NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-5) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-6) |
| Date: |
Wednesday, December 26th |
| Kickoff: |
7:30 p.m. (et) |
| Site: |
Ford Field (65,000) -- Detroit, Michigan |
| Surface: |
FieldTurf |
| Annual: |
16th |
| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$750,000 |
| Television: |
ESPN |
| Announcers: |
Mark Neely, Ray Bentley and Jemele Hill |
| Home Record: |
Western Kentucky 3-3; Central Michigan 3-4 |
| Away Record: |
Western Kentucky 4-2; Central Michigan 3-2 |
| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Western Kentucky 1W; Central Michigan 3W |
| Las Vegas Line: |
Western Kentucky 5 (Total, 58.5) |
| All-Time Series: |
First meeting |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Western Kentucky vs. MAC (10-23-3) |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Central Michigan vs. Sun Belt (2-2) |
| Bowl Records: |
Western Kentucky (0-0) |
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Central Michigan (2-4 -- 1-2 in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) |
| 2012 National Rankings: |
Western Kentucky - Unranked |
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Central Michigan - Unranked |
| Coaches: |
Western Kentucky - Lance Guidry (0-0 at Western Kentucky) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
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Central Michigan - Dan Enos (12-24 at Central Michigan) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
| Season Schedule/Results |
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| Sep 1 - W vs. Austin Peay, 49-10 |
| Sep 8 - L at Alabama, 0-35 |
| Sep 15 - W at Kentucky, 32-31 OT |
| Sep 22 - W vs. Southern Miss, 42-17 |
| Sep 29 - W at Arkansas State, 26-13 |
| Oct 6 - Open |
| Oct 11 - W at Troy, 31-26 |
| Oct 20 - L vs. ULM, 42-43 OT |
| Oct 27 - W at FIU, 14-6 |
| Nov 1 - L vs. Middle Tennessee, 29-34 |
| Nov 10 - L vs. Fla Atlantic, 28-37 |
| Nov 17 - L at Louisiana, 27-31 |
| Nov 24 - W vs. North Texas, 25-24 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 26 - vs. Central Mich, 7:30 PM (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) |
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| Central Michigan Chippewas |
| Aug 30 - W vs. SE Missouri St, 38-27 |
| Sep 8 - L vs. Michigan State, 7-41 |
| Sep 15 - Open |
| Sep 22 - W at Iowa, 32-31 |
| Sep 29 - L at Northern Ill, 24-55 |
| Oct 6 - L at Toledo, 35-50 |
| Oct 12 - L vs. Navy, 13-31 |
| Oct 20 - L vs. Ball State, 30-41 |
| Oct 27 - W vs. Akron, 35-14 |
| Nov 3 - L vs. Western Mich, 31-42 |
| Nov 10 - W at Eastern Mich, 34-31 |
| Nov 17 - W vs. Miami-Ohio, 30-16 |
| Nov 23 - W at Massachusetts, 42-21 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 26 - vs. Western Ky, 7:30 PM (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) |
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