2012 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

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]

2012 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 28–10 vs. St. Thomas (MN)
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.com	No. 1
Record	15–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach	Larry Kehres (27th season)
Home stadium	Mount Union Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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 team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Franklin*	Faught Stadium Franklin, IN	W 45–7	2,600	^[2]
September 15	Muskingum	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 57–0	6,074	^[3]
September 22	at Marietta	Don Drumm Stadium Marietta, OH	W 52–0	1,389	^[4]
September 29	Ohio Northern	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 54–0	4,082	^[5]
October 6	at Wilmington (OH)	Williams Stadium Wilmington, OH	W 66–0	1,053	^[6]
October 13	Capital	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 62–0	4,122	^[7]
October 20	at Otterbein	Memorial Stadium Westerville, OH	W 51–0	2,178	^[8]
October 27	Heidelberg	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 33–14	3,211	^[9]
November 3	at Baldwin Wallace	George Finnie Berea, OH	W 38–7	5,527	^[10]
November 10	at John Carroll	Shula Stadium University Heights, OH	W 59–17	2,208	^[11]
November 17	Christopher Newport*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)	W 72–14	1,927	^[12]
November 24	Johns Hopkins*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III second round)	W 55–13	1,458	^[13]
December 1	Widener*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)	W 72–17	2,273	^[14]
December 8	Mary Hardin–Baylor*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 48–35	3,225	^[15]
December 14	vs. St. Thomas (MN)*	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 28–10	6,027	^[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".