2012 Idaho Vandals football team

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^[1] (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

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

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]

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

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

Eastern Washington

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

@ Bowling Green

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

@ LSU

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

Wyoming

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

@ North Carolina

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

New Mexico State

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

@ Texas State

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

@ Louisiana Tech

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

San Jose State

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

@ BYU

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

UTSA

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

@ Utah State

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

NFL Draft

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

^ 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.

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Venues	MacLean Field (1914–1936) Neale Stadium (1937–1968) Rogers Field (1969–1970) Joe Albi Stadium (1971) Kibbie Dome (1971–present) Martin Stadium (1999–2001)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Boise State Gonzaga (defunct) Idaho State Montana: Little Brown Stein Washington State: Battle of the Palouse
Culture and lore	History Joe Vandal Go, Vandals, Go The Sound of Idaho
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks
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