# 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

The 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks were led by third-year head coach Todd Berry and played their home games at Malone Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, the first bowl appearance in school history, where they were defeated by Ohio.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8 Arkansas* | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR | ESPNU | W 34–31 $^{OT}$ | 53,089 |
| September 15 | 11:00 am | at Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | SECN | L 28–31 $^{OT}$ | 85,214 |
| September 21 | 7:00 pm | Baylor* | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN | L 42–47 | 31,175 |
| September 29 | 3:30 pm | at Tulane* | Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA | CST | W 63–10 | 18,063 |
| October 6 | 2:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | SBN/CSS | W 31–17 | 21,067 |
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | SBN/CSS | W 35–14 | 16,782 |
| October 20 | 3:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPN3 | W 43–42 $^{OT}$ | 22,323 |
| October 27 | 6:00 pm | South Alabama | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | | W 38–24 | 14,556 |
| November 3 | 3:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | SBN/CSS | L 24–40 | 20,203 |
| November 8 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas State | Liberty Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPNU | L 23–45 | 30,243 |
| November 17 | 3:00 pm | North Texas | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | | W 42–16 | 14,079 |
| November 24 | 5:00 pm | at FIU | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | | W 23–17 $^{OT}$ | 12,115 |
| December 28 | 1:00 pm | vs. Ohio* | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN | L 14–45 | 41,853 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP PollAll times are in Central time |||||||
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* ^A Denotes the largest crowd in Malone Stadium history.

## Game summaries
### @ Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| #8 Razorbacks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
The Warhawks came into War Memorial Stadium as 30.5 point underdogs. In regulation, the Warhawks played the Razorbacks to a tie. Arkansas, who had three starters (including QB Tyler Wilson) injured in the game, was held to a field goal in the 1st overtime. ULM faced a 4th and 1 in same overtime period, and elected to pursue a first down. The result was a ULM QB Kolton Browning game-winning touchdown run. Browning finished with 481 total yards, three touchdowns passing, and one touchdown rushing.
Louisiana-Monroe's victory over #8 Arkansas marked the first victory by any Sun Belt Conference team over a top-ten opponent and the first victory over any ranked opponent since 2004.

### @ Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 47 |
| Warhawks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### @ Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### @ Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### @ WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 43 |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Warhawks | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

### Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| Warhawks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### @ Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 45 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |

### @ FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Ohio–Independence Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |