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2012 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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2012 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHarold Etheridge (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJesse Minter (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
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

The 2012 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Trent Miles in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Miles resigned at the end of the season to take the head coaching job at Georgia State. He was replaced by former UNLV head coach Mike Sanford.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18:00 pmat Indiana*No. 23BTNL 17–2441,882
September 82:00 pmQuincy*No. 23W 44–06,294
September 152:00 pmDrake*No. 22
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 27–107,189
September 222:00 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 22
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 10–245,291
September 297:00 pmat Southern IllinoisESPN3/MVFCTVW 24–312,166
October 63:00 pmMissouri Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 31–178,311
October 134:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateESPN3W 17–1418,164[1]
October 207:00 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 21W 23–79,478
October 272:00 pmSouth DakotaNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3/MVFCTVW 45–145,224
November 32:00 pmNo. 17 Illinois StateNo. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
CSNCL 10–176,008
November 172:00 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 18ESPN3L 6–279,610

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Sports Network23232222RVRVRV2115141823
Coaches25RVRV25RVRVRV25181721

References

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  1. ^ "NDSU is upset, top-ranked Bison lose to Sycamores". The Bismarck Tribune. October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.