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2012 McNeese

7–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2012, game by game: won at Middle Tennessee 27–21; won vs. McMurry 69–7; won at Weber State 35–21; lost at SE Louisiana 24–25; won vs. Northwestern State 30–22; lost vs. Central Arkansas 26–27; lost at Sam Houston 10–45; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 35–24; won at Nicholls 42–10; lost at UTSA 24–31; won vs. Lamar 35–0+62−35Won 27–21 at Middle Tennessee+6Middle TennesseeWon 69–7 vs. McMurry+62McMurryWon 35–21 at Weber State+14Weber StateLost 24–25 at SE Louisiana-1SE LouisianaWon 30–22 vs. Northwestern State+8Northwestern St…Lost 26–27 vs. Central Arkansas-1Central ArkansasLost 10–45 at Sam Houston-35Sam HoustonWon 35–24 vs. Stephen F. Austin+11Stephen F. Aust…Won 42–10 at Nicholls+32NichollsLost 24–31 at UTSA-7UTSAWon 35–0 vs. Lamar+35Lamar
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atMiddle TennesseeW 27–⁠2137%
Sep 8vsMcMurryW 69–⁠774%
Sep 15atWeber StateW 35–⁠2151%
Sep 22atSE LouisianaL 24–⁠2570%
Sep 29vsNorthwestern StateW 30–⁠2269%
Oct 13vsCentral ArkansasL 26–⁠2755%
Oct 20atSam HoustonL 10–⁠4529%
Oct 27vsStephen F. AustinW 35–⁠2460%
Nov 3atNichollsW 42–⁠1074%
Nov 10atUTSAL 24–⁠3155%
Nov 17vsLamarW 35–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lamar 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
357–⁠233
Coach
—
Elo
1390 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.0 No. 21 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 136
Offensive coordinator
Tim Leger
Defensive coordinator
Mike Collins

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Alex Johnson RB★★★No. 1242
Damon Gladney WR★★No. 2021

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.830
Receivers12.00.783
Whole class22.50.806

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.