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2012 Youngstown State

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

Schedule and results

Youngstown State in 2012, game by game: won at Pittsburgh 31–17; won vs. Valparaiso 59–0; won vs. UAlbany 31–24; won vs. Northern Iowa 42–35; lost at North Dakota State 7–48; lost at Illinois State 28–35; lost vs. Southern Illinois 21–38; lost vs. South Dakota State 28–41; won vs. South Dakota 13–10; won at Western Illinois 31–7; won vs. Indiana State 27–6+59−41Won 31–17 at Pittsburgh+14PittsburghWon 59–0 vs. Valparaiso+59ValparaisoWon 31–24 vs. UAlbany+7UAlbanyWon 42–35 vs. Northern Iowa+7Northern IowaLost 7–48 at North Dakota State-41North Dakota St…Lost 28–35 at Illinois State-7Illinois StateLost 21–38 vs. Southern Illinois-17Southern Illino…Lost 28–41 vs. South Dakota State-13South Dakota St…Won 13–10 vs. South Dakota+3South DakotaWon 31–7 at Western Illinois+24Western IllinoisWon 27–6 vs. Indiana State+21Indiana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atPittsburghW 31–⁠1718%
Sep 8vsValparaisoW 59–⁠088%
Sep 15vsUAlbanyW 31–⁠2452%
Sep 22vsNorthern IowaW 42–⁠3553%
Oct 6atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠4828%
Oct 13atIllinois StateL 28–⁠3542%
Oct 20vsSouthern IllinoisL 21–⁠3864%
Oct 27vsSouth Dakota StateL 28–⁠4144%
Nov 3vsSouth DakotaW 13–⁠1070%
Nov 10atWestern IllinoisW 31–⁠764%
Nov 17vsIndiana StateW 27–⁠651%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana State 27–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
318–⁠261
Coach
—
Elo
1379 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.6 No. 18 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 129
Offensive coordinator
Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tresey

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Byron Pringle WR★★No. 1940
Tyler Jackman S★★No. 2246
Nick Wargo PRO★★No. 2246
Christian Wilson OT★★No. 2246

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers12.00.789
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class42.00.772

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.