2012 Missouri Western Griffons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team = Missouri Western Griffons
| sport = football
| image =
| logo = Missouri Western Griffons wordmark.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| conference = Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
| division =
| short_conf = MIAA
| record = 12–2
| conf_record = 9–1
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| head_coach = Jerry Partridge
| hc_year = 16th
| off_coach = Todd Throckmorton
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Regi Trotter
| dc_year = 9th
| def_scheme =
| stadium = Spratt Stadium
| champion = MIAA champions
| bowl = NCAA Division II quarterfinals
| bowl_result = L 10–17 vs. {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Minnesota State Mavericks|title=Minnesota State}}
}}
{{2012 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings}}
The 2012 Missouri Western Griffons football team represented Missouri Western University during the 2012 NCAA Division II football season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gogriffons.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=16&path=football|title = 2012 Football Schedule}} The Griffons played their home games on Craig Field in Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri, as they have done since 1970. 2012 was the 43rd season in school history. The Griffons were led by the sixteenth-year head coach, Jerry Partridge.{{cite web |url=http://gogriffons.com/index.aspx |title=Jerry Partridge biography |accessdate=2016-08-05}} Missouri Western has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 1989.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1906&dat=19870725&id=Zi8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZAUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3601,3724761&hl=en|title=The Fort Scott Tribune - Google News Archive Search |accessdate=2016-08-05}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| poll = AFCA DII Coaches' Poll released prior to game
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|August 30|Thursday}}
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 18
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Central Missouri Mules|title=Central Missouri}}
| site_stadium = Spratt Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Joseph, MO
| tv =
| score = 38–26
| attend = 5,471
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = y
| w/l = w
| rank = 14
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=William Jewell Cardinals|title=William Jewell}}
| site_stadium = Spratt Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Joseph, MO
| tv =
| score = 56–0
| attend = 4,811
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 6:07 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Nebraska–Kearney Lopers|title=Nebraska–Kearney}}
| site_stadium = Spratt Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Joseph, MO
| tv = MIAA TV
| score = 38–14
| attend = 5,916
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = y
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Fort Hays State Tigers|title=Fort Hays State}}
| site_stadium = Lewis Field Stadium
| site_cityst = Hays, KS
| tv =
| score = 21–3
| attend = 4,407
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| opponent = Central Oklahoma
| site_stadium = Spratt Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Joseph, MO
| tv =
| score = 45–23
| attend = 4,211
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = y
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Northeastern State RiverHawks|title=Northeastern State}}
| site_stadium = Doc Wadley Stadium
| site_cityst = Tahlequah, OK
| tv =
| score = 45–31
| attend = 2,168
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| homecoming = y
| w/l = l
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Missouri Southern Lions|title=Missouri Southern}}
| site_stadium = Spratt Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Joseph, MO
| tv =
| score = 30–31
| attend = 3,794
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = y
| w/l = w
| rank = 16
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Pittsburg State Gorillas|title=Pittsburg State}}
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Carnie Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, KS
| tv =
| score = 63–14
| attend = 11,910
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 25|Thursday}}
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 12
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Emporia State Hornets|title=Emporia State}}
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Francis G. Welch Stadium
| site_cityst = Emporia, KS
| tv = MIAA TV
| score = 57–28
| attend = 6,245
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 11
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Washburn Ichabods|title=Washburn}}
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Spratt Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Joseph, MO
| tv =
| score = 56–28
| attend = 4,826
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 2:37 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 11
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Northwest Missouri State Bearcats|title=NW Missouri State}}
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Bearcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Maryville, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = MIAA TV
| score = 21–20
| attend = 10,102
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = y
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs|title=Minnesota–Duluth}}
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Spratt Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Joseph, MO
| gamename = NCAA Division II first round
| tv =
| score = 57–55
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 4,419
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = y
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Henderson State Reddies|title=Henderson State}}
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Carpenter–Haygood Stadium
| site_cityst = Arkadelphia, AR
| gamename = NCAA Division II second round
| tv =
| score = 45–21
| attend = 5,069
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = y
| w/l = l
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Minnesota State Mavericks|title=Minnesota State}}
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Blakeslee Stadium
| site_cityst = Mankato, MN
| gamename = NCAA Division II quarterfinals
| tv =
| score = 10–17
| attend = 3,014
}}
}}
References
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{{Missouri Western Griffons football navbox}}
{{Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champions}}
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