2012 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Southern Illinois Salukis football
2012 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2012 record	6–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Dale Lennon (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kalen DeBoer (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Schweigert (5th season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium; (Capacity: 15,000)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Dale Lennon and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three way tie for third place.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	6:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 28–49	8,275
September 8	1:00 pm	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 14–30	17,725
September 15	6:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 35–14	9,612
September 22	1:00 pm	at Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	MVFC TV	W 14–6	9,217
September 29	6:00 pm	Indiana State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3/MVFC TV	L 3–24	12,166
October 6	1:00 pm	at No. 9 Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	MVFC TV	W 17–0	8,000
October 13	2:00 pm	Northern Iowa	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 34–31	10,575
October 20	3:00 pm	at No. 15 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 38–21	13,079
October 27	3:00 pm	at No. 3 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	FCS	L 17–23	18,066	^[1]
November 3	2:00 pm	No. 21 South Dakota State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 12–16	7,499
November 17	2:00 pm	Western Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 35–0	7,899
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "SIU falls short". Southern Illinoisan. October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009) Saluki Stadium (2010–present)
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National championship seasons in bold

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1		14	–	1
No. 14 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
No. 8 Illinois State ^		5	–	3		9	–	4
Indiana State		5	–	3		7	–	4
Southern Illinois		5	–	3		6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4		7	–	4
Northern Iowa		4	–	4		5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5		3	–	8
Western Illinois		1	–	7		3	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll