2012 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
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
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
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| September 1 |
6:00 PM |
Jacksonville* |
#3 |
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
|
W 58–0 |
20,132 |
| September 8 |
6:00 PM |
at The Citadel |
#3 |
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC |
|
L 21–23 |
12,299 |
| September 22 |
6:00 PM |
Elon |
#11 |
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
|
W 26–23 |
18,353 |
| September 29 |
6:00 PM |
Samford |
#10 |
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
ESPN3 |
W 35–16 |
20,832 |
| October 6 |
3:30 PM |
at Western Carolina |
#8 |
E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC |
|
W 45–13 |
9,514 |
| October 13 |
6:00 PM |
#5 Wofford |
#7 |
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
|
W 17–9 |
20,983 |
| October 20 |
1:30 PM |
at Furman |
#3 |
Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC |
|
W 37–17 |
11,191 |
| October 27 |
6:00 PM |
at Chattanooga |
#2 |
Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN |
|
W 39–31 3OT |
8,908 |
| November 3 |
2:00 PM |
#15 Appalachian State |
#2 |
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
ESPN3 |
L 28–31 |
22,155 |
| November 10 |
2:00 PM |
Howard* |
#7 |
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
|
W 69–26 |
18,069 |
| November 17 |
1:30 PM |
at #5 (FBS) Georgia* |
#6 |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |
ESPN3 |
L 14–45 |
92,746 |
| December 1 |
2:00 PM |
#8 Central Arkansas* |
#6 |
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 24–16 |
8,888 |
| December 8 |
12:00 PM |
at #3 Old Dominion* |
#6 |
Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) |
ESPN |
W 49–35 |
20,068 |
| December 14 |
8:00 PM |
at #1 North Dakota State* |
#6 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) |
ESPN2 |
L 20–23 |
18,484 |
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Ranking Movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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| | | Champion – North Dakota State |
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