2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season

2012 Illinois State Redbirds football

NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 35–51 vs. Eastern Washington

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 8
FCS Coaches| No. 9
Record| 9–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Brock Spack (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Luke Huard (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Brock Spack (1st season)
MVP| Matt Brown, Colton Underwood
Captain| Matt Brown, Nate Palmer
Home stadium| Hancock Stadium

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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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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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| 12:00 pm| Dayton*| No. 19|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| | W 56–14| 4,840|
September 8| 1:00 pm| at Eastern Michigan*| No. 18|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| CSNC| W 31–14| 7,654|
September 15| 1:00 pm| Eastern Illinois*| No. 15|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)

| | W 54–51 2OT| 7,700|
September 22| 3:00 pm| at Western Illinois| No. 15|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| CSNC| W 23–3| 16,033|
September 29| 2:00 pm| at South Dakota| No. 13|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| | W 34–31| 7,863|
October 6| 1:00 pm| Southern Illinois| No. 9|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| CSNC| L 0–17| 8,000|
October 13| 1:00 pm| No. 8 Youngstown State| No. 14|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| CSNC| W 35–28| 5,557|
October 20| 1:00 pm| Missouri State| No. 11|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| | L 17–24| 6,180|
October 27| 4:00 pm| at Northern Iowa| No. 17|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| CSNC| W 33–21| 9,946|
November 3| 1:00 pm| at No. 14 Indiana State| No. 17|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| CSNC| W 17–10| 6,008|
November 17| 1:00 pm| No. 1 North Dakota State| No. 11|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| ESPN3| L 20–38| 6,793| [1]
December 1| 1:00 pm| at No. 7 Appalachian State*| No. 16|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN3| W 38–37 OT| 16,719|
December 8| 5:00 pm| at No. 4 Eastern Washington*| No. 16|

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

| ESPN3| L 35–51| 7,512|

* *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

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| Final
Sports Network| 19| 18| 15| 15| 13| 9| 14| 11| 17| 17| 15| 11| 16| 8
Coaches| 20| 19| 17| 15| 12| 11| 16| 13| 17| 15| 15| 11| 15| 9

## Players drafted in the NFL

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Draft year | Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team

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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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Illinois State Redbirds football

Venues|

* Hancock Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Eastern Illinois: Mid-America Classic

Culture & lore|

* Reggie Redbird
* "Go, You Redbirds"

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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2012 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Appalachian State
* Bethune-Cookman
* Cal Poly
* Central Arkansas
* Coastal Carolina
* Colgate
* Eastern Illinois
* Eastern Washington
* Georgia Southern
* Illinois State
* Montana State
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota State
* Old Dominion
* Sam Houston State
* South Dakota State
* Stony Brook
* Villanova
* Wagner
* Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State
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