# 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. This was their first year as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in Mountain West play to share the conference championship with Boise State and San Diego State. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they were defeated by SMU.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Fresno State | Alma Mater |
| Tim DeRuyter | Head coach | 1st | Air Force (1985) |
| Dave Schramm | Offensive coordinator | 1st | Adams State (1984) |
| Nick Toth | Defensive coordinator | 1st | |

### Depth chart
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 pm | Weber State* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | W 37–10 | 27,663 |
| September 8 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 Oregon* | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | L 25–42 | 55,755 |
| September 15 | 5:00 pm | Colorado* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | W 69–14 | 27,513 |
| September 22 | 5:00 pm | at Tulsa* | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | L 26–27 | 24,236 |
| September 29 | 7:00 pm | San Diego State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | W 52–40 | 33,894 |
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | at Colorado State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | TWCSN/KTVD | W 28–7 | 25,814 |
| October 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 24 Boise State | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can) | NBCSN | L 10–20 | 35,742 |
| October 20 | 7:30 pm | Wyoming | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | TWCSN/RTRM | W 42–14 | 29,423 |
| October 27 | 12:30 pm | at New Mexico | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | TWCSN | W 49–32 | 19,856 |
| November 3 | 4:00 pm | Hawaii | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | TWCSN | W 45–10 | 30,755 |
| November 10 | 7:30 pm | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | NBCSN | W 52–36 | 22,104 |
| November 24 | 12:30 pm | Air Force | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | NBCSN | W 48–15 | 36,240 |
| December 24 | 5:00 pm | vs. SMU* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | L 10–43 | 30,024 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 37 |

### At Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| No. 4 Ducks | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 35 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 69 |

### At Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
Last meeting was in the 2005 Liberty Bowl.

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 21 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 40 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 52 |

### At Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Last meeting was in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl.

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 22 Broncos | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Last meeting was in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl.

### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Lobos | 14 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 32 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 45 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 52 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 36 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
Last meeting was in the 2000 Silicon Valley Classic.

### SMU–Hawaii Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 43 |

## Awards and honors

* Quarterback Derek Carr was named Mountain West Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year.
* Strong-safety Phillip Thomas was named the Mountain West Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, and was a unanimous All-American.
* Wide-receiver Davante Adams was named the Mountain West Conference’s Freshman of the Year.