2012 Northwestern State
4–7 (2–5 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi Valley State 45–14Sep 22
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Texas Tech | L 6–44 | 19% |
| Sep 8 | vsArkansas Monticello | W 31–24 | 60% |
| Sep 15 | at Nevada | L 34–45 | 12% |
| Sep 22 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 45–14 | 76% |
| Sep 29 | at McNeese | L 22–30 | 31% |
| Oct 6 | vs Lamar | W 30–23 | 65% |
| Oct 13 | at SE Louisiana | L 22–27 | 54% |
| Oct 27 | vs Nicholls | W 27–26 | 74% |
| Nov 3 | at Central Arkansas | L 14–35 | 22% |
| Nov 10 | vs Sam Houston | L 17–52 | 23% |
| Nov 17 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 17–34 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Stephen F. Austin 34–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–5 6th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 265–354
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1231 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −27.8 No. 58 of 122 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Todd Cooley
- Defensive coordinator
- Gary DeLoach
2012 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Arkansas | 6–1 | 9–3 | |
| Sam Houston | 6–1 | 9–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 5–2 | 5–6 | |
| McNeese | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
 Northwestern State | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Lamar | 1–6 | 4–8 | |
| Nicholls | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.