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2012 Central Arkansas

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Central Arkansas in 2012, game by game: lost at Ole Miss 27–49; won at Murray State 42–20; won vs. Bacone College 70–3; won vs. Sam Houston 24–20; lost at Stephen F. Austin 37–42; won vs. Nicholls 34–14; won at McNeese 27–26; won vs. Lamar 24–14; won at SE Louisiana 34–14; won vs. Northwestern State 35–14; won vs. Eastern Illinois 48–30; lost at Georgia Southern 16–24+67−22Lost 27–49 at Ole Miss-22Ole MissWon 42–20 at Murray State+22Murray StateWon 70–3 vs. Bacone College+67Bacone CollegeWon 24–20 vs. Sam Houston+4Sam HoustonLost 37–42 at Stephen F. Austin-5Stephen F. Aust…Won 34–14 vs. Nicholls+20NichollsWon 27–26 at McNeese+1McNeeseWon 24–14 vs. Lamar+10LamarWon 34–14 at SE Louisiana+20SE LouisianaWon 35–14 vs. Northwestern State+21Northwestern St…Won 48–30 vs. Eastern Illinois+18Eastern IllinoisLost 16–24 at Georgia Southern-8Georgia Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atOle MissL 27–⁠4938%
Sep 8atMurray StateW 42–⁠2047%
Sep 15vsBacone CollegeW 70–⁠383%
Sep 22vsSam HoustonW 24–⁠2052%
Sep 29atStephen F. AustinL 37–⁠4255%
Oct 6vsNichollsW 34–⁠1483%
Oct 13atMcNeeseW 27–⁠2645%
Oct 20vsLamarW 24–⁠1479%
Oct 27atSE LouisianaW 34–⁠1470%
Nov 3vsNorthwestern StateW 35–⁠1478%
Nov 17vsEastern IllinoisW 48–⁠3073%
Dec 1atGeorgia SouthernNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 16–⁠2435%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Southern 24–⁠16 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Southland Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Sam Houston

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
418–⁠270
Coach
—
Elo
1458 +74 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.9 No. 12 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 186
Offensive coordinator
Brooks Hollingsworth
Defensive coordinator
Matt Williamson

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Aum’Arie Wallace S★★No. 2743

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs12.00.740

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2012 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Arkansas6–⁠19–⁠3
Sam Houston6–⁠19–⁠3
SE Louisiana5–⁠25–⁠6
McNeese4–⁠37–⁠4
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠35–⁠6
Northwestern State2–⁠54–⁠7
Lamar1–⁠64–⁠8
Nicholls0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.