# 2012 Big East Conference football season

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. 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.
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. On April 3, 2013, the remaining schools announced they would operate as the American Athletic Conference (The American).

## 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.
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 Poll 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 formatting
* Big East member won
* Big East member lost
* Big East teams in bold

### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:30 pm | UMass | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | SNY | W 37–0 | 35,270 |
| August 31 | 7:00 pm | Villanova | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN3 | W 31–10 | 32,709 |
| September 1 | 12:00 pm | Northwestern | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN2 | L 42–41 | 37,830 |
| September 1 | 6:00 pm | Youngstown State | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | L 31–17 | 40,837 |
| September 1 | 7:00 pm | Chattanooga | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN3 | W 34–13 | 41,285 |
| September 1 | 8:00 pm | Rutgers | Tulane | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | CBSSN | W 24–12 | 26,059 |
| September 2 | 3:30 pm | Kentucky | No. 25 Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup) | ESPN | W 32–14 | 55,386 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: Cincinnati

### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 8:00 pm | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry) | ESPN | CIN 34–10 | 33,562 |
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | Maryland | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPNU | L 36–27 | 23,322 |
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | NC State | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | L 10–7 | 34,202 |
| September 8 | 3:30 pm | South Florida | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | W 32–31 | 22,804 |
| September 8 | 3:30 pm | No. 2 USC | Syracuse | MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | ABC/ESPN2 | L 42–29 | 39,507 |
| September 8 | 3:30 pm | Missouri State | No. 23 Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | WHAS | W 35–7 | 47,553 |
| September 8 | 3:30 pm | Howard | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | SNY | W 26–0 | 50,855 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Rutgers | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | RUT 23–13 | 44,219 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPNU | W 35–17 | 48,032 |
| September 15 | 12:30 p.m. | Connecticut | Maryland | Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ACC Network | W 24–21 | 35,491 |
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 20 Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ABC/ESPN2 | W 39–34 | 53,334 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | TWCS/SNY | W 28–17 | 34,512 |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN3 | W 23–7 | 27,112 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: Temple

### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | ESPN | W 35–26 | 72,543 |
| September 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | L 30–24 | 10,328 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC/ESPN2 | L 24–17 | 93,680 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | W 55–10 | 36,452 |
| September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | South Florida | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | L 31–27 | 16,397 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 Louisville | FIU | FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 12,318 |
| September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | L 17–10 | 50,805 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: Cincinnati

### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | L 24–17 | 34,666 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | FedExField • Landover, MD | ESPNU | W 27–24 | 46,026 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Florida State | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | L 30–17 | 69,383 |
| September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 19 Louisville | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | CBSSN | W 24–21 | 23,492 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: Pittsburgh, Temple, Rutgers, Syracuse

### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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 | No. 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 |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | FS Ohio | W 52–14 | 35,097 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: Louisville

### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 18 Louisville | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPNU | LOU 45–35 | 42,432 |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 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 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Fordham | No. 21 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN3 | W 49–17 | 26,317 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: South Florida

### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN | SYR 40–10 | 36,715 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Rutgers | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | Big East Network | RUT 35–10 | 35,145 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | South Florida | No. 17 Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ABC | LOU 27–25 | 50,167 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | Big East Network/ESPN Plus | W 20–6 | 17,021 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 Cincinnati | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 | L 23–29 | 24,124 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | Big East Network/ESPN Plus | L 33–25 | 49,345 |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN3 | SYR 37–36 | 38,562 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: Connecticut

### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | L 26–29 $^{3OT}$ | 80,795 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Connecticut | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • | ESPNU | USF 13–6 | 36,190 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: Rutgers

### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Army | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPNU | W 28–7 | 43,250 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: South Florida

### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | #22 Rutgers | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | Big East Network | RUT 10–3 | 34,526 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | W 63–32 | 27,019 |
| November 17 | 3:00 p.m. | South Florida | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ACC Network | L 9–40 | 38,869 |
| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPNU | W 31–27 | 63,045 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: Louisville, Pittsburgh

### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in 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:
* 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.
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Week off: Temple, Syracuse

## Records against other conferences
### Big East vs. BCS matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Winning Team | Opponent Conference |
| September 1 | Northwestern | Syracuse | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| September 2 | Kentucky | #25 Louisville | Louisville | SEC |
| September 8 | Maryland | Temple | Maryland | ACC |
| September 8 | NC State | Connecticut | NC State | ACC |
| September 8 | USC | Syracuse | USC | Pac-12 |
| September 15 | Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| September 15 | Connecticut | Maryland | Connecticut | ACC |
| September 15 | North Carolina | Louisville | Louisville | ACC |
| September 22 | Rutgers | Arkansas | Rutgers | SEC |
| September 22 | Temple | Penn State | Penn State | Big Ten |
| September 22 | Syracuse | Minnesota | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| September 29 | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | ACC |
| September 29 | Florida State | South Florida | Florida State | ACC |
| November 3 | Pittsburgh | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Independent |
| November 17 | Syracuse | Missouri | Syracuse | SEC |

## Bowl Games

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 27* | 6:30 p.m. | Cincinnati | Duke | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl) | ESPN | W 48–34 | 48,128 |
| December 28* | 5:30 p.m. | Rutgers | Virginia Tech | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl) | ESPN | L 10–13 | 48,127 |
| December 29* | 3:15 p.m. | West Virginia | Syracuse | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–14 | 39,098 |
| January 2* | 8:30 p.m. | No. 21 Louisville | No. 3 Florida | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ESPN | W 33–23 | 54,178 |
| January 5* | 1:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Ole Miss | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–38 | 59,135 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in 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 | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams | Special teams |
| Week | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team |
| 9/3/12 | Ryan Nassib | QB | Syracuse | Yawin Smallwood | LB | Connecticut | Brandon McManus | K/P | Temple |
| 9/10/12 | Andre Davis | WR | South Florida | Walter Stewart | DE | Cincinnati | Brandon Jones | CB | Rutgers |
| 9/17/12 | Tino Sunseri | QB | Pittsburgh | Yawin Smallwood | LB | Connecticut | Nick Williams | WR | Connecticut |
| 9/24/12 | Gary Nova | QB | Rutgers | Adrian Bushell | CB | Louisville | Brandon McManus | K/P | Temple |
| 10/1/12 | Munchie Legaux | QB | Cincinnati | Maalik Bomar | LB | Cincinnati | Pat O'Donnell | P | Cincinnati |
| 10/8/12 | Montel Harris | RB | Temple | Brandon Sharpe | DE | Syracuse | Tony Miliano | K | Cincinnati |
| 10/15/12 | 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 |
| 11/11/12 | 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 |
| | | Pre | Sept. 4 | Sept. 9 | Sept. 16 | Sept. 23 | Sept. 30 | Oct. 7 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 21 |
| Cincinnati | AP | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 21 | RV |
| Cincinnati | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 18 | RV |
| Cincinnati | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | 18 | RV |
| Cincinnati | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 21 | |
| Connecticut | AP | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | C | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Connecticut | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | |
| Louisville | AP | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| Louisville | C | RV | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Louisville | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Louisville | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 16 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh | AP | | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | C | | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Pittsburgh | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | |
| Rutgers | AP | | | | RV | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Rutgers | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 т | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Rutgers | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Rutgers | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 15 | 15 |
| South Florida | AP | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| South Florida | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| South Florida | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| South Florida | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | |
| Syracuse | AP | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | C | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Syracuse | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | |
| Temple | AP | | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | C | | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | |
| Temple | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | |

## Home attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium | 35,097 | 33,562 | 27,112 | 35,097 | 26,317 | 26,180 | 34,526 | 21,171 | 203,965 | 29,138 | 83% |
| Connecticut | Rentschler Field | 40,000 | 35,270 | 34,202 | 34,666 | 37,279 | 33,503 | 33,112 | — | 208,032 | 34,672 | 87% |
| Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium | 55,000 | 55,386 | 47,553 | 53,334 | 50,167 | 53,271 | 44,609 | 45,618 | 349,938 | 49,991 | 91% |
| Pittsburgh | Heinz Field | 65,050 | 40,837 | 48,032 | 36,452 | 42,432 | 42,245 | 38,786 | — | 248,964 | 41,494 | 64% |
| Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium | 52,454 | 50,855 | 50,870 | 48,011 | 49,345 | 43,250 | 52,798 | — | 295,129 | 49,188 | 94% |
| South Florida | Raymond James Stadium | 65,897 | 41,285 | 44,219 | 69,383 | 38,562 | 36,190 | 35,141 | — | 264,780 | 44,130 | 67% |
| Syracuse | Carrier Dome | 49,262 | 37,830 | 34,512 | 40,394 | 36,715 | 40,312 | — | — | 189,763 | 37,953 | 77% |
| Temple | Lincoln Financial Field | 68,532 | 32,709 | 23,322 | 25,796 | 35,145 | 20,192 | 22,317 | — | 159,481 | 26,580 | 39% |

### Neutral Site Games

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game | Average | % of Capacity |
| Cincinnati | FedExField vs Virginia Tech | 91,704 | 46,026 | 46,026 | 50% |
| Syracuse | MetLife Stadium vs USC | 82,566 | 39,507 | 39,507 | 47% |

## Big East Conference Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big East Conference football coaches.
2012 Big East Football Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Matt Brown, RB/KR, Temple |
| Rookie of the Year | Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple |
| Coach of the Year | Kyle Flood, Rutgers Charlie Strong, LOUISVILLE |
2012 All-Big East Conference Football Teams :
| First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team |
| Offense | Defense | Offense | Defense |
| WR – 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, Temple | DL – 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, Temple | WR – 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, Connecticut | DL – 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 ||||