2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Eastern Illinois Panthers wodmark 2000-2015.png
OVC champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 10–58 vs. South Dakota State
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 25
2012 record7–5 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKim McCloud (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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

The 2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at O'Brien Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Illinois finished the season 7–5 overall and 6–1 in OVC play to be crowned conference champions. They earned the conference's automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

Schedule[]

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 Martin
L 37–515,456
October 131:30 pmJacksonville Statedagger
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 31–287,358
October 2712:00 pmat No. 18 Eastern Kentucky
W 24–74,400
November 31:30 pmat Tennessee Tech
W 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. 24
L 30–486,754
November 242:00 pmat No. 19 South Dakota State*No. 25
ESPN3L 10–584,367
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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