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2012 North Dakota State

11–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Missouri Valley Football Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 14–⁠1, over 15 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

North Dakota State in 2012, game by game: won vs. Robert Morris 52–0; won at Colorado State 22–7; won vs. Prairie View A&M 66–7; won at Northern Iowa 33–21; won vs. Youngstown State 48–7; lost vs. Indiana State 14–17; won at South Dakota 54–0; won vs. Southern Illinois 23–17; won at Missouri State 21–17; won vs. South Dakota State 20–17; won at Illinois State 38–20; won vs. South Dakota State 28–3+59−3Won 52–0 vs. Robert Morris+52Robert MorrisWon 22–7 at Colorado State+15Colorado StateWon 66–7 vs. Prairie View A&M+59Prairie View A&MWon 33–21 at Northern Iowa+12Northern IowaWon 48–7 vs. Youngstown State+41Youngstown StateLost 14–17 vs. Indiana State-3Indiana StateWon 54–0 at South Dakota+54South DakotaWon 23–17 vs. Southern Illinois+6Southern Illino…Won 21–17 at Missouri State+4Missouri StateWon 20–17 vs. South Dakota State+3South Dakota St…Won 38–20 at Illinois State+18Illinois StateWon 28–3 vs. South Dakota State+25South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsRobert MorrisW 52–⁠085%
Sep 8atColorado StateW 22–⁠755%
Sep 22vsPrairie View A&MW 66–⁠786%
Sep 29atNorthern IowaW 33–⁠2155%
Oct 6vsYoungstown StateW 48–⁠772%
Oct 13vsIndiana StateL 14–⁠1780%
Oct 20atSouth DakotaW 54–⁠077%
Oct 27vsSouthern IllinoisW 23–⁠1778%
Nov 3atMissouri StateW 21–⁠1779%
Nov 10vsSouth Dakota StateW 20–⁠1774%
Nov 17atIllinois StateW 38–⁠2060%
Dec 1vsSouth Dakota StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 28–⁠374%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Dakota State 28–⁠3 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of North Dakota State’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’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 8vsWoffordW 14–⁠7North Dakota State’s article, Wofford’s article
Dec 14vsGeorgia SouthernW 23–⁠20North Dakota State’s article, Georgia Southern’s article
Jan 5vsSam HoustonW 39–⁠13North Dakota State’s article

Missouri Valley Football Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
419–⁠133
Coach
—
Elo
1599 +139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.2 No. 1 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brent Vigen
Defensive coordinator
Chris Klieman
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsBrock Jensen QB178 yds
Passing touchdownsBrock Jensen QB1 TD
Rushing yardsSam Ojuri WR58 yds
Rushing touchdownsSam Ojuri WR1 TD
Receiving yardsZach Vraa WR67 yds
Receiving touchdownsSam Ojuri WR1 TD

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.