2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

2012 San Diego State Aztecs football
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 season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
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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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

^ "San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2012". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
^ "2012 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

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Venues	College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935) Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934) Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons) Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966) San Diego Stadium (1967–2019) Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021) Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State NFL draftees
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