2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

2012 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Dave Christensen (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gregg Brandon (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Tormey (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2011 2013  →

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Boise State +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5					4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7					4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by fourth year head coach Dave Christensen and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

On October 13, 2012; Christensen confronted Air Force coach Troy Calhoun after the Cowboys' narrow 28–27 loss to the Falcons. Believing Calhoun had told Air Force quarterback Connor Dietz to fake an injury in order to buy more time before the game-winning touchdown, Christensen launched a profanity-laced tirade at Calhoun, calling him a "fly boy." Christensen apologized the next night and was reprimanded by the Mountain West Conference for his actions. On October 22, Wyoming athletic director Tom Burman suspended Christensen for the Cowboys' game against Boise State and fined him $50,000. Assistant head coach Pete Kaligis coached the team in that game. ^[1] However, Wyoming credits the entire season to Christensen.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Texas *	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 17–37	101,142
September 8	2:00 p.m.	Toledo *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 31–34	21,688
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 22–24	21,728
September 22	3:00 p.m.	at Idaho *	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 40–37 OT	13,558
October 6	5:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	L 28–35 OT	24,025
October 13	5:00 p.m.	Air Force	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ROOT	L 27–28	22,627
October 20	8:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ROOT/TWCSN	L 14–42	29,423
October 27	1:30 p.m.	No. 21 Boise State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	L 14–45	17,855
November 3	2:30 p.m.	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Battle for the Bronze Boot)	KTVD	W 45–31	20,055
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 28–23	17,839
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	TWCSN	W 28–23	10,717
November 24	1:30 p.m.	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ROOT/TWCSN	L 28–42	13,374
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Box Scores

@ Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	9	0	0	8	17
#15 Longhorns	7	17	7	6	37

See also: 2012 Texas Longhorns football team

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	3	14	10	7	34
Cowboys	14	6	0	11	31

See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	0	7	3	24
Cowboys	0	15	0	7	22

See also: 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

@ Idaho

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	14	0	6	14	6	40
Vandals	6	14	7	7	3	37

See also: 2012 Idaho Vandals football team

@ Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	7	7	7	7	0	28
Wolf Pack	7	14	0	7	7	35

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	7	7	28
Cowboys	6	18	3	0	27

See also: 2012 Air Force Falcons football team

@ Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	7	7	14
Bulldogs	21	14	0	7	42

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Last meeting was in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl.

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Broncos	7	10	21	7	45
Cowboys	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
State Rams	7	7	3	14	31
Cowboys	21	7	14	3	45

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team and Bronze Boot

@ New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	21	0	7	28
Lobos	0	7	10	6	23

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

@ UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	14	14	0	0	28
Rebels	7	10	0	6	23

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	14	14	7	42
Cowboys	7	21	0	0	28

See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

References

1. "Wyoming AD Tom Burman suspends Dave Christensen, fines him $50k for Air Force comments".
2. "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.