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2012 Lamar

4–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Lamar in 2012, game by game: lost at Louisiana 0–40; won vs. Prairie View A&M 31–0; lost at Hawai’i 2–54; won vs. Langston 31–0; lost vs. SE Louisiana 21–31; lost at Northwestern State 23–30; won vs. McMurry 52–21; lost at Central Arkansas 14–24; lost vs. Sam Houston 7–56; lost at Stephen F. Austin 26–40; won vs. Nicholls 34–24; lost at McNeese 0–35+31−52Lost 0–40 at Louisiana-40LouisianaWon 31–0 vs. Prairie View A&M+31Prairie View A&MLost 2–54 at Hawai’i-52Hawai’iWon 31–0 vs. Langston+31LangstonLost 21–31 vs. SE Louisiana-10SE LouisianaLost 23–30 at Northwestern State-7Northwestern St…Won 52–21 vs. McMurry+31McMurryLost 14–24 at Central Arkansas-10Central ArkansasLost 7–56 vs. Sam Houston-49Sam HoustonLost 26–40 at Stephen F. Austin-14Stephen F. Aust…Won 34–24 vs. Nicholls+10NichollsLost 0–35 at McNeese-35McNeese
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atLouisianaL 0–⁠4015%
Sep 8vsPrairie View A&MW 31–⁠047%
Sep 16atHawai’iL 2–⁠5418%
Sep 22vsLangstonW 31–⁠066%
Sep 29vsSE LouisianaL 21–⁠3167%
Oct 6atNorthwestern StateL 23–⁠3035%
Oct 13vsMcMurryW 52–⁠2161%
Oct 20atCentral ArkansasL 14–⁠2421%
Oct 27vsSam HoustonL 7–⁠5623%
Nov 3atStephen F. AustinL 26–⁠4027%
Nov 10vsNichollsW 34–⁠2468%
Nov 17atMcNeeseL 0–⁠3523%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to McNeese 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 7th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠355
Coach
—
Elo
1202 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.2 No. 87 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 150
Offensive coordinator
Larry Kueck
Defensive coordinator
Bill Bradley
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Darryl Waters SDE★★★No. 1568

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line13.00.811

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

Conference page
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.