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2012 The Citadel

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 2012, game by game: won vs. Charleston Southern 49–14; won vs. Georgia Southern 23–21; won at App State 52–28; lost at NC State 14–52; lost vs. Chattanooga 10–28; lost at Samford 7–38; won vs. Western Carolina 45–31; lost at Wofford 21–24; won vs. Elon 38–24; won at VMI 27–24; won at Furman 42–20+35−38Won 49–14 vs. Charleston Southern+35Charleston Sout…Won 23–21 vs. Georgia Southern+2Georgia SouthernWon 52–28 at App State+24App StateLost 14–52 at NC State-38NC StateLost 10–28 vs. Chattanooga-18ChattanoogaLost 7–38 at Samford-31SamfordWon 45–31 vs. Western Carolina+14Western CarolinaLost 21–24 at Wofford-3WoffordWon 38–24 vs. Elon+14ElonWon 27–24 at VMI+3VMIWon 42–20 at Furman+22Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsCharleston SouthernW 49–⁠1472%
Sep 8vsGeorgia SouthernW 23–⁠2129%
Sep 15atApp StateW 52–⁠2828%
Sep 22atNC StateL 14–⁠5217%
Sep 29vsChattanoogaL 10–⁠2860%
Oct 6atSamfordL 7–⁠3833%
Oct 13vsWestern CarolinaW 45–⁠3175%
Oct 27atWoffordL 21–⁠2420%
Nov 3vsElonW 38–⁠2461%
Nov 10atVMIW 27–⁠2464%
Nov 17atFurmanW 42–⁠2042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 42–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
328–⁠304
Coach
—
Elo
1349 +90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.0 No. 38 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 184
Offensive coordinator
Bob Bodine
Defensive coordinator
Denny Doornbos
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2012 class

DaSean Daniels ATH★★No. 2709

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists12.00.743

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.