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2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2012 Illinois State Redbirds football
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FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs. Eastern Washington, L 35–51
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 8
FCS Coaches No. 9
2012 record 9–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach Brock Spack (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Luke Huard
Defensive coordinator Brock Spack
Home stadium Hancock Stadium
(Capacity: 7,700)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 North Dakota State $^   7 1         14 1  
#14 South Dakota State ^   6 2         9 4  
#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 FCS Poll

The 2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.

The Illinois State Redbird Football program averaged 6,511 fans for the 2012 home football games. The 2012 season the East Side of Hancock Stadium was being renovated. The Redbirds sold out 2 games in 2012 (Eastern Illinois & Southern Illinois).



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