2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 25
Record7–5 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
  • Dino Babers (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorSterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKim McCloud (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Illinois $^   6 1     7 5  
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky   6 2     8 3  
UT Martin   6 2     8 3  
Jacksonville State   5 3     6 5  
Tennessee State   4 3     8 3  
Murray State   4 4     5 6  
Southeast Missouri State   2 6     3 8  
Tennessee Tech   1 7     3 8  
Austin Peay   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dino Babers, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–5 overall with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Eastern Illinois earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:30 pmSouthern Illinois*
WEIUW 49–288,275
September 86:00 pmat Western Michigan*L 21–5222,536
September 151:00 pmat No. 15 Illinois State*L 51–54 2OT7,700
September 226:30 pmMurray State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 50–495,319
September 291:30 pmAustin Peay
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 65–159,154
October 62:00 pmat UT MartinL 37–515,456
October 131:30 pmJacksonville Statedagger
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 31–287,358
October 2712:00 pmat No. 18 Eastern KentuckyW 24–74,400
November 31:30 pmat Tennessee TechW 31–248,968
November 101:30 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 39–205,575
November 173:00 pmat No. 10 Central Arkansas*No. 24L 30–486,754
November 242:00 pmat No. 19 South Dakota State*No. 25ESPN3L 10–584,367

References

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Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Venues
  • O'Brien Field (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold
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Ohio Valley Conference football champions
Pre-divisional
NCAA College Division
Division II
I-AA/FCS
National championships in bold
† WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared