2012 Ohio Bobcats football team


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. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. 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. 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

Game summaries

@ Penn State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–51974PSU, 35–16

New Mexico State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02011OHIO, 44–24

@ Marshall

Overall recordLast meetingResult
30–19–62011OHIO, 44–7

Norfolk State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First meeting

@ Massachusetts

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First meeting

Buffalo

Overall recordLast meetingResult
11–72011BUFF, 38–37

Akron

Overall recordLast meetingResult
15–12–12011OHIO, 37–20

@ Miami (OH)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
35–51–22011OHIO, 21–14

Eastern Michigan

Overall recordLast meetingResult
16–11–12010OHIO, 30–17

Bowling Green

Overall recordLast meetingResult
25–36–22011OHIO, 29–28

@ Ball State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
8–142011BALL, 23–20

@ Kent State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
38–24–22011OHIO, 17–10

Louisiana–Monroe–Independence Bowl

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First Meeting