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American college football season
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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 pm |
SE Missouri State* | |
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* | |
BTN | W 32–31 | 70,585 |
September 29 | 3:30 pm | at
Northern Illinois | | | L 24–55 | 16,292 |
October 6 | 3:00 pm | at
Toledo | | 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 | | ESPN3 | L 31–42 | 15,322 |
November 10 | 1:00 pm | at
Eastern Michigan | | | 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 | | | W 42–24 | 6,385 |
December 26 | 7:30 pm | vs.
Western Kentucky* | |
ESPN | W 24–21 | 23,310 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
|
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 |
References
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