2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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 in what would turn out to be the school's last postseason game as an FCS program, as the Mountaineers will move to FBS and the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.

2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
SoCon co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 37–38 OT vs. Illinois State
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Satterfield (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorDale Jones (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKidd Brewer 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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Noonat East Carolina*No. 6FSNL 13–3549,023
September 86:30 p.m.No. 12 Montana*No. 11ESPN3W 35–2730,856
September 153:30 p.m.No. 21 The CitadelNo. 8
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 28–5224,137
September 226:00 p.m.at ChattanoogaNo. 17W 34–1713,726
September 293:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina*No. 17
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 55–1427,619
October 63:30 p.m.ElonNo. 15
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 35–2329,073
October 133:00 p.m.at No. 25 SamfordNo. 13W 28–259,712
October 203:30 p.m.No. 8 WoffordNo. 13
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
L 28–3827,115
October 273:30 p.m.at Western CarolinaNo. 16W 38–2713,279
November 32:00 p.m.at No. 2 Georgia SouthernNo. 15ESPN3W 31–2822,155
November 103:30 p.m.FurmanNo. 12
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 33–2828,946
December 12:00 p.m.No. 16 Illinois State*No. 7
ESPN3L 37–38 OT16,716
 
Fans storm Kidd Brewer Stadium after defeating the Furman Paladins and securing a share of the Southern Conference football championship

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
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Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Sports Network6118171715131316151287
Coaches587181614121115141286

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