2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football

Mountain West Conference co-champion
Hawaii Bowl, L 10–43 vs. SMU
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012 record	9–4 (7–1 MWC)
Head coach	Tim DeRuyter (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Schramm (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Toth (1st year)
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031)

2012 Mountain West 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
Hawaii		1	–	7		3	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. This was their first year as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in Mountain West play to share the conference championship with Boise State and San Diego State. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they were defeated by SMU.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	Weber State*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		W 37–10	27,663
September 8	3:30 PM	at No. 4 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	P12N	L 25–42	55,755
September 15	5:00 PM	Colorado*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 69–14	27,513
September 22	5:00 PM	at Tulsa*	Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 26–27	24,236
September 29	7:00 PM	San Diego State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		W 52–40	33,894
October 6	4:00 PM	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	TWCSN/KTVD	W 28–7	25,814
October 13	12:30 PM	at No. 22 Boise State	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can)	NBCSN	L 10–20	35,742
October 20	7:30 PM	Wyoming	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	TWCSN/RTRM	W 42–14	29,423
October 27	12:30 PM	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	TWCSN	W 49–32	19,856
November 3	4:00 PM	Hawaii	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	TWCSN	W 45–10	30,755
November 10	7:30 PM	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	NBCSN	W 52–36	22,104
November 24	12:30 PM	Air Force	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	NBCSN	W 48–15	36,240
December 24	5:00 PM	vs. SMU*	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–43	30,024
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Game notes

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	7	0	10
Bulldogs	14	10	0	13	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2005	FRES, 55–17

@ Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	3	10	9	25
#4 Ducks	14	21	0	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2007	ORE, 52–21

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	7	0	7	14
Bulldogs	35	20	7	7	69

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2001	FRES, 24–22

@ Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	20	0	6	0	26
Golden Hurricane	7	10	10	0	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2005	TULSA, 31–24

Last meeting was in the 2005 Liberty Bowl.

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	21	6	13	0	40
Bulldogs	7	29	10	6	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–27–4	2011	SDSU, 35–28

@ Colorado State

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

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

Last meeting was in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl.

@ Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	3	7	10
#22 Broncos	7	10	0	3	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2011	BSU, 57–7

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	7	7	14
Bulldogs	21	14	0	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2009	WYO, 35–28

Last meeting was in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl.

@ New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	21	14	49
Lobos	14	10	0	8	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–4	1998	FRES, 28–20

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	3	0	7	10
Bulldogs	21	21	3	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–21–1	2011	FRES, 24–21

@ Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	14	23	8	52
Wolf Pack	7	14	0	15	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–18–1	2011	NEV, 45–38

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	8	15
Bulldogs	21	10	14	3	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2000	AF, 37–34

Last meeting was in the 2000 Silicon Valley Classic.

SMU–Hawaii Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	3	10
Mustangs	0	22	7	14	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2004	FRES, 42–0

Awards and honors

Quarterback Derek Carr was named Mountain West Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year.
Strong-safety Phillip Thomas was named the Mountain West Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year.
Wide-receiver Davante Adams was named the Mountain West Conference’s Freshman of the Year.

References

↑ http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/fres-m-footbl-sched.html

Fresno State Bulldogs football

Venues	Ratcliffe Stadium (1926–1979) Bulldog Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State (Milk Can) San Diego State (Battle for the Oil Can) San Jose State (Valley Cup)

Culture & lore	Timeout Bulldog Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Mountain West Conference football champions

BYU, Colorado State, & Utah (1999) Colorado State (2000) BYU (2001) Colorado State (2002) Utah (2003) Utah (2004) TCU (2005) BYU (2006) BYU (2007) Utah (2008) TCU (2009) TCU (2010) TCU (2011) Boise State, Fresno State, & San Diego State (2012) Fresno State (2013) Boise State (2014) San Diego State (2015)

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