| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | South Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 1–11 |
| Conf Record: | 1–8 |
| Head Coach: | Jon Embree |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Eric Bieniemy |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Greg Brown |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Folsom Field |
The 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach and alumnus Jon Embree, the Buffaloes played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
The season was a disaster for the Buffaloes, who were regularly blown out by their opponents. CU lost to FCS Sacramento State, and only managed a single win with a late comeback at Washington State in Mike Leach's first season with the Cougars.
Two days after the season on November 25, Embree was fired; he compiled a record, including 1–11 in his final year. To date, this is the worst season in program history.[1] Since 1917, CU previously had one-win seasons twice (1980, 1984; both 1–10).
On November 25, 2012, the university announced that Athletic Director Mike Bohn had fired head coach Jon Embree.[2]