2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
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.
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Mountain West co-champion | |
Hawaii Bowl, L 10–43 vs. SMU | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2012 record | 9–4 (7–1 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dave Schramm (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Nick Toth (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Fresno State | Alma Mater |
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| Tim DeRuyter | Head coach | 1st | Air Force (1985) |
| Dave Schramm | Offensive coordinator | 1st | Adams State (1984) |
| Nick Toth | Defensive coordinator | 1st | |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NBCSN | W 48–15 | 36,240 |
| December 24 | 5:00 pm | vs. SMU* | ESPN | L 10–43 | 30,024 | |
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Game summaries
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
at Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| No. 4 Ducks | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 35 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 69 |
at Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| Aztecs | 21 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 40 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 52 |
at Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Lobos | 14 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
Hawaii
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Warriors | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
at Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 52 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 36 |
Air Force
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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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