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
(Capacity: 12,283)
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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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.