2012 Idaho Vandals football team
American college football season
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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]
- Robb Akey (6th season; first 8 games)
- Jason Gesser (interim; final 4 games)
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–11 (1–5 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jason Gesser (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Mark Criner[1] (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Utah State $ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 San Jose State | 5 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA * | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State * | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 pm | No. 12 (FCS) Eastern Washington* | ESPN3 | L 3–20 | 11,136 | |
| September 8 | 4:00 pm | at Bowling Green* | KTRV/ALT | L 13–21 | 16,591 | |
| September 15 | 5:00 pm | at No. 3 LSU* | TigerVision PPV | L 14–63 | 92,177 | |
| September 22 | 2:00 pm | Wyoming* |
| ESPN3 | L 37–40 OT | 13,558 |
| September 29 | 12:30 pm | at North Carolina* | ACCRN/ESPN3 | L 0–66 | 32,000 | |
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | New Mexico State |
| KTRV/ALT | W 26–18 | 14,755 |
| October 13 | 4:00 pm | at Texas State | KTRV/ALT | L 7–38 | 16,973 | |
| October 20 | 4:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+/ESPN3/ALT (delayed) | L 28–70 | 20,255 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | San Jose State |
| KTRV/ALT2 | L 13–42 | 14,429 |
| November 10 | 7:15 pm | at BYU* | ESPNU | L 13–52 | 61,009 | |
| 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 9–45 | 19,350 | |
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Game summaries
Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Vandals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
@ Bowling Green
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
@ LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #3 Tigers | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 63 |
Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| Vandals | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
@ North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tar Heels | 28 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 66 |
New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Vandals | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
@ Texas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
@ Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 35 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 70 |
San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Vandals | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
@ BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Cougars | 28 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Vandals | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
@ Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| #25 Aggies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
NFL draft
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]