Alcorn State went 5 - 4 - 1 that year .
While some of Alcorn State 's losses were to excellent teams ( Grambling , Jackson State , tc . ) , losing to Alcorn probably meant CMU was n't really a top - 20 team .
Alcorn State went 5 - 4 - 1 that year , and while some of their losses were to excellent teams ( Grambling , Jackson State , tc . ) , losing to Alcorn probably meant CMU was n't really a top - 20 team .