American college football season
The 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by eighth-year head coach Bill Cubit and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In 2011, the Broncos finished at 7–6 (5–3 MAC), third place in the MAC West division.
Western Michigan fired Cubit on November 17, 2012, following a season-ending loss to Eastern Michigan. WMU finished the year 4–8, its worst record since 2004 .[ 3] P. J. Fleck , 32-year-old Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant, was named head coach on December 18, 2012.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 Noon at Illinois * ESPNU L 7–2443,441 September 8 7:00 pm Eastern Illinois * ESPN3 W 52–21[ 4] 22,536 September 15 Noon at Minnesota * BTN L 23–2844,921 September 22 2:00 pm Connecticut * Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 W 30–2410,328 September 29 7:00 pm Toledo Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 L 17–3715,628 October 6 2:00 pm Massachusetts Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 52–1415,671 October 13 3:00 pm at Ball State ESPN3 L 24–30 OT 14,192 October 20 3:30 pm at Kent State L 24–4116,128 October 27 Noon Northern Illinois Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ L 34–4812,974 November 3 1:00 pm at Central Michigan ESPN3 W 42–3115,322 November 10 3:30 pm at Buffalo L 24–2911,012 November 17 2:00 pm Eastern Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) L 23–2910,338
1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 0 7 0 7 Fighting Illini 10 7 0 7 24
First quarter scoring: ILL – Ryan Lankford received a 64-yard pass from Nick Scheelhaase (Nick Immekus kick); Immekus kicked 43-yard field goal.
Second quarter scoring: ILL – Scheelhaase 4-yard run (Immekus kick).
Third quarter scoring: WMU – Jaime Wilson received an 8-yard pass from Alex Carder (Andrew Haldeman kick).
4th quarter scoring: ILL – Ashante Williams returned a 60-yard interception (Immekus kick).
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 14 0 0 7 21 Broncos 14 28 3 7 52
Referee for the game was Tony Canella.
1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 3 7 7 6 23 Golden Gophers 7 14 7 0 28
1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 7 7 10 24 Broncos 3 14 7 6 30
1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 17 3 14 3 37 Broncos 0 7 10 0 17
1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 0 7 0 7 14 Broncos 7 21 21 3 52
1 2 3 4 OT Total Broncos 7 14 0 3 0 24 Cardinals 7 3 7 7 6 30
1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 7 3 14 0 24 Golden Flashes 7 10 7 17 41
1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 10 14 17 48 Broncos 14 7 0 13 34
At Central Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 14 0 28 42 Chippewas 6 7 10 8 31
1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 14 7 3 24 Bulls 7 10 6 6 29
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 14 3 9 3 29 Broncos 0 14 3 6 23
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