# 2012 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2012 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Darrell Asberry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC's West Division. Texas Southern played home games at a new stadium, BBVA Compass Stadium, in Houston.
Texas Southern was barred from postseason football play for the 2012 season due to falling short in fulfilling the NCAA graduation rate requirements.

## Before the season
### 2012 recruits

14 players signed up to join the 2012 Texas Southern team.
US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Rudofo "Rudy" Alonzo RB | Corpus Christi, TX | Corpus King | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Zach Bamijoko LB | Missouri City, TX | Elkins | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Darius Callies WR | Edna, TX | Edna | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Brandon Charles OL | Corinth, TX | Lake Dallas | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Zachary Faires TE | Edinburg, TX | Edinburg | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Justice Jones QB | Patterson, LA | Patterson | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Elston Lane Jr. WR | Miami, FL | Miami Northwestern | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Derrick McWilliams DE | Houston, TX | New Mexico Military Institute | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Jarius Moore LB | Houston, TX | North Shore | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Jaquaa Peters WR | Columbia, MO | Pearl River CC | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Frederick Plummer WR | Memphis, TN | Coahoma CC | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Billy Rosenberg TE | Memphis, TN | Memphis Raleigh-Egypt | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Darius Taylor OL | Houston, TX | North Shore | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Daryl Jones, Jr. RB | Jackson, MS | Callaway | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked ESPN: Not Ranked |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Player Commitments - Texas Southern". ESPN.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 pm | vs. Prairie View A&M | Reliant StadiumHouston, TX (Labor Day Classic) | | W 44–41 | 22,516 |
| September 8 | 6:00 pm | at North Texas* | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | TXA 21/ESPN3 | L 7–31 | 22,259 |
| September 15 | 7:30 pm | Jackson State | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU 11.2 Bounce TV | L 35–45 | 14,623 |
| September 22 | 11:00 am | Alabama A&M | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU 11.2 Bounce TV / SWAC TV | L 13–42 | 4,484 |
| September 27 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Sam Houston State* | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU 11.2 Bounce TV / CSN Houston (tape delay) | L 6–50 | 4,443 |
| October 6 | 1:00 pm | at Alabama State | Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL | | L 0–45 | 3,356 |
| October 13 | 5:30 pm | at Southern | Ace W. Mumford StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | SWAC TV | L 7–34 | 18,719 |
| October 27 | 4:00 pm | Grambling State | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU 11.2 Bounce TV /SWAC TV / CSN Houston (tape delay) | W 23–20 | 2,966 |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU 11.2 Bounce TV / CSN Houston (tape delay) | L 3–49 | 2,968 |
| November 10 | 2:00 pm | at Alcorn State | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | | L 24–34 | 4,309 |
| November 17 | 1:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | KHOU 11.2 Bounce TV / CSN Houston (tape delay) | L 3–34 | 954 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| • Tigers | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 44 |
Texas Southern holds an 18-8 advantage in the Labor Day Classic, but Prairie View A&M had won the most recent 5 games headed into this game.

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| • Mean Green | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
North Texas and Texas Southern met for the first time in the schools' histories.

### Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • JSU Tigers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
| TSO Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Tigers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |

### Sam Houston State

The Tigers and Bearkats play each other for the first time since 1997. The Bearkats look to build on an 8-5 record they have against the Tigers. The Bearkats won the most recent meeting in 1997 and have won 4 of the last 5 and 8 of the last 10.
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #9 Bearkats | 14 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 50 |
| Tigers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Hornets | 0 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 45 |

### Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Jaguars | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| GSU Tigers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| • TSU Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |

### Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Golden Lions | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| • Braves | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |

### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Delta Devils | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

## Media

Texas Southern football games were carried live on KTSU 90.9 FM.