BYU released its 2012 football schedule on Monday night on a BYUtv announcement special. Here are the 12 teams and dates, as well as nuggets on future schedules.
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Date
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Opponent
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Time/TV
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Saturday
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WAS
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---
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Saturday
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---
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Saturday
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at
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Utah
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---
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Saturday
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at
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Boise State
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---
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Saturday
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HAWAI’I
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---
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Friday
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UTAH STATE
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---
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Saturday
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OREGON
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---
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Saturday
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at
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Notre Dame
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---
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Saturday
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at
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Georgia Tech
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---
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Saturday
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BYE
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---
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Saturday
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IDAHO
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---
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Saturday
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at
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San Jose State
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---
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Saturday
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at
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New Mexico State
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---
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Friday
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Poinsettia Bowl
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ESPN
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(h/t FBSchedules.com)
Notes:
Utah series - Tom Holmoe said BYU and Utah are still working on getting future dates nailed down, both schools want to make it happen. In a following conference call, Holmoe said both teams want home-and-home, neither school wants to budge on that.
Hawaii series (and future conference affiliation hints?) - Holmoe said "Hawaii is a series we will keep whether or not we are in a conference."
WAC - "I don't think we'll have any WAC teams on the 2013 schedule other than Utah State."
Holmoe said BYU has been working on some "big fish" in scheduling for "many years," and they finallly have two teams/series nailed down that BYU fans will really like. BYU will announce those soon. In the conference call after, Holmoe said BYU still needs a couple games for 2013, but "why finish it off just to get it done?" Wants to get the best fit for each game. He also agreed with Bronco Mendenhall's assessment that 2013 with be the most difficult schedule in BYU football history.
Greg Wrubell pointed out that after last year's schedule was released, a trip to Louisiana Tech was dropped and the TCU game was added -- always some small chance that a game or two can change.
While no TV information was disclosed tonight, ESPN's Dave Brown did say at last year's media day that eight games in 2012 were already slated for ESPN.