| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | LSU Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Division: | Western Division |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 14 |
| Record: | 0–3 |
| Wins Vacated: | 10 |
| Conf Record: | 0–2 |
| Conf Wins Vacated: | 6 |
| Head Coach: | Les Miles |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Greg Studrawa |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | John Chavis |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Tiger Stadium |
| Bowl: | Chick-fil-A Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 24–25 vs. Clemson |
The 2012 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Les Miles, the Tigers finished the season with an overall record of 10–3 and mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SEC's Western Division. LSU was invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Clemson. They played home games Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
In 2023, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) vacated all of LSU's wins from the 2012 through 2015 seasons due to an ineligible player.[1]
| Name | Position | Seasons at LSU | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Michigan (1976) | |||
| 4 | Tennessee (1979) | |||
| Greg Studrawa | Offensive coordinator, Offensive Line Coach | 6 | Bowling Green (1987) | |
| 2 | Jacksonville State (1983) | |||
| 3 | Nicholls State (1997) | |||
| Defensive backs | 1 | LSU (1992) | ||
| Steve Ensminger | 3 | LSU (1982) | ||
| Wide receivers, Passing Game Coordinator | 1 | McNeese State (1993) | ||
| 4 | Alabama A&M (1989) | |||
| Thomas McGaughey | 2 | Houston (1995) | ||
| Reference:[4] | ||||
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.