2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). After defeating Akron on October 13 to become 7–0 the Bobcats were ranked #25 in the AP Poll; Ohio had not been ranked nationally since 1968.[1] On October 21, 2012, the Bobcats peaked at #23 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll, and #24 in the BCS standings. They finished the season 9–4, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Louisiana–Monroe for their second consecutive bowl victory.

2012 Ohio Bobcats football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2012 record9–4 (4–4 MAC)
Head coachFrank Solich (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTim Albin (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGerry Gdowski (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Burrow (8th season)
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
(Capacity: 24,000)
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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.at Penn State*
ESPNW 24–1497,186
September 87:00 p.m.New Mexico State*
ESPN3W 51–2425,893
September 156:30 p.m.at Marshall*
W 27–2433,436
September 222:00 p.m.Norfolk State*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN3W 44–1023,673
September 293:30 p.m.at Massachusetts
ESPN3W 37–348,321
October 612:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN+/CSSW 38–3120,044
October 132:00 p.m.Akron
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN3W 34–2825,542
October 273:30 p.m.at Miami (OH)No. 23
STO/ESPN3L 20–2319,326
November 16:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPNUW 45–1416,789
November 78:00 p.m.Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ESPN2L 14–2419,122
November 148:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPNUL 27–5210,097
November 2311:00 a.m.at No. 25 Kent State
ESPNUL 6–2818,230
December 282:00 p.m.vs. Louisiana–Monroe*
ESPNW 45–1441,853

Rankings
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 23 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR 
Harris Not released RV RV 23 RV RV NR NR NR NR Not released 
BCS Not released NR 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Game summaries

@ Penn State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 3 14 7 24
Nittany Lions 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 1974 PSU, 35–16

New Mexico State
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 10 0 24
Bobcats 7 14 24 6 51
See also: 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2011 OHIO, 44–24

@ Marshall
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 17 0 10 27
Thundering Herd 14 0 7 3 24
See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team and Battle for the Bell
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–19–6 2011 OHIO, 44–7

Norfolk State
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 10 10
Bobcats 24 10 10 0 44
See also: 2012 Norfolk State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Massachusetts
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 17 0 17 37
Minutemen 10 7 10 7 34
See also: 2012 UMass Minutemen football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 14 0 10 7 31
Bobcats 7 14 3 14 38
See also: 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7 2011 BUFF, 38–37

Akron
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 7 7 14 28
Bobcats 14 6 14 0 34
See also: 2012 Akron Zips football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–12–1 2011 OHIO, 37–20

@ Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Bobcats 7 7 3 3 20
RedHawks 13 7 0 3 23
See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–51–2 2011 OHIO, 21–14

Eastern Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 0 0 14
Bobcats 7 17 7 14 45
See also: 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–11–1 2010 OHIO, 30–17

Bowling Green
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 19 0 7 26
Bobcats 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–36–2 2011 OHIO, 29–28

@ Ball State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 14 7 3 27
Cardinals 7 14 10 21 52
See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–14 2011 BALL, 23–20

@ Kent State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 3 0 0 6
#25 Golden Flashes 21 0 0 7 28
See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–24–2 2011 OHIO, 17–10

Louisiana–Monroe–Independence Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 14 10 14 7 45
Warhawks 7 0 0 7 14
See also: 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and 2012 Independence Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

References
  1. Ryan, Jim (October 14, 2012). "Football: Ohio Cracks Top 25 for the First Time Since 1968". The Post. Ohio University. Retrieved October 14, 2012.


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