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
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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 (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 edit

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 edit

@ Ball State edit

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

Illinois State edit

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

@ Purdue edit

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

@ Michigan State edit

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

Kent State edit

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

Toledo edit

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

Army edit

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

@ Bowling Green edit

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

@ Ohio edit

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

Central Michigan edit

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

@ Western Michigan edit

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

Northern Illinois edit

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

References edit