2012 Missouri State Bears football team

The 2012 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Terry Allen and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in eighth place.

2012 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (7th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorD. J. Vokolek (7th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat No. 21 (FBS) Kansas State*L 9–5150,007
September 82:30 pmat No. 24 (FBS) Louisville*Big East NetworkL 7–3547,553
September 157:00 pmMurray State*MediacomL 23–2810,002
September 221:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MVFC TVL 6–149,217
September 296:00 pmat No. 25 South Dakota StateMVFC TVL 7–1714,186
October 62:00 pmIndiana StateL 17–318,311
October 131:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MediacomW 27–248,001
October 201:00 pmat No. 11 Illinois StateW 24–176,180
October 271:00 pmWestern Illinois 
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MVFC TVW 42–310,076
November 31:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–216,253[1]
November 176:00 pmat Northern IowaL 13–388,493

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References edit

  1. ^ "Bears' upset bid comes up short". The Springfield News-Leader. November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Schedule