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Sports season
The 2012 Southern Conference football season, part of the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season competition of college football , began on Thursday, August 30, 2012 with Western Carolina hosting Mars Hill. The season will end with the NCAA Division I Football Championship .
At the FCS level, each team plays eleven regular season games. Ten conference champions (which includes the SoCon champion) and ten at-large teams then meet in a 20-team playoff bracket to determine the national champion. The Southern Conference champion is determined by an eight game, round-robin format in which each member plays every other conference member once.
Preseason Poll Results
First place votes in parentheses
Place
Media
Coaches
1
Georgia Southern (25)
Georgia Southern (7)
2
Wofford (4)
Appalachian State (2)
3
Appalachian State (1)
Wofford
4
Chattanooga
Chattanooga
5
Furman
Furman
6
Samford
Samford
7
Elon
Elon
8
The Citadel
The Citadel
9
Western Carolina
Western Carolina
Preseason All-Conference Teams
Offensive Player of the Year : Eric Breitenstein, Sr., RB
Defensive Player of the Year : Brent Russell, Sr., DL
Position
Player
Class
Team
First Team Offense
QB
Jamal Jackson
Junior
Appalachian State
RB
Jerodis Williams
Senior
Furman
RB
Eric Breitenstein
Sr.
Wofford
WR
Aaron Mellette
Sr.
Elon
WR
Kelsey Pope
Jr.
Samford
TE
Colin Anderson
Sr.
Furman
OL
Mike Sellers
Jr.
The Citadel
OL
Dakota Dozier
Jr.
Furman
OL
Dorian Byrd
Jr.
Georgia Southern
OL
Ryan Dudchock
Sr.
Samford
OL
Jake Miles
Sr.
Wofford
First Team Defense
DL
Chris Billingslea
Sr.
The Citadel
DL
Josh Lynn
Sr.
Furman
DL
Brent Russell
Sr.
Georgia Southern
DL
Josh Williams
Sr.
Chattanooga
LB
Jeremy Kimbrough
Sr.
Appalachian State
LB
Wes Dothard
Jr.
Chattanooga
LB
Alvin Scioneaux
Jr.
Wofford
DB
Demetrius McCray
Sr.
Appalachian State
DB
Greg Worthy
Jr.
Furman
DB
Deion Stanley
So.
Georgia Southern
DB
D. J. Key
Jr.
Chattanooga
First Team Special Teams
K
Cameron Yaw
Sr.
Samford
P
Cass Couey
Sr.
The Citadel
RS
Fabian Truss
Jr.
Samford
Rankings
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Final
Appalachian State
TSN
6
11
8
17
17
15
13
13
16
15
12
7
9
C
5
8
7
18
16
Chattanooga
TSN
RV
RV
RV
RV
–
C
RV
–
–
–
–
The Citadel
TSN
RV
RV
21
10
11
C
-
–
23
14
15
Elon
TSN
RV
–
–
–
–
C
-
-
-
–
–
Furman
TSN
RV
RV
–
–
–
C
-
-
–
–
–
Georgia Southern
TSN
3
3
11
11
10
C
3
3
10
10
9
Samford
TSN
RV
RV
–
RV
RV
C
-
-
RV
RV
25
Western Carolina
TSN
-
-
-
–
–
C
-
-
-
–
–
Wofford
TSN
10
10
9
7
6
C
13
13
9
6
5
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting
SoCon member won
SoCon member lost
SoCon teams in bold
All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the Sports Network poll for that week.
Week One
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
August 30
8:00 p.m.
Mars Hill
Western Carolina
E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
W 42–14
7,094
[ 1]
September 1
12:00 p.m.
#6 Appalachian State
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
FSN
L 13–35
49,023
[ 2]
September 1
12:30 p.m.
Elon
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Network
L 0–62
50,500
[ 3]
September 1
4:30 p.m.
Furman
Samford
Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL
CSS
SU 24–21
6,712
[ 4]
September 1
6:00 p.m.
Charleston Southern
The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
W 49–14
14,264
[ 5]
September 1
6:00 p.m.
Jacksonville
#3 Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
W 58–0
20,132
[ 6]
September 1
6:00 p.m.
Wofford
Gardner–Webb
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
W 34–7
3,140
[ 7]
September 1
7:00 p.m.
Chattanooga
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN3
L 13–34
41,285
[ 8]
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Eric Breitenstein
Wofford
Chris Billingslea
The Citadel
Sam Martin
Appalachian State
Troy Mitchell
Western Carolina
Reference: [ 9]
Week Two
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 8
5:00 p.m.
Coastal Carolina
Furman
Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC
L 45–47 (3OT)
7,156
[ 10]
September 8
6:00 p.m.
#3 Georgia Southern
The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
Cit 23–21
12,299
[ 11]
September 8
6:30 p.m.
#12 Montana
#11 Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ESPN3
W 35–27
30,856
[ 12]
September 8
7:00 p.m.
North Carolina Central
Elon
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
W 34–14
7,528
[ 13]
September 8
7:00 p.m.
West Alabama
Samford
Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL
W 34–6
7,384
[ 14]
September 8
7:00 p.m.
Chattanooga
Jacksonville State
JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
L 24–27
18,993
[ 15]
September 8
7:00 p.m.
Western Carolina
Marshall
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
FCS
L 24–52
25,317
[ 16]
September 8
7:00 p.m.
Lincoln
#10 Wofford
Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
W 82–0
4,309
[ 17]
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Jamal Jackson
Appalachian State
Jaquiski Tartt
Samford
Thomas Warren
The Citadel
Reese Hannon
Furman
Reference: [ 18]
Week Three
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 13
7:00 p.m.
Glenville State
Chattanooga
Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
W 35–0
9,077
[ 19]
September 15
3:00 p.m.
West Virginia State
Elon
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
W 48–14
7,053
[ 20]
September 15
3:00 p.m.
Furman
#11 (FBS ) Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ESPN3
L 7–41
81,500
[ 21]
September 15
3:00 p.m.
Samford
Gardner–Webb
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
W 44–23
3,850
[ 22]
September 15
3:30 p.m.
#21 The Citadel
#8 Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
Cit 52–28
24,137
[ 23]
September 15
7:00 p.m.
Western Carolina
#9 Wofford
Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
WC 49–20
8,544
[ 24]
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Ben Dupree
The Citadel
Carson Smith
The Citadel
Michael Wiemer
Wofford
Fabian Truss
Samford
Reference:
Week Four
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 22
12:00 p.m.
Furman
Presbyterian
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
CSS
W 31–21
5,370
[ 25]
September 22
3:30 p.m.
Samford
Western Carolina
E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
SU 25–21
10,112
[ 26]
September 22
6:00 p.m.
#17 Appalachian State
Chattanooga
Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
ASU 34–17
13,726
[ 27]
September 22
6:00 p.m.
#10 The Citadel
NC State
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ESPN3
L 14–52
55,145
[ 28]
September 22
6:00 p.m.
Elon
#11 Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
GSU 26–23
18,353
[ 29]
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Fabian Truss
Samford
Brandon Greir
Appalachian State
James Bradberry
Samford
Alex Hanes
Georgia Southern
Reference: [ 30]
Week Five
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 29
1:30 p.m.
#6 Wofford
Elon
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
WC 49–24
10,302
[ 31]
September 29
1:30 p.m.
Western Carolina
Furman
Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC
FUR 45–24
10,218
[ 32]
September 29
3:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina
#17 Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
W 55–14
27,619
[ 33]
September 29
6:00 p.m.
Chattanooga
#11 The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
UTC 28–10
13,878
[ 34]
September 29
6:00 p.m.
Samford
#10 Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3
GSU 35–16
20,832
[ 35]
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Eric Breitenstein
Wofford
Kadeem Wise
Chattanooga
Sean Price
Appalachian State
Jerodis Williams
Furman
Reference: [ 36]
Week Six
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 6
1:30 p.m.
Furman
Wofford
Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
WC 20–17
9,170
[ 37]
October 6
3:00 p.m.
The Citadel
Samford
Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL
SU 38–7
5,872
[ 38]
October 6
3:30 p.m.
Elon
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ASU 35–23
29,073
[ 39]
October 6
3:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern
Western Carolina
E. J Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
GSU 45–13
9,514
[ 40]
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Jamal Jackson
Appalachian State
Jaquiski Tartt
Samford
James Dean
Georgia Southern
Ray Early
Furman
Reference: [ 41]
Week Seven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 13
1:30 p.m.
Chattanooga
Furman
Paladin Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN3
October 13
2:00 p.m.
Western Carolina
The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
October 13
3:00 p.m.
Appalachian State
Samford
Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL
ASU 35–23
9,712
[ 42]
October 13
6:00 p.m.
Wofford
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Dominique Swope
Georgia Southern
Rock Williams
Western Carolina
Jacob Huesman
Chattanooga
Sam Martin
Appalachian State
Reference: [ 43]
Week Eight
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 20
1:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern
Furman
Paladin Stadium • Greenville, NC
October 20
3:00 p.m.
Western Carolina
Elon
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
ESPN3
October 20
3:30 p.m.
Wofford
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
WC 20–17
27,115
[ 44]
October 20
6:00 p.m.
Samford
Chattanooga
Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Thomas Wilson
Elon
Tarek Odom
Wofford
Troy Mitchell
Western Carolina
Tony Washington
Appalachian State
Reference: [ 45]
Week Nine
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 27
1:30 p.m.
The Citadel
Wofford
Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3
October 27
3:00 p.m.
Furman
Elon
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
October 27
3:30 p.m.
Appalachian State
Western Carolina
E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
October 27
6:00 p.m.
Georgia Southern
Chattanooga
Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
ASU 38–27
13,279
[ 46]
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Steven Miller
Appalachian State
Marcus McMorris
Furman
Jacob Huesman
Chattanooga
Kasey Redfern
Wofford
Reference: [ 47]
Week Ten
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 3
2:00 p.m.
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3
ASU 31–28
22,155
[ 48]
November 3
2:00 p.m.
Elon
The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
November 3
3:00 p.m.
Wofford
Samford
Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL
November 3
3:30 p.m.
Chattanooga
Western Carolina
E. . Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Reference:
Week Eleven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 10
1:30 p.m.
The Citadel
VMI
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
November 10
1:30 p.m.
Samford
Elon
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
November 10
1:30 p.m.
Chattanooga
Wofford
Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
November 10
2:00 p.m.
Howard
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
November 10
3:30 p.m.
Furman
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ASU 33–28
28,946
[ 49]
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Reference:
Week Twelve
Players of the Week
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Reference:
Attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium
30,856
24,137
27,619
29,073
27,115
28,946
—
—
—
185,404
26,358
128.22%
Chattanooga
Finley Stadium
20,668
9,077
13,726
7,103
—
—
—
—
—
29,906
9,969
48.23%
The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium
21,000
14,264
12,299
13,878
12,578
—
—
—
—
53,019
13,255
63.12%
Elon
Rhodes Stadium
13,000
7,528
7,053
10,302
10,154
—
—
—
—
35,037
8,759
67.38%
Furman
Paladin Stadium
16,000
7,156
10,218
8,351
11,191
—
—
—
—
36,916
9,229
57.68%
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium
18,000
20,132
18,353
20,832
20,983
—
—
—
—
80,300
20,075
111.53%
Samford
Seibert Stadium
6,700
6,712
7,384
5,872
9,712
—
—
—
—
29,680
7,420
110.75%
Western Carolina
E.J. Whitmire Stadium
13,742
7,094
10,112
9,514
—
—
—
—
—
26,721
8,907
64.82%
Wofford
Gibbs Stadium
13,000
4,309
8,544
9,170
—
—
—
—
—
22,023
7,341
56.47%
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