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2012 Illinois State

9–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠4, over 13 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

Illinois State in 2012, game by game: won vs. Dayton 56–14; won at Eastern Michigan 31–14; won vs. Eastern Illinois 54–51; won at Western Illinois 23–3; won at South Dakota 34–31; lost vs. Southern Illinois 0–17; won vs. Youngstown State 35–28; lost vs. Missouri State 17–24; won at Northern Iowa 33–21; won at Indiana State 17–10; lost vs. North Dakota State 20–38; won at App State 38–37+42−18Won 56–14 vs. Dayton+42DaytonWon 31–14 at Eastern Michigan+17Eastern MichiganWon 54–51 vs. Eastern Illinois+3Eastern IllinoisWon 23–3 at Western Illinois+20Western IllinoisWon 34–31 at South Dakota+3South DakotaLost 0–17 vs. Southern Illinois-17Southern Illino…Won 35–28 vs. Youngstown State+7Youngstown StateLost 17–24 vs. Missouri State-7Missouri StateWon 33–21 at Northern Iowa+12Northern IowaWon 17–10 at Indiana State+7Indiana StateLost 20–38 vs. North Dakota State-18North Dakota St…Won 38–37 at App State+1App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsDaytonW 56–⁠1460%
Sep 8atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠1441%
Sep 15vsEastern IllinoisW 54–⁠5181%
Sep 22atWestern IllinoisW 23–⁠366%
Sep 29atSouth DakotaW 34–⁠3161%
Oct 6vsSouthern IllinoisL 0–⁠1780%
Oct 13vsYoungstown StateW 35–⁠2858%
Oct 20vsMissouri StateL 17–⁠2483%
Oct 27atNorthern IowaW 33–⁠2138%
Nov 3atIndiana StateW 17–⁠1041%
Nov 17vsNorth Dakota StateL 20–⁠3840%
Dec 1atApp StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 38–⁠3737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat App State 38–⁠37 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Illinois State’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 8atEastern WashingtonL 35–⁠51Eastern Washington’s article, Illinois State’s article
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
358–⁠288
Coach
—
Elo
1423 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.2 No. 16 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Luke Huard
Defensive coordinator
Brock Spack
Captains
Matt Brown and Nate Palmer
Most valuable player
Matt Brown and Colton Underwood

Drafted in 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 6Nathan Palmer OLBGreen Bay Packers

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠111–⁠1
South Dakota State6–⁠29–⁠4
Illinois State5–⁠39–⁠3
Indiana State5–⁠37–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠36–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠47–⁠4
Northern Iowa4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Illinois1–⁠73–⁠8
South Dakota0–⁠81–⁠10

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