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2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

2012 NCAA Division I FBS season

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August 30 – December 8

USC

December 15, 2012 – January 7, 2013

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Johnny Manziel (quarterback, Texas A&M)

Sun Life Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida

Alabama

The regular season began on August 30, 2012 and ended on December 8, 2012. The postseason concluded on January 7, 2013 with the BCS National Championship Game, where Alabama repeated as national champions by defeating Notre Dame.


Although Ohio State finished the regular season as the only undefeated team from an automatic-qualifying ("Power 5") BCS conference, they were ineligible to play in the postseason due to sanctions imposed earlier in the year.

Kickoffs will be moved up to the 35-yard line from the 30, mirroring a similar change by the NFL in the and rescinding a rule change made in the 2007 season.

2011 season

The kicking team will only have a five-yard running head start on kickoffs, again mirroring the NFL changes in 2011.

Touchbacks will move from the 20-yard line to the 25-yard line only on kickoffs and free kicks after a safety. Touchbacks on punts rolling into the end zone, fumbles into the end zone, and interceptions in the end zone will remain at the 20-yard line.

Players will be forbidden to leap over other players when blocking punts.

Players who lose their helmets during a play (except when caused by fouls such as grabbing the facemask) will have to leave the field for one play. When a helmet is lost during play by the ball carrier, the play is dead immediately. Any action made by or against a helmetless player is penalized as a personal foul for 15 yards.

Offensive players in the at the snap who are not in motion are allowed to block below the waist legally without restriction. All other players are restricted from blocking below the waist with some exceptions (i.e., blocking straight-on), modifying a rule change from the 2011 season.[1]

tackle box

The NCAA Rules Committee approved the following rule changes for the 2012 season, mostly for safety reasons:

moved their track and field program out of Bronco Stadium, allowing for the expansion of end zone bleachers over the existing track. The new permanent additions increased capacity from 33,500 to 37,000.

Boise State

continued its expansion of Memorial Stadium that would push its capacity beyond 90,000.

Nebraska

completed a major renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium. Seating capacity increased only by about 600 seats to 45,000.

TCU

nearly doubled the size of Bobcat Stadium as part of its FBS transition. The venue, which formerly contained about 16,000 seats, now holds 30,000.

Texas State

Alabama

Florida State

South Carolina

Tiger Stadium

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Notre Dame

Tiger Stadium

Doak Campbell Stadium

2012 SEC Championship Game

Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 8 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.

Despite not being in the BCS rankings, (8–5) played in the Rose Bowl by virtue of being the Big Ten Champion.

Wisconsin

Awards and honors[edit]

Heisman Trophy voting[edit]

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Geno Smith

On November 10, Cameron broke 's FBS career record for most consecutive passes attempted without an interception (379) in Louisiana Tech's 62–55 win over Texas State.[21] Cameron's interception-free streak ended one week later in the second quarter of the Bulldogs' 48–41 overtime loss to Utah State.[22] His single-season streak ended at 428 attempts,[23] and his overall record, which included pass attempts in the 2011 Poinsettia Bowl, ended at 444.[22]

Russell Wilson

Kenneth Dixon

On November 24, running back Montee Ball scored his 79th career touchdown during the Badgers' 24–21 loss to Penn State, breaking the previous record of Miami (OH) running back Travis Prentice.[25]

Wisconsin

In the on December 1, Ball added to his collection of FBS records. In the Badgers' 70–31 win over Nebraska, he scored three touchdowns, all on the ground. Ball, who had entered the game tied with Prentice for the most FBS career rushing touchdowns, took sole possession of the record, ending the game with 76. He also tied Prentice's FBS record for most career games with multiple touchdowns, at 25.[26]

Big Ten Championship Game

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