2012 Georgia State Panthers football team
American college football season
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The 2012 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third year head coach Bill Curry and played their home games at the Georgia Dome. Georgia State was a full member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), but announced on April 9, 2012 that it would return to the Sun Belt Conference, which it had left in 1981, in July 2013. In advance of this move, the Panthers began a transition to Division I FBS in 2012. As a result of these moves, the 2012 season was the first and only year that they competed in the CAA for football. Although not qualifying, they were ineligible for the FCS playoffs as a transitional FBS team. The Panthers finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in CAA play.
- Bill Curry (3rd season)
| 2012 Georgia State Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–10 (1–7 CAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Bond (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Anthony Midget (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Georgia Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Old Dominion ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Richmond + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 New Hampshire +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Villanova +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Towson + | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 James Madison | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season summary
- The 2012 season was the first and only season that Georgia State participated as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. Beginning 2013, the Panthers will compete as an FBS transitional team as a part of the Sun Belt Conference.
- During the August 30 season opener against South Carolina State University, sophomore punter Matt Hubbard made the equivalent of an FCS and FBS single game punting distance average record of 62.2 yards. However, due to GSU's reclassifying status, it is neither considered FBS nor FCS, and therefore the record does not count in either of those categories.[1]
- This season marked Bill Curry's final year as a college football head coach.[2] He was replaced by Trent Miles, former Indiana State head coach.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina State* | CSS | L 6–33 | 18,921 | |
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 23 (FBS) Tennessee* | Tennessee PPV, ESPN3 | L 13–51 | 87,821 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | UTSA* |
| L 14–38 | 11,496 | |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Richmond |
| L 14–35 | 9,476 | |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | CSS | L 3–35 | 11,125 | |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 New Hampshire |
| L 21–44 | 9,531 | |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | W 41–7 | 6,013 | ||
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Villanova |
| L 24–49 | 12,136 | |
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 9 James Madison | L 21–28 | 22,813 | ||
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Old Dominion |
| L 27–53 | 12,293 | |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Maine | L 7–51 | 2,979 | ||
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Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Georgia St | Alma mater |
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| Bill Curry | Head coach | 2 | Georgia Tech (1964) |
| George Pugh | Associate head coach, Wide receivers, Recruiting Coordinator | 2 | Alabama (1975) |
| Anthony Midget | Defensive coordinator, Safeties | 2 | Virginia Tech (1999) |
| John Bond | Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks | 2 | Arkansas (1985) |
| Jason French | Cornerbacks, Outside linebackers | 2 | Murray State (2001) |
| Joe Hamilton | Running Backs | 2 | Georgia Tech (2008) |
| Craig Harmon | Tight Ends | 2 | Quincy (2002) |
| Mike Riddle | Offensive line | 2 | Kentucky (1999) |
| Chris Ward | Defensive tackles | 2 | Kentucky (1996) |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Defensive Ends | 2 | Piedmont College (2009) |
| Reference:[5] | |||
Defensive coordinator John Thompson was hired by Arkansas State in February 2012.[6] He was replaced by Anthony Midget, the former special teams coach.[7]
