2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

2012 Arizona Wildcats football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 49–48 vs. Nevada
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorCalvin Magee (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRod Smith (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$   8 1     12 2  
No. 2 Oregon x%   8 1     12 1  
No. 20 Oregon State   6 3     9 4  
Washington   5 4     7 6  
California   2 7     3 9  
Washington State   1 8     3 9  
South Division
UCLA x   6 3     9 5  
Arizona State   5 4     8 5  
USC   5 4     7 6  
Arizona   4 5     8 5  
Utah   3 6     5 7  
Colorado   1 8     1 11  
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson for the 84th straight year. The 2012 season was Arizona's second in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the first for head coach Rich Rodriguez.