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American college football season
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.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
Depth chart
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 pm |
Weber State* | | | W 37–10 | 27,663 |
September 8 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4
Oregon* | |
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* | | 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 | |
TWCSN/
KTVD | W 28–7 | 25,814 |
October 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 24
Boise State | |
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 | | TWCSN | W 49–32 | 19,856 |
November 3 | 4:00 pm |
Hawaii | - Bulldog Stadium
- Fresno, CA (
rivalry)
| TWCSN | W 45–10 | 30,755 |
November 10 | 7:30 pm | at
Nevada | | 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* | |
ESPN | L 10–43 | 30,024 |
- *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
Weber State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
13 |
37 |
At Oregon
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
3
|
3
|
10
|
9 |
25 |
No. 4 Ducks
|
14
|
21
|
0
|
7 |
42 |
Colorado
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Buffaloes
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Bulldogs
|
35
|
20
|
7
|
7 |
69 |
At Tulsa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
20
|
0
|
6
|
0 |
26 |
Golden Hurricane
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
0 |
27 |
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 |
At Colorado State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
28 |
Rams
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Last meeting was in the
2008 New Mexico Bowl.
At Boise State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
10 |
No. 22 Broncos
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
3 |
20 |
Wyoming
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cowboys
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
Bulldogs
|
21
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
42 |
Last meeting was in the
2009 New Mexico Bowl.
At New Mexico
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
14
|
21
|
14 |
49 |
Lobos
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
8 |
32 |
Hawaii
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Warriors
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Bulldogs
|
21
|
21
|
3
|
0 |
45 |
At Nevada
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
14
|
23
|
8 |
52 |
Wolf Pack
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
15 |
36 |
Air Force
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
8 |
15 |
Bulldogs
|
21
|
10
|
14
|
3 |
48 |
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 |
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, and was a unanimous
All-American.
- Wide-receiver
Davante Adams was named the Mountain West Conference’s Freshman of the Year.
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