2012 Murray State

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Murray State in 2012, game by game: lost at No. 7 Florida State 3–69; lost vs. Central Arkansas 20–42; won at Missouri State 28–23; lost at Eastern Illinois 49–50; won vs. Tennessee Tech 70–35; won at Austin Peay 52–14; lost vs. UT Martin 59–66; lost at Jacksonville State 35–38; won vs. Tennessee State 49–28; lost at Eastern Kentucky 24–55; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 42–35+38−66Lost 3–69 at No. 7 Florida State-66No. 7 Florida StateLost 20–42 vs. Central Arkansas-22Central ArkansasWon 28–23 at Missouri State+5Missouri StateLost 49–50 at Eastern Illinois-1Eastern IllinoisWon 70–35 vs. Tennessee Tech+35Tennessee TechWon 52–14 at Austin Peay+38Austin PeayLost 59–66 vs. UT Martin-7UT MartinLost 35–38 at Jacksonville State-3Jacksonville St…Won 49–28 vs. Tennessee State+21Tennessee StateLost 24–55 at Eastern Kentucky-31Eastern KentuckyWon 42–35 vs. Southeast Missouri State+7Southeast Misso…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southeast Missouri State 42–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
431–⁠455
Coach
—
Elo
1342 +9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.6 No. 41 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mitch Stewart
Defensive coordinator
Ashley Anders
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

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.