2012 Weber State Wildcats football team
American college football season
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The 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In December 2011, John L. Smith was hired to be the new head coach.[2] That all changed on April 23, 2012. On April 23, John L. Smith was offered a one-year contract to be the new head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, so he left Weber State to take the position after being head coach for roughly 3+1⁄2 months.[3] On April 26, Weber State announced that Jody Sears would serve as interim head coach for the 2012 season in addition to the defensive coordinator spot he was hired for earlier in April.[4] Weber State played their home games at Stewart Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place.
- Jody Sears (1st season)
| 2012 Weber State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (2–6 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Hammer (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jody Sears[1] (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Stewart Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before the season
2012 recruits
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Hasan Ali S |
San Antonio, TX | Holy Cross | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Braden Corpus QB |
Boise, ID | Borah | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Maxwell Curtis OL |
Meridian, ID | Mountain View | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Cordero Dixon CB |
Gainesville, FL | Gainesville | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Duncan Farnsworth OL |
Lilburn, GA | Milton | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Gamal Fowler WR |
Dayton, TX | Dayton | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Siamani Harris DE |
Kearns, UT | Hunter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Joe Hawkins OL |
Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Marquel Holmes LB |
Ocala, FL | Trinity Catholic | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Breck Lewis QB |
Spanish Fork, UT | Spanish Fork | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Yuvraaj Madra OL |
Mather, Sacramento County, CA | Folsom | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Davonte Maez QB |
West Valley City, UT | Hunter | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Cody McKague TE |
Boise, ID | Borah | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Austin Mikkelson Ol |
St. George, UT | Pine View | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 297 lb (135 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Shane Oliverson DL |
Hyde Park, UT | Preston | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Chris Wheeler S |
Templeton, CA | Allan Hancock Templeton |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| AJ Wilcox DE |
Clearfield, UT | Syracuse (Utah) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Cameon Young OL |
Cove, TX | Barbers Hill | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
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Spring Game
The Weber State Purple and White 2012 Spring game was held on April 13, 2012. The match featured the Weber offense against the Weber defense. The game would start 20 minutes late due to a lightning delay. Once the lightning ended though, it was the defense that struck down Weber offense. The defense picked Weber's QB's four times, two coming from redshirt freshman Roman Venezuela. The offense would score four touchdowns against Weber's D over roughly 110-plays, but it was the defense that controlled the game according to the coaches.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 8:00 pm | at Fresno State* | CBS ULive | L 10–37 | 27,663 | |
| September 8 | 1:00 pm | at BYU* | BYUtv[6] | L 13–45 | 60,314 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 pm | No. 19 McNeese State* | Big Sky TV | L 21–35 | 9,617 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 pm | No. 9 Eastern Washington |
| Big Sky TV | L 26–32 | 9,434 |
| September 29 | 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | Big Sky TV | L 13–37 | 7,569 | |
| October 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 20 Cal Poly |
| Big Sky TV | L 23–45 | 5,939 |
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | at Sacramento State | Big Sky TV | L 14–19 | 12,106 | |
| October 20 | 1:00 pm | at Southern Utah | Big Sky TV | W 24–22 | 3,811 | |
| November 3 | 1:30 pm | Montana |
| RTUT[7] | L 21–24 | 7,251 |
| November 10 | 1:30 pm | Northern Colorado |
| Big Sky TV | L 34–42 | 4,837 |
| November 17 | 4:00 pm | at Idaho State | Big Sky TV | W 40–14 | 5,125 | |
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Game summaries
Fresno State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
- Date: September 1
- Location: Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, CA - Game start: 8:08 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 2:54
- Game attendance: 27,663
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Fair, winds WNW at 8mph
- Referee: Eddy Shelton
To open the season Weber faces another team with a new coaching staff. The match against Fresno State will be the Bulldogs coaching debut for Tim DeRuyter and will be only his second game as head coach overall.
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BYU
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| • Cougars | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
- Date: September 8
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT - Game start: 1:05 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 3:13
- Game attendance: 60,314
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Clear, winds SW at 6mph
- Referee: Cooper Castlebe
- TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
For only the third time in the schools histories, BYU and Weber State will meet in a collegiate football game.[9]
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McNeese State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #19 Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
- Date: September 15
- Location: Stewart Stadium
Ogden, UT - Game start: 6:05 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 2:53
- Game attendance: 9,617
- Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Sunny, winds N at 3mph
- Referee: Bruce Palmer
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Carl Arky and Ty Sparrow
After a previous home-and-home series in 1990 and 1992, the Cowboys and Wildcats find themselves knotted in head-to-head matches at 1–1, with each team having won the road game. The winner of the 2012 match will take the lead in the series, but it could be short lived as this is part of a home-and-home series that will continue in Lake Charles in 2013.
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Eastern Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #9 Eagles | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 26 |
- Date: September 22
- Location: Stewart Stadium
Ogden, UT - Game start: 6:05 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 3:02
- Game attendance: 9,434
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Sunny, winds SSW at 6mph
- Referee: Tom Frazier
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Steve Klauke and Ty Sparrow
2012 will feature the 31st meeting between the Eagles and the Wildcats. The series has been fairly even, with the Eagles holding a slim 16–14 advantage overall. However, the two are dead even in the overall series when facing each other in Ogden at 8–8.
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UC Davis
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| • Aggies | 10 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
- Date: September 29
- Location: Aggie Stadium
Davis, CA - Game start: 7:07 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 2:54
- Game attendance: 7,569
- Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C), Clear and warm, winds SW at 7mph
- Referee: Jim Osborn
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Scott Marsh and Doug Kelly
The first conference road game for the Wildcats will feature the third ever meeting against UC Davis. Currently the series is even at 1–1. It will be the first trip for Weber to Davis as the previous two meetings (2004 & 2010) both took place in Ogden.
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Cal Poly
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
| Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
- Date: October 5
- Location: Stewart Stadium
Ogden, UT - Game start: 6:05 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 2:43
- Game attendance: 5,939
- Referee: Kelly Holman
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Carl Arky and Tom Sparrow
This will be the ninth meeting between the schools with the Wildcats leading the series at 5–3. Weber has won the two most recent meetings (2008 & 2009), but the Aggies won the three before that (2002, 2006, & 2007). This will be the fifth time the two schools have met in Ogden, with Weber holding a 3–1 advantage in the series at home.
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Sacramento State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Hornets | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
- Date: October 13
- Location: Hornet Stadium
Sacramento, CA - Game start: 7:05 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 2:41
- Game attendance: 12,106
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, winds Calm
- Referee: Bruce Bondi
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Jason Ross and Steve McElroy
The series between Weber and Sacramento State may be going on its 19th meeting, but the series has been largely in favor of the Wildcats. Weber leads the series 11–5. At Hornet Stadium the Wildcats are 3–5, and Sacramento State has won 3 of the last 4 meetings in Sacramento.
Southern Utah
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Thunderbirds | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
- Date: October 20
- Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT - Game start: 1:05 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 3:00
- Game attendance: 3,811
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Winds SW 10mph
- Referee: Gregg Wilson
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan
This will be the Thunderbirds and Wildcats 19th meeting. The series has been one-sided in favor of Weber State at 14–4. However, Southern Utah had won three of the previous four meetings (2003, 2005, and 2006) before they met last year. It will be the fifth meeting in Cedar City, with Weber owning a 3–1 advantage.
Montana
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Grizzlies | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
The lone Weber State broadcast on the Big Sky game of the week will feature the 52nd meeting between the Wildcats and Montana. Montana has largely been in charge of this series, 38–13. Even in Ogden the Wildcats are a mere 7–17 against the Grizzlies. However Weber State has won the last two home contests (2008 & 2010).
Northern Colorado
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Bears | 9 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
- Date: November 10
- Location: Stewart Stadium
Ogden, UT - Game start: 1:35 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 3:10
- Game attendance: 4,837
- Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Overcast, Winds S 5mph
- Referee: Jim Osborn
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Carl Arky and Ty Sparrow
2012 features the seventh time that Northern Colorado and Weber State will meet. Northern Colorado is winless against Weber State (0–6).
Idaho State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Wildcats | 16 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 40 |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: Holt Arena
Pocatello, ID - Game start: 4:05 PM MST
- Elapsed time: 2:41
- Game attendance: 5,125
- Game weather: Indoors
- Referee: Bruce Bondi
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Jerry Miller and Tim Lewis
The regular season closes with the 52nd meeting against the Idaho State Bengals. Weber leads the series 37–14. Weber State has won the past 9 contests, 15 of the last 16, and 25 of the past 27 overall in the series. The Bengals did take four of five from 1980 to 1984.