Football | 11/17/2017 9:12:00 AM

Division Streak at Stake Saturday for Alcorn at JSU in Regular Season Finale

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JACKSON, Miss. – Looking to go undefeated against SWAC East Division opponents for the third straight year, the Alcorn State University football program will head to Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium to face Jackson State at 2 p.m.
 
The Braves (7-3, 5-1 SWAC), who clinched the SWAC East Division title last weekend, have posted 11 consecutive wins over division foes. They will become the first team in the history of the league to play in four consecutive SWAC Championship games.
 
Senior running back De'Lance Turner needs 107 more rushing yards to break the single-season school record of 1,286 set by Rodney Thomas in 1998. Turner ranks second in the nation (FCS) in yards per carry with 8.1, and top-five in rushing yards per game with 118.0.
 
Senior wide receiver Norlando Veals is the reigning SWAC Offensive Player of the Week winner. He etched career-highs of 253 receiving yards and three touchdown catches against Mississippi Valley State last weekend. Veals leads the SWAC in ranks 21st in the FCS in receiving yards per game with 89.2.
 
As a team, Alcorn leads the FCS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score in just 59.3 percent of their trips. The Braves also lead the SWAC in scoring (33.7 ppg), total offense (469.5), rushing offense (251.4 ypg), first downs (20.6 per game) and third down conversions (43.0%).
 
The Braves defeated MVSU 59-0 in their last outing. Alcorn outgained the Delta Devils 746-215 in total yards. The 746 for the Braves was 10 shy of the school record of 756 set in 1994 against Grambling State. The Braves also outrushed the Delta Devils 424-to-negative 11.
 
The Tigers (2-8, 2-4 SWAC) are coming off a 10-7 win over Alabama A&M last weekend and have won two of their last three games. Running back Jordan Johnson leads the offense and has rushed for 627 yards and six touchdowns on the season.
 
The Braves are looking to beat JSU for the third straight season. Alcorn came out on top 35-16 last year and 14-10 in 2015.
 
The game can be heard live on 91.7 FM or wprl.org with Charles Edmond as the voice of the Braves.
 
The 2017 SWAC Championship game is slated for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2 at NRG Stadium in Houston. Alcorn will play the winner of Grambling State against Southern on Nov. 25.
 
NOTES
- Alcorn is 6-0 this year when leading at halftime and 6-0 when it has more total yards than its opponent. The Braves are also unbeaten when they hold the opposition to under 350 total yards.
 
- The Braves moved up a spot to No. 3 in this week's BOXTOROW HBCU Coaches Poll. Alcorn is second among SWAC teams behind Grambling State which is No. 2.
 
- It's been a week-to-week decision on who Alcorn's starting quarterback will be. Senior Lenorris Footman and sophomore Noah Johnson have combined for 2,139 passing yards, 716 rushing yards, 13 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing touchdowns.
 
- Footman ranks No. 6 all-time in school history in career rushing yards with 1,964. He's also seventh in career touchdown passes (30) and ninth in career passing yards (3,927).
 
- Sophomore Corey McCullough holds the school's single-season field goal record with a league-high 15 made this year. His 1.50 field goals made per game is third in the FCS. McCullough is also top-10 in the country in both punting average (43.3 yards) and points per game (8.5).
 
- Sophomore Javen Morrison has been a lockdown defender. He's second in the SWAC in interceptions (3), and eighth in the FCS in pass breakups per game (1.33).
 
- The Braves have won 10 SWAC Player of the Week awards this year from nine different student-athletes. McCullough won both FCS National and SWAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors on Nov. 6 after drilling for field goals against AAMU and punting six times for 309 yards (51.5 yards per punt).
 
- Six different receivers have caught touchdown passes for Alcorn this season and 16 student-athletes have at least one reception.
 
- Alcorn will carry-over a four-game home winning-streak into next season. The Braves went 5-1 at home this year and are 74-52 all-time at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium which wrapped-up its 26th season (first year was 1992).
 
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