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| League | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
| Sport | football |
| Duration | September 2012 - January 2013 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner/s | ESPN-Big East Network |
| Regular season | |
| Football seasons | |
| ← 2011 |
2013 → |
| 2012 Big East football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #22 Louisville †§ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati § | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers § | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse § | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – BCS representative as champion § – Conference co-champions As of January 5, 2013 • Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 Big East football season is the NCAA football season of the Big East Conference. The conference consists of eight football members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse and Temple. The Big East settled a lawsuit with West Virginia that will allow them to move to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012 season.[1][2]
Conference members will begin regular-season play on August 30 when Temple hosts Villanova, Conference play will start September 6 when Cincinnati hosts Pitt. The regular season will conclude on December 1.
Previous season[]
West Virginia, Cincinnati and Louisville were co-Big East Champions with a conference record of 5-2. West Virginia received the conference's automatic bid into the BCS bid by way of tie-breaker. The Mountaineers went to the Orange Bowl and defeated Clemson 70-33 in the game, West Virginia tied or broke eight separate team and individual bowl game records, while the combined 69 points West Virginia and Clemson scored in the first half set another new record.[3]
Four other Big East teams went to bowl games in 2011, finishing bowl play with a record of 3–2 as a conference. Louisville 10-3 (7-6) lost to NC State in the Belk Bowl. Rutgers (9–4) beat Iowa State 27-17 in New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Cincinnati (10–3) defeated Vanderbilt in the Autozone Liberty Bowl, and Pittsburgh lost to SMU 28-6 in the BBVA Compass Bowl. The three teams not to go to a bowl game were Connecticut (5–7), South Florida (5–7), and Syracuse (5–7).
Preseason[]
Coaching changes[]
Two teams have new head coaches for the 2012 season. Paul Chryst replaces Todd Graham at Pittsburgh, Kyle Flood replaces Greg Schiano at Rutgers.
Preseason Poll[4][]
The 2012 Big East Preseason Poll was announced at the Big East Media Day in Newport, RI on July 31, 2012
- Louisville – 219 (24 first place votes)
- South Florida – 176 (4)
- Rutgers – 155
- Cincinnati – 139
- Pittsburgh – 131
- Connecticut – 77
- Syracuse – 70
- Temple – 41
Regular season[]
| Index to colors and formatting |
|---|
| Big East member won |
| Big East member lost |
| Big East teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used.
Week 1[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 7:30 PM | UMass | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | SNY | UCONN 37-0 |
35,270 |
| August 31 | 7:00 PM | Villanova | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN3 | TEMP 31-10 |
32,709 |
| September 1 | 12:00 PM | Northwestern | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN2 | NW 42-41 |
37-830 |
| September 1 | 6:00 PM | Youngstown State | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | YSU 31-17 |
40,837 |
| September 1 | 7:00 PM | Chattanooga | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN3 | USF 34-13 |
41,285 |
| September 1 | 8:00 PM | Rutgers | Tulane | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | CBSSN | RU 24-12 |
26,059 |
| September 2 | 3:30 PM | Kentucky | #25 Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN | UL 32-14 |
55,386 |
Week off: Cincinnati
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Ryan Nassib | Syracuse | Yawin Smallwood | Connecticut | Brandon McManus | Temple |
| Reference:[5] | |||||
Week 2[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | 8:00pm | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN | CIN 34–10 |
33,562 |
| September 8 | 12:00 PM | Maryland | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPNU | ||
| September 8 | 12:00 PM | NC State | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | ||
| September 8 | 3:30pm | South Florida | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | ||
| September 8 | 3:30pm | USC | Syracuse | MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | ABC/ESPN2 | ||
| September 8 | 3:30 PM | Missouri State | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | WHAS-TV | ||
| September 8 | 3:30 PM | Howard | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | SNY |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 3[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 13 | 7:30 PM | Rutgers | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | ||
| September 15 | 12:00 PM | Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU | ||
| September 15 | 12:30 PM | Connecticut | Maryland | Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ACC Network | ||
| September 15 | 3:30 PM | North Carolina | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ABC/ESPN2 | ||
| September 15 | 4:00 PM | Stony Brook | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | TWCS/SNY | ||
| September 15 | 7:00 PM | Delaware State | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN3 |
Week off: Temple
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 4[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | TBA | Rutgers | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | TBA | ||
| September 22 | TBA | Temple | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | TBA | ||
| September 22 | 2:00 PM | Connecticut | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | ||
| September 22 | 3:30 PM | Gardner–Webb | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | ||
| September 22 | 4:30 PM | South Florida | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | ||
| September 22 | 7:00 PM | Louisville | FIU | FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPNU or ESPN3 | ||
| September 22 | 8:00 PM | Syracuse | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN |
Week off: Cincinnati
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 5[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | TBA | Florida State | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 | ||
| September 29 | TBA | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | FedEx Field • Landover, MD | TBA | ||
| September 29 | 12:00 PM | Buffalo | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | ||
| September 29 | 8:00 PM | Louisville | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | CBSSN |
Week off: Pittsburgh, Temple, Rutgers, Syracuse
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 6[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | 7:00pm | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN | ||
| October 6 | TBA | Connecticut | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | TBA | ||
| October 6 | TBA | South Florida | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | TBA | ||
| October 6 | 7:00 PM | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | FS OHIO |
Week off: Louisville
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 7[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13 | TBA | Louisville | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | TBA | ||
| October 13 | TBA | Syracuse | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | TBA | ||
| October 13 | TBA | Temple | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | TBA | ||
| October 13 | 7:00 PM | Fordham | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN3 |
Week off: South Florida
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 8[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19 | 8:00pm | Connecticut | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN | ||
| October 20 | TBA | Cincinnati | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPNU or ESPN3 | ||
| October 20 | TBA | Rutgers | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | TBA | ||
| October 20 | TBA | South Florida | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | TBA | ||
| October 20 | 3:30 PM | Pittsburgh | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | Big East Network/ESPN Plus |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 9[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26 | 8:00pm | Cincinnati | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | ||
| October 27 | TBA | Syracuse | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | TBA | ||
| October 27 | TBA | Temple | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | TBA | ||
| October 27 | 3:30 PM | Kent State | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | SNY |
Week off: Connecticut
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 10[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3 | TBA | Connecticut | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | TBA | ||
| November 3 | TBA | Syracuse | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | TBA | ||
| November 3 | TBA | Temple | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | TBA | ||
| November 3 | 3:30pm | Pittsburgh | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC |
Week off: Rutgers
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 11[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9 | 8:00pm | Pittsburgh | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPN2 | ||
| November 10 | TBA | Cincinnati | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | TBA | ||
| November 10 | TBA | Louisville | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | TBA | ||
| November 10 | TBA | Army | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
Week off: South Florida
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 12[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17 | 12:00 PM | Rutgers | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | Big East Network | ||
| November 17 | TBA | South Florida | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | TBA | ||
| November 17 | TBA | Syracuse | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | TBA | ||
| November 17 | 12:00 PM | Temple | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN |
Week off: Louisville, Pittsburgh
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 13[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23 | TBA | South Florida | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 | ||
| November 23 | TBA | Syracuse | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 | ||
| November 24 | TBA | Rutgers | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | TBA | ||
| November 24 | TBA | Connecticut | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | TBA |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Week 14[]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 29 | 7:30pm | Louisville | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | ||
| December 1 | TBA | Cincinnati | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 | ||
| December 1 | TBA | Pittsburgh | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 |
Week off: Temple, Syracuse
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Reference: | |||||
Bowl Games[]
Rankings[]
| Pre | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | AP | 25 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| C | RV | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Temple | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| No change in ranking from previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
Records against other conferences[]
| Conference | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | 0 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Ten | 0 | 1 |
| CUSA | 1 | 0 |
| Independents | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 1 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 0 | 0 |
| Pac-12 | 0 | 0 |
| SEC | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 0 | 0 |
| All FCS | 2 | 1 |
| Against BCS | 0 | 1 |
| Against FBS | 2 | 1 |
| Overall | 4 | 2 |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.bigeast.org/AbouttheBIGEAST/MemberSchools.aspx
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7574104/west-virginia-mountaineers-join-big-12-july-big-east-lawsuit-settlement
- ↑ "West Virginia routs Clemson in record-setting Orange Bowl". ESPN.com. January 4, 2012. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=320040228. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ↑ "Louisville Chosen as BIG EAST Football Favorite". XOS Interactive. http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/235856/louisville-chosen-as-big-east-football-favorite.aspx. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Nassib, Smallwood and McManus Take Weekly Football Awards". bigeast.org. http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/236552/Nassib,-Smallwood-and-McManus-Take-Weekly-Football-Awards.aspx. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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