2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Independence Bowl vs. Ohio, L 14–45
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2012 record	8–5 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Todd Berry (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Farmer
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Troy Reffett
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427)

2012 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		7	–	1					10	–	3
Louisiana–Lafayette		6	–	2					9	–	4
Louisiana–Monroe		6	–	2					8	–	5
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	4
WKU		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 South Alabama not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS. Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	6:00 PM	at #8 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	ESPNU	W 34–31 ^OT	53,089
September 15	11:00 AM	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	L 28–31 ^OT	85,214
September 21	7:00 PM	Baylor*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN	L 42–47	31,175^A
September 29	3:30 PM	at Tulane*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	CST	W 63–10	18,063
October 6	2:30 PM	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	SBN/CSS	W 31–17	21,067
October 13	7:00 PM	Florida Atlantic	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	SBN/CSS	W 35–14	16,782
October 20	3:00 PM	at WKU	Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	W 43–42 ^OT	22,323
October 27	6:00 PM	South Alabama	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 38–24	14,556
November 3	3:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	SBN/CSS	L 24–40	20,203
November 8	6:00 PM	at Arkansas State	Liberty Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR (Trail of Tears Classic)	ESPNU	L 23–45	30,243
November 17	3:00 PM	North Texas	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 42–16	14,079
November 24	5:00 PM	at FIU	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL		W 23–17 ^OT	12,115
December 28	1:00 PM	vs. Ohio*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–45	41,853
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

• ^A Denotes the largest crowd in Malone Stadium history.

Game notes

@ Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Warhawks	7	0	7	14	6	34
#8 Razorbacks	7	14	7	0	3	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–9	2010	ARK, 31–7

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 passing touchdows, and one rushing touchdown.

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	4	OT	Total
Warhawks	7	7	0	14	0	28
Tigers	7	14	7	0	3	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2010	AUB, 52–3

Baylor

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Tulane

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2008	TUL, 24–10

@ Middle Tennessee

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–9	2011	ULM, 42–14

Florida Atlantic

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	2011	ULM, 26–0

@ WKU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Warhawks	0	21	0	14	8	43
Hilltoppers	7	21	0	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2011	WKU, 31–28 OT

South Alabama

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Louisiana–Lafayette

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–24	2011	ULL, 36–35

@ Arkansas State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–19	2011	ARST, 24–19

North Texas

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–13	2011	UNT, 38–21

@ FIU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Warhawks	7	3	7	0	6	23
Panthers	0	7	3	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2011	FIU, 28–17

Ohio–Independence Bowl

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	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.