2012 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2012 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon co-champion
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 20–23 vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Davis (3rd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPaulson 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 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.