2012 Marian Knights football team

2012 Marian Knights football
NAIA national champion
MFSA Mideast League co-champion
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record12–1 (4–1 MSFA)
Head coach
2012 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 1 Marian (IN) x^  4 1   12 1  
No. 4 Saint Xavier x^  4 1   11 2  
No. 6 St. Francis (IN) x^  4 1   9 3  
Siena Heights  2 3   4 6  
Taylor  1 4   4 6  
Concordia (MI)  0 5   0 9  
Midwest League
No. 10 St. Ambrose x^  5 1   9 2  
No. 15 William Penn x^  5 1   9 3  
No. 17 Grand View x  5 1   8 3  
St. Francis (IL)  3 3   6 5  
Trinity International  1 5   4 7  
Waldorf  1 5   4 7  
Olivet Nazarene  1 5   3 8  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Marian Knights football team was an American football team that represented Marian University as a member of the Mid-States Football Association during the 2012 NAIA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Ted Karras Jr., the Knights compiled a 12–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Morningside, 30–27, in overtime in the NAIA National Championship Game.