The 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by eighth-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium . They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). After defeating Akron on October 13 to become 7–0 the Bobcats were ranked #25 in the AP Poll ; Ohio had not been ranked nationally since 1968.[1] On October 21, 2012, the Bobcats peaked at #23 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll , and #24 in the BCS standings. They finished the season 9–4, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Louisiana–Monroe for their second consecutive bowl victory.
Schedule [ edit ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 1
12:00 p.m.
at Penn State *
Beaver Stadium • State College, PA
ESPN
W 24–14
97,186
September 8
7:00 p.m.
New Mexico State *
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN3
W 51–24
25,893
September 15
6:30 p.m.
at Marshall *
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell )
W 27–24
33,436
September 22
2:00 p.m.
Norfolk State *
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN3
W 44–10
23,673
September 29
3:30 p.m.
at Massachusetts
Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA
ESPN3
W 37–34
8,321
October 6
12:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN+ /CSS
W 38–31
20,044
October 13
2:00 p.m.
Akron
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN3
W 34–28
25,542
October 27
3:30 p.m.
at Miami (OH)
No. 23
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
STO /ESPN3
L 20–23
19,326
November 1
6:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPNU
W 45–14
16,789
November 7
8:00 p.m.
Bowling Green
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN2
L 14–24
19,122
November 14
8:00 p.m.
at Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
ESPNU
L 27–52
10,097
November 23
11:00 a.m.
at No. 25 Kent State
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
ESPNU
L 6–28
18,230
December 28
2:00 p.m.
vs. Louisiana–Monroe *
Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl )
ESPN
W 45–14
41,853
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. # Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Rankings [ edit ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
23
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Coaches'
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Harris
Not released
RV
RV
23
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
Not released
BCS
Not released
NR
24
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Not released
Game summaries [ edit ]
@ Penn State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
0
3
14
7
24
Nittany Lions
7
7
0
0
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–5
1974
PSU, 35–16
New Mexico State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
7
10
0
24
Bobcats
7
14
24
6
51
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2011
OHIO, 44–24
@ Marshall [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
0
17
0
10
27
Thundering Herd
14
0
7
3
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
30–19–6
2011
OHIO, 44–7
Norfolk State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
0
0
0
10
10
Bobcats
24
10
10
0
44
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
@ Massachusetts [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
3
17
0
17
37
Minutemen
10
7
10
7
34
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Buffalo [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
14
0
10
7
31
Bobcats
7
14
3
14
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
11–7
2011
BUFF, 38–37
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
7
7
14
28
Bobcats
14
6
14
0
34
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
15–12–1
2011
OHIO, 37–20
@ Miami (OH) [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#23 Bobcats
7
7
3
3
20
RedHawks
13
7
0
3
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
35–51–2
2011
OHIO, 21–14
Eastern Michigan [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
7
0
0
14
Bobcats
7
17
7
14
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
16–11–1
2010
OHIO, 30–17
Bowling Green [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
0
19
0
7
26
Bobcats
7
0
7
0
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
25–36–2
2011
OHIO, 29–28
@ Ball State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
3
14
7
3
27
Cardinals
7
14
10
21
52
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–14
2011
BALL, 23–20
@ Kent State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
3
3
0
0
6
#25 Golden Flashes
21
0
0
7
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
38–24–2
2011
OHIO, 17–10
Louisiana–Monroe–Independence Bowl [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
14
10
14
7
45
Warhawks
7
0
0
7
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First Meeting
References [ edit ]
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