2012 Valdosta State Blazers football team
| 2012 Valdosta State Blazers football | |
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NCAA Division II champion | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 1[1] |
| Record | 12–2 (4–1 GSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Robby Brown (4th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Earl Chambers (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Seth Wallace (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium |
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| No. 21 West Alabama $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Valdosta State ^ | 4 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented
AFCA Division II Coach of the Year.[3] The national championship was Dean's second at Valdosta State, having led the Blazers to the NCAA Division II title in 2007, his first year as head coach. The Blazers finished the season 12–2 overall and 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the Gulf South behind West Alabama
, who beat Valdosta State in regular season, but then fell to the Blazers in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Wickes Stadium | L 28–24 | 4,891 | |||
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Fort Valley State* | No. 20 | W 62–14 | 5,298 | ||
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Cowboys Stadium (Lone Star Football Festival) | W 43–10 | ||||
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 West Alabama | No. 16 |
| L 28–39 | 5,783 | |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Edward Waters * |
| W 58–10 | 4,728 | ||
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | West Georgia | W 42–7 | 7,644 | |||
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | W 24–21 | 8,816 | |||
| October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Delta State |
| W 59–41 | 6,672 | ||
| October 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at Shorter |
| GSC–TV LIVE | W 37–6 | 3,800 | |
| November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville* | No. 24 |
| GSC–TV LIVE | W 38–31 | 3,711 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | West Alabama* | No. 17 |
| W 49–21 | 1,984 | |
| December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 Carson–Newman * | No. 17 |
| W 48–26 | 3,699 | |
| December 8 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 5 Minnesota State* | No. 17 |
| ESPN3 | W 35–19 | 3,356 |
| December 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 2 Winston–Salem* | No. 17 |
| ESPN2, ESPN3 | W 35–7 | 7,527 |
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References
- ^ "Valdosta State Finishes Season at No. 1 in Division II Poll". American Football Coaches Association. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ "Valdosta State Blazers: 2012 Division II national champions!".
- ^ "VSU's David Dean named AFCA Coach of the Year".