# 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

The 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Ron English and played their home games at Rynearson Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 pm | at Ball State | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | L 26–37 | 12,725 |
| September 8 | 1:00 pm | No. 18 (FCS) Illinois State* | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | CSNC | L 14–31 | 7,654 |
| September 15 | 12:00 pm | at Purdue* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | BTN | L 16–54 | 40,217 |
| September 22 | 3:30 pm | at No. 21 Michigan State* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 7–23 | 74,204 |
| October 6 | 1:00 pm | Kent State | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | | L 14–41 | 6,011 |
| October 13 | 1:00 pm | Toledo | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | | L 47–52 | 2,837 |
| October 20 | 1:00 pm | Army* | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPN3 | W 48–38 | 4,252 |
| October 27 | 3:30 pm | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | BCSN/ESPN3 | L 3–24 | 13,158 |
| November 1 | 6:00 pm | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPNU | L 14–45 | 16,789 |
| November 10 | 1:00 pm | Central Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI (rivalry) | | L 31–34 | 4,081 |
| November 17 | 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | | W 29–23 | 10,338 |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | No. 24 Northern Illinois | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPN3 | L 7–49 | 1,349 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### @ Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| Cardinals | 10 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 37 |

### Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redbirds | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### @ Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Boilermakers | 13 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 54 |

### @ Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #20 Spartans | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 3 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 52 |
| Eagles | 10 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 47 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 48 |

### @ Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Falcons | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### @ Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### Central Michigan

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

### @ Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 29 |
| Broncos | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |