2012 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2012 Georgia Southern Eagles football Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg 200 Southern Conference SoCon 6 7 10–4 6–2 Jeff Monken 3rd Brent Davis 3rd Jack Curtis 2nd Triple option 4–3 Paulson Stadium SoCon co-champion FCS Playoffs Semifinals L 20–23 vs. North Dakota State 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 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern September 1 6:00 pm w y 3 Jacksonville Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 58–0 20,132 September 8 6:00 pm l y 3 The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC 21–23 12,299 September 22 6:00 pm w 11 Elon Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 26–23 18,353 September 29 6:00 pm w 10 Samford Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 35–16 20,832 October 6 3:30 pm w y 8 Western Carolina Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC 45–13 9,514 October 13 6:00 pm w 7 Wofford 5 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 17–9 20,983 October 20 1:30 pm w y 3 Furman Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC 37–17 11,191 October 27 6:00 pm w y 2 Chattanooga Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN 39–31 3OT 8,908 November 3 2:00 pm l 2 Appalachian State 15 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA rivalry ESPN3 28–31 22,155 November 10 2:00 pm w y 7 Howard Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 69–26 18,069 November 17 1:30 pm l y y 6 Georgia 5 (FBS) Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPN3 14–45 92,746 December 1 2:00 pm w y 6 Central Arkansas 8 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 24–16 8,888 December 8 12:00 pm w y y 6 Old Dominion 3 Foreman Field Norfolk, VA NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN 49–35 20,068 December 14 8:00 pm l y y 6 North Dakota State 1 Fargodome Fargo, ND NCAA Division I Semifinal ESPN2 20–23 18,484 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86769824/no-luck-in-north-dakota/ The Macon Telegraph No luck in North Dakota December 15, 2012 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com Georgia Southern Eagles Schedule 2012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/290/season/2012 ESPN July 10, 2025 2012 Football Schedule https://gseagles.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 Georgia Southern University July 10, 2025 2024 Football Media Guide https://gseagles.com/documents/2024/7/16/2024GSFB_Guide.pdf Georgia Southern University 128 July 11, 2025 Ranking movements Sports Network 0 16 3 3 11 11 10 8 7 3 2 2 7 6 6 Coaches 0 16 3 3 10 10 9 8 7 3 2 1 7 6 7 References Georgia Southern Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Eagles football