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2012 Elon

3–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Elon in 2012, game by game: lost at North Carolina 0–62; won vs. North Carolina Central 34–14; won vs. West Virginia State 48–14; lost at Georgia Southern 23–26; lost vs. Wofford 24–49; lost at App State 23–35; won vs. Western Carolina 42–31; lost vs. Furman 17–31; lost at The Citadel 24–38; lost vs. Samford 15–26; lost at Chattanooga 17–24+34−62Lost 0–62 at North Carolina-62North CarolinaWon 34–14 vs. North Carolina Central+20North Carolina …Won 48–14 vs. West Virginia State+34West Virginia S…Lost 23–26 at Georgia Southern-3Georgia SouthernLost 24–49 vs. Wofford-25WoffordLost 23–35 at App State-12App StateWon 42–31 vs. Western Carolina+11Western CarolinaLost 17–31 vs. Furman-14FurmanLost 24–38 at The Citadel-14The CitadelLost 15–26 vs. Samford-11SamfordLost 17–24 at Chattanooga-7Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠6217%
Sep 8vsNorth Carolina CentralW 34–⁠1469%
Sep 15vsWest Virginia StateW 48–⁠1478%
Sep 22atGeorgia SouthernL 23–⁠2624%
Sep 29vsWoffordL 24–⁠4942%
Oct 6atApp StateL 23–⁠3527%
Oct 20vsWestern CarolinaW 42–⁠3177%
Oct 27vsFurmanL 17–⁠3158%
Nov 3atThe CitadelL 24–⁠3839%
Nov 10vsSamfordL 15–⁠2638%
Nov 17atChattanoogaL 17–⁠2421%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 24–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠350
Coach
—
Elo
1211 −95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.2 No. 68 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 172
Offensive coordinator
Chris Pincince
Defensive coordinator
Ed Pinkham

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Tyler Alt OG★★No. 2246

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 7Aaron Mellette WRBaltimore Ravens

2012 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford6–⁠29–⁠3
Georgia Southern6–⁠29–⁠3
App State6–⁠28–⁠4
The Citadel5–⁠37–⁠4
Samford5–⁠37–⁠4
Chattanooga5–⁠36–⁠5
Furman2–⁠63–⁠8
Elon1–⁠73–⁠8
Western Carolina0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.