2012 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

2012 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–4 (6–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Anthony Jones (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Cedric Pearl (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Brawnski Towns (34th season)
Home stadium	Louis Crews Stadium

2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Alabama A&M) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by 11th-year head coach Anthony Jones and played their home games at Louis Crews Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and finished the season with an overall record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 6–3 SWAC).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	vs. Tuskegee*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 7–6	21,400
September 8	6:00 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	SWAC TV	W 14–10	11,300
September 16	6:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL (Louis Crews Classic)		W 42–30	5,325
September 22	11:00 am	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	SWAC TV	W 42–13	4,484
September 29	6:00 pm	Grambling State	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	ESPNU	W 38–17	6,823
October 6	1:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		W 35–0	4,296
October 13	1:00 pm	Alcorn State	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 20–21	16,781
October 27	2:30 pm	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (75th Magic City Classic)	ESPNU	L 13–31	58,201
November 3	1:00 pm	Southern	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	SWAC TV	W 24–23 OT	10,208
November 10	2:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 21–35	8,445
November 17	1:30 pm	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	L 7–51	74,832
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time