2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football Eastern Illinois Panthers wodmark 2000-2015.png 200 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 25 7–5 6–1 Dino Babers 1st Sterlin Gilbert 1st Veer and shoot Kim McCloud 1st 4–3 O'Brien Field OVC champion NCAA Division I First Round L 10–58 vs. South Dakota State The 2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dino Babers, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–5 overall with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Eastern Illinois earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.Football Record Book https://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/Record_Books/Football%20Record%20Book.pdf Eastern Illinois University Athletics November 1, 2025 52 The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. Schedule 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central August 30 6:30 pm w y Southern Illinois O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 49–28 8,275 September 8 6:00 pm l y y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 21–52 22,536 September 15 1:00 pm l y y Illinois State 15 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL Mid-America Classic 51–54 2OT 7,700 September 22 6:30 pm w Murray State O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 50–49 5,319 September 29 1:30 pm w Austin Peay O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 65–15 9,154 October 6 2:00 pm l y UT Martin Graham Stadium Martin, TN 37–51 5,456 October 13 1:30 pm w y Jacksonville State O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 31–28 7,358 October 27 12:00 pm w y Eastern Kentucky 18 Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY 24–7 4,400 November 3 1:30 pm w y Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 31–24 8,968 November 10 1:30 pm w Southeast Missouri State O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 39–20 5,575 November 17 3:00 pm l y y 24 Central Arkansas 10 Estes Stadium Conway, AR 30–48 6,754 November 24 2:00 pm l y y 25 South Dakota State 19 Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD NCAA Division I First Round ESPN3 10–58 4,367 References Eastern Illinois Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons Category:Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers football