2012 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 2012 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Karl Morgan, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC's East Division. Mississippi Valley State played home games at Rice–Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

2012 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–6 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Karl Morgan (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ramon Flanigan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:00 pm	Concordia (AL)*	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		L 19–20	3,092
September 8	1:00 pm	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL		L 7–29	11,804
September 13	6:30 pm	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 6–0	7,788
September 22	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA		L 14–45	8,245
October 6	2:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		L 0–35	4,296
October 13	2:00 pm	Grambling State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		W 45–21	4,076
October 20	3:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	SWAC TV	L 7–14 2OT	10,000
October 27	2:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		L 0–10	14,604
November 3	1:00 pm	Alcorn State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		W 33–9	6,708
November 10	1:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		W 22–20	2,059
November 17	1:00 pm	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX		W 34–3	954
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Media

All Delta Devils games were carried live on WVSD radio.