2012 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football team

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2012 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football
RMAC champion
Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 6
2012 record12–1 (9–0 RMAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorHunter Hughes (4th season)
Home stadium Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl
(Capacity: 6,500)
Seasons
←  2011
2013  →
2012 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 CSU–Pueblo $^ 9–0  12–1 
No. 18 Chadron State ^ 8–1  9–3 
New Mexico Highlands  7–2  8–3 
Adams State  6–3  8–3 
Colorado Mines  4–5  6–5 
Colorado Mesa  4–5  4–7 
Black Hills State # 3–6  4–7 
Western New Mexico  3–6  4–7 
Western State  1–8  1–10 
Fort Lewis  0–9  0–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Provisional Division II member
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2012 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football team represented Colorado State University–Pueblo as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Wristen and play their home games at Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl. They were a member of the .

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 306:00 pm [1] No. 24 West Texas A&M *No. 6
W 44–34 [2] [3] 6,457
September 86:00 pm [1] at Northwestern Oklahoma State*No. 6
W 41–24 [4] [5] 2,310
September 1512:00 pmat Western New MexicoNo. 3
W 35–27 [6] 976
September 226:00 pmAdams StateNo. 3
  • Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl
  • Pueblo, CO
W 30–0 [7] 8,677
September 291:00 pmat Fort LewisNo. 3
W 50–21 [8] 1,115
October 62:00 pmChadron StateDagger-14-plain.pngNo. 2
  • Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl
  • Pueblo, CO
W 45–38 OT [9] [10] 5,717
October 1312:00 pmat Colorado MinesNo. 2
W 35–21 [11] 2,629
October 206:00 pmBlack Hills StateNo. 1
  • Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl
  • Pueblo, CO
W 45–13 [12] 7,341
October 276:00 pmat Colorado MesaNo. 1
W 48–10 [13] [14] 958
November 32:00 pmNew Mexico HighlandsNo. 1
  • Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl
  • Pueblo, CO
W 31–17 [15] [16] 9,217
November 101:00 pmat Western StateNo. 1
W 21–3 [17] 397
November 2412:00 pmNo. 18 Indianapolis*No. 1
W 28–7 [18] 7,517
December 112:00 pmNo. 16 West Texas A&M*No. 1
L 13–34 [18] 10,217
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
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