2012 Delta State Statesmen football team

2012 Delta State Statesmen football
2012 Delta State Statesmen football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	3–7 (1–4 GSC)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (1st season);
Home stadium	McCool Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Delta State Statesmen football represents Delta State University in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Gulf South Conference.^[1]

2012 Gulf South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 West Alabama $^	5	–	0	9	–	4
No. 1 Valdosta State ^	4	–	1	12	–	2
Shorter #	2	–	3	6	–	5
North Alabama	2	–	3	5	–	5
Delta State	1	–	4	3	–	7
West Georgia	1	–	4	3	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	12:06 p.m.	Fort Valley State*	No. 14	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	L 23–31	6,321	^[2]
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Elizabeth City State*	No. 22	Roebuck Stadium Elizabeth City, NC	W 26–7	3,868	^[3]
September 22	6:00 p.m.	North Alabama	No. 25	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	L 12–20	8,943	^[4]
September 27	6:36 p.m.	Abilene Christian		McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	L 28–34	5,123	^[5]
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Tarleton State		Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	W 38–35	2,218	^[6]
October 13	6:00 p.m.	West Georgia		McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	W 33–22	2,653	^[7]
October 20	3:00 p.m.	Valdosta State		Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta,GA	L 41–59	6,672	^[8]
October 27	4:05 p.m.	No. 15 West Alabama		McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	L 7–37	3,210	^[9]
November 3	6:05 p.m.	at Indianapolis		Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	L 18–33	3,232	^[10]
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at Shorter		Barron Stadium Rome, GA	L 21–32		^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game