2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football team

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2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football
MWC co-champion
Conference Midwest Conference
Record8–3 (8–1 MWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Schneider Stadium
Seasons
 2011
2013 
2012 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Lake Forest +  8 1   8 2  
St. Norbert +^  8 1   8 3  
Carroll (WI)  7 2   8 2  
Illinois College  7 2   8 2  
Monmouth (IL)  5 4   5 5  
Ripon  5 4   5 5  
Cornell (IA)  4 5   4 6  
Grinnell  2 7   2 8  
Knox  2 7   2 8  
Lawrence  2 8   2 8  
Beloit  0 9   0 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football team represented St. Norbert College as a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC) during the 2012 NCAA Division III football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Jim Purtill and play their home games at Schneider Stadium in De Pere, Wisconsin. The Green Knights compiled and overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 8–1 in conference play, sharing the MWC title with Lake Forest. St. Norbert advanced to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, where the lost to the St. Thomas Tommies in the first round.

On August 31, St. Norbert played their season opener against John Carroll at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The game was played as part of the 2012 Global Ireland Football Tournament. It marked the first time in 20 years that an NCAA Division III regular season football game was played in Europe. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
August 311:30 pmvs. John Carroll *L 3–40
September 81:00 pm Knox W 31–20
September 151:00 pmat Ripon W 35–31
September 221:00 pm Carroll (WI) W 28–21 OT
September 291:00 pmat Monmouth (IL) Monmouth, IL L 9–31
October 62:00 pmat Cornell Mount Vernon, IA W 20–16
October 131:00 pm Lawrence Dagger-14-plain.pngW 79–7
October 271:00 pmat Beloit Beloit, WI W 42–7
November 31:00 pmat Grinnell W 20–12
November 101:00 pm Lake Forest W 20–10
November 1712:00 pmat No. 4 St. Thomas (MN) *L 17–48

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References

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