2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

American college football season August 2026 February 2026 August 2012 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football Central Michigan Chippewas logo.svg 200 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 7–6 4–4 Dan Enos 3rd Mike Cummings 3rd Joe Tumpkin 3rd Kelly/Shorts Stadium Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion Little Caesars Pizza Bowl W 24–21 vs. Western Kentucky 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.Trister Noah Central Michigan holds on to beat Western Kentucky https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/12/27/western-kentucky-goes-for-but-loses-central-michigan-little-caesars-pizza-bowl/lcl4FeogZZWPjw2Oo2qlTI/story.html 4 August 2026 The Boston Globe Associated Press Boston Globe Media Partners 2012-12-27 Schedule 2012 AP Eastern August 30 7:00 pm w y SE Missouri State Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 38–27 15,250 September 8 3:30 pm l y Michigan State 11 Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU 7–41 35,127 September 22 12:00 pm w y y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN 32–31 70,585 September 29 3:30 pm l y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 24–55 16,292 October 6 3:00 pm l y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH ESPN3 35–50 19,247 October 12 8:00 pm l y Navy Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN2 13–31 15,074 October 20 3:30 pm l y Ball State Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 30–41 14,081 October 27 3:30 pm w Akron Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI 35–14 10,172 November 3 1:00 pm l Western Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI rivalry ESPN3 31–42 15,322 November 10 1:00 pm w y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI rivalry 34–31 4,081 November 17 1:00 pm w Miami (OH) Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI 30–16 7,223 November 23 3:00 pm w y Massachusetts Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 42–24 6,385 December 26 7:30 pm w y y Western Kentucky Ford Field Detroit, MI Little Caesars Pizza Bowl ESPN 24–21 23,310 Game summaries Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 10 14 3 0 Chippewas 10 14 7 7 2012 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team Michigan State #11 Spartans 7 17 10 7 Chippewas 0 0 0 7 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team @ Iowa Chippewas 10 13 0 9 Hawkeyes 14 0 7 10 2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team @ Northern Illinois Chippewas 7 7 10 0 Huskies 14 10 10 21 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team @ Toledo Chippewas 7 14 7 7 Rockets 10 7 14 19 2012 Toledo Rockets football team Navy Midshipmen 14 3 14 0 Chippewas 3 7 3 0 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team Ball State Cardinals 7 17 7 10 Chippewas 0 10 7 13 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team Akron Zips 7 0 0 7 Chippewas 14 0 14 7 2012 Akron Zips football team Western Michigan Broncos 0 14 0 28 Chippewas 6 7 10 8 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy Michigan MAC Trophy @ Eastern Michigan Chippewas 0 10 21 3 Eagles 14 0 7 10 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Michigan MAC Trophy Miami (OH) RedHawks 7 0 3 6 Chippewas 7 14 0 9 2012 Miami RedHawks football team @ Massachusetts Chippewas 7 7 14 14 Minutemen 0 14 7 0 2012 UMass Minutemen football team WKU–Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Hilltoppers 7 7 7 0 Chippewas 14 3 0 7 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl References Central Michigan Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Category:Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion seasons Central Michigan Chippewas football