2012 Weber State Wildcats football team

2012 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Hammer (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorJody Sears[1] (1st season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   7 1     11 3  
No. 5 Montana State +^   7 1     11 2  
No. 12 Cal Poly +^   7 1     9 3  
No. 20 Northern Arizona   6 2     8 3  
Sacramento State   4 4     6 5  
Northern Colorado   4 4     5 6  
Southern Utah   4 4     5 6  
North Dakota   3 5     5 6  
Montana   3 5     5 6  
UC Davis   3 5     4 7  
Portland State   2 6     3 8  
Weber State   2 6     2 9  
Idaho State   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In December 2011, John L. Smith was hired to be the new head coach.[2] That all changed on April 23, 2012. On April 23, John L. Smith was offered a one-year contract to be the new head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, so he left Weber State to take the position after being head coach for roughly 3+12 months.[3] On April 26, Weber State announced that Jody Sears would serve as interim head coach for the 2012 season in addition to the defensive coordinator spot he was hired for earlier in April.[4] Weber State played their home games at Stewart Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place.

  1. ^ "Jody Sears named Wildcat defensive coordinator". Deseret News. April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Wildcats banking their future on John L. Smith". Deseret News. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Arkansas hires John L. Smith as head coach". KSL. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  4. ^ "Jody Sears named interim head coach". Deseret News. April 26, 2012. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.