The Alcorn State Braves (SWAC) have revealed their 2025 schedule, which will feature a home against against the non-affiliated Lincoln University Oaklanders (CA). Alcorn State will host the Oaklanders in Lorman, Mississippi on Saturday, October 11.
Alcorn State and Lincoln (CA) have never met in football. The Oaklanders are based in Oakland, California, and began a football program in 2021 as an independent school. The team has compiled a 3-39 overall record in four seasons. In 2024, Lincoln played three FCS schools and lost by a combined score of 220-18 against Mercyhurst (66-0), Northern Arizona (66-6), and West Georgia (88-12).
Lincoln is 0-17 all-time against FCS teams since it started football in 2021. They have been outscored 837-115 in those 17 games for an average score of 49-7. Lincoln has another FCS opponent lined up for 2025: Idaho State (Big Sky) on Saturday, September 20.
The Braves will begin the 2025 season with road games at Northwestern State (Southland) on August 30, Alabama A&M (SWAC non-conference matchup) on September 6, and Mississippi State (SEC) on September 13. The Braves will start SWAC play on the road at Arkansas-Pine Bluff on September 27 before spending the majority of October at home against Prairie View (SWAC), Lincoln (CA), at Florida A&M (SWAC), and home again to Mississippi Valley State (SWAC). Alcorn State ends the season at Texas Southern (SWAC), home to Southern (SWAC) and Grambling State (SWAC), and ends at Jackson State (SWAC) on November 22.
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