2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
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.
2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 16–18 vs. Sam Houston State | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 12 |
FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
2012 record | 9–3 (7–1 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bryan Cook/SagaTuitele |
Defensive coordinator | Greg Lupfer |
Home stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 4:05 pm | San Diego* | Big Sky TV | W 41–14 | 6,022 | ||
September 15 | 3:00 pm | at Wyoming* | W 24–22 | 21,728 | |||
September 22 | 6:05 pm | UC Davis |
| KSBY/Big Sky TV | W 28–20 | 11,075 | |
September 29 | 4:00 pm | at North Dakota | No. 23 | Midco Sports Net/Big Sky TV | W 35–17 | 9,531 | |
October 5 | 5:00 pm | at Weber State | No. 20 | Big Sky TV | W 45–23 | 5,939 | |
October 13 | 6:05 pm | Northern Colorado | No. 15 |
| KSBY/Big Sky TV | W 56–28 | 9,382 |
October 20 | 6:05 pm | Portland State![]() | No. 14 |
| KSBY/Big Sky TV | W 37–25 | 10,025 |
October 27 | 6:05 pm | at Sacramento State | No. 11 | Big Sky TV | L 29–35 | 8,113 | |
November 3 | 1:35 pm | at No. 7 Eastern Washington* | No. 16 | Big Sky TV | L 17–34 | 8,644 | |
November 10 | 6:05 pm | Idaho State | No. 19 |
| KSBY/Big Sky TV | W 70–14 | 6,326 |
November 17 | 3:05 pm | at No. 15 Northern Arizona | No. 17 | Big Sky TV | W 42–34 | 6,119 | |
December 1 | 1:00 pm | at No. 5 Sam Houston State* | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | L 16–18 | 7,073 |
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- Source: Official Schedule
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 | |
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Toreros | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Mustangs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
@ Wyoming
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Cowboys | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
@ North Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#23 Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
North Dakota | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
@ Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#20 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Northern Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
#15 Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
#14 Mustangs | 14 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
@ Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#11 Mustangs | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
Hornets | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
@ Eastern Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
#7 Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Idaho State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
#19 Mustangs | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 |
@ Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#17 Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
#15 Lumberjacks | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
@ Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Second Round
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#12 Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
#5 Bearkats | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
References
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