2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football
2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Western Kentucky
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Dan Enos (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Cummings (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tumpkin (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Dan Enos and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They concluded the season with 7–6 overall, 4–4 MAC, and won the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl over Western Kentucky.

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Kent State x	8	–	0	11	–	3
Bowling Green	6	–	2	8	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	9	–	4
Buffalo	3	–	5	4	–	8
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	4	–	8
UMass	1	–	7	1	–	11
Akron	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Toledo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Ball State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Central Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Western Michigan	2	–	6	4	–	8
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	SE Missouri State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 38–27	15,250
September 8	3:30 pm	No. 11 Michigan State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 7–41	35,127
September 22	12:00 pm	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 32–31	70,585
September 29	3:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 24–55	16,292
October 6	3:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 35–50	19,247
October 12	8:00 pm	Navy*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	L 13–31	15,074
October 20	3:30 pm	Ball State	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 30–41	14,081
October 27	3:30 pm	Akron	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 35–14	10,172
November 3	1:00 pm	Western Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, rivalry)	ESPN3	L 31–42	15,322
November 10	1:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)		W 34–31	4,081
November 17	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 30–16	7,223
November 23	3:00 pm	at Massachusetts	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA		W 42–24	6,385
December 26	7:30 pm	vs. Western Kentucky*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–21	23,310
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	10	14	3	0	27
Chippewas	10	14	7	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Spartans	7	17	10	7	41
Chippewas	0	0	0	7	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	10	13	0	9	32
Hawkeyes	14	0	7	10	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	10	0	24
Huskies	14	10	10	21	55

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	14	7	7	35
Rockets	10	7	14	19	50

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	3	14	0	31
Chippewas	3	7	3	0	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	17	7	10	41
Chippewas	0	10	7	13	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	0	7	14
Chippewas	14	0	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	14	0	28	42
Chippewas	6	7	10	8	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	10	21	3	34
Eagles	14	0	7	10	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	0	3	6	16
Chippewas	7	14	0	9	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	14	14	42
Minutemen	0	14	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	7	7	0	21
Chippewas	14	3	0	7	24

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