2012 Idaho Vandals football team

2012 Idaho Vandals football
2012 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	1–11 (1–5 WAC)
Head coach	Robb Akey (6th season; first 8 games); Jason Gesser (interim; final 4 games);
Offensive coordinator	Jason Gesser (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Mark Criner (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals were led by sixth-year head coach Robb Akey for the first eight games and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome. This was Idaho's final season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference; the WAC ceased to support football after the 2012 season, and Idaho played as an independent in football in 2013.^[2]

2012 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Utah State $	6	–	0	11	–	2
No. 21 San Jose State	5	–	1	11	–	2
Louisiana Tech	4	–	2	9	–	3
UTSA *	3	–	3	8	–	4
Texas State *	2	–	4	4	–	8
Idaho	1	–	5	1	–	11
New Mexico State	0	–	6	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion * Texas State and UTSA were not eligible for conference title or bowl games as part of their transition to the FBS. Rankings from AP Poll

After achieving a 20–50 (.286) record while head coach and a 1–7 record in 2012, Akey's contract was terminated on October 21. First-year offensive coordinator Jason Gesser was appointed interim head coach for the final four games,^[3] in which the Vandals were winless.

Idaho finished the season 1–11, 1–5 in conference to finish in sixth place in the seven-team WAC. On December 3, Paul Petrino was hired as head coach for the 2013 season.

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	No. 12 (FCS) Eastern Washington*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 3–20	11,136
September 8	4:00 pm	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	KTRV/ALT	L 13–21	16,591
September 15	5:00 pm	at No. 3 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	TigerVision PPV	L 14–63	92,177
September 22	2:00 pm	Wyoming*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 37–40 ^OT	13,558
September 29	12:30 pm	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRN/ESPN3	L 0–66	32,000
October 6	2:00 pm	New Mexico State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KTRV/ALT	W 26–18	14,755
October 13	4:00 pm	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	KTRV/ALT	L 7–38	16,973
October 20	4:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+/ESPN3/ALT (delayed)	L 28–70	20,255
November 3	2:00 pm	San Jose State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KTRV/ALT2	L 13–42	14,429
November 10	7:15 pm	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPNU	L 13–52	61,009
November 17	2:00 pm	UTSA	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KCWX	L 27–34	9,030
November 24	12:00 pm	at No. 25 Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN+/ESPN3/ALT	L 9–45	19,350
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries edit

Eastern Washington edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	7	3	7	20
Vandals	3	0	0	0	3

@ Bowling Green edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	6	0	7	13
Falcons	7	0	14	0	21

@ LSU edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	14	0	0	14
#3 Tigers	14	14	21	14	63

Wyoming edit

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

@ North Carolina edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Tar Heels	28	17	14	7	66

New Mexico State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	7	0	8	18
Vandals	10	10	6	0	26

@ Texas State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	7	0	0	7
Bobcats	7	7	10	14	38

@ Louisiana Tech edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	14	7	0	7	28
Bulldogs	35	21	14	0	70

San Jose State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	14	14	14	42
Vandals	7	0	6	0	13

@ BYU edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	0	3	3	13
Cougars	28	14	0	10	52

UTSA edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	10	10	0	14	34
Vandals	3	0	14	10	27

@ Utah State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	6	3	0	9
#25 Aggies	14	7	7	17	45

NFL Draft edit

No Vandals were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft, but defensive end Benson Mayowa made the opening day roster of the Seattle Seahawks as a rookie free agent.^[4]^[5]

References edit

^ Spokesman.com – Akey adds to UI staff – January 9, 2007 – Retrieved April 16, 2012
^ Murphy, Brian (August 16, 2012). "Idaho to Go Independent in Football, Join Big Sky in Other Sports". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
^ Murphy, Brian (October 21, 2012). "Vandals fire Akey after 1–7 start". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
^ Jenks, Jason (August 13, 2013). "Rookie Benson Mayowa making his case with Seahawks". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
^ Condotta, Bob (August 31, 2013). "Veterans among those cut as Seahawks get down to 53 players". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

[1] Spokesman.com – Akey adds to UI staff – January 9, 2007 – Retrieved April 16, 2012

[2] Murphy, Brian (August 16, 2012). "Idaho to Go Independent in Football, Join Big Sky in Other Sports". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012.

[oct21idstmn-3] Murphy, Brian (October 21, 2012). "Vandals fire Akey after 1–7 start". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

[rbmmhc-4] Jenks, Jason (August 13, 2013). "Rookie Benson Mayowa making his case with Seahawks". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

[vatcas-5] Condotta, Bob (August 31, 2013). "Veterans among those cut as Seahawks get down to 53 players". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

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