1998 Alcorn State Braves football team

The 1998 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Johnny Thomas, the Braves compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a conference record of 4–4, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

1998 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Johnny Thomas (1st season)
Home stadium	Jack Spinks Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern $		8	–	0					9	–	3
Jackson State		7	–	1					7	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		6	–	2					8	–	3
Texas Southern		4	–	4					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Alcorn State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Prairie View A&M		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 0–11		[1]
September 12	vs. Virginia State*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Chicago Football Classic)	W 30–24		[2]
September 19	Alabama State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 21–41		[3]
September 26	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 18–27		[4]
October 3	at Morehouse*	B. T. Harvey Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 27–13	6,500	[5]
October 10	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 45–36		[6]
October 17	Texas Southern	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 21–14		[7]
October 24	No. 15 Southern	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 28–29	23,000	[8]
November 7	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 22–19		[9]
November 14	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 12–21		[10]
November 21	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Capital City Classic)	L 26–56	56,400	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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