American college football season
The 2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fourth year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium . They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 9–4 overall and 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 1 12:00 pm Dayton * No. 19 W 56–144,840
September 8 1:00 pm at Eastern Michigan * No. 18 CSNC W 31–147,654
September 15 1:00 pm Eastern Illinois * No. 15 W 54–51 2OT 7,700
September 22 3:00 pm at Western Illinois No. 15 CSNC W 23–316,033
September 29 2:00 pm at South Dakota No. 13 W 34–317,863
October 6 1:00 pm Southern Illinois No. 9 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSNC L 0–178,000
October 13 1:00 pm No. 8 Youngstown State No. 14 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSNC W 35–285,557
October 20 1:00 pm Missouri State No. 11 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL L 17–246,180
October 27 4:00 pm at Northern Iowa No. 17 CSNC W 33–219,946
November 3 1:00 pm at No. 14 Indiana State No. 17 CSNC W 17–106,008
November 17 1:00 pm No. 1 North Dakota State No. 11 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3 L 20–386,793 [1]
December 1 1:00 pm at No. 7 Appalachian State * No. 16 ESPN3 W 38–37 OT 16,719
December 8 5:00 pm at No. 4 Eastern Washington * No. 16 ESPN3 L 35–517,512
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Home attendance average [ ]
The Illinois State Redbird football program averaged 6,511 fans for the 2012 home football games while the East Side of Hancock Stadium was being renovated. The Redbirds sold out two games in, against Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois.
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
Final
Sports Network
19
18
15
15
13
9
14
11
17
17
15
11
16
8
Coaches
20
19
17
15
12
11
16
13
17
15
15
11
15
9
Redbirds drafted [ ]
Draft Year
Player
Position
Round
Overall
NFL Team
2013
Nate Palmer
LB
6
193
Green Bay Packers
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Champion – North Dakota State