2012 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2012 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Speir (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn
Defensive coordinator	Curtis Walker
Home stadium	E.J. Whitmire Stadium (Capacity: 13,742)

2012 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Georgia Southern +^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 9 Wofford +^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 7 Appalachian State +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
The Citadel		5	–	3					7	–	4
Samford		5	–	3					7	–	4
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	5
Furman		2	–	6					3	–	8
Elon		1	–	7					3	–	8
Western Carolina		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2012 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference. They were led by first year head coach Mark Speir and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 1–10, 0–8 in SoCon play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Mars Hill*	E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 42–14	7,094
September 8	7:00 pm	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	FCS	L 24–52	25,317
September 15	7:00 pm	at No. 9 Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC		L 20–49	8,544
September 22	3:30 pm	Samford	E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 21–25	10,112
September 29	1:30 pm	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 24–45	10,218
October 6	3:30 pm	No. 8 Georgia Southern	E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 13–45	9,514
October 13	2:00 pm	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 31–45	12,578
October 20	3:00 pm	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	ESPN3	L 31–42	10,154
October 27	3:30 pm	No. 16 Appalachian State	E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)		L 27–38	13,279
November 3	3:30 pm	Chattanooga	E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 24–45	7,099
November 17	12:21 pm	at No. 4 (FBS) Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 0–49	101,126
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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