Alcorn State football is scheduled to play Southern University at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at A.W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Braves enter the Southwestern Athletic Conference game at 6-4 overall and 4-2 in conference play, seeking a third consecutive win after victories over Mississippi Valley State and Florida A&M.
Quarterback Jaylon Tolbert has completed 203 of 311 passes for 2,995 yards and 31 touchdowns through 10 games, and has added 329 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. Fredrick Robertson leads Alcorn with 678 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns on 139 carries. He also has 1,051 all-purpose yards and 14 total touchdowns.
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The game is scheduled to air on WPRL 91.7 FM and stream on HBCUGo. Alcorn’s preview says a victory would move the Braves to 7-4 overall and 5-2 in SWAC play. The team is scheduled to host Jackson State on Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. in Lorman for the annual Soul Bowl.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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