2012 Big East Conference football season

August 2023 2012 Big East Conference football season #2B366E #FFFFFF NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football Big East Conference logo.svg 175px September 2012 – January 2013 8 ESPN-Big East Network 2013 NFL Draft 2013 NFL Draft Justin Pugh (Syracuse) New York Giants, 19th overall Regular season Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers & Syracuse Champions Football 2011 2013 (American) The 2012 Big East football season was the 22nd NCAA Division I FBS football season of the conference that was known as the Big East Conference from its formation in 1979 until July 2013, and ultimately proved to be the last for the conference under the "Big East" name, as well as the last with a full round-robin schedule for conference play. The conference consisted of eight football members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse and Temple.BIG EAST Member Schools http://www.bigeast.org/AbouttheBIGEAST/MemberSchools.aspx bigeast.org 2012-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20111017212210/http://www.bigeast.org/AbouttheBIGEAST/MemberSchools.aspx 2011-10-17 dead In February 2012, the Big East settled a lawsuit with West Virginia University that allowed them to move to the Big 12 Conference effective July 1, 2012.Adelson Andrea WVU settles suit, to join Big 12 in July https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7574104/west-virginia-mountaineers-join-big-12-july-big-east-lawsuit-settlement ESPN Conference members began regular-season play on August 30 when Temple hosted Villanova; conference play started September 6 when Cincinnati hosted Pittsburgh. The regular season concluded on December 1. Four teams—Louisville, Rutgers, Cincinnati, and Syracuse—claimed shares of the conference championship. Louisville claimed the league's automatic BCS bowl berth via tiebreakers. On February 28, 2013, ESPN reported that the conference's seven schools that do not play FBS football, which had announced plans to leave the conference as a bloc no later than July 2015, had reached an agreement to leave in July 2013, and would keep the "Big East" name when they formed a new conference at that time. As a result, the schools that retained the original Big East charter would operate under a new name in the 2013 football season.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9000502/catholic-7-schools-keep-big-east-name-new-league-next-season-according-sources Sources: Xavier, Butler also joining Brett McMurphy Andy Katz Andy Katz Dana O'Neil ESPN.com February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013 On April 3, 2013, the remaining schools announced they would operate as the American Athletic Conference (The American).http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/243706/New-Name-in-College-Sports---Current-BIG-EAST-Enters-New-Era-as--American-Athletic-Conference-.aspx New Name in College Sports – Current BIG EAST Enters New Era as 'American Athletic Conference' Big East Conference April 3, 2013 April 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130407022202/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/243706/New-Name-in-College-Sports---Current-BIG-EAST-Enters-New-Era-as--American-Athletic-Conference-.aspx April 7, 2013 dead mdy-all Previous season West Virginia, Cincinnati and Louisville were co-Big East Champions with a conference record of 5–2. West Virginia received the conference's automatic bid into the BCS bid by way of tie-breakers. The Mountaineers went to the Orange Bowl and defeated Clemson 70–33 in the game, West Virginia tied or broke eight separate team and individual bowl game records, while the combined 69 points West Virginia and Clemson scored in the first half set another new record.West Virginia routs Clemson in record-setting Orange Bowl ESPN.com January 4, 2012 2012-01-05 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=320040228 https://web.archive.org/web/20120105064640/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=320040228 dead January 5, 2012 Four other Big East teams went to bowl games in 2011, finishing bowl play with a record of 3–2 as a conference. Louisville (7–6) lost to NC State in the Belk Bowl. Rutgers (9–4) beat Iowa State 27–17 in New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Cincinnati (10–3) defeated Vanderbilt in the Autozone Liberty Bowl, and Pittsburgh lost to SMU 28–6 in the BBVA Compass Bowl. The three teams not to go to a bowl game were Connecticut (5–7), South Florida (5–7), and Syracuse (5–7). Preseason Coaching changes Two teams have new head coaches for the 2012 season. Paul Chryst replaces Todd Graham at Pittsburgh, Kyle Flood replaces Greg Schiano at Rutgers. Preseason Poll The 2012 Big East Preseason PollLouisville Chosen as BIG EAST Football Favorite http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/235856/louisville-chosen-as-big-east-football-favorite.aspx XOS Interactive 31 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120804124049/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/235856/Louisville-Chosen-as-BIG-EAST-Football-Favorite.aspx 4 August 2012 dead was announced at the Big East Media Day in Newport, RI on July 31, 2012 Louisville – 219 (24 first place votes) South Florida – 176 (4) Rutgers – 155 Cincinnati – 139 Pittsburgh – 131 Connecticut – 77 Syracuse – 70 Temple – 41 Schedule Index to colors and formattingBig East member wonBig East member lostBig East teams in bold Week 1 w August 30 7:30 pm UMass Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT SNY 37–0 35,270 w August 31 7:00 pm Villanova Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 31–10 32,709 l September 1 12:00 pm Northwestern Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 42–41 37,830 l September 1 6:00 pm Youngstown State Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 31–17 40,837 w September 1 7:00 pm Chattanooga South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN3 34–13 41,285 w September 1 8:00 pm Rutgers Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA CBSSN 24–12 26,059 w September 2 3:30 pm Kentucky 25 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY Governor's Cup ESPN 32–14 55,386 Eastern Time Week off: Cincinnati Week 2 September 6 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH River City Rivalry ESPN CIN 34–10 33,562 l September 8 12:00 pm Maryland Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU 36–27 23,322 l September 8 12:00 pm NC State Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Big East Network 10–7 34,202 w September 8 3:30 pm South Florida Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV CBSSN 32–31 22,804 l September 8 3:30 pm 2 USC Syracuse MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ ABC/ESPN2 42–29 39,507 w September 8 3:30 pm Missouri State 23 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY WHAS 35–7 47,553 w September 8 3:30 pm Howard Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ SNY 26–0 50,855 Eastern Time Week 3 September 13 7:30 p.m. Rutgers South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN RUT 23–13 44,219 w September 15 12:00 p.m. 13 Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 35–17 48,032 w September 15 12:30 p.m. Connecticut Maryland Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ACC Network 24–21 35,491 w September 15 3:30 p.m. North Carolina 20 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ABC/ESPN2 39–34 53,334 w September 15 4:00 p.m. Stony Brook Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY TWCS/SNY 28–17 34,512 w September 15 7:00 p.m. Delaware State Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 23–7 27,112 Eastern Time Week off: Temple Week 4 w September 22 7:00 p.m. Rutgers Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR ESPN 35–26 72,543 l September 22 2:00 p.m. Connecticut Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 30–24 10,328 l September 22 3:30 p.m. Temple Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ABC/ESPN2 24–17 93,680 w September 22 3:30 p.m. Gardner–Webb Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 55–10 36,452 l September 22 4:30 p.m. South Florida Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 31–27 16,397 w September 22 7:00 p.m. 20 Louisville FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL ESPN3 28–21 12,318 l September 22 8:00 p.m. Syracuse Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 17–10 50,805 Eastern Time Week off: Cincinnati Week 5 l September 29 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Big East Network 24–17 34,666 w September 29 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech Cincinnati FedExField Landover, MD ESPNU 27–24 46,026 l September 29 6:00 p.m. 4 Florida State South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN 30–17 69,383 w September 29 8:00 p.m. 19 Louisville Southern Miss M. 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Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS CBSSN 24–21 23,492 Eastern Time Week off: Pittsburgh, Temple, Rutgers, Syracuse Week 6 October 5 7:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN SYR 14–13 40,394 October 6 12:00 p.m. Connecticut 22 Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNU RU 19–3 50,870 October 6 12:00 p.m. South Florida Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Big East Network TEMP 37–28 25,796 w October 6 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Victory Bell FS Ohio 52–14 35,097 Eastern Time Week off: Louisville Week 7 October 13 11:00 a.m. 18 Louisville Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU LOU 45–35 42,432 October 13 12:00 p.m. Syracuse 20 Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ Big East Network RUT 23–15 48,011 October 13 1:00 p.m. Temple Connecticut Rentschler East Hartford, CT ESPN3 TEMP 17–14 37,279 w October 13 7:00 p.m. Fordham 21 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 49–17 26,317 Eastern Time Week off: South Florida Week 8 October 19 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN SYR 40–10 36,715 October 20 12:00 p.m. 19 Rutgers Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Big East Network RUT 35–10 35,145 October 20 3:30 p.m. South Florida 17 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ABC LOU 27–25 50,167 w October 20 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Buffalo UB Stadium Amherst, NY Big East Network/ESPN Plus 20–6 17,021 l October 20 7:00 p.m. 21 Cincinnati Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH ESPN3 23–29 24,124 Eastern Time Week 9 October 26 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY The Keg of Nails ESPN LOU 31–34 OT 53,271 October 27 12:00 p.m. Temple Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Big East Network PITT 47–17 42,425 l October 27 3:30 p.m. Kent State Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ Big East Network/ESPN Plus 33–25 49,345 October 27 7:00 p.m. Syracuse South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN3 SYR 37–36 38,562 Eastern Time Week off: Connecticut Week 10 November 3 12:00 p.m. Syracuse Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Big East Network CIN 35–24 26,180 November 3 12:00 p.m. Temple Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ABC LOU 45–17 44,609 l November 3 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 26–29 3OT 80,795 November 3 7:00 p.m. Connecticut South Florida Raymond James Stadium ESPNU USF 13–6 36,190 Eastern Time Week off: Rutgers Week 11 November 9 8:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 UCONN 24–17 33,503 November 10 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Big East Network CIN 34–10 20,192 November 10 12:00 p.m. Louisville Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ABC SYR 45–26 40,312 w November 10 12:00 p.m. Army Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 28–7 43,250 Eastern Time Week off: South Florida Week 12 November 17 12:00 p.m. #22 Rutgers Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Big East Network RUT 10–3 34,526 w November 17 12:00 p.m. Temple Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSSN 63–32 27,019 l November 17 3:00 p.m. South Florida Miami Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ACC Network 9–40 38,869 w November 17 7:00 p.m. Syracuse Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO ESPNU 31–27 63,045 Eastern Time Week off: Louisville, Pittsburgh Week 13 November 23 11:00 a.m. Syracuse Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 SYR 38–20 22,317 November 23 7:00 p.m. South Florida Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN CIN 27–10 21,171 November 24 12:00 p.m. Connecticut #20 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY Big East Network UCONN 23–20 3OT 45,618 November 24 12:00 p.m. #18 Rutgers Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA TBA PIT 27–6 38,786 Eastern Time Week 14 Going into the final week of the season, Rutgers had clinched at least a share of the Big East title, but it was possible that the season could end with a three-way or a four-way tie for the conference championship. The scenarios were:http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/239644/Sunday-Football-Roundup---Plenty-At-Stake-Heading-Into-Final-Week-of-Regular-Season.aspx https://archive.today/20130414082220/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/239644/Sunday-Football-Roundup---Plenty-At-Stake-Heading-Into-Final-Week-of-Regular-Season.aspx dead April 14, 2013 Sunday Football Roundup – Plenty At Stake Heading Into Final Week of Regular Season Big East Conference November 25, 2012 November 26, 2012 Rutgers would win the title and the Big East BCS berth outright with a win over Louisville on November 29. If Louisville won, it would create a three-way tie between the two schools and Syracuse. Cincinnati could then join the logjam atop the conference with a win over UConn on December 1. The conference's BCS berth would then be decided by tiebreakers. Under Big East rules, the first tiebreaker among three or more teams is head-to-head record among the tied teams, followed by the BCS standings. A three-way tie would go to the BCS standings, since Louisville, Rutgers, and Syracuse finished 1–1 against one another. In a four-way tie, Cincinnati and Syracuse would be eliminated with 1–2 records against the other three teams, with the BCS berth then going to the higher-ranked team between Louisville and Rutgers. The conference said that Louisville would most likely receive the BCS berth if it defeated Rutgers, and that proved to be the case, with the Cardinals claiming the league's BCS berth. November 29 7:30 pm Louisville Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN LOU 20–17 52,798 December 1 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ABC CIN 34–17 33,112 December 1 7:00 p.m. Pittsburgh South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 PITT 20–7 35,141 Eastern Time Week off: Temple, Syracuse Records against other conferences Big East vs. BCS matchups Date Visitor Home Winning team OpponentConferenceSeptember 1 Northwestern Syracuse Northwestern Big TenSeptember 2 Kentucky #25 Louisville Louisville SECSeptember 8 Maryland Temple Maryland ACCSeptember 8 NC State Connecticut NC State ACCSeptember 8 USC Syracuse USC Pac-12September 15 Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ACCSeptember 15 Connecticut Maryland Connecticut ACCSeptember 15 North Carolina Louisville Louisville ACCSeptember 22 Rutgers Arkansas Rutgers SECSeptember 22 Temple Penn State Penn State Big TenSeptember 22 Syracuse Minnesota Minnesota Big TenSeptember 29 Virginia Tech Cincinnati Cincinnati ACCSeptember 29 Florida State South Florida Florida State ACCNovember 3 Pittsburgh Notre Dame Notre Dame IndependentNovember 17 Syracuse Missouri Syracuse SEC Bowl Games w December 27 yes 6:30 p.m. yes Cincinnati Duke Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Belk Bowl ESPN 48–34 48,128 l December 28 yes 5:30 p.m. yes Rutgers Virginia Tech Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Russell Athletic Bowl ESPN 10–13 48,127 w December 29 yes 3:15 p.m. yes West Virginia Syracuse Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Pinstripe Bowl ESPN 38–14 39,098 w January 2 yes 8:30 p.m. yes 21 Louisville 3 Florida Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl ESPN 33–23 54,178 l January 5 yes 1:00 p.m. yes Pittsburgh Ole Miss Legion Field Birmingham, AL BBVA Compass Bowl ESPN 17–38 59,135 Eastern Time Players of the week Following each week of games, Big East conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams. Week Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team 9/3/12http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/236552/Nassib,-Smallwood-and-McManus-Take-Weekly-Football-Awards.aspx Nassib, Smallwood and McManus Take Weekly Football Awards Big East Conference September 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120905191943/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/236552/Nassib,-Smallwood-and-McManus-Take-Weekly-Football-Awards.aspx September 5, 2012 dead Ryan Nassib QB Syracuse Yawin Smallwood LB Connecticut Brandon McManus K/P Temple 9/10/12http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/236760/USF-s-Davis,-Cincinnati-s-Stewart,-Rutgers--Jones-Earn-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx USF's Davis, Cincinnati's Stewart, Rutgers' Jones Earn Weekly Football Honors Big East Conference September 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120913004441/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/236760/USF-s-Davis,-Cincinnati-s-Stewart,-Rutgers--Jones-Earn-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx September 13, 2012 dead Andre Davis WR South Florida Walter Stewart DE Cincinnati Brandon Jones CB Rutgers 9/17/12http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237007/Sunseri,-Smallwood,-Williams-Earn-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx Sunseri, Smallwood, Williams Earn Weekly Football Honors Big East Conference September 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121115235609/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237007/Sunseri,-Smallwood,-Williams-Earn-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx November 15, 2012 dead Tino Sunseri QB Pittsburgh Yawin Smallwood LB Connecticut Nick Williams WR Connecticut 9/24/12http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237251/Nova,-Bushell,-McManus-Take-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx https://archive.today/20130414092829/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237251/Nova,-Bushell,-McManus-Take-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx dead 14 April 2013 Nova, Bushell, McManus Take Weekly Football Honors Big East Conference 24 September 2012 Gary Nova QB Rutgers Adrian Bushell CB Louisville Brandon McManus K/P Temple 10/1/12http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237479/Cincinnati-Trio-Earns-BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx Cincinnati Trio Earns BIG EAST Weekly Football Honors Big East Conference 1 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009080835/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237479/Cincinnati-Trio-Earns-BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx 9 October 2012 dead Munchie Legaux QB Cincinnati Maalik Bomar LB Cincinnati Pat O'Donnell P Cincinnati 10/8/12http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237710/Harris,-Sharpe,-Miliano-Take-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx Harris, Sharpe, Miliano Take Weekly Football Honors Big East Conference 8 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121012012522/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237710/Harris,-Sharpe,-Miliano-Take-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx 12 October 2012 dead Montel Harris RB Temple Brandon Sharpe DE Syracuse Tony Miliano K Cincinnati 10/15/12http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237928/Perry,-Greene,-McManus-Earn-Weekly-Football-Accolades.aspx https://archive.today/20130414073544/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237928/Perry,-Greene,-McManus-Earn-Weekly-Football-Accolades.aspx dead 14 April 2013 Perry, Greene, McManus Earn Weekly Football Accolades Big East Conference 15 October 2012 Senorise Perry RB Louisville Khaseem Greene LB Rutgers Brandon McManus K/P Temple 10/22/12 Gary Nova QB Rutgers Lorenzo Mauldin DE Louisville Ross Krautman K Syracuse 10/29/12 Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville Preston Brown LB Louisville Maikon Bonani K South Florida 11/5/12 George Winn RB Cincinnati Keith Brown LB Louisville Matt Brown RB Temple 11/11/12http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/239081/Lemon,-Greene,-Williams-Earn-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx Lemon, Greene, Williams Earn Weekly Football Honors Big East Conference 11 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121118021503/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/239081/Lemon,-Greene,-Williams-Earn-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx 18 November 2012 dead Alec Lemon WR Syracuse Khaseem Greene LB Rutgers Nick Williams RB Connecticut Rankings + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week RV   Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings   Pre Sept.4 Sept.9 Sept.16 Sept.23 Sept.30 Oct.7 Oct.14 Oct.21 Oct.28 Nov.4 Nov.11 Nov.18 Nov.25 Dec.2 FinalCincinnati APRVRVRVRVRV2121RVCRVRVRVRVRV232018RV Harris Not released2018 RV BCSNot released21Connecticut APC Harris Not released BCSNot releasedLouisville AP252319201919181616CRV2420181716161414 Harris Not released181614 BCSNot released1616Pittsburgh APC Harris Not released BCSNot releasedRutgers APRV2322201918CRVRVRVRV25 т21191715 Harris Not released191715 BCSNot released1515South Florida AP RV RV RVC RV RV RV Harris Not released BCSNot releasedSyracuse APC Harris Not released BCSNot releasedTemple APC Harris Not released BCSNot released Home attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of CapacityCincinnatiNippert Stadium35,09733,56227,11235,09726,31726,18034,52621,171203,96529,13883%ConnecticutRentschler Field40,00035,27034,20234,66637,27933,50333,1120 —208,03234,67287%LouisvillePapa John's Cardinal Stadium55,00055,38647,55353,33450,16753,27144,60945,618349,93849,99191%PittsburghHeinz Field65,05040,83748,03236,45242,43242,24538,7860 —248,96441,49464%RutgersHigh Point Solutions Stadium52,45450,85550,87048,01149,34543,25052,7980 —295,12949,18894%South FloridaRaymond James Stadium65,89741,28544,21969,38338,56236,19035,1410 —264,78044,13067%SyracuseCarrier Dome49,26237,83034,51240,39436,71540,3120 —0 —189,76337,95377%TempleLincoln Financial Field68,53232,70923,32225,79635,14520,19222,3170 —159,48126,58039% Neutral Site Games NCAA FBS Accumulated Attendance Report http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/2012/Internet/attendance/FBS_AVGATTENDANCE.pdf NCAA 15 October 2012 TeamStadiumCapacityGameAverage% of CapacityCincinnatiFedExField vs Virginia Tech91,70446,02646,02650%SyracuseMetLife Stadium vs USC82,56639,50739,50747% Big East Conference Awards The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big East Conference football coaches.Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater named Big East Offensive Player of the Year http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2012/12/louisvilles_teddy_bridgewater.html nj.com December 6, 2012 December 6, 2012 2012 Big East Football Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the Year Teddy Bridgewater, QB, LouisvilleDefensive Player of the Year Khaseem Greene, LB, RutgersSpecial Teams Player of the Year Matt Brown, RB/KR, TempleRookie of the Year Tyler Matakevich, LB, TempleCoach of the Year Kyle Flood, Rutgers Charlie Strong, LOUISVILLE 2012 All-Big East Conference Football Teams First Team Second Team Offense Defense Offense DefenseWR – Alec Lemon,† Syracuse WR – DeVante Parker, Louisville OT – Eric Lefeld, Cincinnati OT – Justin Pugh, Syracuse OG – Austen Bujnoch, Cincinnati OG – Antwan Lowery, Rutgers C – Mario Benavides, Louisville TE – Travis Kelce, Cincinnati QB – Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville RB – Ray Graham, Pittsburgh RB – Montel Harris, Temple K – Maikon Bonani, USF RS – Matt Brown, TempleDL – Dan Giordano, Cincinnati DL – Trevardo Williams,† Connecticut DL – Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh DL – Scott Vallone, Rutgers LB – Greg Blair, Cincinnati LB – Sio Moore, Connecticut LB – Yawin Smallwood, Connecticut LB – Khaseem Greene,† Rutgers CB – Adrian Bushell, Louisville CB – Logan Ryan, Rutgers S – Duron Harmon, Rutgers S – Shamarko Thomas, Syracuse P – Brandon McManus, TempleWR – Mike Shanahan, Pittsburgh WR – Devin Street, Pittsburgh WR – Brandon Coleman, Rutgers OT – Alex Kupper, Louisville OT – Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers OT – Martin Wallace, Temple OG – Adam Masters, Connecticut OG – Mark Popek, USF C – Ryan Turnley, Pittsburgh QB – Ryan Nassib, Syracuse TE – Ryan Griffin, Connecticut RB – George Winn, Cincinnati RB – Jawan Jamison, Rutgers K – Brandon McManus, Temple RS – Nick Williams, ConnecticutDL – Walter Stewart, Cincinnati DL – Cory Grissom, USF DL – Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse DL – John Youboty, Temple LB – Preston Brown, Louisville LB – Sam Barrington, USF LB – Tyler Matakevich, Temple CB – Dwayne Gratz, Connecticut CB – Blidi Wreh-Wilson, Connecticut S – Calvin Pryor, Louisville S – Hakeem Smith, Louisville S – Jason Hendricks, Pittsburgh P – Pat O'Donnell, Cincinnati P – Justin Brockhaus-Kann, USF † - denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the All-Big East teams due to ties in the voting References