2012 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

2012 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.comNo. 1
Record15–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZac Bruney (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorVince Kehres (8th season)
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Mount Union $^   9 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 19 Heidelberg ^   8 – 1     9 – 2  
Otterbein   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Baldwin Wallace   6 – 3     7 – 3  
John Carroll   5 – 4     6 – 4  
Ohio Northern   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Muskingum   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Capital   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Wilmington (OH)   1 – 8     1 – 9  
Marietta   0 – 9     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

The 2012 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division III football season. In their 27th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 15–0 record, won the OAC championship, advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs, and defeated St. Thomas (MN), 28–10, in the national championship game.[1]

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Franklin*
W 45–72,600[2]
September 15Muskingum
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 57–06,074[3]
September 22at Marietta
  • Don Drumm Stadium
  • Marietta, OH
W 52–01,389[4]
September 29Ohio Northern
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 54–04,082[5]
October 6at Wilmington (OH)
  • Williams Stadium
  • Wilmington, OH
W 66–01,053[6]
October 13Capital
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 62–04,122[7]
October 20at Otterbein
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Westerville, OH
W 51–02,178[8]
October 27Heidelberg
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 33–143,211[9]
November 3at Baldwin Wallace
  • George Finnie
  • Berea, OH
W 38–75,527[10]
November 10at John Carroll
W 59–172,208[11]
November 17Christopher Newport*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)
W 72–141,927[12]
November 24Johns Hopkins*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III second round)
W 55–131,458[13]
December 1Widener*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)
W 72–172,273[14]
December 8Mary Hardin–Baylor*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)
W 48–353,225[15]
December 14vs. St. Thomas (MN)*
W 28–106,027 [16]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2012 Football". University of Mount Union.
  2. ^ "Football vs Franklin (Ind.) on 9/1/2012 - Box Score".
  3. ^ "Football vs Muskingum on 9/15/2012 - Box Score".
  4. ^ "Football vs Marietta on 9/22/2012 - Box Score".
  5. ^ "Football vs Ohio Northern on 9/29/2012 - Box Score".
  6. ^ "Football vs Wilmington on 10/6/2012 - Box Score".
  7. ^ "Football vs Capital on 10/13/2012 - Box Score".
  8. ^ "Football vs Otterbein on 10/20/2012 - Box Score".
  9. ^ "Football vs Heidelberg on 10/27/2012 - Box Score".
  10. ^ "Football vs Baldwin Wallace on 11/3/2012 - Box Score".
  11. ^ "Football vs John Carroll on 11/10/2012 - Box Score".
  12. ^ "Football vs Chris. Newport (Va.) on 11/17/2012 - Box Score".
  13. ^ "Football vs Johns Hopkins (Md.) on 11/24/2012 - Box Score".
  14. ^ "Football vs Widener (Pa.) on 12/1/2012 - Box Score".
  15. ^ "Football vs Mary Hardin-Baylor on 12/8/2012 - Box Score".
  16. ^ "Football vs St. Thomas (Minn.) on 12/14/2012 - Box Score".