2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

The 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks were led by third-year head coach Todd Berry and played their home games at Malone Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, the first bowl appearance in school history, where they were defeated by Ohio.

2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Independence Bowl, L 14–45 vs. Ohio
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Farmer (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTroy Reffett (4th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
(capacity: 30,427)
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arkansas State $  7 –1   10 –3  
Louisiana–Monroe  6 –2   8 –5  
Middle Tennessee  6 –2   8 –4  
Louisiana–Lafayette *  4 –2   5 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –4   7 –6  
Troy  3 –5   5 –7  
North Texas  3 –5   4 –8  
Florida Atlantic  2 –6   3 –9  
FIU  2 –6   3 –9  
South Alabama **  1 –7   2 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
    ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 86:00 pmat No. 8 Arkansas*
ESPNUW 34–31 OT53,089
September 1511:00 amat Auburn*
SECNL 28–31 OT85,214
September 217:00 pmBaylor*
ESPNL 42–4731,175A
September 293:30 pmat Tulane*
CSTW 63–1018,063
October 62:30 pmat Middle Tennessee
SBN/CSSW 31–1721,067
October 137:00 pmFlorida Atlantic
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
SBN/CSSW 35–1416,782
October 203:00 pmat Western Kentucky
ESPN3W 43–42 OT22,323
October 276:00 pmSouth Alabama
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 38–2414,556
November 33:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette
SBN/CSSL 24–4020,203
November 86:00 pmat Arkansas State
ESPNUL 23–4530,243
November 173:00 pmNorth Texas
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 42–1614,079
November 245:00 pmat FIU
W 23–17 OT12,115
December 281:00 pmvs. Ohio*
ESPNL 14–4541,853
Schedule Source:[1]
  • ^A Denotes the largest crowd in Malone Stadium history.

Game summaries

@ Arkansas
1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 7 0 7 146 34
#8 Razorbacks 7 14 7 03 31
See also: 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The Warhawks came into War Memorial Stadium as 30.5 point underdogs. In regulation, the Warhawks played the Razorbacks to a tie. Arkansas, who had three starters (including QB Tyler Wilson) injured in the game, was held to a field goal in the 1st overtime. ULM faced a 4th and 1 in same overtime period, and elected to pursue a first down. The result was a ULM QB Kolton Browning game-winning touchdown run. Browning finished with 481 total yards, three touchdowns passing, and one touchdown rushing.

Louisiana-Monroe's victory over #8 Arkansas marked the first victory by any Sun Belt Conference team over a top-ten opponent and the first victory over any ranked opponent since 2004.[2]

@ Auburn
1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 7 7 0 140 28
Tigers 7 14 7 03 31
See also: 2012 Auburn Tigers football team

Baylor
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 24 10 13 47
Warhawks 14 7 7 14 42
See also: 2012 Baylor Bears football team

@ Tulane
1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 21 14 21 7 63
Green Wave 0 3 0 7 10
See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

@ Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 10 14 0 31
Blue Raiders 3 0 7 7 17
See also: 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 0 7 14
Warhawks 7 14 7 7 35
See also: 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

@ WKU
1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 0 21 0 148 43
Hilltoppers 7 21 0 77 42
See also: 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

South Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 7 7 3 24
Warhawks 0 21 7 10 38
See also: 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 12 40
Warhawks 10 7 0 7 24
See also: 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team and Battle on the Bayou

@ Arkansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 3 7 6 23
Red Wolves 14 3 21 7 45
See also: 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

North Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 3 7 6 16
Warhawks 7 7 7 21 42
See also: 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team

@ FIU
1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 7 3 7 06 23
Panthers 0 7 3 70 17
See also: 2012 FIU Panthers football team

Ohio–Independence Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 14 10 14 7 45
Warhawks 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2012 Independence Bowl

Rankings
ULM shocks #8 Arkansas in War Memorial Stadium, 34-31 OT
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—RVRV——————RV——————
Coaches—RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—————
HarrisNot releasedRVRVRVRV——RVRV—Not released
BCSNot released————————Not released

References
  1. "2012 LSU Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  2. "Louisiana-Monroe shocks No. 8 Arkansas with fourth-down TD in OT". ESPN.com. September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.


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