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2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Big Sky co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 16–18 vs. Sam Houston State
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Cook/SagaTuitele
Defensive coordinatorGreg Lupfer
Home stadiumAlex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 5 Montana State +^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 12 Cal Poly +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 20 Northern Arizona   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Sacramento State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northern Colorado   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Utah   4 – 4     5 – 6  
North Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Montana   3 – 5     5 – 6  
UC Davis   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Portland State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Weber State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Idaho State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Walsh and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. This is their first year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to claim a share of the conference championship with Eastern Washington and Montana State. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Sam Houston State.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14:05 pmSan Diego*
Big Sky TVW 41–146,022
September 153:00 pmat Wyoming*
W 24–2221,728
September 226:05 pmUC Davis
KSBY/Big Sky TVW 28–2011,075
September 294:00 pmat North DakotaNo. 23
Midco Sports Net/Big Sky TVW 35–179,531
October 55:00 pmat Weber StateNo. 20
Big Sky TVW 45–235,939
October 136:05 pmNorthern ColoradoNo. 15
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
KSBY/Big Sky TVW 56–289,382
October 206:05 pmPortland StatedaggerNo. 14
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
KSBY/Big Sky TVW 37–2510,025
October 276:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 11
Big Sky TVL 29–358,113
November 31:35 pmat No. 7 Eastern Washington*No. 16
Big Sky TVL 17–348,644
November 106:05 pmIdaho StateNo. 19
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
KSBY/Big Sky TVW 70–146,326
November 173:05 pmat No. 15 Northern ArizonaNo. 17
Big Sky TVW 42–346,119
December 11:00 pmat No. 5 Sam Houston State*No. 12
ESPN3L 16–187,073

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game against Eastern Washington on November 3 was considered a non conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game summaries

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 7 7 0 14
Mustangs 10 3 7 21 41

See also: 2012 San Diego Toreros football team

@ Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 14 0 7 3 24
Cowboys 0 15 0 7 22

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 0 0 10 20
Mustangs 7 7 14 0 28

See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

@ North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Mustangs 14 0 0 21 35
North Dakota 0 7 3 7 17

See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team

@ Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Mustangs 0 14 17 14 45
Wildcats 6 7 7 3 23

See also: 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 0 0 14 28
#15 Mustangs 14 14 14 14 56

See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 14 3 8 0 25
#14 Mustangs 14 3 6 14 37

See also: 2012 Portland State Vikings football team

@ Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Mustangs 0 17 6 6 29
Hornets 7 21 0 7 35

See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team

@ Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Mustangs 3 7 0 7 17
#7 Eagles 14 10 7 3 34

See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 7 7 0 14
#19 Mustangs 28 14 14 14 70

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

@ Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Mustangs 14 7 14 7 42
#15 Lumberjacks 7 6 7 14 34

See also: 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

@ Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Mustangs 0 0 6 10 16
#5 Bearkats 0 8 7 3 18

See also: 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ronnie (December 1, 2012). "Sam Houston State advances with sloppy win". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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