2012 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2012 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon co-champion
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 20–23 vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Davis (3rd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Georgia Southern +^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 9 Wofford +^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 7 Appalachian State +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
The Citadel   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Samford   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Chattanooga   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Furman   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Elon   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Western Carolina   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2012 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to claim a share of the conference championship with Appalachian State and Wofford. They received the SoCon's automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Arkansas in the second round and Old Dominion in the quarterfinals before falling to North Dakota State in the semifinals. That would turn out to be Georgia Southern's final FCS playoff game, as they announced they were moving to FBS and the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmJacksonville*No. 3
W 58–020,132
September 86:00 pmat The CitadelNo. 3
L 21–2312,299
September 226:00 pmElonNo. 11
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 26–2318,353
September 296:00 pmSamfordNo. 10
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 35–1620,832
October 63:30 pmat Western CarolinaNo. 8
W 45–139,514
October 136:00 pmNo. 5 WoffordNo. 7
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 17–920,983
October 201:30 pmat FurmanNo. 3
W 37–1711,191
October 276:00 pmat ChattanoogaNo. 2
W 39–31 3OT8,908
November 32:00 pmNo. 15 Appalachian StateNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
ESPN3L 28–3122,155
November 102:00 pmHoward*No. 7
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 69–2618,069
November 171:30 pmat No. 5 (FBS) Georgia*No. 6
ESPN3L 14–4592,746
December 12:00 pmNo. 8 Central Arkansas*No. 6
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3W 24–168,888
December 812:00 pmat No. 3 Old Dominion*No. 6
ESPNW 49–3520,068
December 148:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 6
ESPN2L 20–2318,484[1]

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Sports Network3311111087322766
Coaches331010987321767

References

  1. ^ "No luck in North Dakota". The Macon Telegraph. December 15, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Schedule


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