2012 Big 12 Conference football season explained

2012 Big 12 Conference football season
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League:NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport:football
Pixels:150px
Duration:August 2012
through January 2013
No Of Teams:10
Draft:2013 NFL Draft
Draft Link:2013 NFL Draft
Top Pick:Lane Johnson (Oklahoma)
Picked By:Philadelphia Eagles, 4th overall
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Kansas State
Oklahoma
Season Champ Name:Co-Champions
League Champ Name:Runners-Up
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:2011
Nextseason Year:2013

The 2012 Big 12 Conference football season was the 17th season for the Big 12, as part of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was also the first season in the Big 12 for TCU and West Virginia, replacing Texas A&M and Missouri, as they both moved to the Southeastern Conference.

Head coaches

Rankings

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  Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
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See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

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14 		Final
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CRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVRV
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Iowa StateAPRVRVRVRVRVRV
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HarrisNot released25RVRVRV
BCSNot released24
KansasAP
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HarrisNot released
BCSNot released
Kansas StateAP2221141577644332 (14)77712
C2120151388534332 (14)87611
HarrisNot released5443 (1)3 (1)2 (23)766
BCSNot released43221665
OklahomaAP4 (1)55616171310814141314121215
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BCSNot released98121212131111
Oklahoma StateAP1918RVRVRVRVRVRVRV2224RV
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HarrisNot releasedRVRVRV25RVRV2225RV
BCSNot released24242123
TCUAP202016171515RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
C1717151614132321RVRVRV
HarrisNot released212225RVRVRVRVRVRV
BCSNot released23
TexasAP15171412121115RVRVRV19181823RV19
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HarrisNot released152524221715172024
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Texas TechAPRVRVRVRV1815202523
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HarrisNot releasedRV2117192522RV
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Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big 12 member won
Big 12 member lost
Big 12 teams in bold

Week two

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Week fourteen

Records against other conferences

Big 12 vs. BCS matchups

Date Visitor Home Winning TeamOpponent Conference Notes
September 8 Iowa State Iowa Iowa State Big Ten
September 8
  1. 18 Oklahoma State
Arizona Arizona Pac-12 Arizona scores the most points against OSU since the 2008 edition of the Bedlam Series against Oklahoma.[1]
September 15
  1. 14 Texas
Ole Miss Texas SEC
September 22 Virginia
  1. 17 TCU
TCU ACC
September 22 Maryland
  1. 8 West Virginia
West Virginia ACC
October 27
  1. 5 Notre Dame
  1. 8 Oklahoma
Notre Dame Independent

Bowl games

Big 12 teams played in the following bowl games.[2] Big 12 teams are bolded.

Every team except for the Kansas Jayhawks played in a bowl game for the 2012 season. Every one of the Jayhawk's opponents played in a bowl game (for FBS teams)[3] [4] except South Dakota State, a FCS team that played two rounds in the FCS Football Championship.[5]

Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionTime (CST)TeamScoreTeamScore
Holiday BowlDecember 27Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaESPN8:45 p.m.Baylor49
  1. 17 UCLA
26
Meineke Car Care Bowl of TexasDecember 28Reliant StadiumHoustonESPN8:00 p.m.Minnesota31Texas Tech34
Pinstripe BowlDecember 29Yankee StadiumBronx, New YorkESPN2:15 p.m.West Virginia14Syracuse38
Alamo BowlDecember 29AlamodomeSan AntonioESPN5:45 p.m.Texas31
  1. 15 Oregon State
27
Buffalo Wild Wings BowlDecember 29Sun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaESPN9:15 p.m.TCU16Michigan State17
Liberty BowlDecember 31Liberty Bowl StadiumMemphis, TennesseeESPN2:30 p.m.Iowa State17Tulsa31
Heart of Dallas BowlJanuary 1Cotton Bowl StadiumDallasESPNU11:00 a.m.Purdue14Oklahoma State58
Fiesta BowlJanuary 3University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, ArizonaESPN7:30 p.m.
  1. 5 Oregon
35
  1. 7 Kansas State
17
Cotton Bowl ClassicJanuary 4Cowboys StadiumArlington, TexasFOX7:00 p.m.
  1. 10 Texas A&M
41
  1. 12 Oklahoma
13

Players of the week

Following each week of games, Big 12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeam
1Geno SmithQBWVUIsaiah BruceLBWVUKirby Van Der KampPISU
2Collin KleinQBK-StateJake KnottLBISUDeante’ GrayPRTCU
3David AshQBUTJoel HasleyLBTCUTyler LockettKRK-State
4Tavon AustinWRWVUKenny CainLBTCURyan DoerrPK-State
5Geno SmithQBWVUCornelius DouglasCBTTUDJ MonroeKRUT
6Andrew BuieRBWVUAlex OkaforDEUTTavon AustinKRWVU
7Seth DoegeQBTTUCody DavidSTTUQuinn SharpPK/POSU
8Collin KleinQBK-StateArthur BrownLBK-StateZack CraigSOSU
9Collin KleinQBK-StateJake KnottLBISUQuinn SharpPK/POSU
10Josh BoyceWRTCUAllen ChapmanDBK-StateTyler LockettKRK-State
11Josh StewartWROSUMeshak WilliamsDEK-StateJustin GilbertKROSU
12Landry JonesQBOUJoe WilliamsCBBUZack CraigSOSU
13Landry JonesQBOUEddie LackeyLBBUJalen SaundersPROU
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Position key

CenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDBDefensive endDE
Defensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTGuardGKickoff returnerKR
Offensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLBLong snapperLS
PunterPPlacekickerPKPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQB
Running backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postgame Notes vs Arizona - Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site . 2012-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017155251/http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090912aaa.html . 2012-10-17 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2011-12 bowl schedule . ESPN.com . December 4, 2011.
  3. Web site: 2013 Orange Bowl: Florida State Seminoles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies. Stat Broadcast. January 1, 2013.
  4. Web site: 2012 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. Stat Broadcast. December 29, 2012.
  5. Web site: South Dakota State - Schedule . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031928/http://www.gojacks.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=15000&SPID=7153&SPSID=64627 . 2016-03-04 .

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