2012 Southern Conference football season

2012 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)
SportFootball
DurationAugust 2012 - December 2012
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)SoConTV
Conference championsGeorgia Southern, Appalachian State, & Wofford
Southern Conference football seasons
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 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 regular season concluded on November 17, while Georgia Southern, Appalachian State, and Wofford qualified for the NCAA Division I Football Championship.

Appalachian State was eliminated in the first round at the hands of Illinois State. Wofford was subsequently eliminated the following week, losing to North Dakota State 14–7, and Georgia Southern, after defeating Central Arkansas and Old Dominion in the previous two weeks, fell to the Bison as well on December 14 in the tournament semifinals, 23–20.