2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football
2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 16–18 vs. Sam Houston State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 12
FCS Coaches	No. 12
Record	9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (4th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Brian Cook (4th season); Saga Tuitele (4th season);
Offensive scheme	Spread triple-option
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big Sky title Eastern Washington and Montana State. The Mustangs received an at-large big to the NCAA Division I Football Championship, where after a first-round bye, they lost to Sam Houston State in the second round.^[1] The team played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Sports NetworkNo. 12

FCS CoachesNo. 12

Record9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)

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2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 5 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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:05 pm	San Diego*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Big Sky TV	W 41–14	6,022
September 15	3:00 pm	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 24–22	21,728
September 22	6:05 pm	UC Davis		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	KSBY, Big Sky TV	W 28–20	11,075
September 29	4:00 pm	at North Dakota	No. 23	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco Sports Net, Big Sky TV	W 35–17	9,531
October 5	5:00 pm	at Weber State	No. 20	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	Big Sky TV	W 45–23	5,939
October 13	6:05 pm	Northern Colorado	No. 15	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY, Big Sky TV	W 56–28	9,382
October 20	6:05 pm	Portland State	No. 14	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY, Big Sky TV	W 37–25	10,025
October 27	6:05 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 11	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Big Sky TV	L 29–35	8,113
November 3	1:35 pm	at No. 7 Eastern Washington*	No. 16	Roos Field Cheney, WA	Big Sky TV	L 17–34	8,644
November 10	6:05 pm	Idaho State	No. 19	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY, Big Sky TV	W 70–14	6,326
November 17	3:05 pm	at No. 15 Northern Arizona	No. 17	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Big Sky TV	W 42–34	6,119
December 1	1:00 pm	at No. 5 Sam Houston State*	No. 12	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 16–18	7,073
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	7	7	0	14
Mustangs	10	3	7	21	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	0	7	3	24
Cowboys	0	15	0	7	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	0	0	10	20
Mustangs	7	7	14	0	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Mustangs	14	0	0	21	35
North Dakota	0	7	3	7	17

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Mustangs	0	14	17	14	45
Wildcats	6	7	7	3	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	0	0	14	28
#15 Mustangs	14	14	14	14	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	14	3	8	0	25
#14 Mustangs	14	3	6	14	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Mustangs	0	17	6	6	29
Hornets	7	21	0	7	35