2012 Alcorn State Braves football team

2012 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2012 record 4–7 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach Jay Hopson (1st season)
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

[2]

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 (Soul Bowl) L 11–37   30,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #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

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