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2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2012 |
| image | NCAA logo.svg |
| number_of_teams | 122 |
| regular_season | August – November |
| playoffs | November 24 – December 15 |
| nc_date | [January 5, 2013](2013-ncaa-division-i-football-championship-game) |
| championship | FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, TX |
| champions | [North Dakota State](2012-north-dakota-state-bison-football-team) |
| payton | Taylor Heinicke, [Old Dominion](2012-old-dominion-monarchs-football-team) |
| buchanan | Caleb Schreibeis, [Montana State](2012-montana-state-bobcats-football-team) |
The 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 30, 2012, and concluded with the 2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January 5, 2013, at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State beat Sam Houston State for the second year in a row, 39-13, to repeat as champions.
Conference changes and new programs
Main article: 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment
The Great West Conference dropped football after the 2011 season.
No teams played as independents in 2012, for the first time in the history of Division I-AA/FCS.
| School | 2011 Conference | 2012 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | Great West | Big Sky |
| Georgia State | FCS Independent | CAA |
| Massachusetts | CAA (FCS) | MAC (FBS) |
| North Dakota | Great West | Big Sky |
| South Alabama | FCS Independent | Sun Belt (FBS) |
| South Dakota | Great West | MVFC |
| Southern Utah | Big Sky | |
| Texas State | FCS Independent | WAC (FBS) |
| UC Davis | Great West | Big Sky |
| UTSA | FCS Independent | WAC (FBS) |
FCS team wins over FBS teams
August 30: Eastern Washington 20, Idaho 3
August 30: McNeese State 27, Middle Tennessee 21
September 1: Tennessee–Martin 20, Memphis 17
September 1: Youngstown State 31, Pittsburgh 17
September 8: Illinois State 31, Eastern Michigan 14
September 8: North Dakota State 22, Colorado State 7
September 8: Northern Arizona 17, UNLV 14
September 8: Sacramento State 30, Colorado 28
September 15: Cal Poly 24, Wyoming 22
September 29: Stony Brook 23, Army 3
Conference standings
Conference summaries
Championship games
| Conference | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAC | [Arkansas–Pine Bluff](2012-arkansas-pine-bluff-golden-lions-football-team) | [Jackson State](2012-jackson-state-tigers-football-team) | 24–21 | url=http://www.swac.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=632758&SPID=93263&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27400&ATCLID=205820687 | title=SWAC Releases 2012 All-Conference Team | publisher=Southwestern Athletic Conference | date=December 4, 2012 | access-date=January 6, 2013}} | Brandon Thurmond (DT, Arkansas–Pine Bluff) |
Other conference winners
Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.
| Conference | Champion | Record | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky | [Eastern Washington](2012-eastern-washington-eagles-football-team) | ||||
| [Montana State](2012-montana-state-bobcats-football-team) | |||||
| [Cal Poly](2012-cal-poly-mustangs-football-team) | 9–2 (7–1) | ||||
| 10–1 (7–1) | |||||
| 9–2 (7–1) | DeNarius McGhee (Montana State) | Jody Owens (Montana State) | Beau Baldwin (Eastern Washington) | ||
| Tim Walsh (Cal Poly) | |||||
| Big South | [Coastal Carolina](2012-coastal-carolina-chanticleers-football-team) | ||||
| [Liberty](2012-liberty-flames-football-team) | |||||
| [Stony Brook](2012-stony-brook-seawolves-football-team) | 8–3 (5–1) | ||||
| 6–5 (5–1) | |||||
| 9–2 (5–1) | Miguel Maysonet (Stony Brook) | Quinn Backus (Coastal Carolina) | Joe Moglia (Coastal Carolina) | ||
| CAA | [New Hampshire](2012-new-hampshire-wildcats-football-team) | ||||
| [Richmond](2012-richmond-spiders-football-team) | |||||
| [Villanova](2012-villanova-wildcats-football-team) | |||||
| [Towson](2012-towson-tigers-football-team)Old Dominion had the best conference record at 7–1, but was not eligible for the title because it announced its 2013 departure for Conference USA in May 2012. Under CAA bylaws, a school that announces its departure immediately becomes ineligible for conference championships. | 8–3 (6–2) | ||||
| 8–3 (6–2) | |||||
| 8–3 (6–2) | |||||
| 7–4 (6–2) | Taylor Heinicke ([Old Dominion](2012-old-dominion-monarchs-football-team)) | Stephon Robertson (James Madison) | Andy Talley (Villanova) | ||
| Ivy | [Penn](2012-penn-quakers-football-team) | 6–4 (6–1) | Colton Chapple ([Harvard](2012-harvard-crimson-football-team)) | Mike Catapano ([Princeton](2012-princeton-tigers-football-team)) | |
| MEAC | [Bethune-Cookman](2012-bethune-cookman-wildcats-football-team) | 9–2 (8–0) | Nick Elko ([Delaware State](2012-delaware-state-hornets-football-team)) | Keith Pough ([Howard](2012-howard-bison-football-team)) | Brian Jenkins (Bethune Cookman) |
| MVFC | [North Dakota State](2012-north-dakota-state-bison-football-team) | 10–1 (7–1) | Matt Brown ([Illinois State](2012-illinois-state-redbirds-football-team)) | Marcus Williams ([North Dakota State](2012-north-dakota-state-bison-football-team)) | Craig Bohl ([North Dakota State](2012-north-dakota-state-bison-football-team)) |
| NEC | [Wagner](2012-wagner-seahawks-football-team) | ||||
| [Albany](2012-albany-great-danes-football-team) | 9–2 (7–1) | Jordan Harris ([Bryant](2012-bryant-bulldogs-football-team)) | Nolan Nearhoof ([Robert Morris](2012-robert-morris-colonials-football-team)) | Walt Hameline (Wagner) | |
| OVC | [Eastern Illinois](2012-eastern-illinois-panthers-football-team) | 7–4 (6–1) | Erik Lora (Eastern Illinois) | Blake Peiffer ([Southeast Missouri State](2012-southeast-missouri-state-redhawks-football-team)) | Dino Babers (Eastern Illinois) |
| Patriot | [Colgate](2012-colgate-raiders-football-team) | 8–3 (6–0) | Gavin McCarney (Colgate) | Robert McCabe ([Georgetown](2012-georgetown-hoyas-football-team)) | Dick Biddle (Colgate) |
| Pioneer | [Butler](2012-butler-bulldogs-football-team) | ||||
| [Drake](2012-drake-bulldogs-football-team) | 8–3 (7–1) | Matt Lancaster (Butler) | Tyler Moorehead (Drake) | Jeff Voris (Butler) | |
| Southern | [Georgia Southern](2012-georgia-southern-eagles-football-team) | ||||
| [Appalachian State](2012-appalachian-state-mountaineers-football-team) | |||||
| [Wofford](2012-wofford-terriers-football-team) | 8–3 (6–2) | Eric Breitenstein (Wofford) | Jeremy Kimbrough (Appalachian State) | ||
| Davis Tull ([Chattanooga](2012-chattanooga-mocs-football-team)) | Kevin Higgins ([The Citadel](2012-the-citadel-bulldogs-football-team)) | ||||
| Pat Sullivan ([Samford](2012-samford-bulldogs-football-team)) | |||||
| Southland | [Central Arkansas](2012-central-arkansas-bears-football-team) | ||||
| [Sam Houston State](2012-sam-houston-state-bearkats-football-team) | 9–2 (6–1) | ||||
| 8–3 (6–1) | Wynrick Smothers (Central Arkansas) | Darnell Taylor (Sam Houston State) | Clint Conque (Central Arkansas) |
Playoff qualifiers
Automatic berths for conference champions
- Big Sky Conference – Eastern Washington
- Big South Conference – Coastal Carolina
- Colonial Athletic Association – Villanova
- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune-Cookman
- Missouri Valley Football Conference – North Dakota State
- Northeast Conference – Wagner
- Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois
- Patriot League – Colgate
- Southern Conference – Georgia Southern
- Southland Conference – Central Arkansas
At large qualifiers
- Big Sky Conference - Montana State and Cal Poly
- Big South Conference - Stony Brook
- Colonial Athletic Association - New Hampshire and Old Dominion
- Missouri Valley Football Conference - Illinois State and South Dakota State
- Southern Conference - Wofford and Appalachian State
- Southland Conference - Sam Houston State
Abstains
- Ivy League – Penn
- Southwestern Athletic Conference – Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Postseason
NCAA Division I playoff bracket
November 24 Campus sites December 1 Campus sites December 7 and December 8 Campus sites December 14 and December 15 Campus sites
January 5 FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, Texas ESPN2 Dial Global Sports
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= Eastern Illinois | RD1-score3= 10 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= South Dakota State* | RD1-score4= 58 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= Coastal Carolina | RD1-score11= 24 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= Bethune-Cookman* | RD1-score12= 14 | RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19= Colgate | RD1-score19= 20 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20= Wagner* | RD1-score20= 31 | RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27= Villanova | RD1-score27= 10 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28= Stony Brook* | RD1-score28= 20 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= South Dakota State | RD2-score1= 3 | RD2-seed2= 1 | RD2-team2= North Dakota State* | RD2-score2= 28 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= New Hampshire | RD2-score3= 7 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= Wofford* | RD2-score4= 23 | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= Coastal Carolina | RD2-score5= 35 | RD2-seed6= 4 | RD2-team6= Old Dominion* | RD2-score6= 63 | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= Central Arkansas | RD2-score7= 16 | RD2-seed8= 5 | RD2-team8= Georgia Southern* | RD2-score8= 24 | RD2-seed9= | RD2-team9= Wagner | RD2-score9= 19 | RD2-seed10= 2 | RD2-team10= Eastern Washington* | RD2-score10= 29 | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11= Illinois State | RD2-score11= †38 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12= Appalachian State* | RD2-score12= 37 | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13= Stony Brook | RD2-score13= 10 | RD2-seed14= 3 | RD2-team14= Montana State* | RD2-score14= 16 | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15= Cal Poly | RD2-score15= 16 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16= Sam Houston State* | RD2-score16= 18 | RD3-seed1= 1 | RD3-team1= North Dakota State* | RD3-score1= 14 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= Wofford | RD3-score2= 7 | RD3-seed3= 4 | RD3-team3= Old Dominion* | RD3-score3= 35 | RD3-seed4= 5 | RD3-team4= Georgia Southern | RD3-score4= 49 | RD3-seed5= 2 | RD3-team5= Eastern Washington* | RD3-score5= 51 | RD3-seed6= | RD3-team6= Illinois State | RD3-score6= 35 | RD3-seed7= 3 | RD3-team7= Montana State* | RD3-score7= 16 | RD3-seed8= | RD3-team8= Sam Houston State | RD3-score8= 34 | RD4-seed1= 1 | RD4-team1= North Dakota State* | RD4-score1= 23 | RD4-seed2= 5 | RD4-team2= Georgia Southern | RD4-score2= 20 | RD4-seed3= 2 | RD4-team3= Eastern Washington* | RD4-score3= 42 | RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4= Sam Houston State | RD4-score4= 45 | RD5-seed1= 1 | RD5-team1= North Dakota State* | RD5-score1= 39 | RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2= Sam Houston State | RD5-score2= 13
- Home team † Overtime
Coaching changes
Preseason and in-season
This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2012. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2012, see 2011 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.
| School | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | Stump Mitchell | September 17 | Fired | Dawson Odums (interim) |
| Davidson | Tripp Merritt | November 5 | Fired | Brett Hayford (interim) |
| Florida A&M | Joe Taylor | November 7 | Retired | Earl Holmes (interim) |
End of season
| School | Outgoing coach | Date announced | Reason | Replacement | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State | Bill Curry | August 15 | Retired | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8696200/georgia-st-hires-trent-miles-replace-retiring-bill-curry | title=Georgia State hires Trent Miles | date=November 30, 2012 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=December 1, 2012 | publisher=ESPN.com}} | |||||||||
| Campbell | Dale Steele | November 5 | Fired | Mike Minter | ||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | Bradley Dale Peveto | November 19 | title=Bradley Dale Peveto won't return | agency=Associated Press | publisher=ESPN.com | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8653981/bradley-dale-peveto-return-northwestern-state-football-coach | access-date=November 19, 2012 | date=November 28, 2012}} | Jay Thomas | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Mark Hendrickson | November 19 | Fired | Bob Nielson | ||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | Matt Ballard | November 20 | Fired | Rob Tenyer | ||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | Trent Miles | November 30 | Hired by Georgia State | Mike Sanford | ||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | Jack Crowe | November 30 | title=Head football coach Jack Crowe out at Jacksonville State | agency=Jacksonville State Sports Information | publisher=AL.com | url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/11/head_football_coach_jack_crowe.html#incart_river | access-date=November 30, 2012 | date=December 1, 2012}} | Bill Clark | |||||||||
| UC Davis | Bob Biggs | December 1 | url=http://www.ucdavisaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120111aaa.html | title=Biggs To Retire From Coaching After 2012 Season | publisher=UC Davis Sports Information | date=December 1, 2012 | access-date=December 18, 2012}} | Ron Gould | ||||||||||
| Appalachian State | Jerry Moore | December 2 | url=http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=104458&SPID=12811&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=205819345 | title=Jerry Moore Tenure Comes to an End at Appalachian | publisher=Appalachian Sports Information | date=December 2, 2012 | access-date=December 18, 2012}} | url=http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=104458&SPID=12811&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=205825054 | title=Satterfield Named App State's 20th Football Coach | publisher=Appalachian Sports Information | date=December 14, 2012 | access-date=December 18, 2012}} | ||||||
| Cornell | Kent Austin | December 17 | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/report-ticats-hire-kent-austin-to-be-head-coach-head-up-football-operations/article6469834/ | title=Ticats hire Kent Austin to be head coach, head up football operations | first=Rachel | last=Brady | newspaper=The Globe and Mail | location=Toronto | date=December 17, 2012 | access-date=December 23, 2012}} | David Archer | |||||||
| San Diego | Ron Caragher | December 17 | Hired by San Jose State | Dale Lindsey | ||||||||||||||
| Davidson | Brett Hayford | December 21 | Permanent replacement | url=http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/news/2012/12/21/FB_1221125906.aspx?path=football | title=Davidson Names Alum Paul Nichols Head Football Coach | publisher=Davidson College Athletics | date=December 21, 2012 | access-date=December 23, 2012}} | ||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | Jay Mills | January 3 | title=Charleston Southern football coach Mills resigns | url=http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Charleston-Southern-football-coach-Mills-resigns-00818166 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130426000550/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Charleston-Southern-football-coach-Mills-resigns-00818166 | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 26, 2013 | agency=Associated Press | publisher=FOXSports.com | date=January 3, 2013 | access-date=February 10, 2013 }} | last=Shelton | first=David | title=Charleston Southern introduces Chadwell as new football coach | url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130118/PC20/130119257/1268/charleston-southern-introduces-chadwell-as-new-football-coach&source=RSS | access-date=February 10, 2013 | newspaper=The Post and Courier | date=January 18, 2013}} |
| Delaware | K. C. Keeler | January 7 | Fired | Dave Brock | ||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | Ron Dickerson, Jr. | January 17 | title=Gardner–Webb coach resigns | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8858440/gardner-webb-runnin-bulldogs-coach-ron-dickerson-jr-resigns-pursue-other-opportunities | agency=Associated Press | publisher=ESPN.com | date=January 18, 2013 | access-date=February 10, 2013}} | url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20130128/ARTICLES/130129650 | title=North Greenville football coach McCray leaves for Gardner-Webb | newspaper=The Greenville News | location=Greenville, South Carolina | publisher=GoUpstate.com | date=January 28, 2013 | access-date=February 10, 2013}} | |||
| Savannah State | Steve Davenport | April 17 | Fired | Earnest Wilson III |
- In addition to the above changes, Southern named its interim head coach Dawson Odums as permanent head coach on December 14.
References
References
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- (December 8, 2012). "UAPB Comes from Behind to Win SWAC Title!!!!!". Southwestern Athletic Conference.
- (December 4, 2012). "SWAC Releases 2012 All-Conference Team". Southwestern Athletic Conference.
- "2013 FCS National Championship Bowl: North Dakota State Bisons vs. Sam Houston State Bearkats". Stat Broadcast.
- (September 17, 2012). "Mitchell reassigned, Odums named interim coach". Southern University Athletic Media Relations.
- (November 5, 2012). "Davidson dismisses head coach Merritt". Davidson College Athletic Media Relations.
- (November 7, 2012). "Joe Taylor Steps Down As FAMU Head Football Coach". Florida A&M Sports Information.
- (August 15, 2012). "Bill Curry to retire after season". ESPN.com.
- (November 30, 2012). "Georgia State hires Trent Miles". ESPN.com.
- (November 5, 2012). "Campbell head coach Steele will not return in 2013". Campbell University Athletic Media Relations.
- (November 27, 2012). "Mike Minter named head football coach at Campbell University". Campbell University Athletic Media Relations.
- (November 28, 2012). "Bradley Dale Peveto won't return". ESPN.com.
- (December 20, 2012). "Former Southland champion coach Jay Thomas takes over NSU football". Northwestern State University Sports Information.
- (November 20, 2012). "Western Illinois football coach won't return". Galesburg.com.
- (December 19, 2012). "Bob Nielson Named Leatherneck Head Football Coach". Western Illinois Athletics.
- (November 20, 2012). "Morehead State fires football coach Ballard". [[Lexington Herald-Leader]].
- (December 13, 2012). "Tenyer Introduced as Morehead State Head Football Coach". Morehead State University Athletic Media Relations.
- (December 14, 2012). "Mike Sanford Tabbed As Indiana State Head Football Coach". Indiana State University Athletics.
- (December 1, 2012). "Head football coach Jack Crowe out at Jacksonville State". AL.com.
- (December 15, 2012). "JSU Announces Bill Clark as Head Football Coach". Jacksonville State University Athletics.
- (December 1, 2012). "Biggs To Retire From Coaching After 2012 Season". UC Davis Sports Information.
- (December 17, 2012). "Ron Gould Named UC Davis Head Football Coach". UC Davis Sports Information.
- (December 2, 2012). "Jerry Moore Tenure Comes to an End at Appalachian". Appalachian Sports Information.
- (December 14, 2012). "Satterfield Named App State's 20th Football Coach". Appalachian Sports Information.
- Brady, Rachel. (December 17, 2012). "Ticats hire Kent Austin to be head coach, head up football operations". [[The Globe and Mail]].
- (January 3, 2013). "David Archer '05 Named The 27th Football Coach At Cornell University". Cornell University Sports Information.
- (December 17, 2012). "Caragher Named New San Jose State University Head Football Coach". University of San Diego Official Athletic Site.
- (December 21, 2012). "Davidson Names Alum Paul Nichols Head Football Coach". Davidson College Athletics.
- (January 3, 2013). "Charleston Southern football coach Mills resigns". FOXSports.com.
- Shelton, David. (January 18, 2013}}{{dead link). "Charleston Southern introduces Chadwell as new football coach". The Post and Courier.
- Tresolini, Kevin. (January 7, 2013). "UD fires football coach K.C. Keeler". The News Journal.
- (January 18, 2013). "Rutgers OC Dave Brock headed to Delaware". ESPN.
- (January 18, 2013). "Gardner–Webb coach resigns". ESPN.com.
- (January 28, 2013). "North Greenville football coach McCray leaves for Gardner-Webb". GoUpstate.com.
- Heath, Donald. (17 April 2013). "SSU fires football coach Davenport". Savannah Morning News.
- "Earnest Wilson III hired as new SSU football coach". Savannah Morning News.
- (December 14, 2012). "Broussard tabs Odums as Southern's head coach". Southern University Athletic Media Relations.
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