2012 Idaho Vandals football team

	2012 WAC football standings
	† – Conference champion ; Texas State and UTSA are not eligible for conference title nor bowl games as part of their transition to the FBS. ; Rankings from AP Poll; ;

Idaho Vandals football
2012 Idaho Vandals football
File:Idaho Vandals logo.svg
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2012 record	1–11 (1–5 WAC)
Head coach	Robb Akey (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jason Gesser (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Criner (6th year)
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome; (Capacity: 16,000)
« 2011	2013 »

The 2012 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals were led by sixth-year head coach Robb Akey for the first eight games and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome. This was Idaho's final season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference; the WAC ceased to support football after the 2012 season, and Idaho played as an independent in football in 2013.^[2]

After achieving a 20–50 (.286) record while head coach and a 1–7 record in 2012, Akey's contract was terminated on October 21. First-year offensive coordinator Jason Gesser was appointed interim head coach for the final four games,^[3] in which the Vandals were winless.

Idaho finished the season 1–11, 1–5 in conference to finish in sixth place in the seven-team WAC. On December 3, Paul Petrino was hired as head coach for the 2013 season.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	No. 12 (FCS) Eastern Washington*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 3–20	11,136
September 8	4:00 PM	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	KTRV/ALT	L 13–21	16,591
September 15	5:00 PM	at No. 3 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	TigerVision PPV	L 14–63	92,177
September 22	2:00 PM	Wyoming*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 37–40 ^OT	13,558
September 29	12:30 PM	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRN/ESPN3	L 0–66	32,000
October 6	2:00 PM	New Mexico State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KTRV/ALT	W 26–18	14,755
October 13	4:00 PM	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	KTRV/ALT	L 7–38	16,973
October 20	4:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+/ESPN3/ALT (Delayed)	L 28–70	20,255
November 3	2:00 PM	San Jose State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KTRV/ALT2	L 13–42	14,429
November 10	7:15 PM	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPNU	L 13–52	61,009
November 17	2:00 PM	UTSA	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KCWX	L 27–34	9,030
November 24	12:00 PM	at No. 25 Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN+/ESPN3/ALT	L 9–45	19,350
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries[]

Eastern Washington[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles	3	7	3	7	20
Vandals	3	0	0	0	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–5	2003	EWU, 8–5

@ Bowling Green[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Vandals	0	6	0	7	13
Falcons	7	0	14	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2011	BGSU, 32–15

@ LSU[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Vandals	0	14	0	0	14
#3 Tigers	14	14	21	14	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1998	LSU, 53–20

Wyoming[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cowboys	14	0	6	14	40
Vandals	6	14	7	7	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	1999	WYO, 28–13

@ North Carolina[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Tar Heels	28	17	14	7	66

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

New Mexico State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Aggies	3	7	0	8	18
Vandals	10	10	6	0	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–5	2011	NMSU, 31–24

@ Texas State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Vandals	0	7	0	0	7
Bobcats	7	7	10	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	1996	TXST, 27–21

@ Louisiana Tech[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Vandals	14	7	0	7	28
Bulldogs	35	21	14	0	70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	2011	LATECH, 24–11

San Jose State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Spartans	0	14	14	14	42
Vandals	7	0	6	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–12–1	2011	IDA, 32–29

@ BYU[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Vandals	7	0	3	3	13
Cougars	28	14	0	10	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2011	BYU, 42–7

UTSA[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Roadrunners	10	10	0	14	34
Vandals	3	0	14	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Utah State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Vandals	0	6	3	0	9
#25 Aggies	14	7	7	17	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–19–2	2011	USU, 49–42

NFL Draft[]

No Vandals were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft, but defensive end Benson Mayowa made the opening day roster of the Seattle Seahawks as a rookie free agent.^[5]^[6]

References[]

↑ Spokesman.com – Akey adds to UI staff – January 9, 2007 – Retrieved April 16, 2012
↑ Murphy, Brian (August 16, 2012). "Idaho to Go Independent in Football, Join Big Sky in Other Sports". http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/08/16/bmurphy/idaho_go_independent_football_join_big_sky_other_sports. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
↑ Murphy, Brian (October 21, 2012). "Vandals fire Akey after 1–7 start". Idaho Statesman. http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/10/22/2318817/vandals-fire-akey-after-1-7-start.html. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
↑ Go Vandals.com – football – 2012 schedule/results – Retrieved April 16, 2012
↑ Jenks, Jason (August 13, 2013). "Rookie Benson Mayowa making his case with Seahawks". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2021646994_seahawks20xml.html. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
↑ Condotta, Bob (August 31, 2013). "Veterans among those cut as Seahawks get down to 53 players". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2021731140_seahawks01xml.html. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

[1] Spokesman.com – Akey adds to UI staff – January 9, 2007 – Retrieved April 16, 2012

[2] Murphy, Brian (August 16, 2012). "Idaho to Go Independent in Football, Join Big Sky in Other Sports". http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/08/16/bmurphy/idaho_go_independent_football_join_big_sky_other_sports. Retrieved August 16, 2012.

[oct21idstmn-3] Murphy, Brian (October 21, 2012). "Vandals fire Akey after 1–7 start". Idaho Statesman. http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/10/22/2318817/vandals-fire-akey-after-1-7-start.html. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

[4] Go Vandals.com – football – 2012 schedule/results – Retrieved April 16, 2012

[rbmmhc-5] Jenks, Jason (August 13, 2013). "Rookie Benson Mayowa making his case with Seahawks". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2021646994_seahawks20xml.html. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

[vatcas-6] Condotta, Bob (August 31, 2013). "Veterans among those cut as Seahawks get down to 53 players". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2021731140_seahawks01xml.html. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

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