2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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The 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach and alumnus Jon Embree, the Buffaloes played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

DivisionSouth Division
Record1–11 (1–8 Pac-12)
Headcoach
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2012 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record1–11 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Bieniemy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Brown (2nd season)
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
 2011
2013 
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2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$ 81  122 
No. 2 Oregon x% 81  121 
No. 20 Oregon State 63  94 
Washington 54  76 
California 27  39 
Washington State 18  39 
South Division
UCLA xy 63  95 
Arizona State 54  85 
USC 54  76 
Arizona 45  85 
Utah 36  57 
Colorado 18  111 
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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The season was a disaster for the Buffaloes, who were regularly blown out by their opponents. CU lost to FCS Sacramento State, 30–28, and only managed a single win with a late comeback at Washington State (who would finish last in the Pac-12 North) 35–34, in Mike Leach's first season with the Cougars. Among those losses, they lost 69–14 at Fresno State, got shut out 48–0 at home vs Stanford, 70–14 at Oregon, 51–17 to Arizona State, 42-14 vs UCLA, and 50–6 at USC. The Buffaloes lost by about 28 points a game, and allowed 46 points a game (worst in the FBS that year).

Two days after the season on November 25, Embree was fired; he compiled a 4–21 (.160) record, including 1–11 in his final year. To date, this is the worst season in program history.[1] Since 1917, CU previously had one-win seasons twice (1980, 1984; both 1–10).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12:00 p.m.vs. Colorado State*FXL 17–2258,607[2]
September 81:00 p.m.Sacramento State*P12NL 28–3046,843
September 156:00 p.m.at Fresno State*CBSSNL 14–6927,513
September 222:00 p.m.at Washington StateFXW 35–3431,668
September 294:00 p.m.UCLA
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
P12NL 14–4246,893
October 117:00 p.m.Arizona State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ESPNL 17–5145,161
October 204:00 p.m.at No. 11 USCP12NL 6–5083,274
October 271:00 p.m.at No. 2 OregonP12NL 14–7057,521
November 312:00 p.m.No. 15 Stanforddagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FXL 0–4844,138
November 1011:30 a.m.at ArizonaFXL 31–5651,236
November 1711:30 a.m.Washington
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FXL 3–3843,148
November 231:00 p.m.Utah
FXL 35–4246,052
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
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Postseason

On November 25, 2012, the university announced that Athletic Director Mike Bohn had fired head coach Jon Embree.[3]

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