The 2012 Big 12 Conference football season was the 17th season for the Big 12, as part of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was also the first season in the Big 12 for TCU and West Virginia, replacing Texas A&M and Missouri, as they both moved to the Southeastern Conference.
Head coaches
Art Briles, Baylor Paul Rhoads, Iowa State Charlie Weis, Kansas Bill Snyder, Kansas State Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Mack Brown, Texas Gary Patterson, Texas Christian Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia
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Schedule
Index to colors and formattingBig 12 member wonBig 12 member lostBig 12 teams in bold
Week one
Week two
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Week three
Week four
Week five
Week six
Week seven
Week eight
Week nine
Week ten
Week eleven
Week twelve
Week thirteen
Week fourteen
Records against other conferences
Big 12 vs. BCS matchups Date Visitor Home Winning team Opponent Conference NotesSeptember 8 Iowa State Iowa Iowa State Big Ten September 8 #18 Oklahoma State Arizona Arizona Pac-12 Arizona scores the most points against OSU since the 2008 edition of the Bedlam Series against Oklahoma.September 15 #14 Texas Ole Miss Texas SEC September 22 Virginia #17 TCU TCU ACC September 22 Maryland #8 West Virginia West Virginia ACC October 27 #5 Notre Dame #8 Oklahoma Notre Dame Independent
Bowl games Big 12 teams played in the following bowl games. Big 12 teams are bolded.
Every team except for the Kansas Jayhawks played in a bowl game for the 2012 season. Every one of the Jayhawk's opponents played in a bowl game (for FBS teams) except South Dakota State, a FCS team that played two rounds in the FCS Football Championship.
Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionTime (CST)TeamScoreTeamScoreHoliday BowlDecember 27Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaESPN8:45 p.m.Baylor49#17 UCLA26Meineke Car Care Bowl of TexasDecember 28Reliant StadiumHoustonESPN8:00 p.m.Minnesota31Texas Tech34Pinstripe BowlDecember 29Yankee StadiumBronx, New YorkESPN2:15 p.m.West Virginia14Syracuse38Alamo BowlDecember 29AlamodomeSan AntonioESPN5:45 p.m.Texas31#15 Oregon State27Buffalo Wild Wings BowlDecember 29Sun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaESPN9:15 p.m.TCU16Michigan State17Liberty BowlDecember 31Liberty Bowl StadiumMemphis, TennesseeESPN2:30 p.m.Iowa State17Tulsa31Heart of Dallas BowlJanuary 1Cotton Bowl StadiumDallasESPNU11:00 a.m.Purdue14Oklahoma State58Fiesta BowlJanuary 3University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, ArizonaESPN7:30 p.m.#5 Oregon35#7 Kansas State17Cotton Bowl ClassicJanuary 4Cowboys StadiumArlington, TexasFOX7:00 p.m.#10 Texas A&M41#12 Oklahoma13
Players of the week Following each week of games, Big 12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams. Week Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team1 Geno Smith QB WVU Isaiah Bruce LB WVU Kirby Van Der Kamp P ISU2 Collin Klein QB K-State Jake Knott LB ISU Deante’ Gray PR TCU3 David Ash QB UT Joel Hasley LB TCU Tyler Lockett KR K-State4 Tavon Austin WR WVU Kenny Cain LB TCU Ryan Doerr P K-State5 Geno Smith QB WVU Cornelius Douglas CB TTU DJ Monroe KR UT6 Andrew Buie RB WVU Alex Okafor DE UT Tavon Austin KR WVU7 Seth Doege QB TTU Cody David S TTU Quinn Sharp PK/P OSU8 Collin Klein QB K-State Arthur Brown LB K-State Zack Craig S OSU9 Collin Klein QB K-State Jake Knott LB ISU Quinn Sharp PK/P OSU10 Josh Boyce WR TCU Allen Chapman DB K-State Tyler Lockett KR K-State11 Josh Stewart WR OSU Meshak Williams DE K-State Justin Gilbert KR OSU12 Landry Jones QB OU Joe Williams CB BU Zack Craig S OSU13 Landry Jones QB OU Eddie Lackey LB BU Jalen Saunders PR OU14
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References
External links 2012 College Football Season at ESPN