American college football season
The 2012 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by seventh-year head coach Matt Viator , the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 6:30 pm at Middle Tennessee * ESPN3 W 27–2118,690 September 8 7:00 pm McMurry * No. 22 Cowboy Insider W 69–713,291 September 15 7:00 pm at Weber State * No. 19 Big Sky TV W 35–219,617 September 22 7:00 pm at Southeastern Louisiana No. 19 The Southeastern Channel L 24–254,791 September 29 7:00 pm Northwestern State No. 24 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry ) Cowboy Insider W 30–2210,532 October 13 7:00 pm No. 21 Central Arkansas No. 19 Cowboy Insider L 26–2712,913 October 20 2:00 pm at No. 6 Sam Houston State CSNH L 10–4510,151 October 27 7:00 pm Stephen F. Austin Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA SLC TV W 35–2412,213 November 3 3:00 pm at Nicholls State SLC TV W 42–105,299 November 10 1:00 pm at UTSA * L 24–3125,784 November 17 7:00 pm Lamar Cowboys Insider W 35–011,235
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McNeese State at Middle Tennessee State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys
0
14 10 3
27
Blue Raiders
3
3 0 15
21
Sources:
After Texas A&M bought out the 2012 game scheduled against McNeese State, the Cowboys were able to find a replacement to open the season in the form of the Blue Raiders. It will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.[ 4]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MSU
MTST
1
12:40
6
34
3:20
Middle Tennessee State
20-yard field goal by Carlos Lopez
0
3
2
14:53
11
55
3:53
Middle Tennessee State
28-yard field goal by Carlos Lopez
0
6
2
9:20
11
70
5:33
McNeese State
Josh Jordan 2-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Bolfing, Josh Lewis kick good
7
6
2
0:33
10
87
5:43
McNeese State
Champlain Babin 8-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good
14
6
3
12:00
8
51
3:00
McNeese State
46-yard field goal by Josh Lewis
17
6
3
1:20
5
49
2:08
McNeese State
Cody Stroud 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good
24
6
4
6:58
17
97
4:17
Middle Tennessee State
Anthony Amos 6-yard touchdown reception from Logan Kilgore , 2-point pass to Jordan Parker from Logan Kilgore good
24
14
4
5:21
5
25
1:37
McNeese State
33-yard field goal by Josh Lewis
27
14
4
5:01
1
15
0:20
Middle Tennessee State
Kyle Griswould 15-yard touchdown reception from Logan Kilgore, Carlos Lopez kick good
27
21
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
27
21
The Cowboys look to get rid of a goose egg when they meet the D2 Independent War Hawks. McMurry and McNeese State have met twice before, in 1957 and 1958, with the War Hawks owning a 2–0 record against the Cowboys.[ 5]
McMurry at #21 McNeese State
1
2 3 4 Total
War Hawks
0
0 7 0
7
• Cowboys
21
24 14 10
69
Date: September 8Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 13,291Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Cloudy, winds N at 13mphReferee: Buddy Gingras
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
McMurry
McNeese St.
1
8:40
10
61
4:33
McNeese State
Cody Stroud 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good
0
7
1
3:01
7
62
3:11
McNeese State
Javaris Murray 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good
0
14
1
0:26
4
22
1:09
McNeese State
Damion Dixon 10-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good
0
21
2
13:11
3
46
1:11
McNeese State
Darius Carey 13-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good
0
28
2
11:40
McNeese State
Interception returned 41 yards for touchdown by Chris Raggett, Josh Lewis kick good
0
35
2
5:46
9
83
5:13
McNeese State
Darius Carey 52-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Bolfing, Josh Lewis kick good
0
42
2
1:28
4
8
1:39
McNeese State
23-yard field goal by Josh Lewis
0
45
3
11:21
McNeese State
Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Chris Raggett, James Bice kick good
0
52
3
3:49
9
95
4:45
McNeese State
Dillon Berlin 5-yard touchdown run, James Bice kick good
0
59
3
2:28
3
4
1:21
McMurry
Clinton McCoy 7-yard touchdown reception from Brady Lambert, Josh King kick good
7
59
4
12:11
9
37
5:27
McNeese State
27-yard field goal by James Bice
7
62
4
10:43
3
32
1:18
McNeese State
Kelvin Bennett 17-yard touchdown run, James Bice kick good
7
69
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
7
69
The Cowboys and Wildcats meet for the third time in 2012 with the series even at 1–1, the last having taken place in 1990 with Weber prevailing 27–7. The Wildcats will head to Lake Charles in 2013 as part of this home-and-home series.[ 6]
#19 McNeese State at Weber State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #19 Cowboys
0
14 7 14
35
Wildcats
0
0 7 14
21
Date: September 15Location: Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT Game start: 7:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:53Game attendance: 9,617Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Sunny, winds N at 3mphReferee: Bruce PalmerTV announcers (Big Sky TV): Carl Arky and Ty Sparrow
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
McNeese St.
Weber St.
2
4:00
9
80
4:01
McNeese State
Darius Casey 3-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good
7
0
2
00:16
11
80
2:47
McNeese State
Cody Stroud 4-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good
14
0
3
11:25
7
33
1:59
Weber State
Shaydon Kehano 10-yard touchdown reception from Mike Hoke, Shaun McClain kick good
14
7
3
10:07
1
91
0:13
McNeese State
Dionate Spencer 91-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good
21
7
4
10:56
8
49
3:56
McNeese State
Jereon McGilvery 8-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good
28
7
4
6:45
2
80
0:51
McNeese State
Javaris Murray 76-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good
35
7
4
3:50
10
66
2:49
Weber State
C. J. Tuckett 2-yard touchdown run, Shaun McClain kick good
35
14
4
00:20
7
63
1:01
Weber State
Jordan Adamczyk 3-yard touchdown run, Shaun McClain kick good
35
21
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
35
21
Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ] SLC play begins with this match against the Lions. The Cowboys currently own a 22–15 record against the Lions.[ 1]
McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
14
10 0 0
24
• Lions
3
7 7 8
25
Sources:
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
McNeese St.
SE Louisiana
1
7:39
9
63
4:48
McNeese State
Cody Stroud 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good
7
0
1
6:22
4
21
1:11
McNeese State
Kendale Thomas 8-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good
14
0
1
0:04
15
49
6:10
Southeastern Louisiana
49-yard field goal by Seth Sebastian
14
3
2
10:01
2
41
0:26
Southeastern Louisiana
Nathan Stanley 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good
14
10
2
8:41
3
72
1:15
McNeese State
Javaris Murray 26-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good
21
10
2
0:03
17
60
4:06
McNeese State
30-yard field goal by Josh Lewis
24
10
3
3:26
15
86
7:03
Southeastern Louisiana
Michael Chaney 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good
24
17
4
2:39
17
80
6:25
Southeastern Louisiana
Taylor Jenkins 2-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Stanley, 2-point run by Michael Chaney good
24
25
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
25
SLC play continues when the Demons and Cowboys meet with the Cowboys owning a 40–20–1 record against Northwestern State.[ 1]
Northwestern State at McNeese State
1
2 3 4 Total
Demons
0
0 14 8
22
• Cowboys
7
10 3 10
30
Date: September 29Location: Cowboy StadiumGame start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:03Game attendance: 10,532Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Cloudy, winds ESE at 5mphReferee: Ross SmithTV announcers (Cowboy Insider): Tom Hoefer, Johnny Suydam, and Richard Dow
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Northwestern St.
McNeese St.
1
6:29
5
52
2:23
McNeese State
Josh Jordan 17-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good
0
7
2
14:07
5
73
1:52
McNeese State
Diontae Spencer 43-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good
0
14
2
0:00
14
64
2:48
McNeese State
17-yard field goal by Josh Lewis
0
17
3
13:56
3
34
1:04
Northwestern State
Clifton Brown 18-yard touchdown reception from Brad Henderson, John Shaughnessy kick good
7
17
3
4:33
18
64
9:23
McNeese State
21-yard field goal by Josh Lewis
7
20
3
2:44
6
74
1:49
Northwestern State
Phillip Harvey 41-yard touchdown reception from Brad Henderson, John Shaughnessy kick good
14
20
4
10:19
4
7
2:03
McNeese State
31-yard field goal by Josh Lewis
14
23
4
9:28
2
22
0:47
McNeese State
Javaris Murray 18-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good
14
30
4
5:58
11
98
3:30
Northwestern State
Jovhan Jilbert 58-yard touchdown reception from Brad Henderson, 2-point Jovhan Jilbert pass to Robert Walker good
22
30
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
22
30
Central Arkansas heads to Cowboy Stadium in 2012. The Cowboys are 3–3 against the Bears.[ 1]
Central Arkansas at McNeese State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
7
3 0 17
27
Cowboys
3
9 0 14
26
Date: October 13Location: Cowboy StadiumGame start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 12,913Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SSE 17mphReferee: Alan EckTV announcers (UCA Gameday): Justin Acri
The defending conference champions appear near the end of November. The Cowboys own a 24–8–1 record against Sam Houston State, but the Bearkats have won the recent games.[ 1]
McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1
2 Total
Cowboys
0
Bearkats
0
Sources:
An attempt to pull further away from the Lumberjacks takes place in this 2012 contest. The Cowboys own a 16–13–2 record against the Lumberjacks.[ 1]
Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State
1
2 Total
Lumberjacks
0
Cowboys
0
Sources:
The Cowboys open November with the Colonels. It's the 37th meeting with the Cowboys owning a 25–11 advantage in the series.[ 1]
McNeese State at Nicholls State
1
2 Total
Cowboys
0
Colonels
0
Sources:
The Roadrunners stand as the final non-conference team until playoff time comes for the Cowboys in 2012. It's the second meeting between the 2 with McNeese having won the 2011 match.[ 1]
McNeese State at UTSA
1
2 Total
Cowboys
0
Roadrunners
0
Sources:
The 31st meeting between the Cardinals and Cowboys closes the 2012 SLC season. The Cowboys own a 21–8–1 record against the Cardinals.[ 1]
Lamar at McNeese State
1
2 Total
Cardinals
0
Cowboys
0
Date: November 17Location: Cowboy Stadium
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All McNeese State games will be broadcast on Gator 99.5 FM. KVHP 30.2 is the local affiliate for SLC TV and will air McNeese State games on SLC TV.
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