2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

The 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Ron English and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2012 record2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Karcher
Defensive coordinatorPhil Snow
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Kent State x  8 0     11 3  
Bowling Green  6 2     8 5  
Ohio  4 4     9 4  
Buffalo  3 5     4 8  
Miami  3 5     4 8  
UMass  1 7     1 11  
Akron  0 8     1 11  
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$  8 0     12 2  
Toledo  6 2     9 4  
Ball State  6 2     9 4  
Central Michigan  4 4     7 6  
Western Michigan  2 6     4 8  
Eastern Michigan  1 7     2 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
  • $ Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmat Ball StateESPN3L 26–3712,725
September 81:00 pmNo. 18 (FCS) Illinois State*CSNCL 14–317,654
September 1512:00 pmat Purdue*BTNL 16–5440,217
September 223:30 pmat No. 20 Michigan State*BTNL 7–2374,204
October 61:00 pmKent State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 14–416,011
October 131:00 pmToledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 47–522,837
October 201:00 pmArmy*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN3W 48–384,252
October 273:30 pmat Bowling GreenBCSN/ESPN3L 3–2413,158
November 16:00 pmat OhioESPNUL 14–4516,789
November 101:00 pmCentral Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
L 31–344,081
November 172:00 pmat Western Michigan
W 29–2310,338
November 231:00 pmNo. 24 Northern Illinois
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
ESPN3L 7–491,349

Game summaries

@ Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 13 0 13 26
Cardinals 10 3 21 3 37


Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 10 0 14 7 31
Eagles 0 14 0 0 14


@ Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 9 0 7 16
Boilermakers 13 20 7 14 54


@ Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
#20 Spartans 0 3 6 14 23


Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 14 21 3 41
Eagles 0 7 0 7 14


Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 7 14 28 3 52
Eagles 10 0 27 10 47


Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 10 7 7 14 38
Eagles 14 14 3 17 48


@ Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 0 0 3
Falcons 14 0 7 3 24


@ Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 0 0 14
Bobcats 7 17 7 14 45


Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 10 21 3 34
Eagles 14 0 7 10 31


@ Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 3 9 3 29
Broncos 0 14 3 6 23


Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 14 7 14 49
Eagles 7 0 0 0 7


References

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