2012 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team = Western Carolina Catamounts
| sport = football
| image = WCU Athletics wordmark.png
| image_size = 200
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 0–8
| head_coach = Mark Speir
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Brad Glenn
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Curtis Walker
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
}}
{{2012 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 2012 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Speir, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Mars Hill Lions|title=Mars Hill}}
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 42–14
| attend = 7,094
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = FCS
| score = 24–52
| attend = 25,317
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wofford
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| tv =
| score = 20–49
| attend = 8,544
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 21–25
| attend = 10,112
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv =
| score = 24–45
| attend = 10,218
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 13–45
| attend = 9,514
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv =
| score = 31–45
| attend = 12,578
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Elon
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 31–42
| attend = 10,154
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| gamename = Battle for the Old Mountain Jug
| tv =
| score = 27–38
| attend = 13,279
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 24–45
| attend = 7,099
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 12:21 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 4 (FBS)
| site_stadium = Bryant–Denny Stadium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| tv = SECN
| score = 0–49
| attend = 101,126
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide |url=https://catamountsports.com/documents/2021/9/1/WCUFB2021_MediaGuide.pdf |publisher=Western Carolina University Athletics |location=Cullowhee, North Carolina |date=2021 |page=123 |access-date=November 22, 2021 }}
References
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