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2012 Sam Houston

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–⁠4, over 15 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

Sam Houston in 2012, game by game: won vs. Incarnate Word 54–7; lost at Baylor 23–48; lost at Central Arkansas 20–24; won vs. Texas Southern 50–6; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 51–43; won at Nicholls 41–0; won vs. McNeese 45–10; won at Lamar 56–7; won vs. SE Louisiana 70–0; won at Northwestern State 52–17; lost at No. 9 Texas A&M 28–47; won vs. Cal Poly 18–16+70−25Won 54–7 vs. Incarnate Word+47Incarnate WordLost 23–48 at Baylor-25BaylorLost 20–24 at Central Arkansas-4Central ArkansasWon 50–6 vs. Texas Southern+44Texas SouthernWon 51–43 vs. Stephen F. Austin+8Stephen F. Aust…Won 41–0 at Nicholls+41NichollsWon 45–10 vs. McNeese+35McNeeseWon 56–7 at Lamar+49LamarWon 70–0 vs. SE Louisiana+70SE LouisianaWon 52–17 at Northwestern State+35Northwestern St…Lost 28–47 at No. 9 Texas A&M-19No. 9 Texas A&MWon 18–16 vs. Cal Poly+2Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsIncarnate WordW 54–⁠790%
Sep 15atBaylorL 23–⁠4823%
Sep 22atCentral ArkansasL 20–⁠2448%
Sep 27vsTexas SouthernW 50–⁠676%
Oct 6vsStephen F. AustinAt HoustonW 51–⁠4364%
Oct 13atNichollsW 41–⁠080%
Oct 20vsMcNeeseW 45–⁠1071%
Oct 27atLamarW 56–⁠777%
Nov 3vsSE LouisianaW 70–⁠089%
Nov 10atNorthwestern StateW 52–⁠1777%
Nov 17at9Texas A&ML 28–⁠4719%
Dec 1vsCal PolyNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 18–⁠1675%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal Poly 18–⁠16 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of Sam Houston’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 7atMontana StateW 34–⁠16Montana State’s article
Dec 15atEastern WashingtonW 45–⁠42Eastern Washington’s article
Jan 5vsNorth Dakota StateL 13–⁠39North Dakota State’s article

Southland Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Central Arkansas

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
508–⁠225
Coach
—
Elo
1535 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.1 No. 4 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Ruse
Defensive coordinator
Scott Stoker
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Sam Houston are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

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.