# 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Bill Cubit and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In 2011, the Broncos finished at 7–6 (5–3 MAC), third place in the MAC West division.
Western Michigan fired Cubit on November 17, 2012, following a season-ending loss to Eastern Michigan. WMU finished the year 4–8, its worst record since 2004. P. J. Fleck, 32-year-old Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant, was named head coach on December 18, 2012.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | Noon | at Illinois* | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | ESPNU | L 7–24 | 43,441 |
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | Eastern Illinois* | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | W 52–21 | 22,536 |
| September 15 | Noon | at Minnesota* | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | BTN | L 23–28 | 44,921 |
| September 22 | 2:00 pm | Connecticut* | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | W 30–24 | 10,328 |
| September 29 | 7:00 pm | Toledo | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | L 17–37 | 15,628 |
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | Massachusetts | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | | W 52–14 | 15,671 |
| October 13 | 3:00 pm | at Ball State | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | L 24–30 $^{OT}$ | 14,192 |
| October 20 | 3:30 pm | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | | L 24–41 | 16,128 |
| October 27 | Noon | Northern Illinois | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ | L 34–48 | 12,974 |
| November 3 | 1:00 pm | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon) | ESPN3 | W 42–31 | 15,322 |
| November 10 | 3:30 pm | at Buffalo | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | | L 24–29 | 11,012 |
| November 17 | 2:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) | | L 23–29 | 10,338 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### At Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Fighting Illini | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
First quarter scoring: ILL – Ryan Lankford received a 64-yard pass from Nick Scheelhaase (Nick Immekus kick); Immekus kicked 43-yard field goal.
Second quarter scoring: ILL – Scheelhaase 4-yard run (Immekus kick).
Third quarter scoring: WMU – Jaime Wilson received an 8-yard pass from Alex Carder (Andrew Haldeman kick).
4th quarter scoring: ILL – Ashante Williams returned a 60-yard interception (Immekus kick).

### Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Broncos | 14 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 52 |
Referee for the game was Tony Canella.

### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Broncos | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 17 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |

### Massachusetts

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Broncos | 7 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 52 |

### At Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### At Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Golden Flashes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 |

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 48 |
| Broncos | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 |

### At Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 42 |
| Chippewas | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 31 |

### At Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Bulls | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 |

### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 29 |
| Broncos | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |