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2012 Jackson State

7–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠5, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Jackson State in 2012, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 9–56; lost vs. Tennessee State 12–38; won vs. Texas Southern 45–35; lost vs. Southern 21–28; won vs. Prairie View A&M 34–13; lost at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24–34; won vs. Alabama State 37–34; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 14–7; won at Grambling 53–17; won vs. Alabama A&M 35–21; won at Alcorn State 37–11+36−47Lost 9–56 at Mississippi State-47Mississippi Sta…Lost 12–38 vs. Tennessee State-26Tennessee StateWon 45–35 vs. Texas Southern+10Texas SouthernLost 21–28 vs. Southern-7SouthernWon 34–13 vs. Prairie View A&M+21Prairie View A&MLost 24–34 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff-10Arkansas–Pine B…Won 37–34 vs. Alabama State+3Alabama StateWon 14–7 vs. Mississippi Valley State+7Mississippi Val…Won 53–17 at Grambling+36GramblingWon 35–21 vs. Alabama A&M+14Alabama A&MWon 37–11 at Alcorn State+26Alcorn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atMississippi StateL 9–⁠5623%
Sep 8vsTennessee StateL 12–⁠3864%
Sep 15vsTexas SouthernW 45–⁠3559%
Sep 22vsSouthernL 21–⁠2879%
Sep 29vsPrairie View A&MW 34–⁠1370%
Oct 6atArkansas–Pine BluffL 24–⁠3447%
Oct 13vsAlabama StateW 37–⁠3439%
Oct 20vsMississippi Valley StateW 14–⁠780%
Nov 3atGramblingW 53–⁠1758%
Nov 10vsAlabama A&MW 35–⁠2160%
Nov 17atAlcorn StateW 37–⁠1175%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alcorn State 37–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Jackson State’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 8vsArkansas–Pine BluffL 21–⁠24Arkansas–Pine Bluff’s article, Jackson State’s article

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

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠294
Coach
—
Elo
1408 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.3 No. 88 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Derrick McCall
Defensive coordinator
Darrin Hayes

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.