2012 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
#6 Georgia Southern § ^
6
–
2
10
–
4
#9 Wofford § ^
6
–
2
9
–
4
#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 The Sports Network FCS Poll
The 2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 24th year head coach Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium . They were a member of the Southern Conference . They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to share the conference championship with Georgia Southern and Wofford . They received an at–large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Illinois State .
Schedule [ ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 1*
12:00 PM
at East Carolina
#6
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
FSN
L 13–35 49,023
September 8*
6:30 PM
#12 Montana
#11
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ESPN3
W 35–27 30,856
September 15
3:30 PM
#21 The Citadel
#8
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
L 28–52 24,137
September 22
6:00 PM
at Chattanooga
#17
Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
W 34–17 13,726
September 29*
3:30 PM
Coastal Carolina
#17
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
W 55–14 27,619
October 6
3:30 PM
Elon †
#15
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
W 35–23 29,073
October 13
3:00 PM
at #25 Samford
#13
Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL
W 28–25 9,712
October 20
3:30 PM
#8 Wofford
#13
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
L 28–38 27,115
October 27
3:30 PM
at Western Carolina
#16
E.J Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug )
W 38–27 13,279
November 3
2:00 PM
at #2 Georgia Southern
#15
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3
W 31–28 22,155
November 10
3:30 PM
Furman
#12
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
W 33–28 28,946
December 1*
2:00 PM
#16 Illinois State
#7
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3
L 37–38 OT
16,716
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
File:App Fans Storm Field after beating Furman 33-28.JPG Fans storm Kidd Brewer Stadium after defeating the Furman Paladins and securing a share of the Southern Conference football championship
Ranking Movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
Sports Network
6
11
8
17
17
15
13
13
16
15
12
8
7
Coaches
5
8
7
18
16
14
12
11
15
14
12
8
6
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