2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by second-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. This was San Diego State's 14th season in the Mountain West Conference.

2012 San Diego State Aztecs football
Mountain West co-champion
Poinsettia Bowl, L 6–23 vs BYU
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–4 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (2nd as head coach, 4th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (4th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings

	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	at Washington*	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	P12N	L 12–21	53,742
September 8	4:30 p.m.	Army*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	NBCSN	W 42–7	30,799
September 15	5:00 p.m.	North Dakota*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	KUSI	W 49–41	24,826
September 22	5:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	KUSI	L 34–38	24,103
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	KUSI	L 40–52	33,894
October 6	5:00 p.m.	Hawaiʻi	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 52–14	50,586
October 13	3:30 p.m.	Colorado State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	TWCSN, KTVD	W 38–14	27,133
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 39–38 OT	22,242
October 27	5:00 p.m.	UNLV	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	TWCSN	W 24–13	23,874
November 3	7:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	CBSSN	W 21–19	36,084
November 10	12:30 p.m.	Air Force	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	NBCSN	W 28–9	30,266
November 24	12:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	TWCSN, ROOT	W 42–28	13,374
December 20	5:00 p.m.	BYU*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–23	35,442
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

@ Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	6	0	6	12
Huskies	14	0	7	0	21

See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	7	0	7
Aztecs	14	7	21	0	42

See also: 2012 Army Black Knights football team

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	14	6	7	14	41
Aztecs	21	14	7	7	49

See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	14	0	21	38
Aztecs	0	17	7	10	34

See also: 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team

@ Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	21	6	13	0	40
Bulldogs	7	29	10	6	52

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Hawaiʻi

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	7	7	0	14
Aztecs	14	21	3	14	52

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	0	7	14
Aztecs	7	10	14	7	38

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team

@ Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Aztecs	0	6	8	17	8	39
Wolf Pack	3	7	14	7	7	38

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	6	0	7	0	13
Aztecs	7	7	7	3	24

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

@ Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	0	7	7	21
#14 Broncos	6	7	0	6	19

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	6	0	9
Aztecs	7	7	14	0	28

See also: 2012 Air Force Falcons football team

@ Wyoming

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

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

BYU–Poinsettia Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	3	0	20	23
Aztecs	3	3	0	0	6

See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team and 2012 Poinsettia Bowl