2012 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In December 2011, John L. Smith was hired to be the new head coach.[2] That all changed on April 23, 2012. On April 23, John L. Smith was offered a one-year contract to be the new head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, so he left Weber State to take the position after being head coach for roughly ​3 1⁄2 months.[3] On April 26, Weber State announced that Jody Sears would serve as interim head coach for the 2012 season in addition to the defensive coordinator spot he was hired for earlier in April.[4] Weber State played their home games at Stewart Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place.

2012 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2012 record2–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Hammer (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorJody Sears[1] (1st season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
(Capacity: 17,312)
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^  7 –1     11 –3  
No. 2 Montana State +^  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 12 Cal Poly +^  7 –1     9 –3  
No. 20 Northern Arizona  6 –2     8 –3  
Sacramento State  4 –4     6 –5  
Northern Colorado  4 –4     5 –6  
Southern Utah  4 –4     5 –6  
North Dakota  3 –5     5 –6  
Montana  3 –5     5 –6  
UC Davis  3 –5     4 –7  
Portland State  2 –6     3 –8  
Weber State  2 –6     2 –9  
Idaho State  0 –8     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Before the season

2012 recruits

Spring Game

The Weber State Purple and White 2012 Spring game was held on April 13, 2012. The match featured the Weber offense against the Weber defense. The game would start 20 minutes late due to a lightning delay. Once the lightning ended though, it was the defense that struck down Weber offense. The defense picked Weber's QB's four times, two coming from redshirt freshman Roman Venezuela. The offense would score four touchdowns against Weber's D over roughly 110-plays, but it was the defense that controlled the game according to the coaches.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 pmat Fresno State*
CBS ULiveL 10–3727,663
September 81:00 pmat BYU*
BYUtv[6]L 13–4560,314
September 156:00 pmNo. 19 McNeese State*
Big Sky TVL 21–359,617
September 226:00 pmNo. 9 Eastern Washington
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
Big Sky TVL 26–329,434
September 297:00 pmat UC Davis
Big Sky TVL 13–377,569
October 56:00 pmNo. 20 Cal Poly
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
Big Sky TVL 23–455,939
October 137:00 pmat Sacramento State
Big Sky TVL 14–1912,106
October 201:00 pmat Southern Utah
Big Sky TVW 24–223,811
November 31:30 pmMontana
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
RTUT[7]L 21–247,251
November 101:30 pmNorthern Colorado
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
Big Sky TVL 34–424,837
November 174:00 pmat Idaho State
Big Sky TVW 40–145,125

Game summaries

Fresno State
See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Weber State at Fresno State
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 370 10
• Bulldogs 14 10013 37
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Bulldog Stadium
    Fresno, CA
  • Game start: 8:08 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 27,663
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Fair, winds WNW at 8mph
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
Sources:

To open the season Weber faces another team with a new coaching staff. The match against Fresno State will be the Bulldogs coaching debut for Tim DeRuyter and will be only his second game as head coach overall.

BYU
See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team
Weber State at BYU
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 067 13
• Cougars 7 141014 45
Sources:[8]

For only the third time in the schools histories, BYU and Weber State will meet in a collegiate football game.[9]

McNeese State
See also: 2012 McNeese State Cowboys football team
#19 McNeese State at Weber State
1 234Total
• #19 Cowboys 0 14714 35
Wildcats 0 0714 21
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Stewart Stadium
    Ogden, UT
  • Game start: 6:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:53
  • Game attendance: 9,617
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Sunny, winds N at 3mph
  • Referee: Bruce Palmer
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Carl Arky and Ty Sparrow
Sources:

After a previous home-and-home series in 1990 and 1992, the Cowboys and Wildcats find themselves knotted in head-to-head matches at 1–1, with each team having won the road game. The winner of the 2012 match will take the lead in the series, but it could be short lived as this is part of a home-and-home series that will continue in Lake Charles in 2013.

Eastern Washington
See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
#9 Eastern Washington at Weber State
1 234Total
• #9 Eagles 10 1093 32
Wildcats 0 3167 26
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Stewart Stadium
    Ogden, UT
  • Game start: 6:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 9,434
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Sunny, winds SSW at 6mph
  • Referee: Tom Frazier
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Steve Klauke and Ty Sparrow
Sources:

2012 will feature the 31st meeting between the Eagles and the Wildcats. The series has been fairly even, with the Eagles holding a slim 16–14 advantage overall. However, the two are dead even in the overall series when facing each other in Ogden at 8–8.

UC Davis
See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team
Weber State at UC Davis
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 607 13
• Aggies 10 2106 37
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Aggie Stadium
    Davis, CA
  • Game start: 7:07 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 7,569
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C), Clear and warm, winds SW at 7mph
  • Referee: Jim Osborn
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Scott Marsh and Doug Kelly
Sources:

The first conference road game for the Wildcats will feature the third ever meeting against UC Davis. Currently the series is even at 1–1. It will be the first trip for Weber to Davis as the previous two meetings (2004 & 2010) both took place in Ogden.

Cal Poly
See also: 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Cal Poly at Weber State
1 234Total
• Mustangs 0 141714 45
Wildcats 6 773 23
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Stewart Stadium
    Ogden, UT
  • Game start: 6:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:43
  • Game attendance: 5,939
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Carl Arky and Tom Sparrow
Sources:

This will be the ninth meeting between the schools with the Wildcats leading the series at 5–3. Weber has won the two most recent meetings (2008 & 2009), but the Aggies won the three before that (2002, 2006, & 2007). This will be the fifth time the two schools have met in Ogden, with Weber holding a 3–1 advantage in the series at home.

Sacramento State
See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Weber State at Sacramento State
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 707 14
• Hornets 0 757 19
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Hornet Stadium
    Sacramento, CA
  • Game start: 7:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:41
  • Game attendance: 12,106
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, winds Calm
  • Referee: Bruce Bondi
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Jason Ross and Steve McElroy
Sources:

The series between Weber and Sacramento State may be going on its 19th meeting, but the series has been largely in favor of the Wildcats. Weber leads the series 11–5. At Hornet Stadium the Wildcats are 3–5, and Sacramento State has won 3 of the last 4 meetings in Sacramento.

Southern Utah
See also: 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
Weber State at Southern Utah
1 234Total
• Wildcats 0 1473 24
Thunderbirds 3 0613 22
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Eccles Coliseum
    Cedar City, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 3,811
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Winds SW 10mph
  • Referee: Gregg Wilson
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan
Sources:

This will be the Thunderbirds and Wildcats 19th meeting. The series has been one-sided in favor of Weber State at 14–4. However, Southern Utah had won three of the previous four meetings (2003, 2005, and 2006) before they met last year. It will be the fifth meeting in Cedar City, with Weber owning a 3–1 advantage.

Montana
See also: 2012 Montana Grizzlies football team
Montana at Weber State
1 234Total
• Grizzlies 3 7311 24
Wildcats 0 777 21
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Stewart Stadium
    Ogden, UT
  • Game start: 1:38 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 7,251
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: Jim Crowley
  • TV announcers (ROOT): Tom Glasgow, Sherdric Bonner, and Jenny Cavnar
Sources:

The lone Weber State broadcast on the Big Sky game of the week will feature the 52nd meeting between the Wildcats and Montana. Montana has largely been in charge of this series, 38–13. Even in Ogden the Wildcats are a mere 7–17 against the Grizzlies. However Weber State has won the last two home contests (2008 & 2010).

Northern Colorado
See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Northern Colorado at Weber State
1 234Total
• Bears 9 19014 42
Wildcats 7 10314 34
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Stewart Stadium
    Ogden, UT
  • Game start: 1:35 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 4,837
  • Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Overcast, Winds S 5mph
  • Referee: Jim Osborn
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Carl Arky and Ty Sparrow
Sources:

2012 features the seventh time that Northern Colorado and Weber State will meet. Northern Colorado is winless against Weber State (0–6).

Idaho State
See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team
Weber State at Idaho State
1 234Total
• Wildcats 16 11013 40
Bengals 0 0140 14
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Holt Arena
    Pocatello, ID
  • Game start: 4:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:41
  • Game attendance: 5,125
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Bruce Bondi
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Jerry Miller and Tim Lewis
Sources:

The regular season closes with the 52nd meeting against the Idaho State Bengals. Weber leads the series 37–14. Weber State has won the past 9 contests, 15 of the last 16, and 25 of the past 27 overall in the series. The Bengals did take four of five from 1980–1984.

References
  1. "Jody Sears named Wildcat defensive coordinator". Deseret News. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  2. "Wildcats banking their future on John L. Smith". Deseret News. December 6, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. "Arkansas hires John L. Smith as head coach". KSL. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  4. "Jody Sears named interim head coach". Deseret News. April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  5. "Defense leads in Purple and White game". Weberstatesports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  6. "BYU announces changes to 2012 football schedule". Fox 13 Salt Lake City. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  7. "DIRECTV Sports Networks and Big Sky Conference Announce Inaugural 2012 Football Schedule on ROOT SPORTS". Rootsports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  8. "Weber State Wildcats vs. BYU Cougars". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  9. "BYU Cougars release 2012 football schedule". 24saltlake.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
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