2012 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football team
| 2012 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football | |
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RMAC champion | |
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 13–34 vs. West Texas A&M | |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 6 |
| Record | 12–1 (9–0 RMAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Hunter Hughes (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 CSU Pueblo $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Chadron State ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico Highlands | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adams State | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mesa | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Hills State # | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western State | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Lewis | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football team represented Colorado State University–Pueblo as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Wristen and play their home games at Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl. They were a member of the .
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 pm[3] | No. 24 West Texas A&M* | No. 6 | W 44–34[1][2] | 6,457 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 pm[3] | at Northwestern Oklahoma State* | No. 6 | W 41–24[4][5] | 2,310 | |
| September 15 | 12:00 pm | at Western New Mexico | No. 3 | W 35–27[6] | 976 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 pm | Adams State | No. 3 |
| W 30–0[7] | 8,677 |
| September 29 | 1:00 pm | at Fort Lewis | No. 3 | W 50–21[8] | 1,115 | |
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | Chadron State | No. 2 |
| W 45–38 OT[9][10] | 5,717 |
| October 13 | 12:00 pm | at Colorado Mines | No. 2 | W 35–21[11] | 2,629 | |
| October 20 | 6:00 pm | Black Hills State | No. 1 |
| W 45–13[12] | 7,341 |
| October 27 | 6:00 pm | at Colorado Mesa | No. 1 | W 48–10[13][14] | 958 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | New Mexico Highlands | No. 1 |
| W 31–17[15][16] | 9,217 |
| November 10 | 1:00 pm | at Western State | No. 1 | W 21–3[17] | 397 | |
| November 24 | 12:00 pm | No. 18 Indianapolis* | No. 1 |
| W 28–7[18] | 7,517 |
| December 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 16 West Texas A&M* | No. 1 |
| L 13–34[18] | 10,217 |
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA Poll | 6[19] | 6[20] | 3[21] | 3[22] | 3[23] | 2[24] | 2[25] | 1 (23)[26] | 1 (24)[27] | 1 (24)[28] | 1 (23)[29] | 1 (24)[30] | 6[31] |
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