2012 Alcorn State Braves football team

2012 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	4–7 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Jay Hopson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Willie Simmons (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Pecoraro (1st season)
Home stadium	Casem-Spinks Stadium

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. 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

All Braves games were broadcast live on WPRL 91.7 FM.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	vs. Grambling State	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Port City Classic)	SWAC TV	W 22–21	N/A
September 8	7:00 pm	at No. 5 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		L 3–42	20,239
September 15	4:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		L 6–24	8,200
September 22	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State*	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 0–56	21,559
September 29	2:00 pm	Alabama State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		L 14–54	946
October 6	4:00 pm	Southern	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPN3 ESPNU Tape Delay at 9:30 PM	W 20–17	15,000
October 13	1:00 pm	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 21–20	16,781
October 20	1:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	CSN Houston	L 37–52	12,000
November 3	1:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		L 9–33	6,708
November 10	2:00 pm	Texas Southern	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 34–24	4,309
November 17	1:00 pm	Jackson State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS (Capital City Classic)		L 11–37	30,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time