2012 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2012 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by third-year head coach Stump Mitchell, but after an 0–2 start, Mitchell was fired and defensive coordinator Dawson Odums was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[1] The Jaguars played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season with an overall record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 3–6 SWAC).

2012 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2012 record4–7 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coachStump Mitchell (3rd season)
Dawson Odums (interim)
Defensive coordinatorDawson Odums
Home stadiumAce W. Mumford 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

Media

All Southern Jaguars football games were broadcast on KQXL-FM 106.5 with Chris Powers (play-by-play), Gerald Kimble (analyst), and Eric Randall (sideline) calling the Jaguar Action.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14:00 PMat New Mexico*
L 21–6628,450
September 136:30 PMMississippi Valley State
ESPNUL 0–67,788
September 224:00 PMat Jackson StateW 28–2120,713
September 292:30 PMvs. Florida A&M*NBCSNW 21–1441,042
October 62:00 PMat Alcorn StateESPN3L 17–2015,000
October 135:30 PMTexas Southern
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC TV/ CST (Tape Delay)W 34–718,719
October 206:00 PMArkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CST (Tape Delay)L 21–5013,500
October 274:00 PMat Prairie View A&M
L 29–4912,223
November 31:00 PMat Alabama A&ML 23–24 OT10,208
November 106:00 PMAlabama State
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CST (Tape Delay)L 30–3114,220
November 241:30 PMvs. Grambling StateNBCW 38–3345,980

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References

  1. "Stump Mitchell out as Southern football coach". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. "Southern University releases 2012 football schedule". WAFB. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
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