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2012 Indiana State

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Indiana State in 2012, game by game: lost at Indiana 17–24; won vs. Quincy 44–0; won vs. Drake 27–10; lost vs. South Dakota State 10–24; won at Southern Illinois 24–3; won vs. Missouri State 31–17; won at North Dakota State 17–14; won at Western Illinois 23–7; won vs. South Dakota 45–14; lost vs. Illinois State 10–17; lost at Youngstown State 6–27+44−21Lost 17–24 at Indiana-7IndianaWon 44–0 vs. Quincy+44QuincyWon 27–10 vs. Drake+17DrakeLost 10–24 vs. South Dakota State-14South Dakota St…Won 24–3 at Southern Illinois+21Southern Illino…Won 31–17 vs. Missouri State+14Missouri StateWon 17–14 at North Dakota State+3North Dakota St…Won 23–7 at Western Illinois+16Western IllinoisWon 45–14 vs. South Dakota+31South DakotaLost 10–17 vs. Illinois State-7Illinois StateLost 6–27 at Youngstown State-21Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atIndianaL 17–⁠2434%
Sep 8vsQuincyW 44–⁠076%
Sep 15vsDrakeW 27–⁠1051%
Sep 22vsSouth Dakota StateL 10–⁠2457%
Sep 29atSouthern IllinoisW 24–⁠344%
Oct 6vsMissouri StateW 31–⁠1778%
Oct 13atNorth Dakota StateW 17–⁠1420%
Oct 20atWestern IllinoisW 23–⁠762%
Oct 27vsSouth DakotaW 45–⁠1478%
Nov 3vsIllinois StateL 10–⁠1759%
Nov 17atYoungstown StateL 6–⁠2749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Youngstown State 27–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 60 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠157
Coach
—
Elo
1365 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.9 No. 9 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Harold Etheridge
Defensive coordinator
Jesse Minter

Leaders

Passing yardsMike Perish QB211 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Perish QB1 TD
Rushing yardsShakir Bell WR192 yds
Rushing touchdownsShakir Bell WR1 TD
Receiving yardsShakir Bell WR31 yds
Receiving touchdownsAusten Wozniak WR1 TD

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.