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2012 Georgia State Panthers football team

2012 Georgia State Panthers football team

American college football season

The 2012 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third year head coach Bill Curry and played their home games at the Georgia Dome. Georgia State was a full member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), but announced on April 9, 2012 that it would return to the Sun Belt Conference, which it had left in 1981, in July 2013. In advance of this move, the Panthers began a transition to Division I FBS in 2012. As a result of these moves, the 2012 season was the first and only year that they competed in the CAA for football. Although not qualifying, they were ineligible for the FCS playoffs as a transitional FBS team. The Panthers finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in CAA play.

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Season summary

  • The 2012 season was the first and only season that Georgia State participated as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. Beginning 2013, the Panthers will compete as an FBS transitional team as a part of the Sun Belt Conference.
  • During the August 30 season opener against South Carolina State University, sophomore punter Matt Hubbard made the equivalent of an FCS and FBS single game punting distance average record of 62.2 yards. However, due to GSU's reclassifying status, it is neither considered FBS nor FCS, and therefore the record does not count in either of those categories.[1]
  • This season marked Bill Curry's final year as a college football head coach.[2] He was replaced by Trent Miles, former Indiana State head coach.[3]

Schedule

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Coaching staff

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Defensive coordinator John Thompson was hired by Arkansas State in February 2012.[6] He was replaced by Anthony Midget, the former special teams coach.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Hubbard's Remarkable Night". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. [2]
    Roberson, Doug. "Retiring Bill Curry: "I want to finish this contract and finish it well"". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  3. [3]
    Roberson, Doug. "Answering your questions about new Georgia State coach Trent Miles". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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    "Football - 2012 Schedule". georgiastatesports.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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    "Football – Coaching Staff". georgiastatesports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
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    "Thompson Named DC at Arkansas State". georgiastatesports.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. [7]
    "Midget Elevated to Defensive coordinator". georgiastatesports.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.


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