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2012 Nicholls

1–⁠10 (0–⁠7 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Nicholls in 2012, game by game: lost at South Alabama 3–9; lost at Tulsa 16–66; won vs. Evangel University 73–17; lost at Central Arkansas 14–34; lost vs. Sam Houston 0–41; lost at Stephen F. Austin 10–44; lost at Northwestern State 26–27; lost vs. McNeese 10–42; lost at Lamar 24–34; lost vs. SE Louisiana 16–35; lost at No. 16 Oregon State 3–77+56−74Lost 3–9 at South Alabama-6South AlabamaLost 16–66 at Tulsa-50TulsaWon 73–17 vs. Evangel University+56Evangel Univers…Lost 14–34 at Central Arkansas-20Central ArkansasLost 0–41 vs. Sam Houston-41Sam HoustonLost 10–44 at Stephen F. Austin-34Stephen F. Aust…Lost 26–27 at Northwestern State-1Northwestern St…Lost 10–42 vs. McNeese-32McNeeseLost 24–34 at Lamar-10LamarLost 16–35 vs. SE Louisiana-19SE LouisianaLost 3–77 at No. 16 Oregon State-74No. 16 Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atSouth AlabamaL 3–⁠926%
Sep 15atTulsaL 16–⁠667%
Sep 22vsEvangel UniversityW 73–⁠1752%
Oct 6atCentral ArkansasL 14–⁠3417%
Oct 13vsSam HoustonL 0–⁠4120%
Oct 20atStephen F. AustinL 10–⁠4421%
Oct 27atNorthwestern StateL 26–⁠2726%
Nov 3vsMcNeeseL 10–⁠4226%
Nov 10atLamarL 24–⁠3432%
Nov 15vsSE LouisianaL 16–⁠3539%
Dec 1at16Oregon StateL 3–⁠774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 77–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠426
Coach
—
Elo
1085 −70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.5 No. 100 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jeremy Atwell
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

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.