The 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 30, 2012, and concluded with the 2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January 5, 2013, at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State beat Sam Houston State for the second year in a row, 39-13, to repeat as champions.
The Great West Conference dropped football after the 2011 season.
No teams played as independents in 2012, for the first time in the history of Division I-AA/FCS.
August 30: Eastern Washington 20, Idaho 3<br> August 30: McNeese State 27, Middle Tennessee 21<br> September 1: TennesseeâÂÂMartin 20, Memphis 17<br> September 1: Youngstown State 31, Pittsburgh 17<br> September 8: Illinois State 31, Eastern Michigan 14<br> September 8: North Dakota State 22, Colorado State 7<br> September 8: Northern Arizona 17, UNLV 14<br> September 8: Sacramento State 30, Colorado 28<br> September 15: Cal Poly 24, Wyoming 22<br> September 29: Stony Brook 23, Army 3<br>
Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.
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This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2012. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2012, see 2011 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.