2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2012 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	1–11 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jon Embree (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Bieniemy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons ←  2011 2013  →

2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 2 Oregon x%		8	–	1					12	–	1
No. 20 Oregon State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		2	–	7					3	–	9
Washington State		1	–	8					3	–	9
South Division
UCLA xy		6	–	3					9	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					8	–	5
Utah		3	–	6					5	–	7
Colorado		1	–	8					1	–	11
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

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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	2:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado State *	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FX	L 17–22	58,607	[2]
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Sacramento State *	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 28–30	46,843
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Fresno State *	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 14–69	27,513
September 22	2:00 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FX	W 35–34	31,668
September 29	4:00 p.m.	UCLA	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 14–42	46,893
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Arizona State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 17–51	45,161
October 20	4:00 p.m.	at No. 11 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	L 6–50	83,274
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 14–70	57,521
November 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Stanford	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FX	L 0–48	44,138
November 10	11:30 a.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FX	L 31–56	51,236
November 17	11:30 a.m.	Washington	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FX	L 3–38	43,148
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Utah	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)	FX	L 35–42	46,052
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Postseason

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

References

1. "Jon Embree fired as Colorado Buffaloes coach, says he needed more time". November 25, 2012.
2. "Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes - Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
3. Ringo, Kyle (November 25, 2012). "Football: CU Buffs fire Jon Embree". Daily Camera . Boulder. Retrieved November 26, 2012.