2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football team
2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football | |
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MWC co-champion | |
NCAA Division III First Round, L 17–48 at St. Thomas (MN) | |
Conference | Midwest Conference |
Record | 8–3 (8–1 MWC) |
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Home stadium | Schneider Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
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August 31 | 1:30 pm | vs. John Carroll* | L 3–40 | |
September 8 | 1:00 pm | Knox | W 31–20 | |
September 15 | 1:00 pm | at Ripon | W 35–31 | |
September 22 | 1:00 pm | Carroll (WI) | W 28–21 OT | |
September 29 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth, IL | L 9–31 |
October 6 | 2:00 pm | at Cornell | Mount Vernon, IA | W 20–16 |
October 13 | 1:00 pm | Lawrence![]() | W 79–7 | |
October 27 | 1:00 pm | at Beloit | Beloit, WI | W 42–7 |
November 3 | 1:00 pm | at Grinnell | W 20–12 | |
November 10 | 1:00 pm | Lake Forest | W 20–10 | |
November 17 | 12:00 pm | at No. 4 St. Thomas (MN)* | L 17–48 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Dublin down in Ireland". NCAA. August 30, 2012. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "College football: John Carroll will open its season as part of Global Ireland Football Tournament". The News-Herald. August 13, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "John Carroll 40, St. Norbert 3: Blue Streaks win big in Ireland". The News-Herald. August 31, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "John Carroll University opens football season against St. Norbert in Dublin, Ireland". The Plain Dealer. August 28, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "John Carroll, St. Norbert to open in Ireland". d3football.com. March 9, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2013.