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2012 Eastern Illinois

7–⁠5 (6–⁠1 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Illinois in 2012, game by game: won vs. Southern Illinois 49–28; lost at Western Michigan 21–52; lost at Illinois State 51–54; won vs. Murray State 50–49; won vs. Austin Peay 65–15; lost at UT Martin 37–51; won vs. Jacksonville State 31–28; won at Eastern Kentucky 24–7; won at Tennessee Tech 31–24; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 39–20; lost at Central Arkansas 30–48; lost vs. South Dakota State 10–58+50−48Won 49–28 vs. Southern Illinois+21Southern Illino…Lost 21–52 at Western Michigan-31Western MichiganLost 51–54 at Illinois State-3Illinois StateWon 50–49 vs. Murray State+1Murray StateWon 65–15 vs. Austin Peay+50Austin PeayLost 37–51 at UT Martin-14UT MartinWon 31–28 vs. Jacksonville State+3Jacksonville St…Won 24–7 at Eastern Kentucky+17Eastern KentuckyWon 31–24 at Tennessee Tech+7Tennessee TechWon 39–20 vs. Southeast Missouri State+19Southeast Misso…Lost 30–48 at Central Arkansas-18Central ArkansasLost 10–58 vs. South Dakota State-48South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSouthern IllinoisW 49–⁠2844%
Sep 8atWestern MichiganL 21–⁠5216%
Sep 15atIllinois StateL 51–⁠5419%
Sep 22vsMurray StateW 50–⁠4945%
Sep 29vsAustin PeayW 65–⁠1570%
Oct 6atUT MartinL 37–⁠5133%
Oct 13vsJacksonville StateW 31–⁠2838%
Oct 27atEastern KentuckyW 24–⁠720%
Nov 3atTennessee TechW 31–⁠2447%
Nov 10vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 39–⁠2071%
Nov 17atCentral ArkansasL 30–⁠4827%
Nov 24vsSouth Dakota StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 10–⁠5835%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 58–⁠10 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
438–⁠434
Coach
—
Elo
1301 +101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.5 No. 31 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Sterlin Gilbert
Defensive coordinator
Kim McCloud
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsJimmy Garoppolo QB225 yds
Passing touchdownsJimmy Garoppolo QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJake Walker RB69 yds
Rushing touchdownsJake Walker RB1 TD
Receiving yardsErik Lora WR115 yds

2012 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Illinois6–⁠17–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠28–⁠3
UT Martin6–⁠28–⁠3
Jacksonville State5–⁠36–⁠5
Tennessee State4–⁠38–⁠3
Murray State4–⁠45–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Tennessee Tech1–⁠73–⁠8
Austin Peay1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.