2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football team

2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football
Division III Playoffs First Round vs St. Thomas, L 17–48
Conference	Midwest Conference
2012 record	8–3 (8–1 MWC)
Head coach	Jim Purtill (14th year)
Home stadium	Schneider Stadium

The 2012 St. Norbert Green Knights football team represents St. Norbert College in the 2012 NCAA Division III football season. They are led by fourteenth year head coach Jim Purtill and play their home games at Schneider Stadium. They are a member of the Midwest Conference.^[1] On August 31, 2012, 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 an NCAA Division III regular season game was played in Europe.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:30 PM	vs. John Carroll*		Donnybrook Stadium • Dublin, Ireland		L 3-40
September 8	1:00 PM	Knox		Schneider Stadium • De Pere, WI		W 31-20
September 15	1:00 PM	at Ripon		Ingalls Field • Ripon, WI		W 35-31
September 22	1:00 PM	Carroll		Schneider Stadium • De Pere, WI		W 28-21 ^OT
September 29	1:00 PM	at Monmouth		Monmouth, IL		L 9-31
October 6	2:00 PM	at Cornell		Mount Vernon, IA		W 20-16
October 13	1:00 PM	Lawrence		Schneider Stadium • De Pere, WI		W 79-7
October 27	1:00 PM	at Beloit		Beloit, WI		W 42-7
November 3	1:00 PM	at Grinnell		Rosenbloom Field • Grinnell, IA		W 20-12
November 10	1:00 PM	Lake Forest		Schneider Stadium • De Pere, WI		W 20-10
November 17	12:00 PM	at St. Thomas*		O’Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN (Division III Playoffs First Round)		L 17-48
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. All dates, times, and tv are tentative and subject to change.

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References

1. http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/st-norbert-college/1580/2012
2. "Dublin down in Ireland". NCAA. August 30, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
3. "College football: John Carroll will open its season as part of Global Ireland Football Tournament". The News-Herald. August 13, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
4. "John Carroll 40, St. Norbert 3: Blue Streaks win big in Ireland". The News-Herald. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
5. "John Carroll University opens football season against St. Norbert in Dublin, Ireland". The Plain Dealer. August 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
6. "John Carroll, St. Norbert to open in Ireland". d3football.com. March 9, 2011. Retrieved 2013-01-12.