2012 Colorado State Rams football team

2012 Colorado State Rams football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012 record	4–8 (3–5 MWC)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marty English (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Al Simmons (1st year)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (Capacity: 32,500)

2012 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Boise State +		7	–	1		11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1		9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1		9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3		6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4		7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5		4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5		4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6		2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7		4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7		3	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by first year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 PM	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FX	W 22–17	58,607^[1]
September 8	5:00 PM	No. 2 (FCS) North Dakota State*	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	KTVD	L 7–22	23,567
September 15	6:00 PM	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	ESPN3	L 20–40	7,189
September 22	5:00 PM	Utah State*	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	KTVD	L 19–31	23,374
September 29	12:00 PM	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ALT	L 21–42	38,562
October 6	5:00 PM	Fresno State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	KTVD/TWCSN	L 7–28	25,814
October 13	5:00 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	KTVD/TWCSN	L 14–38	27,133
October 27	5:00 PM	Hawaiʻi	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	KTVD/ROOT	W 42–27	16,573
November 3	2:30 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Border War)	KTVD	L 31–45	20,055
November 10	5:00 PM	UNLV	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	KTVD/ROOT/TWCSN	W 33–11	13,887
November 17	1:30 PM	at No. 22 Boise State	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	NBCSN	L 14–42	33,545
November 24	5:00 PM	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	ROOT	W 24–20	12,286
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	6	7	6	22
Buffaloes	0	14	0	3	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–62–2	2011	CU, 28–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	16	3	3	0	22
Rams	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	13	0	7	20
Spartans	14	3	7	16	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2011	SJSU, 38–31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	7	7	7	31
Rams	0	0	6	13	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–30–2	2011	CSU, 35–34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	21	14	7	0	42
Rams	0	14	7	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–30–1	2011	AF, 45–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	0	14	28
Rams	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2008	CSU, 40–35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	0	7	14
Aztecs	7	10	14	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–18	2011	SDSU, 18–15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	14	7	6	0	27
Rams	7	21	0	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–9	1997	CSU, 63–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	3	14	31
Cowboys	21	7	14	3	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–43–5	2011	WYO, 22–19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	11	11
Rams	7	17	3	6	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–6–1	2011	UNLV, 38–35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	7	7	14
#22 Broncos	14	21	7	0	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2001	BSU, 63–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	0	3	10	20
Rams	14	3	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–25	2011	CSU, 14–10

Colorado State Rams football

Venues	Durkee Field (1899–1911) Colorado Field (1912–1967) Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (1968–2016) Colorado State Stadium (2017–future)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Colorado: Rocky Mountain Showdown Wyoming (Bronze Boot)

Culture & lore	CAM the Ram Colorado State University Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/27/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.