2012 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2012 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jack Crowe in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. Jacksonville State played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

2012 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Jack Crowe (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ronnie Letson (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Boone (2nd season)
Home stadium	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Illinois $^		6	–	1					7	–	5
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky		6	–	2					8	–	3
UT Martin		6	–	2					8	–	3
Jacksonville State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Tennessee State		4	–	3					8	–	3
Murray State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					3	–	8
Austin Peay		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Crowe was fired on November 30.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at No. 10 (FBS) Arkansas*	No. 22	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ARSN PPV	L 24–49	71,062
September 8	6:00 pm	Chattanooga*	No. 24	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL		W 27–24	18,993
September 22	6:00 pm	at No. 21 Eastern Kentucky	No. 24	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 21–51	13,700
September 29	3:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL		W 31–16	16,842
October 6	7:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		W 37–28	7,141
October 13	1:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 28–31	7,358
October 20	12:00 pm	No. 17 Tennessee State		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	FCS	W 31–28 OT	14,867
October 27	3:00 pm	Murray State		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL		W 38–35	17,807
November 3	12:00 pm	at UT Martin		Graham Stadium Martin, TN		L 47–49	4,739
November 10	3:00 pm	Austin Peay		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL		W 38–23	11,523
November 17	1:00 pm	at No. 7 (FBS) Florida*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	PPV	L 0–23	82,691
*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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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Sports Network	22	24	24	24	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV