| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Alcorn State Braves |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 4–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jay Hopson |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Willie Simmons |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Tony Pecoraro |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Casem-Spinks Stadium |
The 2012 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Braves were led by first-year head coach Jay Hopson, and played their home games at Casem-Spinks Stadium.[1] Hopson is the first non-black head coach to coach at a historically black university in either the MEAC or SWAC. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished the season with an overall record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 4–5 SWAC).
All Braves games were broadcast live on WPRL 91.7 FM.