2012 Furman Paladins football team

2012 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Bruce Fowler (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Kiser (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Windham (2nd season)
Captain	Colin Anderson, Josh Lynn, Mitch McGrath
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium

2012 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Georgia Southern +^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 9 Wofford +^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 7 Appalachian State +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
The Citadel		5	–	3					7	–	4
Samford		5	–	3					7	–	4
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	5
Furman		2	–	6					3	–	8
Elon		1	–	7					3	–	8
Western Carolina		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2012 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bruce Fowler, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon. Furman played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:30 pm	at Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	CSS	L 21–24	6,712
September 8	5:00 pm	Coastal Carolina*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	PHD	L 45–47 ^3OT	7,156
September 15	3:00 pm	at No. 11 (FBS) Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN3	L 7–41	83,574
September 22	12:00 pm	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	CSS	W 31–21	5,370
September 29	1:30 pm	Western Carolina	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	PHD	W 45–24	10,218
October 6	1:30 pm	at No. 6 Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)		L 17–20	9,170
October 13	1:30 pm	Chattanooga	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 10–31	8,351
October 20	1:30 pm	No. 3 Georgia Southern	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	PHD	L 17–38	11,191
October 27	3:00 pm	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 31–17	6,158
November 10	3:30 pm	at No. 12 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 28–33	28,986
November 17	1:30 pm	The Citadel	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 20–42	8,127
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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