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2012 Grambling

1–⁠10 (0–⁠9 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Grambling in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Alcorn State 21–22; lost at No. 20 TCU 0–56; lost vs. Alabama State 18–19; lost at Alabama A&M 17–38; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 14–31; lost at Mississippi Valley State 21–45; won vs. Virginia Lynchburg 22–7; lost vs. Texas Southern 20–23; lost vs. Jackson State 17–53; lost vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 17–24; lost vs. Southern 33–38+15−56Lost 21–22 vs. Alcorn State-1Alcorn StateLost 0–56 at No. 20 TCU-56No. 20 TCULost 18–19 vs. Alabama State-1Alabama StateLost 17–38 at Alabama A&M-21Alabama A&MLost 14–31 vs. Prairie View A&M-17Prairie View A&MLost 21–45 at Mississippi Valley State-24Mississippi Val…Won 22–7 vs. Virginia Lynchburg+15Virginia Lynchb…Lost 20–23 vs. Texas Southern-3Texas SouthernLost 17–53 vs. Jackson State-36Jackson StateLost 17–24 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff-7Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 33–38 vs. Southern-5Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsAlcorn StateL 21–⁠2272%
Sep 8at20TCUL 0–⁠5610%
Sep 15vsAlabama StateL 18–⁠1956%
Sep 29atAlabama A&ML 17–⁠3839%
Oct 6vsPrairie View A&MAT DallasL 14–⁠3165%
Oct 13atMississippi Valley StateL 21–⁠4567%
Oct 20vsVirginia LynchburgW 22–⁠767%
Oct 27vsTexas SouthernL 20–⁠2361%
Nov 3vsJackson StateL 17–⁠5342%
Nov 10vsArkansas–Pine BluffL 17–⁠2432%
Nov 24vsSouthernAt New OrleansL 33–⁠3849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern 38–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠9 10th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠356
Coach
—
Elo
1170 −194 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−52.3 No. 117 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 171

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Quadre Heath WR★★No. 2246

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

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.