The 1982 Alcorn State Braves football team represented

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as a member of the

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(SWAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 20th-year head coach

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, the Braves compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

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