2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team = San Diego State Aztecs
| sport= football
| image=San Diego State athletics logo 2002.png
| logo_size = 150
| conference = Mountain West Conference
| short_conf = MW
| record = 9–4
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Rocky Long
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach= Andy Ludwig
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme = Pro-style
| def_scheme = 3–3–5
| stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| champion = Mountain West co-champion
| bowl = Poinsettia Bowl
| bowl_result = L 6–23 vs BYU
}}
{{2012 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Washington
| site_stadium = CenturyLink Field
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| tv = P12N
| score = 12–21
| attend = 53,742
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 4:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 42–7
| attend = 30,799
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = KUSI
| score = 49–41
| attend = 24,826
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = KUSI
| score = 34–38
| attend = 24,103
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = KUSI
| score = 40–52
| attend = 33,894
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Hawai{{okina}}i
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 52–14
| attend = 50,586
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 38–14
| attend = 27,133
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 39–38
| overtime = OT
| attend = 22,242
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = TWCSN
| score = 24–13
| attend = 23,874
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Boise State
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Bronco Stadium
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 21–19
| attend = 36,084
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 28–9
| attend = 30,266
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| tv = TWCSN, ROOT
| score = 42–28
| attend = 13,374
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 20
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = ESPN
| gamename = Poinsettia Bowl
| score = 6–23
| attend = 35,442
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2012 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/21/season/2012 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=August 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2012 Football Schedule |url=https://goaztecs.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 |publisher=San Diego State University Athletics |access-date=August 23, 2023 }}
Game summaries
=@ Washington=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1= 0
|R2= 6
|R3= 0
|R4= 6
|Home=Huskies
|H1= 14
|H2= 0
|H3= 7
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Washington Huskies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Army=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Black Knights
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1= 14
|H2= 7
|H3= 21
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Army Black Knights football team}}
{{Clear}}
=North Dakota=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=North Dakota
|R1= 14
|R2= 6
|R3= 7
|R4= 14
|Home=Aztecs
|H1= 21
|H2= 14
|H3= 7
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 University of North Dakota football team}}
{{Clear}}
=San Jose State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Spartans
|R1= 3
|R2= 14
|R3= 0
|R4= 21
|Home=Aztecs
|H1= 0
|H2= 17
|H3= 7
|H4= 10
}}
{{see also|2012 San Jose State Spartans football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Fresno State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1= 21
|R2= 6
|R3= 13
|R4= 0
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 7
|H2= 29
|H3= 10
|H4= 6
}}
{{see also|2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Hawai{{okina}}i=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Warriors
|R1= 0
|R2= 7
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1= 14
|H2= 21
|H3= 3
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2012 Hawaii Warriors football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Colorado State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Rams
|R1= 7
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Aztecs
|H1= 7
|H2= 10
|H3= 14
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Colorado State Rams football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Nevada=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1= 0
|R2= 6
|R3= 8
|R4= 17
|R5= 8
|Home=Wolf Pack
|H1= 3
|H2= 7
|H3= 14
|H4= 7
|H5= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team}}
{{Clear}}
=UNLV=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Rebels
|R1= 6
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1= 7
|H2= 7
|H3= 7
|H4= 3
}}
{{see also|2012 UNLV Rebels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Boise State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1= 7
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 7
|Home=#14 Broncos
|H1= 6
|H2= 7
|H3= 0
|H4= 6
}}
{{see also|2012 Boise State Broncos football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Air Force=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Falcons
|R1= 3
|R2= 0
|R3= 6
|R4= 0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1= 7
|H2= 7
|H3= 14
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Air Force Falcons football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Wyoming=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1= 7
|R2= 14
|R3= 14
|R4= 7
|Home=Cowboys
|H1= 7
|H2= 21
|H3= 0
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team}}
{{Clear}}
=BYU–Poinsettia Bowl=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cougars
|R1= 0
|R2= 3
|R3= 0
|R4= 20
|Home=Aztecs
|H1= 3
|H2= 3
|H3= 0
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 BYU Cougars football team|2012 Poinsettia Bowl}}
{{Clear}}
References
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{{San Diego State Aztecs football navbox}}
{{Mountain West Conference football champions}}
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