2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Mark Hendrickson (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	KiJuan Ware (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Ward (1st season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	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

The 2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Mark Hendrickson in his fourth full season and fifth overall year since coaching the first seven games of the 2008 season. They played their home games at Hanson Field. Western Illinois finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in MVFC play to place ninth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Butler*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		W 23–15	12,589
September 8	3:00 pm	Indianapolis*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		W 27–17	13,411
September 15	7:00 pm	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 3–37	55,783
September 22	3:00 pm	No. 15 Illinois State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	Comcast	L 3–23	16,033
October 6	2:00 pm	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	Midco Sports Net	W 24–17	10,196
October 13	6:00 pm	at No. 20 South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	MVFC TV	L 10–31	10,727
October 20	6:00 pm	No. 21 Indiana State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 7–23	9,478
October 27	1:00 pm	at Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	MVFC TV	L 3–42	10,076
November 3	1:00 pm	Northern Iowa	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	MVFC TV	L 40–0	3,094
November 10	1:00 pm	Youngstown State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 7–31	3,286
November 17	2:00 pm	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 0–35	7,899
*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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