2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Mountain West Conference Co–Champions
Hawaii Bowl vs. SMU, L 10–43
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 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
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#	Rank#	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 #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 #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.

Game notes

Weber State

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

See also: 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team

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

See also: 2012 Oregon Ducks football team

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

See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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

See also: 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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

See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team

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

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team and Milk Can (college football)

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

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

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

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

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

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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

See also: 2012 Air Force Falcons football team

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

See also: 2012 SMU Mustangs football team and 2012 Hawaii Bowl

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.