2012 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–7 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDawson Odums
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
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 Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason

The 2012 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by third-year head coach Stump Mitchell out the outset of the season, 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. They finished the season with an overall record of 4–7 and mark of 3–6 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC's West Division.

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 State
W 28–2120,713
September 292:30 pmvs. Florida A&M*
NBCSNW 21–1441,042
October 62:00 pmat Alcorn State
ESPN3L 17–2015,000
October 135:30 pmTexas Southerndagger
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC TV / CST (tape delay)W 34–718,719
October 206:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff
  • A. 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&M
L 23–24 OT10,208
November 106:00 pmAlabama State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CST (tape delay)L 30–3114,220
November 241:30 pmvs. Grambling State
NBCW 38–3345,980

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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.

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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