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
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
ConfOverall
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 (OH)  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 State
ESPN3L 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 Statedagger
  • 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 Green
BCSN/ESPN3L 3–2413,158
November 16:00 pmat Ohio
ESPNUL 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
See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team


Illinois State
1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 10 0 14 7 31
Eagles 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team


@ Purdue
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 9 0 7 16
Boilermakers 13 20 7 14 54
See also: 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team


@ Michigan State
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
#20 Spartans 0 3 6 14 23
See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team


Kent State
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 14 21 3 41
Eagles 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team


Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 7 14 28 3 52
Eagles 10 0 27 10 47
See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team


Army
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 10 7 7 14 38
Eagles 14 14 3 17 48
See also: 2012 Army Black Knights football team


@ Bowling Green
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 0 0 3
Falcons 14 0 7 3 24
See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team


@ Ohio
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 0 0 14
Bobcats 7 17 7 14 45
See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team


Central Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 10 21 3 34
Eagles 14 0 7 10 31
See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team and Michigan MAC Trophy


@ Western Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 3 9 3 29
Broncos 0 14 3 6 23
See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team and Michigan MAC Trophy


Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 14 7 14 49
Eagles 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team


References
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