2012 University of North Dakota football team

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2012 University of North Dakota football
University of North Dakota logo - interlocking ND.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Breitbach
Defensive coordinatorMike Mannausau
Home stadium Alerus Center
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 University of North Dakota football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Mussman and played their home games at the Alerus Center. This was their first year as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

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This season North Dakota officially played without a mascot name after the decision to retire "Fighting Sioux" as the school's mascot amid controversy. [1]

They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pm South Dakota M&T * MSN/Big Sky TVW 66–08,847
September 86:00 pm Portland State *
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MSN/Big Sky TVW 45–379,210
September 157:00 pmat San Diego State * KUSI L 41–4924,826
September 228:00 pmat Sacramento State Big Sky TVW 35–1310,774
September 296:00 pmNo. 23 Cal Poly
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MSN/Big Sky TVL 17–359,531
October 66:00 pmat No. 7 Eastern Washington SWX/Big Sky TVL 17–558,646
October 133:00 pmNo. 16 Northern Arizona
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MSN/Big Sky TVL 38–459,742
October 202:30 pm Montana
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
RTRM/RTNW W 40–349,000
October 273:00 pmat No. 4 Montana State Big Sky TVL 10–5517,137
November 31:00 pm Southern Utah
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MSN/Big Sky TVW 33–297,144
November 171:00 pmat Northern Colorado Big Sky TVL 27–283,418

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Portland State on September 8 was considered a non conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky Standings. [2] [3]

Game summaries

South Dakota M&T

1234Total
Hardrockers00000
North Dakota143171466

Portland State

1234Total
Vikings91501337
North Dakota142110045

@ San Diego State

1234Total
North Dakota14671441
Aztecs21147749

@ Sacramento State

1234Total
North Dakota7714735
Hornets700613

Cal Poly

1234Total
#23 Mustangs14002135
North Dakota073717

@ Eastern Washington

1234Total
North Dakota1070017
#7 Eagles201414755

Northern Arizona

1234Total
#16 Lumberjacks143141445
North Dakota01714738

Montana

1234Total
Grizzlies71017034
North Dakota17140940

@ Montana State

1234Total
North Dakota703010
#4 Bobcats141472055

Southern Utah

1234Total
Thunderbirds3190729
North Dakota01313733

@ Northern Colorado

1234Total
North Dakota14103027
Bears7147028

References

  1. "ND board: Fighting Sioux nickname is retired".
  2. "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2012". ESPN . Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. "2012 M Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.