Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Kent State | 11 | 3 | .786 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 33.1 | 24.5 | 2.75 | -6.39 | 18 | |||
| Bowling Green | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 22.9 | 16.8 | -0.27 | -6.11 | ||||
| Ohio | 9 | 4 | .692 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 31.7 | 24.8 | -2.75 | -8.06 | 23 | |||
| Buffalo | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 21.3 | 28.5 | -8.78 | -3.36 | ||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 23.3 | 34.9 | -11.70 | -3.45 | ||||
| Massachusetts | 1 | 11 | .083 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 12.7 | 40.2 | -20.97 | -3.55 | ||||
| Akron | 1 | 11 | .083 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 26.1 | 35.7 | -15.31 | -4.31 | ||||
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Northern Illinois | 12 | 2 | .857 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 38.6 | 19.9 | 4.64 | -7.50 | 16 | 22 | ||
| Ball State | 9 | 4 | .692 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 33.6 | 32.0 | -1.60 | -3.52 | ||||
| Toledo | 9 | 4 | .692 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 31.5 | 28.4 | -0.18 | -4.18 | 23 | |||
| Central Michigan | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 28.8 | 32.4 | -7.91 | -6.76 | ||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 29.3 | 29.7 | -9.54 | -7.04 | ||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 21.3 | 37.6 | -16.61 | -3.45 | ||||
7 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-06 | GoDaddy.com Bowl | Arkansas State | 17 | Kent State (25) | 13 | Mobile, AL |
| 2013-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Florida State (13) | 31 | Northern Illinois (16) | 10 | Miami, FL |
| 2012-12-28 | Independence Bowl | Ohio | 45 | Louisiana-Monroe | 14 | Shreveport, LA |
| 2012-12-27 | Military Bowl | San Jose State (24) | 29 | Bowling Green | 20 | Washington, DC |
| 2012-12-26 | Little Caesars Bowl | Central Michigan | 24 | Western Kentucky | 21 | Detroit, MI |
| 2012-12-21 | Beef O'Brady's Bowl | Central Florida | 38 | Ball State | 17 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2012-12-15 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Utah State (18) | 41 | Toledo | 15 | Boise, ID |
2012 Conference Leaders