# 2012 Idaho Vandals football team

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.
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, 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 DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN3 | L 3–20 | 11,136 |
| September 8 | 4:00 pm | at Bowling Green* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | KTRV/ALT | L 13–21 | 16,591 |
| September 15 | 5:00 pm | at No. 3 LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | TigerVision PPV | L 14–63 | 92,177 |
| September 22 | 2:00 pm | Wyoming* | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN3 | L 37–40 $^{OT}$ | 13,558 |
| September 29 | 12:30 pm | at North Carolina* | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACCRN/ESPN3 | L 0–66 | 32,000 |
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | New Mexico State | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | KTRV/ALT | W 26–18 | 14,755 |
| October 13 | 4:00 pm | at Texas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | KTRV/ALT | L 7–38 | 16,973 |
| October 20 | 4:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN+/ESPN3/ALT (delayed) | L 28–70 | 20,255 |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | San Jose State | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | KTRV/ALT2 | L 13–42 | 14,429 |
| November 10 | 7:15 pm | at BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPNU | L 13–52 | 61,009 |
| November 17 | 2:00 pm | UTSA | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | KCWX | L 27–34 | 9,030 |
| November 24 | 12:00 pm | at No. 25 Utah State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | ESPN+/ESPN3/ALT | L 9–45 | 19,350 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll 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.