2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team
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The 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of Big 12 Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Rhoads, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 6–7 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big 12. Iowa State was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Cyclones lost to Tulsa, a team they had defeated in the season opener. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
- Paul Rhoads (4th season)
| 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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Liberty Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Tulsa | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 6–7 (3–6 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Courtney Messingham (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread, zone read |
| Defensive coordinator | Wally Burnham (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Jack Trice Stadium |
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| No. 12 Kansas State $+ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Oklahoma + | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulsa* | FSN | W 38–23 | 54,931 | [1] | |
| September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa* | BTN | W 9–6 | 70,585 | [2] | |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Illinois* |
| CYtv | W 37–3 | 55,783 | [3] |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech |
| FCS Central | L 13–24 | 54,149 | [4] |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 15 TCU | FSN | W 37–23 | 42,152 | [5] | |
| October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 6 Kansas State |
| FX | L 21–27 | 56,800 | [6] |
| October 20 | 11:00 a.m. | at Oklahoma State | FX | L 10–31 | 57,019 | [7] | |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor |
| FSN | W 35–21 | 54,877 | [8] |
| November 3 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 14 Oklahoma |
| ABC | L 20–35 | 56,585 | [9] |
| November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Texas | LHN* | L 7–33 | 100,018 | [10] | |
| November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas | FSN | W 51–23 | 41,608 | [11] | |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia |
| ABC | L 24–31 | 53,792 | [12] |
| December 31 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Tulsa* | ESPN | L 17–31 | 53,687 | [13] | |
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*Game shown on ABC stations in Iowa.
Rankings
In the preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll and Associated Press Top 25 Poll Iowa State didn't receive any points. In the week one (September 2) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked T–40th receiving 10 points. In the week one (September 2) AP poll Iowa State was ranked T–38th with 3 points. In the week two (September 9) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked 40th receiving 10 points. In the week two (September 9) AP poll Iowa State was ranked T–39th with 5 points. In the week three (September 16) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked T–31st receiving 29 points. In the week three (September 16) AP poll Iowa State was ranked 33rd with 15 points. In the week four (September 23) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked 29th receiving 45 points. In the week four (September 23) AP poll Iowa State was ranked 32nd with 16 points. In the week five (September 30) coaches poll Iowa State was not ranked and didn't receive any votes. In the week five (September 30) AP poll Iowa State was ranked T–38th with 3 points. In the week six (October 7) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked 25th receiving 73 points. In the week six (October 7) AP poll Iowa State was ranked 28th with 54 points.
Game summaries
Game 1: vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Golden Hurricane | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
- Date: September 1
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 85° • Wind: SE 5–10 • Weather: overcast
- Game attendance: 54,931
- Referee: Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jason Lede • Side judge: Bill Stimmel • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
- TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (Play-by-Play) & Gary Reasons (Color)
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Game 2: at Iowa Hawkeyes
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cyclones | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Hawkeyes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 2:42 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 69° • Wind: WNW 7 • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 70,585
- Referee: Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: John Mascarello • Linesman: Bradford Edward • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Brad Van Vark • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Flemmin
- TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Chuck Long (Color), Chris Martin (Color) & Jon Jansen (Sideline)
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Game 3: vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Leathernecks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cyclones | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 7:01 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 76° • Wind: SW 0-5 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 55,783
- Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Matt Richards • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Tom Bessant • Side judge: Dave Curschman • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
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Game 4: vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Red Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 79° • Wind: NW 0-5 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 54,149
- Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Walt Coleman • Back judge: Dax Hill • Field judge: Mike Cuttone • Side judge: Eugene Hall • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
- TV announcers (FCS Central): Mike Gleason (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Lesley McCaslin (Sideline)
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Game 5: at TCU Horned Frogs
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cyclones | 16 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
| Horned Frogs | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 53° • Wind: N 14 • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 42,152
- Referee: Referee: Randy Christal • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Freeman Johns • Scorer: Ben Dobson
- TV announcers (FSN): Mike Morgan (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Laura McKeeman (Sideline)
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Game 6: vs. Kansas State Wildcats
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 11:06 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 61° • Wind: S 10–15 • Weather: Overcast, mist
- Game attendance: 56,800
- Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Kevin Vicknair • Back judge: Corey Luxner • Field judge: Jack G. Taylor III • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
- TV announcers (FX): Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play), Eric Crouch (Color), & Darius Walker (Sideline)
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Game 7: at Oklahoma State Cowboys
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cyclones | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
- Date: October 20
- Game time: CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 66° • Wind: S 8 • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 57,019
- Referee: Referee: Scott Novak • Umpire: Kevin Matthews • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Shane Standley
- TV announcers (FX): Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play), Eric Crouch (Color), & Darius Walker (Sideline)
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Game 8: vs. Baylor Bears
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 40° • Wind: E 0–5 • Weather: Mostly Clear
- Game attendance: 54,877
- Referee: Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Mike Contreraz • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
- TV announcers (FSN): Mike Morgan (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color), & Laura McKeeman (Sideline)
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Game 9: vs. Oklahoma Sooners
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Sooners | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
- Date: November 3
- Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 45° • Wind: NNE 0–5 • Weather: mostly sunny
- Game attendance: 56,585
- Referee: Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Tony Flemming • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
- TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)
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Game 10: at Texas Longhorns
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Longhorns | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 11:08 a.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 78° • Wind: S 15–20 • Weather: partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 100,018
- Referee: Referee: Greg Burks • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Kevin Mar • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Tony Flemming • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
- TV announcers (Longhorn Network/ABC): Mark Neely (Play–by–play), Ray Bentley (Color) & Kaylee Hartung (Sideline) (ABC); Mike Patrick (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (color) & Jeannine Edwards (Sideline) (Longhorn Network)
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Game 11: at Kansas Jayhawks
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cyclones | 10 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 51 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
at Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 52° • Wind: SSE 11 • Weather: clear
- Game attendance: 41,608
- Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Mark Bovos • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Bobby Bernard • Side judge: Criag Faulkner • Scorer: Beau White
- TV announcers (FSN): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Laura McKeeman (Sideline)
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Game 12: vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Mountaineers | 3 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 31 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 2:36 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 32° • Wind: NW 15 • Weather: clear
- Game attendance: 53,792
- Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Kevin Vicknair • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jack G. Taylor III • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave LaMont (Play-by-play) & Kelly Stouffer (Color)
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Game 13: vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cyclones | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN
- Date: December 31
- Game time: 2:37 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 47° • Wind: S 10 • Weather: cloudy
- Game attendance: 53,687
- Referee: Referee: Alan Eck • Umpire: Roscoe Meisenheimer • Linesman: Tim Croley • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Scorer: UM Statcrew
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Jessica Mendoza (Sideline)
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Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Iowa State | Alma mater |
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| Paul Rhoads | Head coach | 4 | Missouri Western (1989) |
| Wally Burnham | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 4 | Samford (1963) |
| Courtney Messingham | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 4 | Northern Iowa (1990) |
| Kenith Pope | Running backs | 4 | Oklahoma (1976) |
| Troy Douglas | Defensive backs | 1 | Appalachian State (1986) |
| Luke Wells | Tight ends | 4 | Oklahoma (2001) |
| Todd Sturdy | Wide receivers, Passing Game Coordinator | 2 | St. Ambrose (1990) |
| Curtis Bray | Defensive line | 4 | Pittsburgh (1992) |
| Bill Bleil | Assistant head coach/Offensive line coach | 4 | Northwestern College (1981) |
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