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2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football team

The 2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football team represented St. Norbert College as a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC) during the 2012 NCAA Division III football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Jim Purtill and play their home games at Schneider Stadium in De Pere, Wisconsin. The Green Knights compiled and overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 8–1 in conference play, sharing the MWC title with Lake Forest. St. Norbert advanced to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, where the lost to the St. Thomas Tommies in the first round.

2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football
MWC co-champion
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Record8–3 (8–1 MWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchneider Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Lake Forest +   8 – 1     8 – 2  
St. Norbert +^   8 – 1     8 – 3  
Carroll (WI)   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Illinois College   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Monmouth (IL)   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Ripon   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Cornell (IA)   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Grinnell   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Knox   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Lawrence   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Beloit   0 – 9     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

On August 31, St. Norbert played their season opener against John Carroll at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The game was played as part of the 2012 Global Ireland Football Tournament. It marked the first time in 20 years that an NCAA Division III regular season football game was played in Europe.[1][2][3][4][5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
August 311:30 pmvs. John Carroll*
L 3–40
September 81:00 pmKnox
W 31–20
September 151:00 pmat Ripon
W 35–31
September 221:00 pmCarroll (WI)
W 28–21 OT
September 291:00 pmat Monmouth (IL)Monmouth, ILL 9–31
October 62:00 pmat CornellMount Vernon, IAW 20–16
October 131:00 pmLawrence 
W 79–7
October 271:00 pmat BeloitBeloit, WIW 42–7
November 31:00 pmat Grinnell
W 20–12
November 101:00 pmLake Forest
W 20–10
November 1712:00 pmat No. 4 St. Thomas (MN)*
L 17–48

References

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  1. ^ "Dublin down in Ireland". NCAA. August 30, 2012. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "College football: John Carroll will open its season as part of Global Ireland Football Tournament". The News-Herald. August 13, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "John Carroll 40, St. Norbert 3: Blue Streaks win big in Ireland". The News-Herald. August 31, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "John Carroll University opens football season against St. Norbert in Dublin, Ireland". The Plain Dealer. August 28, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "John Carroll, St. Norbert to open in Ireland". d3football.com. March 9, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
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