American college football season
The 2012 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Vandals were led by sixth-year head coach Robb Akey for the first eight games and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome . This was Idaho's final season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference ; the WAC ceased to support football after the 2012 season, and Idaho played as an independent in football in 2013 .[2]
After achieving a 20–50 (.286) record while head coach and a 1–7 record in 2012, Akey's contract was terminated on October 21. First-year offensive coordinator Jason Gesser was appointed interim head coach for the final four games,[3] in which the Vandals were winless.
Idaho finished the season 1–11, 1–5 in conference to finish in sixth place in the seven-team WAC. On December 3, Paul Petrino was hired as head coach for the 2013 season.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 6:00 pm No. 12 (FCS) Eastern Washington * ESPN3 L 3–2011,136 September 8 4:00 pm at Bowling Green * KTRV /ALT L 13–2116,591 September 15 5:00 pm at No. 3 LSU * TigerVision PPV L 14–6392,177 September 22 2:00 pm Wyoming * ESPN3 L 37–40 OT 13,558 September 29 12:30 pm at North Carolina * ACCRN /ESPN3L 0–6632,000 October 6 2:00 pm New Mexico State KTRV/ALT W 26–1814,755 October 13 4:00 pm at Texas State KTRV/ALT L 7–3816,973 October 20 4:00 pm at Louisiana Tech ESPN+ /ESPN3/ALT (delayed)L 28–7020,255 November 3 2:00 pm San Jose State KTRV/ALT2 L 13–4214,429 November 10 7:15 pm at BYU * ESPNU L 13–5261,009 November 17 2:00 pm UTSA KCWX L 27–34 9,030 November 24 12:00 pm at No. 25 Utah State ESPN+/ESPN3/ALT L 9–4519,350 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Game summaries [ edit ] Eastern Washington [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 7 3 7 20 Vandals 3 0 0 0 3
@ Bowling Green [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 6 0 7 13 Falcons 7 0 14 0 21
1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 14 0 0 14 #3 Tigers 14 14 21 14 63
Wyoming [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Cowboys 14 0 6 14 6 40 Vandals 6 14 7 7 3 37
@ North Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 0 0 0 0 Tar Heels 28 17 14 7 66
New Mexico State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 7 0 8 18 Vandals 10 10 6 0 26
@ Texas State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 7 0 0 7 Bobcats 7 7 10 14 38
@ Louisiana Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 14 7 0 7 28 Bulldogs 35 21 14 0 70
San Jose State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 14 14 14 42 Vandals 7 0 6 0 13
1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 7 0 3 3 13 Cougars 28 14 0 10 52
1 2 3 4 Total Roadrunners 10 10 0 14 34 Vandals 3 0 14 10 27
@ Utah State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 6 3 0 9 #25 Aggies 14 7 7 17 45
NFL Draft [ edit ] No Vandals were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft , but defensive end Benson Mayowa made the opening day roster of the Seattle Seahawks as a rookie free agent .[4] [5]
References [ edit ] ^ Spokesman.com – Akey adds to UI staff – January 9, 2007 – Retrieved April 16, 2012 ^ Murphy, Brian (August 16, 2012). "Idaho to Go Independent in Football, Join Big Sky in Other Sports" . Idaho Statesman . Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012 . ^ Murphy, Brian (October 21, 2012). "Vandals fire Akey after 1–7 start" . Idaho Statesman . Retrieved October 22, 2012 . ^ Jenks, Jason (August 13, 2013). "Rookie Benson Mayowa making his case with Seahawks" . Seattle Times . Retrieved September 2, 2013 . ^ Condotta, Bob (August 31, 2013). "Veterans among those cut as Seahawks get down to 53 players" . Seattle Times . Retrieved September 2, 2013 .
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