2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

The 2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Mark Hendrickson in his fourth full season and fifth overall year since coaching the first seven games of the 2008 season. They played their home games at Hanson Field. Western Illinois finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in MVFC play to place ninth.

2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKiJuan Ware (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Ward (1st season)
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmButler*W 23–1512,589
September 83:00 pmIndianapolis*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 27–1713,411
September 157:00 pmat Iowa State*L 3–3755,783
September 223:00 pmNo. 15 Illinois State 
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ComcastL 3–2316,033
October 62:00 pmat South DakotaMidco Sports NetW 24–1710,196
October 136:00 pmat No. 20 South Dakota StateMVFC TVL 10–3110,727
October 206:00 pmNo. 21 Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–239,478
October 271:00 pmat Missouri StateMVFC TVL 3–4210,076
November 31:00 pmNorthern Iowa
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
MVFC TVL 40–03,094
November 101:00 pmYoungstown State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ESPN3L 7–313,286
November 172:00 pmat Southern IllinoisL 0–357,899

References

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