2012 Colorado State Rams football team

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2012 Colorado State Rams football
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ConferenceMountain West Conference
2012 record4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coachJim McElwain (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorDave Baldwin (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarty English (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAl Simmons (1st season)
Home stadiumSonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
(Capacity: 32,500)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 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[edit]

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

Game summaries[edit]

vs Colorado[edit]

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

North Dakota State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 (FCS) Bison 16 3 3 0 22
Rams 7 0 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at San Jose State[edit]

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

Utah State[edit]

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

at Air Force[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 14 7 0 21
Falcons 21 14 7 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–30–1 2011 AF, 45–21

Fresno State[edit]

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

at San Diego State[edit]

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

Hawaii[edit]

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

at Wyoming[edit]

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

UNLV[edit]

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

at Boise State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 7 7 14
No. 22 Broncos 14 21 7 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2001 BSU, 63–13

New Mexico[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes - Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.