2012 Missouri State Bears football team

The 2012 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Terry Allen and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in eighth place.

2012 Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Terry Allen (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Vokolek (7th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 14 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 8 Illinois State ^		5	–	3					9	–	4
Indiana State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Southern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Northern Iowa		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Western Illinois		1	–	7					3	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 pm	at No. 21 (FBS) Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 9–51	50,007
September 8	2:30 pm	at No. 24 (FBS) Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	Big East Network	L 7–35	47,553
September 15	7:00 pm	Murray State*	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	Mediacom	L 23–28	10,002
September 22	1:00 pm	Southern Illinois	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	MVFC TV	L 6–14	9,217
September 29	6:00 pm	at No. 25 South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	MVFC TV	L 7–17	14,186
October 6	2:00 pm	Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 17–31	8,311
October 13	1:00 pm	South Dakota	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	Mediacom	W 27–24	8,001
October 20	1:00 pm	at No. 11 Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		W 24–17	6,180
October 27	1:00 pm	Western Illinois	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	MVFC TV	W 42–3	10,076
November 3	1:00 pm	No. 1 North Dakota State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		L 17–21	6,253	[1]
November 17	6:00 pm	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		L 13–38	8,493
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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