2012 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 2012 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in the second season of his second tenure as head coach and eighth overall after coaching the Tigers from 1998 to 2003. They played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished the season with an overall record of one win and ten losses (1–10, 0–9 SWAC).

2012 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2012 record1–10 (0–9 SWAC)
Head coachDoug Williams (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorVyron Brown (2nd season)
Home stadiumEddie Robinson Stadium
2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference 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:Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 OT
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 PMvs. Alcorn State
SWAC TVL 21–22NA
September 86:00 PMat No. 17 (FBS) TCU*
FSSWL 0–5645,112
September 154:00 PMAlabama State
SWAC TVL 18–198,062
September 296:00 PMat Alabama A&M
ESPNUL 17–386,823
October 66:00 PMvs. Prairie View A&M
ESPNUL 14–3133,123
October 132:00 PMat Mississippi Valley State
L 21–454,076
October 202:00 PMVirginia–Lynchburg*
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 22–712,569
October 274:00 PMat Texas Southern
SWAC TVL 20–232,966
November 32:00 PMJackson State
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 17–537,000
November 102:00 PMArkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 17–247,324
November 241:30 PMvs. Southern
NBCL 33–3845,980

References
  1. DeLassus, David. "Grambling State Yearly Results: 2010–2014". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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