2012 Big 12 Conference football season

2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; + – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Big 12 Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	football
Duration	August 2012; through January 2013
Number of teams	10
Co-Champions	Kansas State; Oklahoma

The 2012 Big 12 Conference football season was the 17th season for the Big 12, as part of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was also the first season in the Big 12 for TCU and West Virginia, replacing Texas A&M and Missouri, as they both moved to the Southeastern Conference.

Head coaches

Art Briles, Baylor
Paul Rhoads, Iowa State
Charlie Weis, Kansas
Bill Snyder, Kansas State
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
Mack Brown, Texas
Gary Patterson, Texas Christian
Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech
Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Baylor	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV						RV		RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV							RV		RV
	Harris	Not released						RV	RV					RV	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released
Iowa State	AP			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV						RV
	C			RV	RV	RV		25	RV		RV
	Harris	Not released						25	RV	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released							24
Kansas	AP
	C
	Harris	Not released
	BCS	Not released
Kansas State	AP	22	21	14	15	7	7	6	4	4	3	3	2(14)	7	7	7	12
	C	21	20	15	13	8	8	5	3	4	3	3	2(14)	8	7	6	11
	Harris	Not released						5	4	4	3(1)	3(1)	2(23)	7	6	6
	BCS	Not released							4	3	2	2	1	6	6	5
Oklahoma	AP	4(1)	5	5	6	16	17	13	10	8	14	14	13	14	12	12	15
	C	4	5	5	5	15	14	10	7	7	12	13	12	13	11	11	15
	Harris	Not released						13	9	7	12	13	12	13	11	11
	BCS	Not released							9	8	12	12	12	13	11	11
Oklahoma State	AP	19	18	RV	RV	RV				RV	RV	RV	RV	22	24	RV
	C	19	16	RV	25	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	24	21	RV	RV
	Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	22	25	RV
	BCS	Not released									24		24	21	23
TCU	AP	20	20	16	17	15	15	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	17	17	15	16	14	13	23	21	RV		RV			RV
	Harris	Not released						21	22	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released							23
Texas	AP	15	17	14	12	12	11	15	RV	RV	RV	19	18	18	23	RV	19
	C	15	15	12	10	10	9	15	RV	24	22	17	15	15	21	25	18
	Harris	Not released						15	25	24	22	17	15	17	20	24
	BCS	Not released							25	23	23	17	15	16	18	23
Texas Tech	AP				RV	RV	RV	RV	18	15	20	25	23
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	20	17	20	RV	25	RV
	Harris	Not released						RV	21	17	19	25	22	RV
	BCS	Not released							17	14	18	22	23
West Virginia	AP	11	9	9	8	9	8	5	17	25	23					RV
	C	11	8	8	7	7	7	4	15	22	19	RV
	Harris	Not released						4	15	22	20	RV				RV
	BCS	Not released							13	19	21

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big 12 member won
Big 12 member lost
Big 12 teams in bold

Week one

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 AM	Marshall	No. 11 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	FX	W 69–34	59,120
September 1	2:30 PM	Tulsa	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	W 38–23	54,931
September 1	6:00 PM	South Dakota State	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	Jayhawk TV	W 31–17	46,601
September 1	6:00 PM	Missouri State	No. 22 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	K-StateHD.TV	W 51–9	50,007
September 1	6:00 PM	Savannah State	No. 19 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FCS	W 84–0	55,784
September 1	6:00 PM	Northwestern State	Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas	FS Southwest +	W 44–6	50,237
September 1	7:00 PM	Wyoming	No. 15 Texas	Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	LHN	W 37–17	101,142
September 1	9:30 PM	No. 4 Oklahoma	UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas	FSN	W 24–7	40,137
September 2	5:30 PM	SMU	Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas	FSN	W 59–24	43,514
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	11:00 AM	Miami	No. 21 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	FX	W 52–13	48,843
September 8	2:30 PM	Rice	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	L 24–25	44,683
September 8	2:30 PM	Iowa State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 9–6	70,585
September 8	6:00 PM	Florida A&M	No. 5 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		W 69–13	84,852
September 8	6:00 PM	Grambling State	No. 20 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas	FSN	W 56–0	45,112
September 8	6:00 PM	Texas Tech	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas	ESPN3	W 58–10	33,006
September 8	7:00 PM	New Mexico	No. 17 Texas	Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	LHN	W 45–0	100,990
September 8	9:30 PM	No. 18 Oklahoma State	Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona	Pac-12 Network	L 38–59	45,602
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Week three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	11:00 AM	No. 16 TCU	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	FX	TCU 20–6	43,867
September 15	11:00 AM	Louisiana-Lafayette	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	W 65–24	56,062
September 15	3:30 PM	James Madison	No. 9 West Virginia	FedExField • Landover, Maryland	Root Sports / Mountaineer Sports Network	W 42–12	45,511
September 15	6:00 PM	North Texas	No. 15 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	FSN	W 35–21	50,290
September 15	6:00 PM	New Mexico	Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas	FCS	W 49–14	58,955
September 15	6:05 PM	Sam Houston State	Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas	FCS	W 48–23	44,856
September 15	7:00 PM	Western Illinois	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	Cyclones.TV	W 37–3	55,783
September 15	8:26 PM	No. 14 Texas	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	ESPN	W 66–31	61,797
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	7:00 PM	Baylor	Louisiana-Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, Louisiana	ESPN	W 47–42	31,175
September 22	11:00 AM	Virginia	No. 17 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas	ESPN	W 27–7	46,330
September 22	11:00 AM	Maryland	No. 8 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	FX	W 31–21	58,504
September 22	2:30 PM	Kansas	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois	ESPN3	L 23–30	18,374
September 22	6:50 PM	No. 15 Kansas State	No. 6 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	FOX	KSU 24–19	85,276
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 29	11:00 AM	No. 25 Baylor	No. 9 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	FX	WVU 63–70	60,012
September 29	6:00 PM	Texas Tech	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FCS	TTU 24–13	54,149
September 29	6:00 PM	No. 17 TCU	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas	FSN	W 24–16	28,436
September 29	6:50 PM	No. 12 Texas	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FOX	UT 41–36	56,709
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 6	11:00 AM	Kansas	No. 7 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	FX	KSU 56–16	50,344
October 6	2:30 PM	Iowa State	No. 15 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas	FSN	ISU 37–23	42,152
October 6	2:30 PM	Oklahoma	No. 17 Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas	ABC / ESPN2	OU 41–20	60,800
October 6	6:00 PM	No. 8 West Virginia	No. 11 Texas	Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	FOX	WVU 48–45	101,851
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 13	11:00 AM	No. 6 Kansas State	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FX	KSU 27–21	56,800
October 13	11:00 AM	No. 15 Texas	No. 13 Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl • Dallas	ABC	OU 63–21	92,500
October 13	2:30 PM	Oklahoma State	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	OSU 20–14	31,115
October 13	2:30 PM	No. 5 West Virginia	Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas	ABC / ESPN	TTU 14–49	57,328
October 13	6:00 PM	TCU	Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas	FSN	TCU 49–21	42,524
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 20	11:00 AM	Iowa State	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FX	OSU 10–31	57,019
October 20	2:30 PM	#18 Texas Tech	TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas	ABC	TTU 56–53 ^3OT	47,894
October 20	6:00 PM	Kansas	#10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	FSN	OU 7–52	84,532
October 20	6:00 PM	#4 Kansas State	#17 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	FOX	KSU 55–14	60,101
October 20	7:00 PM	Baylor	Texas	Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	ABC	UT 50–56	101,353
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 27	11:00 AM	Texas	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	UT 21–17	40,097
October 27	2:30 PM	#15 Texas Tech	#4 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	FOX	KSU 24–55	50,766
October 27	2:30 PM	TCU	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	OSU14–36	57,183
October 27	6:00 PM	Baylor	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	ISU 21–35	54,877
October 27	7:00 PM	#5 Notre Dame	#8 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	ABC	L 30–13	86,031
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 3	11:00 AM	#14 Oklahoma	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	ABC	OU 35–20	56,585
November 3	2:00 PM	TCU	#23 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	FOX	TCU 39–38 ^2OT	52,322
November 3	2:30 PM	Kansas	Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas	FSN	BU14–41	39,039
November 3	2:30 PM	Texas	#20 Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas	ABC / ESPN2	UT 31–22	60,879
November 3	7:00 PM	Oklahoma State	#3 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	ABC	KSU 30–44	50,781
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 10	11:00 AM	Kansas	#25 Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas	FSN	TTU 34–41 ^2OT	55,052
November 10	11:00 AM	Iowa State	#19 Texas	Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	LHN	UT 7–33	100,018
November 10	2:30 PM	Baylor	#14 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	FSN	OU 34–42	84,945
November 10	2:30 PM	West Virginia	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	ABC / ESPN2	OSU 34–55	57,799
November 10	6:00 PM	#3 Kansas State	TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas	FOX	KSU 23–10	47,292
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 17	2:30 PM	#23 Texas Tech	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	OSU 21–59	55,341
November 17	6:00 PM	Iowa State	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	ISU 51–23	41,608
November 17	6:00 PM	#13 Oklahoma	West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	FOX	OU 50–49	50,238
November 17	7:00 PM	#2 Kansas State	Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas	ESPN	BU 24–52	38,029
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week thirteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 22	6:30 PM	TCU	#18 Texas	Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	ESPN	TCU 20–13	99,950
November 23	2:30 PM	West Virginia	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	ABC	WVU 31–24	53,792
November 24	1:30 PM	Baylor	Texas Tech	Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas	FOX	BU 52–45 ^OT	44,168
November 24	2:30 PM	#22 Oklahoma State	#14 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	ESPN	OU 48–51 ^OT	85,824
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week fourteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 1	11:00 AM	#12 Oklahoma	TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas	ESPN	OU 24–17	47,501
December 1	11:00 AM	#24 Oklahoma State	Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas	FX	BU 34–41	39,203
December 1	1:30 PM	Kansas	West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	FSN	WVU 10–59	51,112
December 1	7:00 PM	#23 Texas	#7 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	ABC	KSU 24–42	50,912
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Records against other conferences

Big 12 vs. BCS matchups

Date	Visitor	Home	Winning Team	Opponent Conference	Notes
September 8	Iowa State	Iowa	Iowa State	Big Ten
September 8	#18 Oklahoma State	Arizona	Arizona	Pac-12	Arizona scores the most points against OSU since the 2008 edition of the Bedlam Series against Oklahoma.[1]
September 15	#14 Texas	Ole Miss	Texas	SEC
September 22	Virginia	#17 TCU	TCU	ACC
September 22	Maryland	#8 West Virginia	West Virginia	ACC
October 27	#5 Notre Dame	#8 Oklahoma	Notre Dame	Independent

Bowl games

Big 12 teams played in the following bowl games.[2] Big 12 teams are bolded.

Every team except for the Kansas Jayhawks played in a bowl game for the 2012 season. Every one of the Jayhawk's opponents played in a bowl game (for FBS teams)[3][4] except South Dakota State, a FCS team that played two rounds in the FCS Football Championship.[5]

Bowl Game	Date	Stadium	City	Television	Time (CST)	Team	Score	Team	Score
Holiday Bowl	December 27	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, California	ESPN	8:45 PM	Baylor	49	#17 UCLA	26
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas	December 28	Reliant Stadium	Houston	ESPN	8:00 PM	Minnesota	31	Texas Tech	34
Pinstripe Bowl	December 29	Yankee Stadium	Bronx, New York	ESPN	2:15 PM	West Virginia	14	Syracuse	38
Alamo Bowl	December 29	Alamodome	San Antonio	ESPN	5:45 PM	Texas	31	#15 Oregon State	27
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl	December 29	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, Arizona	ESPN	9:15 PM	TCU	16	Michigan State	17
Liberty Bowl	December 31	Liberty Bowl Stadium	Memphis, Tennessee	ESPN	2:30 PM	Iowa State	17	Tulsa	31
Heart of Dallas Bowl	January 1	Cotton Bowl Stadium	Dallas	ESPNU	11:00 AM	Purdue	14	Oklahoma State	58
Fiesta Bowl	January 3	University of Phoenix Stadium	Glendale, Arizona	ESPN	7:30 PM	#5 Oregon	35	#7 Kansas State	17
Cotton Bowl Classic	January 4	Cowboys Stadium	Arlington, Texas	FOX	7:00 PM	#10 Texas A&M	41	#12 Oklahoma	13

Players of the week

Following each week of games, Big 12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special teams
Week	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
1	Geno Smith	QB	WVU	Isaiah Bruce	LB	WVU	Kirby Van Der Kamp	P	ISU
2	Collin Klein	QB	K-State	Jake Knott	LB	ISU	Deante’ Gray	PR	TCU
3	David Ash	QB	UT	Joel Hasley	LB	TCU	Tyler Lockett	KR	K-State
4	Tavon Austin	WR	WVU	Kenny Cain	LB	TCU	Ryan Doerr	P	K-State
5	Geno Smith	QB	WVU	Cornelius Douglas	CB	TTU	DJ Monroe	KR	UT
6	Andrew Buie	RB	WVU	Alex Okafor	DE	UT	Tavon Austin	KR	WVU
7	Seth Doege	QB	TTU	Cody David	S	TTU	Quinn Sharp	PK/P	OSU
8	Collin Klein	QB	K-State	Arthur Brown	LB	K-State	Zack Craig	S	OSU
9	Collin Klein	QB	K-State	Jake Knott	LB	ISU	Quinn Sharp	PK/P	OSU
10	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	Allen Chapman	DB	K-State	Tyler Lockett	KR	K-State
11	Josh Stewart	WR	OSU	Meshak Williams	DE	K-State	Justin Gilbert	KR	OSU
12	Landry Jones	QB	OU	Joe Williams	CB	BU	Zack Craig	S	OSU
13	Landry Jones	QB	OU	Eddie Lackey	LB	BU	Jalen Saunders	PR	OU
14

Position key

Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB	Defensive end	DE
Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	Guard	G	Kickoff returner	KR
Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB	Long snapper	LS
Punter	P	Placekicker	PK	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"2011-12 bowl schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
"2013 Orange Bowl: Florida State Seminoles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
"2012 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
"South Dakota State - Schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

External links

2012 College Football Season at ESPN

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "2011-12 bowl schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

[3] "2013 Orange Bowl: Florida State Seminoles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2013.

[4] "2012 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 29, 2012.

[5] "South Dakota State - Schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

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