The 2012 Idaho Vandals football team represented the

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in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals were led by sixth-year head coach

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for the first eight games and played their home games on campus at the

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. This was Idaho's final season as a member of the

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; the WAC ceased to support football after the 2012 season, and Idaho played as an

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in football in

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. After achieving a 20–50 () record while head coach and a 1–7 record in 2012, Akey's contract was terminated on October 21. First-year offensive coordinator Jason Gesser was appointed interim head coach for the final four games, in which the Vandals were winless. Idaho finished the season 1–11, 1–5 in conference to finish in sixth place in the seven-team WAC. On December 3,

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was hired as head coach for the 2013 season.

Schedule

Game summaries

Eastern Washington

@ Bowling Green

@ LSU

Wyoming

@ North Carolina

New Mexico State

@ Texas State

@ Louisiana Tech

San Jose State

@ BYU

UTSA

@ Utah State

NFL Draft

No Vandals were selected in the

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, but defensive end

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made the opening day roster of the Seattle Seahawks as a rookie

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References

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Idaho Vandals football seasons

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