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2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Bill Cubit and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In 2011, the Broncos finished at 7–6 (5–3 MAC), third place in the MAC West division.

2012 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRyan Cubit (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRich Nagy (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5[1][2]
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Kent State x   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Ohio   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Buffalo   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Miami (OH)   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UMass   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Akron   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Toledo   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Ball State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Central Michigan   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Western Michigan   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition
Rankings from AP Poll

Western Michigan fired Cubit on November 17, 2012, following a season-ending loss to Eastern Michigan. WMU finished the year 4–8, its worst record since 2004.[3] P. J. Fleck, 32-year-old Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant, was named head coach on December 18, 2012.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Noonat Illinois*
ESPNUL 7–2443,441
September 87:00 pmEastern Illinois*
ESPN3W 52–21[4]22,536
September 15Noonat Minnesota*
BTNL 23–2844,921
September 222:00 pmConnecticut*
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN3W 30–2410,328
September 297:00 pmToledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN3L 17–3715,628
October 62:00 pmMassachusetts 
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 52–1415,671
October 133:00 pmat Ball State
ESPN3L 24–30 OT14,192
October 203:30 pmat Kent State
L 24–4116,128
October 27NoonNorthern Illinois
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN+L 34–4812,974
November 31:00 pmat Central Michigan
ESPN3W 42–3115,322
November 103:30 pmat Buffalo
L 24–2911,012
November 172:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)
L 23–2910,338
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries edit

At Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 7 0 7
Fighting Illini 10 7 0 7 24
See also: 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

First quarter scoring: ILL – Ryan Lankford received a 64-yard pass from Nick Scheelhaase (Nick Immekus kick); Immekus kicked 43-yard field goal.

Second quarter scoring: ILL – Scheelhaase 4-yard run (Immekus kick).

Third quarter scoring: WMU – Jaime Wilson received an 8-yard pass from Alex Carder (Andrew Haldeman kick).

4th quarter scoring: ILL – Ashante Williams returned a 60-yard interception (Immekus kick).

Eastern Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 0 0 7 21
Broncos 14 28 3 7 52
See also: 2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Referee for the game was Tony Canella.

At Minnesota edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 7 7 6 23
Golden Gophers 7 14 7 0 28
See also: 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Connecticut edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 7 7 10 24
Broncos 3 14 7 6 30
See also: 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team

Toledo edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 17 3 14 3 37
Broncos 0 7 10 0 17
See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

Massachusetts edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 7 0 7 14
Broncos 7 21 21 3 52
See also: 2012 UMass Minutemen football team

At Ball State edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Broncos 7 14 0 30 24
Cardinals 7 3 7 76 30
See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

At Kent State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 3 14 0 24
Golden Flashes 7 10 7 17 41
See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Northern Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 10 14 17 48
Broncos 14 7 0 13 34
See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

At Central Michigan edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 14 0 28 42
Chippewas 6 7 10 8 31
See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, Michigan MAC Trophy, and CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy

At Buffalo edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 14 7 3 24
Bulls 7 10 6 6 29
See also: 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

Eastern Michigan edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 3 9 3 29
Broncos 0 14 3 6 23
See also: 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team and Michigan MAC Trophy

References edit

  1. ^ "WMU football notebook: Defensive position coaches see steady progress through two weeks of camp". mlive. August 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "WMU football defense determined to contain Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase and the Illini ground game". mlive. August 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Drew, David (November 17, 2012). "Western Michigan University fires football coach Bill Cubit". Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "Eastern Illinois vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - September 8, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com.


 

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