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2012 Furman

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 2012, game by game: lost at Samford 21–24; lost vs. Coastal Carolina 45–47; lost at No. 11 Clemson 7–41; won at Presbyterian 31–21; won vs. Western Carolina 45–24; lost at Wofford 17–20; lost vs. Chattanooga 10–31; lost vs. Georgia Southern 17–38; won at Elon 31–17; lost at App State 28–33; lost vs. The Citadel 20–42+21−34Lost 21–24 at Samford-3SamfordLost 45–47 vs. Coastal Carolina-2Coastal CarolinaLost 7–41 at No. 11 Clemson-34No. 11 ClemsonWon 31–21 at Presbyterian+10PresbyterianWon 45–24 vs. Western Carolina+21Western CarolinaLost 17–20 at Wofford-3WoffordLost 10–31 vs. Chattanooga-21ChattanoogaLost 17–38 vs. Georgia Southern-21Georgia SouthernWon 31–17 at Elon+14ElonLost 28–33 at App State-5App StateLost 20–42 vs. The Citadel-22The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atSamfordL 21–⁠2446%
Sep 8vsCoastal CarolinaL 45–⁠4755%
Sep 15at11ClemsonL 7–⁠4112%
Sep 22atPresbyterianW 31–⁠2159%
Sep 29vsWestern CarolinaW 45–⁠2479%
Oct 6atWoffordL 17–⁠2028%
Oct 13vsChattanoogaL 10–⁠3155%
Oct 20vsGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠3829%
Oct 27atElonW 31–⁠1742%
Nov 10atApp StateL 28–⁠3327%
Nov 17vsThe CitadelL 20–⁠4258%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 42–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠338
Coach
—
Elo
1273 −73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.4 No. 51 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 187
Offensive coordinator
Jimmy Kiser
Defensive coordinator
John Windham
Captains
Colin Anderson, Josh Lynn and Mitch McGrath

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Reese Hannon PRO★★No. 2805

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733

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.

2012 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
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.