2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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.

2012 Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Cubit (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ryan Cubit (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Rich Nagy (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5[1][2]
Home stadium	Waldo Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami (OH)		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	Noon	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPNU	L 7–24	43,441
September 8	7:00 pm	Eastern Illinois*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 52–21[4]	22,536
September 15	Noon	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 23–28	44,921
September 22	2:00 pm	Connecticut*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 30–24	10,328
September 29	7:00 pm	Toledo	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 17–37	15,628
October 6	2:00 pm	Massachusetts	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 52–14	15,671
October 13	3:00 pm	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 24–30 OT	14,192
October 20	3:30 pm	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 24–41	16,128
October 27	Noon	Northern Illinois	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	L 34–48	12,974
November 3	1:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon)	ESPN3	W 42–31	15,322
November 10	3:30 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		L 24–29	11,012
November 17	2:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)		L 23–29	10,338
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	7	0	7
Fighting Illini	10	7	0	7	24

See also: 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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).

Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	0	0	7	21
Broncos	14	28	3	7	52

See also: 2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Referee for the game was Tony Canella.

At Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	7	7	6	23
Golden Gophers	7	14	7	0	28

See also: 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	7	10	24
Broncos	3	14	7	6	30

See also: 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	17	3	14	3	37
Broncos	0	7	10	0	17

See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	7	0	7	14
Broncos	7	21	21	3	52

See also: 2012 UMass Minutemen football team

At Ball State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	7	14	0	3	0	24
Cardinals	7	3	7	7	6	30

See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

At Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	3	14	0	24
Golden Flashes	7	10	7	17	41

See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	10	14	17	48
Broncos	14	7	0	13	34

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

At Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	14	0	28	42
Chippewas	6	7	10	8	31

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, Michigan MAC Trophy, and CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy

At Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	14	7	3	24
Bulls	7	10	6	6	29

See also: 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	3	9	3	29
Broncos	0	14	3	6	23

See also: 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team and Michigan MAC Trophy

References

1. "WMU football notebook: Defensive position coaches see steady progress through two weeks of camp". mlive. August 20, 2012.
2. "WMU football defense determined to contain Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase and the Illini ground game". mlive. August 28, 2012.
3. Drew, David (November 17, 2012). "Western Michigan University fires football coach Bill Cubit". Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
4. "Eastern Illinois vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - September 8, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com.