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(Top) 1 FCS team wins over FBS teams 2 Conference changes and new programs 3 Conference standings 4 Conference summaries 4.1 Championship games 4.2 Other conference winners 5 Playoff qualifiers 5.1 Automatic berths for conference champions 5.2 At large qualifiers 5.3 Abstains 6 Postseason 6.1 NCAA Division I playoff bracket 7 Coaching changes 7.1 Preseason and in-season 7.2 End of season 8 See also 9 References

2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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2012 NCAA Division I FCS season

Regular season
Number of teams	122
Duration	August – November
Payton Award	Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion^[1]
Buchanan Award	Caleb Schreibeis, Montana State^[1]
Playoff
Duration	November 24 – December 15
Championship date	January 5, 2013
Championship site	FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, TX
Champion	North Dakota State
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons
«2011 2013»

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 StadiuminFrisco, Texas. North Dakota State beat Sam Houston State for the second year in a row, 39-13, to repeat as champions.

FCS team wins over FBS teams[edit]

August 30: Eastern Washington 20, Idaho3
August 30: McNeese State 27, Middle Tennessee21
September 1: Tennessee–Martin 20, Memphis17
September 1: Youngstown State 31, Pittsburgh17
September 8: Illinois State 31, Eastern Michigan14
September 8: North Dakota State 22, Colorado State7
September 8: Northern Arizona 17, UNLV14
September 8: Sacramento State 30, Colorado28
September 15: Cal Poly 24, Wyoming22
September 29: Stony Brook 23, Army3

Conference changes and new programs[edit]

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	Great West	Big Sky
Texas State	FCS Independent	WAC (FBS)
UC Davis	Great West	Big Sky
UTSA	FCS Independent	WAC (FBS)

Conference standings[edit]

2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.4Eastern Washington +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No.5Montana State +^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No.12Cal Poly +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No.20Northern Arizona	6	–	2	8	–	3
Sacramento State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southern Utah	4	–	4	5	–	6
North Dakota	3	–	5	5	–	6
Montana	3	–	5	5	–	6
UC Davis	3	–	5	4	–	7
Portland State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Weber State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Idaho State	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Big South Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.10Stony Brook +^	5	–	1	10	–	3
Coastal Carolina +^	5	–	1	8	–	4
Liberty +	5	–	1	6	–	5
Charleston Southern	3	–	3	5	–	6
Gardner–Webb	2	–	4	3	–	8
VMI	1	–	5	2	–	9
Presbyterian	0	–	6	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.6Old Dominion ^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No.18Richmond +	6	–	2	8	–	3
No.13New Hampshire +^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No.15Villanova +^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No.17Towson +	6	–	2	7	–	4
No.19James Madison	5	–	3	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	5	–	6
Delaware	2	–	6	5	–	6
William & Mary	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rhode Island	0	–	8	0	–	11
Georgia State	0	–	0	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Ivy League football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Penn $	6	–	1	6	–	4
Harvard	5	–	2	8	–	2
Brown	4	–	3	7	–	3
Dartmouth	4	–	3	6	–	4
Princeton	4	–	3	5	–	5
Cornell	2	–	5	4	–	6
Columbia	2	–	5	3	–	7
Yale	1	–	6	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.22Bethune–Cookman $^	8	–	0	9	–	3
Howard	6	–	2	7	–	4
North Carolina A&T	5	–	3	7	–	4
North Carolina Central	5	–	3	6	–	5
Delaware State	5	–	3	6	–	5
South Carolina State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Florida A&M	4	–	4	4	–	7
Hampton	3	–	5	3	–	7
Norfolk State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Morgan State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Savannah State	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.1North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No.14South Dakota State ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No.8Illinois State ^	5	–	3	9	–	4
Indiana State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Southern Illinois	5	–	3	6	–	5
Youngstown State	4	–	4	7	–	4
Northern Iowa	4	–	4	5	–	6
Missouri State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Western Illinois	1	–	7	3	–	8
South Dakota	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Northeast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.21Wagner +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
Albany +	7	–	1	9	–	2
Monmouth	4	–	3	5	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)	4	–	4	5	–	6
Bryant	4	–	4	4	–	7
Robert Morris	3	–	5	4	–	7
Duquesne	3	–	5	5	–	6
Central Connecticut	2	–	5	2	–	8
Sacred Heart	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Illinois $^	6	–	1	7	–	5
No.22Eastern Kentucky	6	–	2	8	–	3
UT Martin	6	–	2	8	–	3
Jacksonville State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Tennessee State	4	–	3	8	–	3
Murray State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	3	–	8
Austin Peay	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Patriot League football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.24Colgate $^	6	–	0	8	–	4
No.13Lehigh	5	–	1	10	–	1
Georgetown	2	–	4	5	–	6
Lafayette	2	–	4	5	–	6
Holy Cross	2	–	4	2	–	9
Bucknell	1	–	5	3	–	8
Fordham	0	–	0	6	–	5

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Pioneer Football League standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Butler +	7	–	1	8	–	3
Drake +	7	–	1	8	–	3
San Diego +	7	–	1	8	–	3
Jacksonville	5	–	3	7	–	4
Dayton	5	–	3	6	–	5
Marist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Davidson	2	–	6	2	–	9
Valparaiso	1	–	7	1	–	10
Campbell	0	–	8	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions

2012 Southern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.6Georgia Southern +^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No.9Wofford +^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No.7Appalachian 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

2012 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.10Central Arkansas +^	6	–	1	9	–	3
No.2Sam Houston State +^	6	–	1	11	–	4
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	2	5	–	6
McNeese State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	3	5	–	6
Northwestern State	2	–	5	4	–	7
Lamar	1	–	6	4	–	8
Nicholls State	0	–	7	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Jackson Statexy	7	–	2	7	–	5
Alabama State	7	–	2	7	–	4
Alabama A&M	6	–	3	7	–	4
Mississippi Valley State	5	–	4	5	–	6
Alcorn State	4	–	5	4	–	7
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$	8	–	1	10	–	2
Prairie View A&M	3	–	6	3	–	8
Southern	3	–	6	4	–	7
Texas Southern *	2	–	7	2	–	9
Grambling State	0	–	9	1	–	10
Championship: Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 ^OT
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason

Conference summaries[edit]

Championship games[edit]

Conference	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Offensive Player of the Year	Defensive Player of the Year	Coach of the Year
SWAC	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Jackson State	24–21^[2]	Rico Richardson (WR, Jackson State)^[3]	Brandon Thurmond (DT, Arkansas–Pine Bluff)^[3]

Other conference winners[edit]

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 Montana State Cal Poly	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 Liberty Stony Brook	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 Richmond Villanova Towson^{[a 1]}	8–3 (6–2) 8–3 (6–2) 8–3 (6–2) 7–4 (6–2)	Taylor Heinicke (Old Dominion)	Stephon Robertson (James Madison)	Andy Talley (Villanova)
Ivy	Penn	6–4 (6–1)
MEAC	Bethune-Cookman	9–2 (8–0)
MVFC	North Dakota State	10–1 (7–1)	Matt Brown (Illinois State)	Marcus Williams (North Dakota State)	Craig Bohl (North Dakota State)
NEC	Wagner Albany	9–2 (7–1)
OVC	Eastern Illinois	7–4 (6–1)
Patriot	Colgate	8–3 (6–0)
Pioneer	Butler Drake	8–3 (7–1)
Southern	Georgia Southern Appalachian State Wofford	8–3 (6–2)	Eric Breitenstein (Wofford)	Jeremy Kimbrough (Appalachian State) Davis Tull (Chattanooga)
Southland	Central Arkansas Sam Houston State	9–2 (6–1) 8–3 (6–1)	Wynrick Smothers (Central Arkansas)	Darnell Taylor (Sam Houston State)	Clint Conque (Central Arkansas)

^ 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.

Playoff qualifiers[edit]

Postseason[edit]

NCAA Division I playoff bracket[edit]

First Round November 24 Campus sites		Second Round December 1 Campus sites			Quarterfinals December 7 and December 8 Campus sites			Semifinals December 14 and December 15 Campus sites			National Championship Game January 5 FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, Texas ESPN2 Dial Global Sports^[4]

			South Dakota State	3
Eastern Illinois	10	1	North Dakota State*	28
South Dakota State*	58				1	North Dakota State*	14
						Wofford	7
		New Hampshire		7
		Wofford*		23
								1	North Dakota State*	23
								5	Georgia Southern	20
			Coastal Carolina	35
Coastal Carolina	24	4	Old Dominion*	63
Bethune-Cookman*	14				4	Old Dominion*	35
					5	Georgia Southern	49
			Central Arkansas	16
		5	Georgia Southern*	24
											1	North Dakota State*	39
												Sam Houston State	13
			Wagner	19
Colgate	20	2	Eastern Washington*	29
Wagner*	31				2	Eastern Washington*	51
						Illinois State	35
		Illinois State		^†38
		Appalachian State*		37
								2	Eastern Washington*	42
									Sam Houston State	45
			Stony Brook	10
Villanova	10	3	Montana State*	16
Stony Brook*	20				3	Montana State*	16
						Sam Houston State	34
		Cal Poly		16
		Sam Houston State*		18

* Home team † Overtime

Coaching changes[edit]

Preseason and in-season[edit]

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^[5]	Dawson Odums (interim)
Davidson	Tripp Merritt	November 5	Fired^[6]	Brett Hayford (interim)
Florida A&M	Joe Taylor	November 7	Retired^[7]	Earl Holmes (interim)

End of season[edit]

School	Outgoing coach	Date announced	Reason	Replacement
Georgia State	Bill Curry	August 15	Retired^[8]	Trent Miles^[9]
Campbell	Dale Steele	November 5	Fired^[10]	Mike Minter^[11]
Northwestern State	Bradley Dale Peveto	November 19	Fired^[12]	Jay Thomas^[13]
Western Illinois	Mark Hendrickson	November 19	Fired^[14]	Bob Nielson^[15]
Morehead State	Matt Ballard	November 20	Fired^[16]	Rob Tenyer^[17]
Indiana State	Trent Miles	November 30	Hired by Georgia State^[9]	Mike Sanford^[18]
Jacksonville State	Jack Crowe	November 30	Fired^[19]	Bill Clark^[20]
UC Davis	Bob Biggs	December 1	Retired^[21]	Ron Gould^[22]
Appalachian State	Jerry Moore	December 2	Retired^[23]	Scott Satterfield^[24]
Cornell	Kent Austin	December 17	Hired by Hamilton Tiger-Cats^[25]	David Archer^[26]
San Diego	Ron Caragher	December 17	Hired by San Jose State^[27]	Dale Lindsey
Davidson	Brett Hayford	December 21	Permanent replacement	Paul Nichols^[28]
Charleston Southern	Jay Mills	January 3	Retired^[29]	Jamey Chadwell^[30]
Delaware	K. C. Keeler	January 7	Fired^[31]	Dave Brock^[32]
Gardner–Webb	Ron Dickerson, Jr.	January 17	Resigned^[33]	Carroll McCray^[34]
Savannah State	Steve Davenport	April 17	Fired^[35]	Earnest Wilson III^[36]

In addition to the above changes, Southern named its interim head coach Dawson Odums as permanent head coach on December 14.^[37]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Taylor Heinicke wins Payton Award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

^ "UAPB Comes from Behind to Win SWAC Title!!!!!" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. December 8, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

^ ^a ^b "SWAC Releases 2012 All-Conference Team" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. December 4, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

^ "2013 FCS National Championship Bowl: North Dakota State Bisons vs. Sam Houston State Bearkats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2013.

^ "Mitchell reassigned, Odums named interim coach" (Press release). Southern University Athletic Media Relations. September 17, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

^ "Davidson dismisses head coach Merritt" (Press release). Davidson College Athletic Media Relations. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

^ "Joe Taylor Steps Down As FAMU Head Football Coach" (Press release). Florida A&M Sports Information. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.

^ "Bill Curry to retire after season". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 15, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

^ ^a ^b "Georgia State hires Trent Miles". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 30, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.

^ "Campbell head coach Steele will not return in 2013" (Press release). Campbell University Athletic Media Relations. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

^ "Mike Minter named head football coach at Campbell University" (Press release). Campbell University Athletic Media Relations. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

^ "Bradley Dale Peveto won't return". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.

^ "Former Southland champion coach Jay Thomas takes over NSU football" (Press release). Northwestern State University Sports Information. December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

^ "Western Illinois football coach won't return". The Register-Mail. Galesburg.com. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

^ "Bob Nielson Named Leatherneck Head Football Coach" (Press release). Western Illinois Athletics. December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

^ "Morehead State fires football coach Ballard". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.

^ "Tenyer Introduced as Morehead State Head Football Coach" (Press release). Morehead State University Athletic Media Relations. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

^ "Mike Sanford Tabbed As Indiana State Head Football Coach" (Press release). Indiana State University Athletics. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

^ "Head football coach Jack Crowe out at Jacksonville State". AL.com. Jacksonville State Sports Information. December 1, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.

^ "JSU Announces Bill Clark as Head Football Coach" (Press release). Jacksonville State University Athletics. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

^ "Biggs To Retire From Coaching After 2012 Season" (Press release). UC Davis Sports Information. December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

^ "Ron Gould Named UC Davis Head Football Coach" (Press release). UC Davis Sports Information. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

^ "Jerry Moore Tenure Comes to an End at Appalachian" (Press release). Appalachian Sports Information. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

^ "Satterfield Named App State's 20th Football Coach" (Press release). Appalachian Sports Information. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

^ Brady, Rachel (December 17, 2012). "Ticats hire Kent Austin to be head coach, head up football operations". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

^ "David Archer '05 Named The 27th Football Coach At Cornell University" (Press release). Cornell University Sports Information. January 3, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.

^ "Caragher Named New San Jose State University Head Football Coach" (Press release). University of San Diego Official Athletic Site. December 17, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

^ "Davidson Names Alum Paul Nichols Head Football Coach" (Press release). Davidson College Athletics. December 21, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

^ "Charleston Southern football coach Mills resigns". FOXSports.com. Associated Press. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

^ Shelton, David (January 18, 2013). "Charleston Southern introduces Chadwell as new football coach". The Post and Courier. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

^ Tresolini, Kevin (January 7, 2013). "UD fires football coach K.C. Keeler". The News Journal. Retrieved January 7, 2013.

^ "Rutgers OC Dave Brock headed to Delaware" (Press release). ESPN. January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.

^ "Gardner–Webb coach resigns". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 18, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

^ "North Greenville football coach McCray leaves for Gardner-Webb". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina: GoUpstate.com. January 28, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

^ Heath, Donald (April 17, 2013). "SSU fires football coach Davenport". Savannah Morning News. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.

^ "Earnest Wilson III hired as new SSU football coach". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved July 12, 2013.

^ "Broussard tabs Odums as Southern's head coach" (Press release). Southern University Athletic Media Relations. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

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