| 2012Valdosta State Blazers football | |
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NCAA Division II champion | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 1[1] |
| Record | 12–2 (4–1 GSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Robby Brown (4th season) |
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| Home stadium | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium |
Seasons ← 2011 2013 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21West Alabama $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1Valdosta State ^ | 4 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter # | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2012 Valdosta State Blazers football team representedValdosta State University as a member of the a member of theGulf South Conference during the2012 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth-year head coachDavid Dean and played their home games atBazemore–Hyder Stadium inValdosta, Georgia. After a 2–2 start, Valdosta State won their next 10 games and defeatedWinston-Salem, 35–7, in the title game of theNCAA Division II National Football Championship.[2] The championship was the school's seventh national title, and the third in football. Dean was recognized as theAFCA Division II Coach of the Year.[3] The national championship was Dean's second at Valdosta State, having led the Blazers to the NCAA Division II title in 2007, his first year as head coach. The Blazers finished the season 12–2 overall and 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the Gulf South behindWest Alabama, who beat Valdosta State in regular season, but then fell to the Blazers in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | atSaginaw Valley State* | No. 8 | L 28–24 | 4,891 | ||
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Fort Valley State* | No. 20 | W 62–14 | 5,298 | ||
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | vs.Angelo State* | No. 18 |
| W 43–10 | ||
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23West Alabama | No. 16 |
| L 28–39 | 5,783 | |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Edward Waters* |
| W 58–10 | 4,728 | ||
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | West Georgia | W 42–7 | 7,644 | |||
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | atNorth Alabama | W 24–21 | 8,816 | |||
| October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Delta State |
| W 59–41 | 6,672 | ||
| October 25 | 7:30 p.m. | atShorter |
| GSC–TV LIVE | W 37–6 | 3,800 | |
| November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville* | No. 24 |
| GSC–TV LIVE | W 38–31 | 3,711 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | West Alabama* | No. 17 |
| W 49–21 | 1,984 | |
| December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22Carson–Newman* | No. 17 |
| W 48–26 | 3,699 | |
| December 8 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 5Minnesota State* | No. 17 |
| ESPN3 | W 35–19 | 3,356 |
| December 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 2Winston–Salem* | No. 17 |
| ESPN2,ESPN3 | W 35–7 | 7,527 |
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