2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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.

2012 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGregg Brandon (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Tormey (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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

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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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at No. 15 Texas*LHNL 17–37101,142
September 82:00 p.m.Toledo*L 31–3421,688
September 154:00 p.m.Cal Poly*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 22–2421,728
September 223:00 p.m.at Idaho*ESPN3W 40–37 OT13,558
October 65:00 p.m.at NevadaCampus InsidersL 28–35 OT24,025
October 135:00 p.m.Air Force
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
ROOTL 27–2822,627
October 208:30 p.m.at Fresno StateROOT/TWCSNL 14–4229,423
October 271:30 p.m.No. 21 Boise State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
CBSSNL 14–4517,855
November 32:30 p.m.Colorado State
KTVDW 45–3120,055
November 101:30 p.m.at New MexicoW 28–2317,839
November 172:00 p.m.at UNLVTWCSNW 28–2310,717
November 241:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
ROOT/TWCSNL 28–4213,374

Box Scores

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@ Texas

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

Toledo

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

Cal Poly

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

@ Idaho

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Cowboys 14 0 6 146 40
Vandals 6 14 7 73 37

@ Nevada

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Cowboys 7 7 7 70 28
Wolf Pack 7 14 0 77 35

Air Force

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

@ Fresno State

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

Last meeting was in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl.

Boise State

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

Colorado State

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

@ New Mexico

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

@ UNLV

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

San Diego State

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

References

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  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.