2012 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2012 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by seventh-year head coach Rick Comegy and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the East Division Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished with an overall record of seven wins and five losses (7–5, 7–2 SWAC) and lost to Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the SWAC Championship Game.[1]

2012 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2012 record7–5 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coachRick Comegy (7th season)
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Jackson State xy  7 2     7 5  
Alabama State  7 2     7 4  
Alabama A&M  6 3     7 4  
Mississippi Valley State  5 4     5 6  
Alcorn State  4 5     4 7  
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$  8 1     10 2  
Prairie View A&M  3 6     3 8  
Southern  3 6     4 7  
Texas Southern*  2 7     2 9  
Grambling State  0 9     1 10  
Championship:Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 OT
December 8, 2012
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Texas Southern ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014)
As of November 4, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 PMat Mississippi State*Fox Sports SouthL 9–5655,082
September 86:00 PMvs. Tennessee State*Fox Sports SouthL 12–3842,257
September 157:30 PMat Texas Southern
W 45–3514,623
September 224:00 PMSouthernL 21–2820,713
September 294:00 PMPrairie View A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
SWAC TVW 34–138,566
October 66:00 PMat Arkansas–Pine BluffSWAC TVL 24–346,953
October 137:00 PMat Alabama StateW 37–3410,154
October 203:00 PMMississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
SWAC TVW 14–7 2OT10,000
November 32:00 PMat Grambling StateW 53–177,000
November 104:00 PMAlabama A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 35–218,445
November 171:00 PMAlcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Capital City Classic)
W 37–1138,120
December 812:00 PMvs. Arkansas–Pine BluffL 21–24 OT32,480

Media

Jackson State games were broadcast on 95.5 Hallelujah FM. All Jackson State games were also streamed online via Yahoo.

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References

  1. Birdsong, Nick (December 8, 2012). "SWAC Championship: 95-yard TD pass helps lift UAPB to 24-21 win against Jackson State". AL.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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