2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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.

2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Western Kentucky
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Dan Enos (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Cummings (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tumpkin (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami (OH)		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	SE Missouri State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	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*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 32–31	70,585
September 29	3:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 24–55	16,292
October 6	3:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	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	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 31–42	15,322
November 10	1:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)		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	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA		W 42–24	6,385
December 26	7:30 pm	vs. Western Kentucky*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)	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

See also: 2012 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Spartans	7	17	10	7	41
Chippewas	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team

@ Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	10	13	0	9	32
Hawkeyes	14	0	7	10	31

See also: 2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

@ Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	10	0	24
Huskies	14	10	10	21	55

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

@ Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	14	7	7	35
Rockets	10	7	14	19	50

See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	3	14	0	31
Chippewas	3	7	3	0	13

See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	17	7	10	41
Chippewas	0	10	7	13	30

See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	0	7	14
Chippewas	14	0	14	7	35

See also: 2012 Akron Zips football team

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	14	0	28	42
Chippewas	6	7	10	8	31

See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team, CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy, and Michigan MAC Trophy

@ Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	10	21	3	34
Eagles	14	0	7	10	31

See also: 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team and Michigan MAC Trophy

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	0	3	6	16
Chippewas	7	14	0	9	30

See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team

@ Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	14	14	42
Minutemen	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2012 UMass Minutemen football team

WKU–Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	7	7	0	21
Chippewas	14	3	0	7	24

See also: 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl