2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dino Babers, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–5 overall with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Eastern Illinois earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. 25
Record7–5 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorKim McCloud (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Illinois $^   6 1     7 5  
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky   6 2     8 3  
UT Martin   6 2     8 3  
Jacksonville State   5 3     6 5  
Tennessee State   4 3     8 3  
Murray State   4 4     5 6  
Southeast Missouri State   2 6     3 8  
Tennessee Tech   1 7     3 8  
Austin Peay   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:30 pmSouthern Illinois*WEIUW 49–288,275
September 86:00 pmat Western Michigan*L 21–5222,536
September 151:00 pmat No. 15 Illinois State*L 51–54 2OT7,700
September 226:30 pmMurray State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 50–495,319
September 291:30 pmAustin Peay
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 65–159,154
October 62:00 pmat UT MartinL 37–515,456
October 131:30 pmJacksonville State 
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 31–287,358
October 2712:00 pmat No. 18 Eastern KentuckyW 24–74,400
November 31:30 pmat Tennessee TechW 31–248,968
November 101:30 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 39–205,575
November 173:00 pmat No. 10 Central Arkansas*No. 24L 30–486,754
November 242:00 pmat No. 19 South Dakota State*No. 25ESPN3L 10–584,367

References

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