2012 Colorado State Rams football team

2012 Colorado State Rams football
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Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012 record	4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (1st year)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (Capacity: 32,500)
Seasons « 2011 2013 »

2012 Mountain West Conference 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
Hawaiʻi		1	–	7					3	–	9
§ – Conference co-champions As of December 29, 2012 • 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 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FX	W 22–17	58,607
September 8	5:00 p.m.	No. 2 (FCS) North Dakota State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	KTVD	L 7–22	23,567
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San 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 Stadium Colorado 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 Stadium San 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 Stadium Laramie, 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 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, 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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

vs Colorado

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

See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

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

North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 2 (FCS) Bison	16	3	3	0	22
Rams	7	0	0	0	7

See also: 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at San Jose State

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

See also: 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team

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

Utah State

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

See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team

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

at Air Force

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

See also: 2012 Air Force Falcons football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

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

Fresno State

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

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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

at San Diego State

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

See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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

Hawaii

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

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

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

at Wyoming

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

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Bronze Boot

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

UNLV

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

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

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

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	0	0	7	7	14
No. 22 Broncos	14	21	7	0	42

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team

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

New Mexico

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

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

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