2012_University_of_North_Dakota_football_team

2012 University of North Dakota football
2012 University of North Dakota football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Mussman (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Greg Breitbach
Defensive coordinator	Mike Mannausau
Home stadium	Alerus Center
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 University of North Dakota football team

American college football season

The 2012 University of North Dakota football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Mussman and played their home games at the Alerus Center. This was their first year as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

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This season North Dakota officially played without a mascot name after the decision to retire "Fighting Sioux" as the school's mascot amid controversy.^[1]

They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

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"ND board: Fighting Sioux nickname is retired".

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"North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2012". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

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"2012 M Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	South Dakota M&T*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MSN/Big Sky TV	W 66–0	8,847
September 8	6:00 pm	Portland State*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MSN/Big Sky TV	W 45–37	9,210
September 15	7:00 pm	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	KUSI	L 41–49	24,826
September 22	8:00 pm	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Big Sky TV	W 35–13	10,774
September 29	6:00 pm	No. 23 Cal Poly	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MSN/Big Sky TV	L 17–35	9,531
October 6	6:00 pm	at No. 7 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX/Big Sky TV	L 17–55	8,646
October 13	3:00 pm	No. 16 Northern Arizona	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MSN/Big Sky TV	L 38–45	9,742
October 20	2:30 pm	Montana	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	RTRM/RTNW	W 40–34	9,000
October 27	3:00 pm	at No. 4 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	Big Sky TV	L 10–55	17,137
November 3	1:00 pm	Southern Utah	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MSN/Big Sky TV	W 33–29	7,144
November 17	1:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Big Sky TV	L 27–28	3,418
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hardrockers	0	0	0	0	0
North Dakota	14	31	7	14	66

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	9	15	0	13	37
North Dakota	14	21	10	0	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	14	6	7	14	41
Aztecs	21	14	7	7	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	7	7	14	7	35
Hornets	7	0	0	6	13

2012_University_of_North_Dakota_football_team

2012 University of North Dakota football team

Schedule

Game summaries

South Dakota M&T

Portland State

@ San Diego State

@ Sacramento State

Cal Poly

@ Eastern Washington

Northern Arizona

Montana

@ Montana State

Southern Utah

@ Northern Colorado

References

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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