# 2012 Colorado State Rams football team

The 2012 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by first year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | Sports Authority Field at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | FX | W 22–17 | 58,607 |
| September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 2 (FCS) North Dakota State* | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | KTVD | L 7–22 | 23,567 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at San Jose State* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPN3 | L 20–40 | 7,189 |
| September 22 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State* | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | KTVD | L 19–31 | 23,374 |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) | ALT | L 21–42 | 38,562 |
| October 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Fresno State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | KTVD/TWCSN | L 7–28 | 25,814 |
| October 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | KTVD/TWCSN | L 14–38 | 27,133 |
| October 27 | 5:00 p.m. | Hawaiʻi | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | KTVD/ROOT | W 42–27 | 16,573 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (Border War) | KTVD | L 31–45 | 20,055 |
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | UNLV | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | KTVD/ROOT/TWCSN | W 33–11 | 13,887 |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Boise State | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | NBCSN | L 14–42 | 33,545 |
| November 24 | 5:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | ROOT | W 24–20 | 12,286 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### North Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 (FCS) Bison | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Spartans | 14 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 40 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 |

### At Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Falcons | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Rams | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |

### At Wyoming

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

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Rams | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 33 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 22 Broncos | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Rams | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |