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2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Redbirds defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

2012 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record9–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLuke Huard (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (1st season)
MVPMatt Brown, Colton Underwood
CaptainMatt Brown, Nate Palmer
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 14 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Indiana State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Southern Illinois   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Northern Iowa   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Western Illinois   1 – 7     3 – 8  
South Dakota   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Illinois State averaged 6,511 fans per home game in 2012 while the East Side of Hancock Stadium was being renovated. Two games were sold out, against Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 112:00 pmDayton*No. 19
W 56–144,840
September 81:00 pmat Eastern Michigan*No. 18
CSNCW 31–147,654
September 151:00 pmEastern Illinois*No. 15
W 54–51 2OT7,700
September 223:00 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 15
CSNCW 23–316,033
September 292:00 pmat South DakotaNo. 13
W 34–317,863
October 61:00 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 9
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNCL 0–178,000
October 131:00 pmNo. 8 Youngstown StateNo. 14
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNCW 35–285,557
October 201:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 11
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 17–246,180
October 274:00 pmat Northern IowaNo. 17
CSNCW 33–219,946
November 31:00 pmat No. 14 Indiana StateNo. 17
CSNCW 17–106,008
November 171:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 11
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3L 20–386,793[1]
December 11:00 pmat No. 7 Appalachian State*No. 16
ESPN3W 38–37 OT16,719
December 85:00 pmat No. 4 Eastern Washington*No. 16
ESPN3L 35–517,512

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Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
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Coaches201917151211161317151511159

Players drafted in the NFL edit

Draft year Player Position Round Overall NFL team
2013 Nate Palmer LB 6 193 Green Bay Packers

References edit

  1. ^ "Bisons' 4th-quarter surge sinks Redbirds". The Pantagraph. November 28, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2012". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "2012 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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