2012 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–7 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Stump Mitchell (3rd season; first 2 games) Dawson Odums (interim, final 9 games)
Defensive coordinator	Dawson Odums
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:00 pm	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 21–66	28,450
September 13	6:30 pm	Mississippi Valley State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 0–6	7,788
September 22	4:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 28–21	20,713
September 29	2:30 pm	vs. Florida A&M*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	NBCSN	W 21–14	41,042
October 6	2:00 pm	at Alcorn State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPN3	L 17–20	15,000
October 13	5:30 pm	Texas Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SWAC TV / CST (tape delay)	W 34–7	18,719
October 20	6:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST (tape delay)	L 21–50	13,500
October 27	4:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA		L 29–49	12,223
November 3	1:00 pm	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 23–24 OT	10,208
November 10	6:00 pm	Alabama State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST (tape delay)	L 30–31	14,220
November 24	1:30 pm	vs. Grambling State	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBC	W 38–33	45,980
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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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.