2012 Valdosta State Blazers football team explained

Year:2012
Team:Valdosta State Blazers
Sport:football
Conference:Gulf South Conference
Short Conf:GSC
Afcarank:1[1]
Record:12–2
Conf Record:4–1
Head Coach:David Dean
Hc Year:6th
Off Coach:Robby Brown
Oc Year:4th
Codef Coach1:Earl Chambers
Codc1 Year:1st
Codef Coach2:Seth Wallace
Codc2 Year:3rd
Stadium:Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
Champion:NCAA Division II champion
Bowl:NCAA Division II Championship Game
Bowl Result:
W 35–7 vs. Winston–Salem

The 2012 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented Valdosta State University as a member of the a member of the Gulf South Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach David Dean and played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia. After a 2–2 start, Valdosta State won their next 10 games and defeated Winston-Salem, 35–7, in the title game of the NCAA Division II National Football Championship.[2] The championship was the school's seventh national title, and the third in football. Dean was recognized as the AFCA 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 behind, who beat Valdosta State in regular season, but then fell to the Blazers in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valdosta State Finishes Season at No. 1 in Division II Poll. December 17, 2012. American Football Coaches Association. December 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215070733/http://www.afca.com/article/article.php?id=2284. December 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: Valdosta State Blazers: 2012 Division II national champions!.
  3. Web site: VSU's David Dean named AFCA Coach of the Year.