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2012 Western Carolina

1–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Carolina in 2012, game by game: won vs. Mars Hill 42–14; lost at Marshall 24–52; lost at Wofford 20–49; lost vs. Samford 21–25; lost at Furman 24–45; lost vs. Georgia Southern 13–45; lost at The Citadel 31–45; lost at Elon 31–42; lost vs. App State 27–38; lost vs. Chattanooga 24–45; lost at No. 4 Alabama 0–49+28−49Won 42–14 vs. Mars Hill+28Mars HillLost 24–52 at Marshall-28MarshallLost 20–49 at Wofford-29WoffordLost 21–25 vs. Samford-4SamfordLost 24–45 at Furman-21FurmanLost 13–45 vs. Georgia Southern-32Georgia SouthernLost 31–45 at The Citadel-14The CitadelLost 31–42 at Elon-11ElonLost 27–38 vs. App State-11App StateLost 24–45 vs. Chattanooga-21ChattanoogaLost 0–49 at No. 4 Alabama-49No. 4 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMars HillW 42–⁠1456%
Sep 8atMarshallL 24–⁠5212%
Sep 15atWoffordL 20–⁠4915%
Sep 22vsSamfordL 21–⁠2530%
Sep 29atFurmanL 24–⁠4521%
Oct 6vsGeorgia SouthernL 13–⁠4516%
Oct 13atThe CitadelL 31–⁠4525%
Oct 20atElonL 31–⁠4223%
Oct 27vsApp StateL 27–⁠3820%
Nov 3vsChattanoogaL 24–⁠4521%
Nov 17at4AlabamaL 0–⁠491%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 49–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
257–⁠449
Coach
—
Elo
1092 −62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.3 No. 85 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 182
Offensive coordinator
Brad Glenn
Defensive coordinator
Curtis Walker

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Spearman Robinson WR★★No. 2625

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.750

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.