# 2012 California Vulcans football team

The 2012 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first year head coach Mike Kellar and played their home games at Adamson Stadium. They were a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 5–2 in PSAC West play to finish in a tie for third place along with Slippery Rock.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 17 Hillsdale* | No. 11 | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | | W 30–22 | 4,236 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Kutztown* | No. 10 | University FieldKutztown, PA | | W 48–45 | 2,348 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Edinboro | No. 6 | Sox Harrison StadiumEdinboro, PA | WPCW | W 24–14 | 4,837 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 Indiana (PA) | No. 6 | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA (Coal Bowl) | WPCW | W 26–24 | 6,127 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | West Chester* | No. 6 | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | WPCW | L 34–37 | 2,348 |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Clarion | No. 16 | Memorial StadiumClarion, PA | | W 41–22 | 5,505 |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Lock Haven | No. 15 | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | | W 30–0 | 4,562 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Gannon | No. 14 | Gannon University FieldErie, PA | | W 41–0 | 1,024 |
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Slippery Rock | No. 13 | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | WPCW | L 26–28 | 2,354 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Mercyhurst | No. 22 | Louis J. Tullio FieldErie, PA | | L 7–40 | 800 |
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Millersville* | | Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | | W 56–28 | 1,573 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### Hillsdale

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #17 Chargers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| • #11 Vulcans | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 30 |

### At Kutztown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #10 Vulcans | 20 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 48 |
| #11 Golden Bears | 0 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 45 |

### At Edinboro

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #6 Vulcans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Fighting Scots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### IUP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Crimson Hawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| • #6 Vulcans | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |

### West Chester

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Golden Rams | 14 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
| #6 Vulcans | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |

### At Clarion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #16 Vulcans | 14 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 41 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |

### Lock Haven (homecoming)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bald Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • #15 Vulcans | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |

### At Gannon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #14 Vulcans | 6 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Golden Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Slippery Rock

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • The Rock | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| #13 Vulcans | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 26 |

### At Mercyhurst

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vulcans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Lakers | 7 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 40 |

### Millersville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Marauders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| • Vulcans | 21 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 56 |