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2012 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–7 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWillie Simmons (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (1st season)
Home stadiumCasem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Jackson State xy   7 2     7 5  
Alabama State   7 2     7 4  
Alabama A&M   6 3     7 4  
Mississippi Valley State   5 4     5 6  
Alcorn State   4 5     4 7  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$   8 1     10 2  
Prairie View A&M   3 6     3 8  
Southern   3 6     4 7  
Texas Southern *   2 7     2 9  
Grambling State   0 9     1 10  
Championship: Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason

The 2012 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by first-year head coach Jay Hopson, and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium.[1] Hopson is the first non-black head coach to coach at a historically black university in either the MEAC or SWAC. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished the season with an overall record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 4–5 SWAC).

Media[edit]

All Braves games were broadcast live on WPRL 91.7 FM.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmvs. Grambling StateSWAC TVW 22–21N/A
September 87:00 pmat No. 5 James Madison*L 3–4220,239
September 154:00 pmArkansas–Pine BluffL 6–248,200
September 226:00 pmat Arkansas State*ESPN3L 0–5621,559
September 292:00 pmAlabama State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
L 14–54946
October 64:00 pmSouthern
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
ESPN3
ESPNU Tape Delay at 9:30 PM
W 20–1715,000
October 131:00 pmat Alabama A&MW 21–2016,781
October 201:00 pmat Prairie View A&MCSN HoustonL 37–5212,000
November 31:00 pmat Mississippi Valley StateL 9–336,708
November 102:00 pmTexas Southern
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS
W 34–244,309
November 171:00 pmJackson State
  • Casem-Spinks Stadium
  • Lorman, MS (Capital City Classic)
L 11–3730,000

References[edit]

  1. ^ Downey, Travis (May 29, 2012) Alcorn State hires white football coach Jay Hopson USA Today.

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