2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 February 2024 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football Big Sky Conference Big Sky 12 12 9–3 7–1 Tim Walsh 4th Brian Cook 4th Saga Tuitele 4th Spread triple-option Josh Brown 1st Multiple 4–3 Alex G. Spanos Stadium Big Sky co-champion NCAA Division I Second Round L 16–18 vs. Sam Houston State The 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big Sky title Eastern Washington and Montana State. The Mustangs received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship, where after a first-round bye, they lost to Sam Houston State in the second round.https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Sam-Houston-State-advances-with-sloppy-win-4084032.php Sam Houston State advances with sloppy win Ronnie Turner Houston Chronicle December 1, 2012 February 6, 2024 The team played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. Schedule 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Pacific September 1 4:05 pm w y San Diego Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA Big Sky TV 41–14 6,022 September 15 3:00 pm w y y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 24–22 21,728 September 22 6:05 pm w UC Davis Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA Battle for the Golden Horseshoe KSBY, Big Sky TV 28–20 11,075 September 29 4:00 pm w y 23 North Dakota Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Midco Sports Net, Big Sky TV 35–17 9,531 October 5 5:00 pm w y 20 Weber State Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT Big Sky TV 45–23 5,939 October 13 6:05 pm w 15 Northern Colorado Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA KSBY, Big Sky TV 56–28 9,382 October 20 6:05 pm w y 14 Portland State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA KSBY, Big Sky TV 37–25 10,025 October 27 6:05 pm l y 11 Sacramento State Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA Big Sky TV 29–35 8,113 November 3 1:35 pm l y y 16 Eastern Washington 7 Roos Field Cheney, WA Big Sky TV 17–34 8,644 November 10 6:05 pm w 19 Idaho State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA KSBY, Big Sky TV 70–14 6,326 November 17 3:05 pm w y 17 Northern Arizona 15 Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ Big Sky TV 42–34 6,119 December 1 1:00 pm l y y 12 Sam Houston State 5 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 16–18 7,073 The game against Eastern Washington, fellow Big Sky member, on November 3 was considered a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings. Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/13/season/2012 ESPN September 28, 2024 2012 Football Schedule https://gopoly.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 Cal Poly Athletics September 28, 2024 History (1915–2023) https://gopoly.com/documents/2023/6/7/2024_History_Pages_Lo-Res.pdf Cal Poly Athletics 26 May 26, 2025 Game summaries San Diego Toreros 0 7 7 0 Mustangs 10 3 7 21 2012 San Diego Toreros football team @ Wyoming Mustangs 14 0 7 3 Cowboys 0 15 0 7 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team UC Davis Aggies 10 0 0 10 Mustangs 7 7 14 0 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team Battle for the Golden Horseshoe @ North Dakota #23 Mustangs 14 0 0 21 North Dakota 0 7 3 7 2012 University of North Dakota football team @ Weber State #20 Mustangs 0 14 17 14 Wildcats 6 7 7 3 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team Northern Colorado Bears 14 0 0 14 #15 Mustangs 14 14 14 14 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team Portland State Vikings 14 3 8 0 #14 Mustangs 14 3 6 14 2012 Portland State Vikings football team @ Sacramento State #11 Mustangs 0 17 6 6 Hornets 7 21 0 7 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team @ Eastern Washington #16 Mustangs 3 7 0 7 #7 Eagles 14 10 7 3 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team Idaho State Bengals 0 7 7 0 #19 Mustangs 28 14 14 14 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team @ Northern Arizona #17 Mustangs 14 7 14 7 #15 Lumberjacks 7 6 7 14 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team @ Sam Houston State–NCAA Division I Second Round #12 Mustangs 0 0 6 10 #5 Bearkats 0 8 7 3 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team References Cal Poly Category:Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons Category:Big Sky Conference football champion seasons Cal Poly Cal Poly Mustangs football