2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach and alumnus Jon Embree, the Buffaloes played their home games on-campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2012 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
2012 record	1–11 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jon Embree (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Bieniemy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 53,613)

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 season was a disaster for the Buffaloes, who were regularly blown out by their opponents, 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. On November 25, 2012, head coach Jon Embree was fired after compiling a 4–21 record including 1–11 in his final year. To date, this is the worst season in the history of Colorado Buffaloes football.[1]

Previous season

Colorado finished the 2011 season with a record of 3–10, 2–7 in Pac-12 play, tied for last place in the South Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FX	L 17–22	58,607[2]
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Sacramento State*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 28–30	46,843
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 14–69	27,513
September 22	2:00 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FX	W 35–34	31,668
September 29	4:00 p.m.	UCLA	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 14–42	46,893
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Arizona State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 17–51	45,161
October 20	4:00 p.m.	at No. 11 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	L 6–50	83,274
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 14–70	57,521
November 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Stanford	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FX	L 0–48	44,138
November 10	11:30 a.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FX	L 31–56	51,236
November 17	11:30 a.m.	Washington	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FX	L 3–38	43,148
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Utah	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)	FX	L 35–42	46,052
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Postseason

On November 25, 2012, the university announced that Athletic Director Mike Bohn had fired head coach Jon Embree.[3]

References

1. http://www.denverpost.com/cu/ci_22064455/jon-embree-out-colorado-buffaloes-football-coach
2. "Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes - Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
3. Ringo, Kyle (November 25, 2012). "Football: CU Buffs fire Jon Embree". Daily Camera. Boulder. Retrieved November 26, 2012.