2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Dan Enos and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They concluded the season with 7–6 overall, 4–4 MAC, and won the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl over Western Kentucky.

2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, W 24–21 vs. WKU
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
2012 record	7–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Dan Enos (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Cummings
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tumpkin
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Capacity: 32,885)

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	SE Missouri State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 38–27	15,250
September 8	3:30 pm	No. 11 Michigan State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 7–41	35,127
September 22	12:00 pm	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 32–31	70,585
September 29	3:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 24–55	16,292
October 6	3:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 35–50	19,247
October 12	8:00 pm	Navy*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	L 13–31	15,074
October 20	3:30 pm	Ball State	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 30–41	14,081
October 27	3:30 pm	Akron	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 35–14	10,172
November 3	1:00 pm	Western Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon)	ESPN3	L 31–42	15,322
November 10	1:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)		W 34–31	4,081
November 17	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 30–16	7,223
November 23	3:00 pm	at Massachusetts	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA		W 42–24	6,385
December 26	7:30 pm	vs. WKU*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–21	23,310
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	10	14	3	0	27
Chippewas	10	14	7	7	38

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Spartans	7	17	10	7	41
Chippewas	0	0	0	7	7

@ Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	10	13	0	9	32
Hawkeyes	14	0	7	10	31

@ Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	10	0	24
Huskies	14	10	10	21	55

@ Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	14	7	7	35
Rockets	10	7	14	19	50

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	3	14	0	31
Chippewas	3	7	3	0	13

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	17	7	10	41
Chippewas	0	10	7	13	30

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	0	7	14
Chippewas	14	0	14	7	35

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	14	0	28	42
Chippewas	6	7	10	8	31

@ Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	10	21	3	34
Eagles	14	0	7	10	31

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	0	3	6	16
Chippewas	7	14	0	9	30

@ Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	14	14	42
Minutemen	0	14	7	0	21

WKU–Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
HIlltoppers	7	7	7	0	21
Chippewas	14	3	0	7	24

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