2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

2012 San Diego State Aztecs football
Mountain West co-champion
Poinsettia Bowl, L 6–23 vs BYU
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012 record	9–4 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (2nd as head coach, 4th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (4th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium (Capacity: 54,000)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 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 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by second-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. This was San Diego State's 14th season in the Mountain West Conference.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	at Washington*	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	P12N	L 12–21	53,742
September 8	4:30 p.m.	Army*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	NBCSN	W 42–7	30,799
September 15	5:00 p.m.	North Dakota*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	KUSI	W 49–41	24,826
September 22	5:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	KUSI	L 34–38	24,103
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can)	KUSI	L 40–52	33,894
October 6	5:00 p.m.	Hawaiʻi	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 52–14	50,586
October 13	3:30 p.m.	Colorado State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	TWCSN/KTVD	W 38–14	27,133
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 39–38 OT	22,242
October 27	5:00 p.m.	UNLV	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	TWCSN	W 24–13	23,874
November 3	7:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	CBSSN	W 21–19	36,084
November 10	12:30 p.m.	Air Force	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	NBCSN	W 28–9	30,266
November 24	12:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	TWCSN/ROOT	W 42–28	13,374
December 20	5:00 p.m.	BYU*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–23	35,442
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries[]

@ Washington[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	6	0	6	12
Huskies	14	0	7	0	21

Army[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	7	0	7
Aztecs	14	7	21	0	42

North Dakota[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	14	6	7	14	41
Aztecs	21	14	7	7	49

San Jose State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	14	0	21	38
Aztecs	0	17	7	10	34

@ Fresno State[]

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

Hawaiʻi[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	7	7	0	14
Aztecs	14	21	3	14	52

Colorado State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	0	7	14
Aztecs	7	10	14	7	38

@ Nevada[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Aztecs	0	6	8	17	8	39
Wolf Pack	3	7	14	7	7	38

UNLV[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	6	0	7	0	13
Aztecs	7	7	7	3	24

@ Boise State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	0	7	7	21
#14 Broncos	6	7	0	6	19

Air Force[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	6	0	9
Aztecs	7	7	14	0	28

@ Wyoming[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	14	14	7	42
Cowboys	7	21	0	0	28

BYU–Poinsettia Bowl[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	3	0	20	23
Aztecs	3	3	0	0	6

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