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2012 Alcorn State Braves football team

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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
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Jackson Statexy	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]

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. 5James 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	atArkansas 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	atAlabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 21–20	16,781
October 20	1:00 pm	atPrairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	CSN Houston	L 37–52	12,000
November 3	1:00 pm	atMississippi 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

References[edit]

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

v t e Alcorn State Braves football
Venues	Henderson Stadium (1925–1991) Jack Spinks Stadium (1992–2011) Casem-Spinks Stadium (2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1951 Tropical Bowl 1952 Lion's Bowl 1968 Orange Blossom Classic 2015 Celebration Bowl 2018 Celebration Bowl Jackson State: Soul Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

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