2012 IUP Crimson Hawks football team

American college football season March 2026 April 2025 2012 IUP Crimson Hawks football IUP logo.svg 250 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division PSAC 7 12–2 6–1 Curt Cignetti 2nd Luke Getsy 2nd Paul Tortorella 18th Miller Stadium PSAC championPSAC West Division champion PSAC Championship Game W Won 41–10 vs. 2012 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L Lost 17–21 vs. Winston-Salem State The 2012 IUP Crimson Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) of Indiana, Pennsylvania, as a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Division during the 2012 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Curt Cignetti, the Crimson Howls compiled a 12–2 overall record, 6–1 in conference, won the PSAC championship, made it to the NCAA Division II Quarterfinal where they fell to Winston-Salem State 21–17, and outscored their opponents 471 to 175. The team gained 3,630 rushing yards and 2,215 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 1,121 rushing yards and 2,489 passing yards. 2012 Football Cumulative Statistics https://iupathletics.com/sports/football/stats/2012 April 23, 2025 Indiana University of Pennsylvania The team's individual leaders included: Running back Harvie Tuck led the team with 1,660 rushing yards on 269 carries. Redshirt junior quarterback Mike Box completed 111 of 214 passes for 1,747 yards, 13 touchdowns, and four interceptions. Junior wide receiver Terrill Barnes caught 43 passes for 764 yards and eight touchdowns. The team's wide receivers coach was former NFL player Rod Rutherford. The team played its home games at Miller Stadium in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Schedule 2012 NCAA Division II AFCA y y y Eastern y y September 1 1:00 p.m. 2012 Southern Connecticut Owls Southern Connecticut<ncg> Miller Stadium Indiana, PA W 33–6 2,585 September 2, 2012 Indiana (Pa.) 33, SCSU 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-journal-indiana-pa-33-scsu-6/170947017/ April 23, 2025 Record-Journal Meriden, Connecticut B3 Newspapers.com September 2, 2012 Indiana (Pa.) Beats Southern https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-indiana-pa-beats-sou/170947097/ April 23, 2025 Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut E05 Newspapers.com September 8 1:00 p.m. at 2012 Cheyney Wolves Cheyney<ncg> 23 O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium Cheyney, PA W 56–0 463 Zeise, Paul September 14, 2012 Defense is IUP's calling card after 2 games https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-defense-is-iups/170947357/ April 23, 2025 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh 36 Newspapers.com September 15 4:00 p.m. 2012 Lock Haven Bald Eagles Lock Haven 17 Miller Stadium Indiana, PA W 42–0 1,860 September 22 3:30 p.m. at No. 6 California (PA) 14 Adamson Stadium California, PA (Coal Bowl) WPCW L 24–26 6,127 September 23, 2012 Vulcans outlast IUP, 26-24 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-vulcans-outlast/170947726/ April 23, 2025 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh 38 Newspapers.com September 29 1:00 p.m. at 2012 Millersville Marauders Millersville<ncg> 22 Biemesderfer Stadium Millersville, PA W 41–7 2,471 Hambright, Brett September 30, 2012 IUP runs past Marauders https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-iup-runs-past-marauders/170947935/ April 23, 2025 Sunday News (Lancaster) Lancaster, Pennsylvania 30 Newspapers.com October 6 2:00 p.m. 2012 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock 22 Miller Stadium Indiana, PA (rivalry) W 33–16 3,912 October 13 12:00 p.m. at 2012 Edinboro Fighting Scots Edinboro 22 Sox Harrison Stadium Edinboro, PA W 26–10 3,245 October 20 1:00 p.m. 2012 Mercyhurst Lakers Mercyhurst 20 Miller Stadium Indiana, PA W 31–13 1,896 October 27 1:00 p.m. 2012 Clarion Golden Eagles Clarion 16 Miller Stadium Indiana, PA W 45–0 2,930 November 3 12:00 p.m. at 2012 Gannon Golden Knights Gannon 14 Gannon University Field Erie, PA W 38–35 756 November 10 2:00 p.m. No. 7 2012 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg 13 Miller Stadium Indiana, PA (PSAC Championship Game) W 41–10 4,576 November 12, 2012 IUP routs Shippensburg, captures PSAC title https://www.newspapers.com/article/latrobe-bulletin-iup-routs-shippensburg/170949108/ April 23, 2025 Latrobe Bulletin Latrobe, Pennsylvania A11 Newspapers.com November 17 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Shepherd 11 Miller Stadium Indiana, PA (NCAA Division II First Round) W 27–17 1,617 Zeise, Paul November 15, 2012 IUP ready to take on Shepherd in playoffs https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-iup-ready-to-tak/170949263/ April 23, 2025 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh 23 Newspapers.com Zeise, Paul November 17, 2012 Shepherd's defense to test IUP's running game https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-shepherds-defen/170949379/ April 23, 2025 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh 19 Newspapers.com Axelrod, Phil November 18, 2012 Crimson Hawks run smack into a win https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-crimson-hawks-ru/170949433/ April 23, 2025 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh 33 Newspapers.com November 24 12:00 p.m. at No. 8 2012 New Haven Chargers New Haven 7 Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium West Haven, CT (NCAA Division II Second Round) W 17–14 2,034 November 25, 2012 Chargers Can't Complete Last-Minute Rally https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-chargers-cant-complete/170949673/ April 23, 2025 Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut E6 Newspapers.com December 1 12:00 p.m. at No. 2 Winston-Salem State 7 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) L 17–21 5,212 Greenlee, Craig T. December 2, 2012 Season ends with nailbiter for IUP https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-season-ends-with/170949833/ April 23, 2025 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh 27 Newspapers.com Burglund, Matt December 3, 2012 IUP's season comes down to one play, five yards, 30 seconds https://www.newspapers.com/article/latrobe-bulletin-iups-season-comes-down/170949930/ April 23, 2025 Latrobe Bulletin Latrobe, Pennsylvania A9 Newspapers.com 2012 Football Schedule https://iupathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 April 23, 2025 Indiana University of Pennsylvania References IUP Category:IUP Crimson Hawks football seasons IUP Crimson Hawks football Category:Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football champion seasons