2012 Alcorn State Braves football team

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

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All Braves games were broadcast live on WPRL 91.7 FM.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmvs. Grambling State
SWAC TVW 22–21N/A
September 87:00 pmat No. 5 James Madison*
L 3–4220,239
September 154:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff
L 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&M
W 21–2016,781
October 201:00 pmat Prairie View A&M
CSN HoustonL 37–5212,000
November 31:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State
L 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

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