2012 Alcorn State Braves football team

2012 Alcorn State Braves football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division
2012 record	4–7 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Jay Hopson (1st year)
Home stadium	Casem-Spinks Stadium (Capacity: 22,500)

2012 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
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
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: December 8, 2012
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Texas Southern ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014) As of November 4, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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

All Braves games were broadcast live on WPRL 91.7 FM.

Schedule

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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 #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 (Soul Bowl)		L 11–37	30,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

References

↑ Downey, Travis (May 29, 2012) Alcorn State hires white football coach Jay Hopson USA Today.
↑ http://alcornsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football

Alcorn State Braves football

Venues	Henderson Stadium (?–1991) Jack Spinks Stadium (1992–present)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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