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    2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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    2012 Illinois State Redbirds football
    NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 35–51 vs. Eastern Washington
    ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
    Ranking
    Sports NetworkNo. 8
    FCS CoachesNo. 9
    Record9–4 (5–3 MVFC)
    Head coach
    • Brock Spack (4th season)
    Offensive coordinatorLuke Huard (3rd season)
    Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (1st season)
    MVPMatt Brown, Colton Underwood
    CaptainMatt Brown, Nate Palmer
    Home stadiumHancock Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 2011
    2013 →
    2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 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 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Redbirds defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

    Illinois State averaged 6,511 fans per home game in 2012 while the East Side of Hancock Stadium was being renovated. Two games were sold out, against Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois.

    Schedule

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    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 112:00 pmDayton*No. 19
    • Hancock Stadium
    • Normal, IL
    		W 56–144,840
    September 81:00 pmat Eastern Michigan*No. 18
    • Rynearson Stadium
    • Ypsilanti, MI
    		CSNCW 31–147,654
    September 151:00 pmEastern Illinois*No. 15
    • Hancock Stadium
    • Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)
    		W 54–51 2OT7,700
    September 223:00 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 15
    • Hanson Field
    • Macomb, IL
    		CSNCW 23–316,033
    September 292:00 pmat South DakotaNo. 13
    • DakotaDome
    • Vermillion, SD
    		W 34–317,863
    October 61:00 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 9
    • Hancock Stadium
    • Normal, IL
    		CSNCL 0–178,000
    October 131:00 pmNo. 8 Youngstown StateNo. 14
    • Hancock Stadium
    • Normal, IL
    		CSNCW 35–285,557
    October 201:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 11
    • Hancock Stadium
    • Normal, IL
    		L 17–246,180
    October 274:00 pmat Northern IowaNo. 17
    • UNI-Dome
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    		CSNCW 33–219,946
    November 31:00 pmat No. 14 Indiana StateNo. 17
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Terre Haute, IN
    		CSNCW 17–106,008
    November 171:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 11
    • Hancock Stadium
    • Normal, IL
    		ESPN3L 20–386,793[1]
    December 11:00 pmat No. 7 Appalachian State*No. 16
    • Kidd Brewer Stadium
    • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Second Round)
    		ESPN3W 38–37 OT16,719
    December 85:00 pmat No. 4 Eastern Washington*No. 16
    • Roos Field
    • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
    		ESPN3L 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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    Ranking movements

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    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112Final
    Sports Network19181515139141117171511168
    Coaches201917151211161317151511159

    Players drafted in the NFL

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    Draft year Player Position Round Overall NFL team
    2013 Nate Palmer LB 6 193 Green Bay Packers

    References

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    1. ^ "Bisons' 4th-quarter surge sinks Redbirds". The Pantagraph. November 28, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2012". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
    3. ^ "2012 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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