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2012 Eastern Kentucky

8–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Kentucky in 2012, game by game: lost at Purdue 6–48; won vs. Morehead State 24–17; won at Coastal Carolina 35–17; won vs. Jacksonville State 51–21; won at UT Martin 28–16; lost at Tennessee State 20–23; won vs. Austin Peay 45–14; won at Tennessee Tech 42–28; lost vs. Eastern Illinois 7–24; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 31–7; won vs. Murray State 55–24+31−42Lost 6–48 at Purdue-42PurdueWon 24–17 vs. Morehead State+7Morehead StateWon 35–17 at Coastal Carolina+18Coastal CarolinaWon 51–21 vs. Jacksonville State+30Jacksonville St…Won 28–16 at UT Martin+12UT MartinLost 20–23 at Tennessee State-3Tennessee StateWon 45–14 vs. Austin Peay+31Austin PeayWon 42–28 at Tennessee Tech+14Tennessee TechLost 7–24 vs. Eastern Illinois-17Eastern IllinoisWon 31–7 vs. Southeast Missouri State+24Southeast Misso…Won 55–24 vs. Murray State+31Murray State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atPurdueL 6–⁠4823%
Sep 8vsMorehead StateW 24–⁠1768%
Sep 15atCoastal CarolinaW 35–⁠1739%
Sep 22vsJacksonville StateW 51–⁠2160%
Sep 29atUT MartinW 28–⁠1650%
Oct 6atTennessee StateL 20–⁠2346%
Oct 13vsAustin PeayW 45–⁠1490%
Oct 20atTennessee TechW 42–⁠2860%
Oct 27vsEastern IllinoisL 7–⁠2480%
Nov 3vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 31–⁠770%
Nov 10vsMurray StateW 55–⁠2465%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Murray State 55–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
344–⁠239
Coach
—
Elo
1430 +91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.6 No. 20 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 166
Offensive coordinator
Dane Damron
Defensive coordinator
Tony Hatmaker

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Benjamin Lawler PRO★★No. 2100

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.777

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2012 Ohio Valley Conference standings

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.