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2012 Alabama State

7–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Alabama State in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Bethune-Cookman 28–38; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 29–7; won at Grambling 19–18; lost vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 21–24; won at Alcorn State 54–14; won vs. Texas Southern 45–0; lost vs. Jackson State 34–37; won vs. Alabama A&M 31–13; won vs. Prairie View A&M 35–21; won at Southern 31–30; lost vs. Tuskegee 25–27+45−10Lost 28–38 vs. Bethune-Cookman-10Bethune-CookmanWon 29–7 vs. Mississippi Valley State+22Mississippi Val…Won 19–18 at Grambling+1GramblingLost 21–24 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff-3Arkansas–Pine B…Won 54–14 at Alcorn State+40Alcorn StateWon 45–0 vs. Texas Southern+45Texas SouthernLost 34–37 vs. Jackson State-3Jackson StateWon 31–13 vs. Alabama A&M+18Alabama A&MWon 35–21 vs. Prairie View A&M+14Prairie View A&MWon 31–30 at Southern+1SouthernLost 25–27 vs. Tuskegee-2Tuskegee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsBethune-CookmanL 28–⁠3847%
Sep 8vsMississippi Valley StateW 29–⁠780%
Sep 15atGramblingW 19–⁠1844%
Sep 20vsArkansas–Pine BluffL 21–⁠2459%
Sep 29atAlcorn StateW 54–⁠1468%
Oct 6vsTexas SouthernW 45–⁠072%
Oct 13vsJackson StateL 34–⁠3761%
Oct 27vsAlabama A&MW 31–⁠1349%
Nov 3vsPrairie View A&MW 35–⁠2166%
Nov 10atSouthernW 31–⁠3073%
Nov 22vsTuskegeeL 25–⁠2779%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tuskegee 27–⁠25; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

SWAC East champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Jackson State

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
352–⁠229
Coach
—
Elo
1410 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.4 No. 72 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Fred Kaiss
Defensive coordinator
Cedric Thornton

2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas–Pine Bluff8–⁠19–⁠2
Alabama State7–⁠27–⁠4
Jackson State7–⁠27–⁠4
Alabama A&M6–⁠37–⁠4
Mississippi Valley State5–⁠45–⁠6
Alcorn State4–⁠54–⁠7
Southern3–⁠64–⁠7
Prairie View A&M3–⁠63–⁠8
Texas Southern2–⁠72–⁠9
Grambling0–⁠91–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.