The 1994 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by head fourth-year head coach Cardell Jones, the Braves compiled an overall record of 8–3–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the SWAC title with Grambling State. Alcorn State advanced to the

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playoffs, where they lost to the eventual national champion,

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, in the first round. Quarterback

Steve McNair Stephen LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009),Steve McNair Found Dead
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won the

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as most outstanding offensive player in

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. He was the second, following

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, and most recent I-AA player to earn a trip to

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as a finalist for presentation of the

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. McNair finished third in the voting for the Heisman behind the winner,

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, and runner-up

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