The 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a post-season American

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held on December 15, 2012 at

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in the United States. The sixteenth edition of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl began at 2:30 p.m. MST and aired on

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. It featured the

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from the

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against the

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champion

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, and was the final game of the

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for both teams. The Rockets accepted their invitation after earning a 9–2 record in the regular season, while the Aggies accepted theirs after earning a 10–2 record. Utah State won the game 41–15.

Teams

Since 2001, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl has given an automatic bid to a team from the

. However, this was the final year of the bid, as the WAC ceased sponsorship of football following the season. Coincidentally, the WAC's bid was given after the

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(whose champion had the automatic bid) ceased sponsoring football following the

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game. The

has held their automatic bid since 2010, following the

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ceasing operations. This was the first meeting between these two teams.

Toledo

In one of the more successful seasons in the conference's history, the Rockets were one of the MAC's more successful teams, finishing with a 6–2 conference record, good for a tie for second place in the West Division (though losing the tiebreaker to the

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). After the season, the Rockets accepted their invitation to the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. This would be the Rockets' first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Utah State

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by a score of 16–14 and their Old Wagon Wheel rivals the

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by a score of 6–3). After defeating the

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to finish their regular season record at 10–2 (winning ten games for the first time in school history), the Aggies accepted the fourth invitation of the 2012–13 NCAA Bowl season to the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. This would be the Aggies' third Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, following the inaugural

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game against the

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as well as the

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game against the

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, both of which the Aggies lost. It would also be the Aggies' final game as a member of the WAC before they moved to the

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Game summary

;First quarter Toledo got the ball to start the game and executed a 5-play, 49-yard drive that resulted in a 37-yard field goal by Jeremiah Detmer for the first points of the game. On the ensuing Utah State drive, the Aggies managed one first down prior to punting away after two plays for losses of yardage as well as an illegal substitution penalty. Later in the quarter, Utah State got the ball back and executed a drive that culminated with a 62-yard rushing touchdown by

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. That was the last score of the quarter. ;Second quarter The second quarter began with a 9-play, 50-yard drive for Toledo that was capped off with a 37-yard field goal by Detmer, his second of the game from that distance. After exchanging punts, Utah State executed an 86-yard drive in the final 1:39 that resulted in a successful 27-yard field goal by Nick Diaz. ;Third quarter Since Toledo got the ball at the start of the game, Utah State got possession at the beginning of the second half. Like Toledo did on the first drive of the first half, Utah State marched down the field but settled for a field goal after an 8-play, 45-yard drive. The ensuing Toledo drive ended with an interception, but Utah State failed to capitalize and ended up punting it back to Toledo. Heading into the fourth quarter, the score remained 13–6 Utah State. ;Fourth quarter Toledo began the quarter by putting together a 14-play, 74-yard drive. Since they were down by seven points, however, they decided to go for it on fourth and one at the Utah State nine-yard line, but were stopped short by the Utah State defense. After a Utah State fumble on their ensuing possession, Toledo was able to score on a 29-yard field goal by Detmer. The next three drives for Utah State all ended the same way, a Kerwynn Williams touchdown run. In the course of three minutes, Williams ran for three touchdowns to put Utah State on top 41-15, which would end up being the final score.

Scoring summary

Statistics

;Passing *Toledo- Austin Dantin: 12/21, 132 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT *Utah State- Chuckie Keeton: 21/31, 229 yards ;Rushing *Toledo- Bernard Reedy: 10 rushes, 50 yards *Utah State- Kerwynn Williams: 18 rushes, 235 yards, 3 TD ;Receiving *Toledo- Bernard Reedy: 6 receptions, 62 yards *Utah State- Matt Austin: 6 receptions, 77 yards

References

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