 140 years of existence have enabled the institution to excel. On March 4, 2014, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. as Alcorn State University’s 19th president. President Rankins' background and vision are strategically aligned with Alcorn’s history and tradition. He is poised to expeditiously move Alcorn State University to the next level of excellence. Courtesy of Dr. Josephine M. Posey ASU History Research Associate Against Great Odds: The History of Alcorn State University (1994)
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