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2012 Alcorn State

4–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Alcorn State in 2012, game by game: won vs. Grambling 22–21; lost at James Madison 3–42; lost vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6–24; lost at Arkansas State 0–56; lost vs. Alabama State 14–54; won vs. Southern 20–17; won at Alabama A&M 21–20; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 37–52; lost at Mississippi Valley State 9–33; won vs. Texas Southern 34–24; lost vs. Jackson State 11–37+10−56Won 22–21 vs. Grambling+1GramblingLost 3–42 at James Madison-39James MadisonLost 6–24 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff-18Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 0–56 at Arkansas State-56Arkansas StateLost 14–54 vs. Alabama State-40Alabama StateWon 20–17 vs. Southern+3SouthernWon 21–20 at Alabama A&M+1Alabama A&MLost 37–52 vs. Prairie View A&M-15Prairie View A&MLost 9–33 at Mississippi Valley State-24Mississippi Val…Won 34–24 vs. Texas Southern+10Texas SouthernLost 11–37 vs. Jackson State-26Jackson State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsGramblingW 22–⁠2128%
Sep 8atJames MadisonL 3–⁠4219%
Sep 15vsArkansas–Pine BluffL 6–⁠2446%
Sep 22atArkansas StateL 0–⁠569%
Sep 29vsAlabama StateL 14–⁠5432%
Oct 6vsSouthernW 20–⁠1742%
Oct 13atAlabama A&MW 21–⁠2016%
Oct 20vsPrairie View A&ML 37–⁠5239%
Nov 3atMississippi Valley StateL 9–⁠3345%
Nov 10vsTexas SouthernW 34–⁠2451%
Nov 17vsJackson StateL 11–⁠3725%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jackson State 37–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 6th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
177–⁠380
Coach
—
Elo
1132 −70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−51.8 No. 116 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Willie Simmons
Defensive coordinator
Tony Pecoraro

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.