| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Georgia State Panthers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CAA |
| Record: | 1–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Curry |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | John Bond |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread option |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Georgia Dome |
The 2012 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third year head coach Bill Curry and played their home games at the Georgia Dome. Georgia State was a full member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), but announced on April 9, 2012 that it would return to the Sun Belt Conference, which it had left in 1981, in July 2013. In advance of this move, the Panthers began a transition to Division I FBS in 2012. As a result of these moves, the 2012 season was the first and only year that they competed in the CAA for football. Although not qualifying, they were ineligible for the FCS playoffs as a transitional FBS team. The Panthers finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in CAA play.
| Name | Position | Seasons at Georgia St | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Georgia Tech (1964) | |||
| 2 | Alabama (1975) | |||
| 2 | Virginia Tech (1999) | |||
| 2 | Arkansas (1985) | |||
| 2 | Murray State (2001) | |||
| 2 | Georgia Tech (2008) | |||
| Craig Harmon | 2 | Quincy (2002) | ||
| Mike Riddle | 2 | Kentucky (1999) | ||
| Chris Ward | Defensive tackles | 2 | Kentucky (1996) | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 2 | Piedmont College (2009) | ||
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Defensive coordinator John Thompson was hired by Arkansas State in February 2012.[6] He was replaced by Anthony Midget, the former special teams coach.[7]