2012 Missouri State Bears football team

American college football season

2012 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
  • Terry Allen (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (7th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorD. J. Vokolek (7th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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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

The 2012 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Terry Allen and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in eighth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat No. 21 (FBS) Kansas State*L 9–5150,007
September 82:30 pmat No. 24 (FBS) Louisville*Big East NetworkL 7–3547,553
September 157:00 pmMurray State*MediacomL 23–2810,002
September 221:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MVFC TVL 6–149,217
September 296:00 pmat No. 25 South Dakota StateMVFC TVL 7–1714,186
October 62:00 pmIndiana State
L 17–318,311
October 131:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MediacomW 27–248,001
October 201:00 pmat No. 11 Illinois StateW 24–176,180
October 271:00 pmWestern Illinoisdagger
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MVFC TVW 42–310,076
November 31:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–216,253[1]
November 176:00 pmat Northern IowaL 13–388,493

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References

  1. ^ "Bears' upset bid comes up short". The Springfield News-Leader. November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Schedule
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