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2012 Southern Illinois

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 2012, game by game: lost at Eastern Illinois 28–49; lost at Miami (OH) 14–30; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 35–14; won at Missouri State 14–6; lost vs. Indiana State 3–24; won at Illinois State 17–0; won vs. Northern Iowa 34–31; won at Youngstown State 38–21; lost at North Dakota State 17–23; lost vs. South Dakota State 12–16; won vs. Western Illinois 35–0+35−21Lost 28–49 at Eastern Illinois-21Eastern IllinoisLost 14–30 at Miami (OH)-16Miami (OH)Won 35–14 vs. Southeast Missouri State+21Southeast Misso…Won 14–6 at Missouri State+8Missouri StateLost 3–24 vs. Indiana State-21Indiana StateWon 17–0 at Illinois State+17Illinois StateWon 34–31 vs. Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaWon 38–21 at Youngstown State+17Youngstown StateLost 17–23 at North Dakota State-6North Dakota St…Lost 12–16 vs. South Dakota State-4South Dakota St…Won 35–0 vs. Western Illinois+35Western Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atEastern IllinoisL 28–⁠4956%
Sep 8atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠3022%
Sep 15vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 35–⁠1456%
Sep 22atMissouri StateW 14–⁠650%
Sep 29vsIndiana StateL 3–⁠2456%
Oct 6atIllinois StateW 17–⁠020%
Oct 13vsNorthern IowaW 34–⁠3147%
Oct 20atYoungstown StateW 38–⁠2136%
Oct 27atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠2322%
Nov 3vsSouth Dakota StateL 12–⁠1652%
Nov 17vsWestern IllinoisW 35–⁠081%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Illinois 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠214
Coach
—
Elo
1360 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.0 No. 13 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 154
Offensive coordinator
Kalen DeBoer
Defensive coordinator
Bubba Schweigert

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Kaleb Humphrey CB★★No. 2127
Ryan West PRO★★No. 2805

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Defensive backs12.00.773
Whole class22.00.753

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

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.