2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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

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.