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2012 Prairie View A&M

3–⁠8 (3–⁠6 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Prairie View A&M in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Texas Southern 41–44; lost at Lamar 0–31; lost at Alabama A&M 30–42; lost at North Dakota State 7–66; lost at Jackson State 13–34; won vs. Grambling 31–14; won vs. Alcorn State 52–37; won vs. Southern 49–29; lost vs. Alabama State 21–35; lost at Mississippi Valley State 20–22; lost at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 41–42+20−59Lost 41–44 vs. Texas Southern-3Texas SouthernLost 0–31 at Lamar-31LamarLost 30–42 at Alabama A&M-12Alabama A&MLost 7–66 at North Dakota State-59North Dakota St…Lost 13–34 at Jackson State-21Jackson StateWon 31–14 vs. Grambling+17GramblingWon 52–37 vs. Alcorn State+15Alcorn StateWon 49–29 vs. Southern+20SouthernLost 21–35 vs. Alabama State-14Alabama StateLost 20–22 at Mississippi Valley State-2Mississippi Val…Lost 41–42 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff-1Arkansas–Pine B…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsTexas SouthernAt HoustonL 41–⁠4454%
Sep 8atLamarL 0–⁠3153%
Sep 15atAlabama A&ML 30–⁠4233%
Sep 22atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠6614%
Sep 29atJackson StateL 13–⁠3430%
Oct 6vsGramblingAT DallasW 31–⁠1435%
Oct 20vsAlcorn StateW 52–⁠3761%
Oct 27vsSouthernW 49–⁠2956%
Nov 3vsAlabama StateL 21–⁠3534%
Nov 10atMississippi Valley StateL 20–⁠2259%
Nov 17atArkansas–Pine BluffL 41–⁠4225%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas–Pine Bluff 42–⁠41; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 7th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
305–⁠396
Coach
—
Elo
1262 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−42.1 No. 110 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mark Orlando
Defensive coordinator
John Pearce

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.