2012 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

The 2012 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Harold Nichols and played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 0–6 in Big South play to finish in last place.

2012 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	2–9 (0–6 Big South)
Head coach	Harold Nichols (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Varn
Defensive coordinator	Drew Watson
Home stadium	Bailey Memorial Stadium

2012 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Stony Brook +^		5	–	1					10	–	3
Coastal Carolina +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
Liberty +		5	–	1					6	–	5
Charleston Southern		3	–	3					5	–	6
Gardner–Webb		2	–	4					3	–	8
VMI		1	–	5					2	–	9
Presbyterian		0	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 pm	Brevard*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC		W 45–10	3,439
September 8	7:00 pm	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 3–59	41,678
September 15	12:30 pm	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	CSS	L 0–58	35,491
September 22	12:00 pm	Furman*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	CSS	L 21–31	5,370
September 29	6:00 pm	at Davidson*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 28–13	4,111
October 6	1:30 pm	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN3	L 7–17	5,507
October 13	2:00 pm	Liberty	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	Flames Sports Network	L 7–56	5,335
October 20	1:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 21–31	3,413
October 27	1:00 pm	No. 10 Stony Brook	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN3	L 17–56	3,038
November 10	1:00 pm	Coastal Carolina	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC		L 7–65	4,381
November 17	1:30 pm	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		L 15–21	1,790
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Brevard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tornados	0	0	10	0	10
Blue Hose	14	10	7	14	45

See also: Brevard Tornados football

At Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	3	3
Yellow Jackets	21	3	21	14	59

See also: 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	10	17	28	3	58

See also: 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	14	10	7	0	31
Blue Hose	0	0	7	14	21

See also: 2012 Furman Paladins football team

At Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	7	0	7	14	28
Wildcats	0	7	6	0	13

See also: 2012 Davidson Wildcats football team

At VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	7	7
Keydets	3	7	7	0	17

See also: 2012 VMI Keydets football team

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	21	14	14	7	56
Blue Hose	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2012 Liberty Flames football team

At Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	14	7	0	0	21
Buccaneers	7	6	11	7	31

See also: 2012 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
(10) Seawolves	14	14	14	14	56
Blue Hose	3	7	7	0	17

See also: 2012 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	22	22	14	7	65
Blue Hose	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2012 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

At Gardner-Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	2	0	13	15
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	6	0	8	21

See also: 2012 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team