Seven Home Games Highlight Alcorn 2014 Football Schedule

HEAD COACH JAY HOPSON
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY
Courtesy: ASU BRAVES ATHLETICS

LORMAN, Mississippi  --  Head football coach Jay Hopson and his staff announced the 2014 football schedule this morning.

The Braves schedule features seven home games at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium including two non-conference games and five SWAC games.

The first four games on the Braves schedule are in the State of Mississippi beginning with the home opener against Virginia University at Lynchburg on August 30^th. The following week the Braves travel to Hattiesburg, MS to face Conference-USA opponent Southern Mississippi. On September 13 the Braves will entertain Louisiana College at Spinks Casem Stadium before hitting the road for their SWAC opener at Mississippi Valley State.

The Braves wrap up the month of September on the 27^th with a key matchup against defending SWAC champs, Southern University at Spinks-Casem Stadium and will kick off the month of October at home as they welcome Alabama State for High School Day.

On October 11^th the Braves make their way back to Eddie Robinson Stadium in almost five years to take on Grambling State. The following week on October 18 the Braves face the Tigers of Texas Southern for homecoming.

The Braves end the month of October at Prairie View A&M (Oct. 25^th) and will have an open week on November 1^st before hitting the road again for the final time in 2014 at Alabama A&M on Nov. 8^th.

The Braves conclude the 2014 season at home against Arkansas Pine-Bluff (Nov. 15^th ) and the season finale versus rival Jackson State (Nov. 22).

ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY BRAVES 2014 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Conference Game	Location	Time

8/30/2014 Virginia University at Lynchburg Lorman, Miss. 4:00 P.M.
9/06/2014 at Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. - Roberts Stadium TBA
9/13/2014 Louisiana College Lorman, Miss. 4:00 P.M.
9/20/2014 at Mississippi Valley State * Itta Bena, Miss. - Rice-Totten Stadium TBA
9/27/2014 Southern University * Lorman, Miss. -4:00 P.M. High School Day
10/4/2014 Alabama State * Lorman, Miss. 2:00 P.M.
10/11/2014 at Grambling State * Grambling, La. - Eddie Robinson Stadium 2:00 P.M.
10/18/2014 Texas Southern * Lorman, Miss. - 2:00 P.M. Homecoming
10/25/2014 at Prairie View A&M * Prairie View, Texas - Blackshear Stadium TBA
11/01/2014 Open
11/08/2014 at Alabama A&M * Huntsville, Ala. - Louis Crews Stadium TBA
11/15/2014 Arkansas-Pine Bluff * Lorman, Miss. 4:00 P.M. Senior Day
11/22/2014 Jackson State * Lorman, Miss.  2:00 P.M.

ALL HOME GAMES (BOLD) PLAYED AT Spinks-Casem Stadium
* Denotes SWAC Games

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