2012 South Carolina State
5–4 (4–2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–6, over 11 games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Georgia State 33–6Aug 30
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Georgia State | W 33–6 | 67% |
| Sep 8 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 14–27 | 56% |
| Sep 15 | at 24Arizona | L 0–56 | 21% |
| Sep 22 | at Texas A&M | L 14–70 | 15% |
| Sep 29 | vs Norfolk State | W 14–0 | 54% |
| Oct 20 | at Florida A&M | W 27–20 | 47% |
| Oct 27 | vs Howard | W 41–23 | 77% |
| Nov 10 | at North Carolina A&T | L 7–17 | 59% |
| Nov 17 | vsSavannah State | W 27–13 | 90% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Savannah State 27–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The tied 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of South Carolina State’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsNorth Carolina Central | L 10–40 | North Carolina Central’s article, South Carolina State’s article |
| Oct 13 | atDelaware State | L 17–31 | Delaware State’s article, South Carolina State’s article |
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 3rd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 177–232
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1384 −1 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.7 No. 67 of 122 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 123
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Adams
Top recruits in the 2012 class
| Javarius Leamon OT | ★★★★ | No. 191 |
| Dondre Brown RB | ★★★ | No. 1452 |
| MarQuise Jones CB | ★★★ | No. 1554 |
| Virgil Smalls FB | ★★ | No. 1994 |
| Clyde Johnson DT | ★★ | No. 2743 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2012 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 2 | 2.5 | 0.800 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 4.0 | 0.926 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.735 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 2.5 | 0.756 |
| Whole class | 7 | 2.6 | 0.787 |
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 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 7–0 | 8–3 | |
| Howard | 5–1 | 6–3 | |
| North Carolina A&T | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
 South Carolina State | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
 Delaware State | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
 North Carolina Central | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 3–3 | 3–6 | |
| Norfolk State | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
 Hampton | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
 Morgan State | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
| Savannah State | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.