2012 Mid-South Conference football season

2012 Mid-South Conference football season
LeagueNAIA
Sportfootball
DurationFall-Winter 2012
Number of teams13
2012
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2012 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 8 Georgetown (KY) x^   5 – 0     10 – 1  
No. 7 Cumberlands (KY) ^   4 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 25 Kentucky Christian   3 – 2     7 – 4  
Union (KY)   1 – 4     4 – 7  
Pikeville   1 – 4     3 – 8  
Virginia–Wise   1 – 4     3 – 8  
West Division
No. 9 Bethel (TN) x^   6 – 0     9 – 4  
No. 19 Cumberland (TN)   4 – 2     8 – 3  
Belhaven   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Faulkner   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Campbellsville   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Lindsey Wilson   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Bluefield   0 – 6     0 – 11  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Mid-South Conference football season is made up of 13 United States college athletic programs that compete in the Mid-South Conference (MSC) under the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for the 2012 college football season. The conference is divided into two divisions, the East Division and the West Division.

Georgetown College was declared champion of the East Division with a conference record of 5 wins and 0 losses in the conference. Bethel was declared the winner of the West Division with 6 wins and 0 losses in the conference.[1] A total of three of the teams qualified for the 2012 NAIA Football National Championship: Georgetown, Cumberlands, and Bethel.[2]

Awards

Upon completion of the season, the conference awarded multiple individual awards. In the Western Division, Cumberland's Lemeco Miller was named offensive player of the year while Belhaven's Calvin Lewis earned defensive player of the year.[3] University of the Cumberlands' Terrance Cobb and Weston Hazelhurst each were awarded the East Division's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards.[4] Both divisions awarded first and second all-conference teams as well as academic all-conference awards. Cumberland University led the academic honors with 31 student athletes.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Mid-South Conference". DakTronics 3000. Daktronics, Inc. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 Football Championship Series Pairings Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 11, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Wells, Chris (November 15, 2012). "MSC West Division All-Conference Teams Announced; Miller, Lewis Players of the Year". Mid-South Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  4. ^ Wells, Chris (November 15, 2012). "Cobb, Hazelhurst Headline All Mid-South Conference East Division Football Team". Mid-South Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  5. ^ Wells, Chris (November 14, 2012). "Mid-South Conference Football Academic Awards Announced". Mid-South Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2013.