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 | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 10–58 vs. South Dakota State | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 25 |
| Record | 7–5 (6–1 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Sterlin Gilbert (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kim McCloud (1st season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:30 pm | Southern Illinois* | WEIU | W 49–28 | 8,275 | ||
| September 8 | 6:00 pm | at Western Michigan* | L 21–52 | 22,536 | |||
| September 15 | 1:00 pm | at No. 15 Illinois State* | L 51–54 2OT | 7,700 | |||
| September 22 | 6:30 pm | Murray State |
| WEIU | W 50–49 | 5,319 | |
| September 29 | 1:30 pm | Austin Peay |
| WEIU | W 65–15 | 9,154 | |
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | at UT Martin | L 37–51 | 5,456 | |||
| October 13 | 1:30 pm | Jacksonville State |
| WEIU | W 31–28 | 7,358 | |
| October 27 | 12:00 pm | at No. 18 Eastern Kentucky | W 24–7 | 4,400 | |||
| November 3 | 1:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 31–24 | 8,968 | |||
| November 10 | 1:30 pm | Southeast Missouri State |
| WEIU | W 39–20 | 5,575 | |
| November 17 | 3:00 pm | at No. 10 Central Arkansas* | No. 24 | L 30–48 | 6,754 | ||
| November 24 | 2:00 pm | at No. 19 South Dakota State* | No. 25 | ESPN3 | L 10–58 | 4,367 | |
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References
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