2012 Alcorn State Braves football team

2012 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–7 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWillie Simmons (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (1st season)
Home stadiumCasem-Spinks Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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.[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).

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