2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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2012 Colorado Buffaloes football
Colorado Buffaloes wordmark.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record1–11 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
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
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.

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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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12:00 p.m.vs. Colorado State * FX L 17–2258,607 [2]
September 81:00 p.m. Sacramento State * P12N L 28–3046,843
September 156:00 p.m.at Fresno State * CBSSN L 14–6927,513
September 222:00 p.m.at Washington State FXW 35–3431,668
September 294:00 p.m. UCLA
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
P12NL 14–4246,893
October 117:00 p.m. Arizona State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ESPN L 17–5145,161
October 204:00 p.m.at No. 11 USC P12NL 6–5083,274
October 271:00 p.m.at No. 2 Oregon P12NL 14–7057,521
November 312:00 p.m.No. 15 Stanford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FXL 0–4844,138
November 1011:30 a.m.at Arizona FXL 31–5651,236
November 1711:30 a.m. Washington
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FXL 3–3843,148
November 231:00 p.m. Utah
FXL 35–4246,052
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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.