2012 Florida State Seminoles football team

2012 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
Record12–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJames Coley (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMark Stoops (3rd season; regular season)
D. J. Eliot (interim; postseason)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
MVPJames Wilder, Jr. (ACC Championship Game)
Lonnie Pryor (Orange Bowl)
CaptainToshmon Stevens (fifth year senior)
Vince Williams (fifth year senior)
Everett Dawkins (fifth year senior)
Anthony McCloud (fifth year senior)
Nick Moody (fifth year senior)
EJ Manuel (fifth year senior)
Brandon Jenkins (senior)
Lonnie Pryor (senior)
Rodney Smith (senior)
Dustin Hopkins (senior)
Chris Thompson (senior)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Clemson x   7 1     11 2  
NC State   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     5 7  
Maryland   2 6     4 8  
Boston College   1 7     2 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy   5 3     7 7  
North Carolina   5 3     8 4  
Miami (FL)   5 3     7 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Duke   3 5     6 7  
Virginia   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Florida State Seminoles football team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University in the sport of American football during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles were led by third-year head coach Jimbo Fisher, and played their home games at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, playing in the Atlantic Division. 2012 marked the Seminoles' 21st season as a member of the ACC and their eighth in the ACC's Atlantic Division.

During the 2012 season, Florida State won its first ACC title since 2005, advancing to their first BCS bowl since that season as well, and won ten regular season games for the first time since the 2003 season. The Seminoles also won their first BCS game since the 2000 Sugar Bowl. The team also tied the school record for most games won in a single season and finished in the top ten of both major polls for the first time since the 2000 season.

  1. ^ a b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.

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