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2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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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 schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTroy Reffett (4th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

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.

Schedule

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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 TennesseeSBN/CSSW 31–1721,067
October 137:00 pmFlorida Atlantic
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
SBN/CSSW 35–1416,782
October 203:00 pmat Western KentuckyESPN3W 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 StateESPNUL 23–4530,243
November 173:00 pmNorth Texas
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 42–1614,079
November 245:00 pmat FIUW 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

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@ Arkansas

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 7 0 7 146 34
#8 Razorbacks 7 14 7 03 31

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

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 7 7 0 140 28
Tigers 7 14 7 03 31

Baylor

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 24 10 13 47
Warhawks 14 7 7 14 42

@ Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 21 14 21 7 63
Green Wave 0 3 0 7 10

@ Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 10 14 0 31
Blue Raiders 3 0 7 7 17

Florida Atlantic

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 0 7 14
Warhawks 7 14 7 7 35

@ WKU

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 0 21 0 148 43
Hilltoppers 7 21 0 77 42

South Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 7 7 3 24
Warhawks 0 21 7 10 38

Louisiana–Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 12 40
Warhawks 10 7 0 7 24

@ Arkansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 3 7 6 23
Red Wolves 14 3 21 7 45

North Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 3 7 6 16
Warhawks 7 7 7 21 42

@ FIU

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Warhawks 7 3 7 06 23
Panthers 0 7 3 70 17

Ohio–Independence Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 14 10 14 7 45
Warhawks 0 7 7 0 14

Rankings

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ULM shocks #8 Arkansas in War Memorial Stadium, 34-31 OT
Ranking movements
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References

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  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.