2012 South Alabama Jaguars football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record2–11 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Matthews (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Clark (5th season)
Home stadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
(Capacity: 33,471)
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arkansas State $  7 1   10 3  
Louisiana–Monroe  6 2   8 5  
Middle Tennessee  6 2   8 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette *  4 2   5 4  
Western Kentucky  4 4   7 6  
Troy  3 5   5 7  
North Texas  3 5   4 8  
Florida Atlantic  2 6   3 9  
FIU  2 6   3 9  
South Alabama **  1 7   2 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
    ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

The 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. As part of their two-year transition to the FBS from the FCS, the Jaguars were not eligible for the Sun Belt championship and were not eligible to play in a bowl game. They finished the season 2–11, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:00 p.m.UTSA*ESPN3L 31–3317,144
September 84:00 p.m.Nicholls State*
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN3W 9–315,237
September 155:00 p.m.at NC State*ESPN3L 7–3154,132
September 226:00 p.m.at No. 23 Mississippi State*Bulldog Sports PropertiesL 10–3055,186
September 292:30 p.m.Troy
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL (rivalry)
Sun Belt Network/CSSL 10–3123,789
October 136:00 p.m.at Arkansas StateL 29–3622,143
October 202:30 p.m.Florida Atlanticdagger
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
W 37–34 2OT17,566
October 276:00 p.m.at Louisiana–MonroeL 24–3814,556
November 32:30 p.m.FIU
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
L 20–2811,936
November 104:00 p.m.at North TexasL 14–2415,963
November 172:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN3L 12–2015,087
November 244:00 p.m.at Louisiana–LafayetteRCN/ESPN3L 30–5220,333
December 110:00 p.m.at Hawaiʻi*Oceanic PPV/ROOT/TWCSNL 7–2327,865
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Coach death

On April 11, inside linebacker coach Kurt Crain was found dead in Spanish Fort, Alabama from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.[1] Crain had been on the Jaguars staff since 2008. He was 47 years old.

References

  1. "Kurt Crain Suicide: South Alabama Assistant Found Dead from Reported Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound - Inquisitr".
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