2012 LSU Tigers football team

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. The played home games Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

2012 LSU Tigers football
Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 24–25 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record0–3, 10 wins vacated (0–2 SEC, 6 wins vacated)
Head coach
  • Les Miles (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorGreg Studrawa (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. T–5 Georgia xy  7 1   12 2  
No. 9 Florida x%  7 1   11 2  
No. 8 South Carolina  6 2   11 2  
No. 23 Vanderbilt  5 3   9 4  
Missouri  2 6   5 7  
Tennessee  1 7   5 7  
Kentucky  0 8   2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#  7 1   13 1  
No. 14 LSU *  6 2   10 3  
No. T–5 Texas A&M  6 2   11 2  
Mississippi State  4 4   8 5  
Ole Miss *  3 5   7 6  
Arkansas  2 6   4 8  
Auburn  0 8   3 9  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss and LSU vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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