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2012 Missouri State

3–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Missouri State in 2012, game by game: lost at No. 22 Kansas State 9–51; lost at No. 23 Louisville 7–35; lost vs. Murray State 23–28; lost vs. Southern Illinois 6–14; lost vs. South Dakota State 7–17; lost at Indiana State 17–31; won vs. South Dakota 27–24; won at Illinois State 24–17; won vs. Western Illinois 42–3; lost vs. North Dakota State 17–21; lost at Northern Iowa 13–38+39−42Lost 9–51 at No. 22 Kansas State-42No. 22 Kansas StateLost 7–35 at No. 23 Louisville-28No. 23 LouisvilleLost 23–28 vs. Murray State-5Murray StateLost 6–14 vs. Southern Illinois-8Southern Illino…Lost 7–17 vs. South Dakota State-10South Dakota St…Lost 17–31 at Indiana State-14Indiana StateWon 27–24 vs. South Dakota+3South DakotaWon 24–17 at Illinois State+7Illinois StateWon 42–3 vs. Western Illinois+39Western IllinoisLost 17–21 vs. North Dakota State-4North Dakota St…Lost 13–38 at Northern Iowa-25Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at22Kansas StateL 9–⁠5110%
Sep 8at23LouisvilleL 7–⁠3511%
Sep 15vsMurray StateL 23–⁠2851%
Sep 22vsSouthern IllinoisL 6–⁠1450%
Sep 29vsSouth Dakota StateL 7–⁠1726%
Oct 6atIndiana StateL 17–⁠3122%
Oct 13vsSouth DakotaW 27–⁠2444%
Oct 20atIllinois StateW 24–⁠1717%
Oct 27vsWestern IllinoisW 42–⁠359%
Nov 3vsNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠2121%
Nov 17atNorthern IowaL 13–⁠3824%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 38–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠279
Coach
—
Elo
1243 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.1 No. 30 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Vokolek
Captains
Nate Davis, Cadarrius Dotson, Tevan Ferguson, Randy Richards and Matt Thayer
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsAshton Glaser QB382 yds
Passing touchdownsAshton Glaser QB1 TD
Rushing yardsVernon Scott WR87 yds
Receiving yardsDorian Buford WR125 yds

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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.