2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 football 2012 Ohio Bobcats Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg 200 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 9–4 4–4 Frank Solich 8th Tim Albin 8th Gerry Gdowski 3rd Spread option Jim Burrow 8th 4-3 Peden Stadium Independence Bowl champion Independence Bowl W 45–14 vs. Louisiana–Monroe The 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium.Peden Stadium https://ohiobobcats.com/facilities/peden-stadium/8 Ohio University Athletics March 3, 2023https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/frank-solich-1.html Frank Solich Sports Reference They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). After defeating Akron on October 13 to become 7–0 the Bobcats were ranked #25 in the AP Poll; Ohio had not been ranked nationally since 1968.Football: Ohio Cracks Top 25 for the First Time Since 1968 Jim Ryan http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/football-ohio-cracks-top-25-first-time-1968 The Post Ohio University October 14, 2012 October 14, 2012 December 14, 2012 https://archive.today/20121214224625/http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/football-ohio-cracks-top-25-first-time-1968 dead On October 21, 2012, the Bobcats peaked at #23 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll, and #24 in the BCS standings. They finished the season 9–4, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Louisiana–Monroe for their second consecutive bowl victory. Schedule 2012 AP Eastern September 1 12:00 p.m. w y y Penn State Beaver Stadium State College, PA ESPN 24–14 97,186 September 8 7:00 p.m. w y New Mexico State Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPN3 51–24 25,893 September 15 6:30 p.m. w y y Marshall Battle for the Bell Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV 27–24 33,436 September 22 2:00 p.m. w y Norfolk State Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPN3 44–10 23,673 September 29 3:30 p.m. w y Massachusetts Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 37–34 8,321 October 6 12:00 p.m. w Buffalo Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPN+/CSS 38–31 20,044 October 13 2:00 p.m. w y Akron Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPN3 34–28 25,542 October 27 3:30 p.m. l y 23 Miami (OH) Battle of the Bricks Yager Stadium Oxford, OH STO/ESPN3 20–23 19,326 November 1 6:00 p.m. w Eastern Michigan Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPNU 45–14 16,789 November 7 8:00 p.m. l Bowling Green Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPN2 14–26 19,122 November 14 8:00 p.m. l y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPNU 27–52 10,097 November 23 11:00 a.m. l y Kent State 23 Dix Stadium Kent, OH ESPNU 6–28 18,230 December 28 2:00 p.m. w y y Louisiana–Monroe Independence Bowl Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA ESPN 45–14 41,853 Source: Schedule Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV NR 23 23 23 24 RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Game summaries @ Penn State Bobcats 0 3 14 7 Nittany Lions 7 7 0 0 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team New Mexico State Aggies 7 7 10 0 Bobcats 7 14 24 6 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team @ Marshall Bobcats 0 17 0 10 Thundering Herd 14 0 7 3 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio) Norfolk State Spartans 0 0 0 10 Bobcats 24 10 10 0 2012 Norfolk State Spartans football team @ Massachusetts Bobcats 3 17 0 17 Minutemen 10 7 10 7 2012 UMass Minutemen football team Buffalo Bulls 14 0 10 7 Bobcats 7 14 3 14 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team Akron Zips 0 7 7 14 Bobcats 14 6 14 0 2012 Akron Zips football team @ Miami (OH) #23 Bobcats 7 7 3 3 RedHawks 13 7 0 3 2012 Miami RedHawks football team Eastern Michigan Eagles 7 7 0 0 Bobcats 7 17 7 14 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Bowling Green Falcons 0 19 0 7 Bobcats 7 0 7 0 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team @ Ball State Bobcats 3 14 7 3 Cardinals 7 14 10 21 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team @ Kent State Bobcats 3 3 0 0 #25 Golden Flashes 21 0 0 7 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team Louisiana–Monroe–Independence Bowl Bobcats 14 10 14 7 Warhawks 7 0 0 7 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team 2012 Independence Bowl References Ohio Category:Ohio Bobcats football seasons Category:Independence Bowl champion seasons Ohio Bobcats football