2012 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team = Mount Union Purple Raiders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| D3FootballRank = 1
| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference
| short_conf = OAC
| record = 15–0
| conf_record = 9–0
| head_coach = Larry Kehres
| hc_year = 27th
| off_coach = Zac Bruney
| oc_year = 4th
| def_coach = Vince Kehres
| dc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Mount Union Stadium
| champion = NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
| bowl = Stagg Bowl
| bowl_result = W 28–10 vs. {{cfb link|year=2012|team=St. Thomas Tommies|title=St. Thomas (MN)}}
}}
{{2012 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings}}
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 {{cfb link|year=2012|team=St. Thomas Tommies|title=St. Thomas (MN)}}, 28–10, in the national championship game.{{cite web|title=2012 Football|publisher=University of Mount Union|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/schedule/2012}}
The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 8|at|Franklin
|September 15||{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Muskingum Fighting Muskies|title=Muskingum}}|Mount Union Stadium|Alliance, OH|W 57-0|6,074|{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/stats/2012/muskingum/boxscore/830|title = Football vs Muskingum on 9/15/2012 - Box Score}}
|September 22|at|{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Marietta Pioneers|title=Marietta}}|Don Drumm Stadium|Marietta, OH|W 52-0|1,389|{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/stats/2012/marietta/boxscore/831|title=Football vs Marietta on 9/22/2012 - Box Score}}
|September 29||{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Ohio Northern Polar Bears|title=Ohio Northern}}|Mount Union Stadium|Alliance, OH|W 54-0|4,082|{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/stats/2012/ohio-northern/boxscore/832|title = Football vs Ohio Northern on 9/29/2012 - Box Score}}
|October 6|at|{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Wilmington Quakers|title=Wilmington (OH)}}|Williams Stadium|Wilmington, OH|W 66-0|1,053|{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/stats/2012/wilmington/boxscore/833|title = Football vs Wilmington on 10/6/2012 - Box Score}}
|October 13||{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Capital Crusaders|title=Capital}}|Mount Union Stadium|Alliance, OH|W 62-0|4,122|{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/stats/2012/capital/boxscore/834|title = Football vs Capital on 10/13/2012 - Box Score}}
|October 20|at|{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Otterbein Cardinals|title=Otterbein}}|Memorial Stadium|Westerville, OH|W 51-0|2,178|{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/stats/2012/otterbein/boxscore/835|title = Football vs Otterbein on 10/20/2012 - Box Score}}
|October 27||{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Heidelberg Student Princes|title=Heidelberg}}|Mount Union Stadium|Alliance, OH|W 33-14|3,211|{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/stats/2012/heidelberg/boxscore/836|title = Football vs Heidelberg on 10/27/2012 - Box Score}}
|November 3|at|{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin Wallace}}|George Finnie|Berea, OH|W 38-7|5,527|{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/stats/2012/baldwin-wallace/boxscore/837|title = Football vs Baldwin Wallace on 11/3/2012 - Box Score}}
|November 10|at|{{cfb link|year=2012|team=John Carroll Blue Streaks|title=John Carroll}}|Don Shula Stadium|University Heights, OH|W 59-17|2,208|{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/football/stats/2012/john-carroll/boxscore/838|title = Football vs John Carroll on 11/10/2012 - Box Score}}
|November 17||{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Christopher Newport Captains|title=Christopher Newport}}
|November 24||{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Johns Hopkins Blue Jays|title=Johns Hopkins}}
|December 1||{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Widener Pride|title=Widener}}
|December 8||{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders|title=Mary Hardin–Baylor}}
|December 14|vs|{{cfb link|year=2012|team=St. Thomas Tommies|title=St. Thomas (MN)}}
}}
References
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{{Mount Union Purple Raiders football navbox}}
{{NCAA Division III football national champion navbox}}
{{2012 Mount Union Purple Raiders football navbox}}
Category:Mount Union Purple Raiders football seasons
Category:NCAA Division III Football Champions
Category:Ohio Athletic Conference football champion seasons