2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

The 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Ron English and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2012 record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Ron English (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Karcher
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium (Capacity: 30,200)

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 26–37	12,725
September 8	1:00 PM	No. 18 (FCS) Illinois State*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CSNC	L 14–31	7,654
September 15	12:00 PM	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 16–54	40,217
September 22	3:30 PM	at No. 20 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 7–23	74,204
October 6	1:00 PM	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		L 14–41	6,011
October 13	1:00 PM	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		L 47–52	2,837
October 20	1:00 PM	Army*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 48–38	4,252
October 27	3:30 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	BCSN/ESPN3	L 3–24	13,158
November 1	6:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	L 14–45	16,789
November 10	1:00 PM	Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)		L 31–34	4,081
November 17	2:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)		W 29–23	10,338
November 23	1:00 PM	No. 24 Northern Illinois	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 7–49	1,349
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	13	0	13	26
Cardinals	10	3	21	3	37

See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–30–2	2011	BALL, 33–31

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	10	0	14	7	31
Eagles	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–12–6	1981	ILST, 28–7

@ Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	9	0	7	16
Boilermakers	13	20	7	14	54

See also: 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1991	PUR, 49–3

@ Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
#20 Spartans	0	3	6	14	23

See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2008	MSU, 42–10

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	14	21	3	41
Eagles	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–16	2011	KENT, 28–22

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	14	28	3	52
Eagles	10	0	27	10	47

See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–28	2011	TOL, 54–16

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	10	7	7	14	38
Eagles	14	14	3	17	48

See also: 2012 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2010	ARMY, 31–27

@ Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	0	0	3
Falcons	14	0	7	3	24

See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–23–1	2008	EMU, 24–21

@ Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
Bobcats	7	17	7	14	45

See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–16–1	2010	OHIO, 30–17

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	10	21	3	34
Eagles	14	0	7	10	31

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team and Michigan MAC Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–55–6	2011	EMU, 35–28

@ Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	3	9	3	29
Broncos	0	14	3	6	23

See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team and Michigan MAC Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–29–2	2011	EMU, 14–10

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	14	7	14	49
Eagles	7	0	0	0	7

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–26–2	2011	NIU, 18–12

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