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2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
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Conference Southland Conference
2012 record 5–6 (4–3 Southland)
Head coach J. C. Harper (6th year)
Offensive coordinator Richard Olin
Defensive coordinator David Gibbs
Home stadium Homer Bryce Stadium
(Capacity: 14,575)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5 Sam Houston State +^   6 – 1         11 – 4  
#8 Central Arkansas +^   6 – 1         9 – 3  
Southeastern Louisiana   5 – 2         5 – 6  
McNeese State   4 – 3         7 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 3         5 – 6  
Northwestern State   2 – 5         4 – 7  
Lamar   1 – 6         4 – 8  
Nicholls State   0 – 7         1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of Final Standings; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
Southwestern Oklahoma at #20 Stephen F. Austin
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 14 14
• Lumberjacks 14 14 14 7 49
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#19 Stephen F. Austin at SMU
1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0
• Mustangs 0 21 14 17 52
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    University Park, TX
  • Game start: 7:05 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 20,122
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Clear, winds NE at 10mph
  • Referee: Steve Barth
  • TV announcers (TWC Texas): John Nelson, Pete Stein, and Dave Michaels
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#23 Stephen F. Austin at #3 Montana State
1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 10 10 3 12 35
• Bobcats 14 7 7 15 43
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Bobcat Stadium
    Bozeman, MT
  • Game start: 2:37 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:36
  • Game attendance: 17,147
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Sunny and very smokey, winds WNW at 0-15mph
  • Referee: Jim Crowley
  • TV announcers (KCEB): Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan, and Jeff Ebrie
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Stephen F. Austin at Texas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 10 7 14 6 37
• Bobcats 17 10 14 0 41
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Bobcat Stadium
    San Marcos, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 17,188
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), Sunny, winds ESE at 6mph
  • Referee: Jim Farmer
  • TV announcers (Txstatebobcats.com): Brent Freeman and Bill Culhane
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Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 21 0 7 9 37
• Lumberjacks 15 20 0 7 42
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:42
  • Game attendance: 7,324
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Raining
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • TV announcers (Lumberjack TV): Rob Meyers and Max Holmes
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#9 Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin
1 2 3 4 Total
• Bearkats 3 20 21 7 51
Lumberjacks 7 7 14 15 43
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Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin
1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 0 3 7 10
• Lumberjacks 10 21 3 10 44
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 12,310
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Clear & Sunny, Winds S at 9-12mph
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (SLC TV): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, and Brooke Bentley
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Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State
1 2 Total
Lumberjacks 0
Cowboys 0
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The 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by sixth year head coach J. C. Harper and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–3 in Soutland play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

All Lumberjacks games will air on KTBQ 107.7 FM and can be listened to online.

Senior wide outs Gralyn Crawford and Cordell Roberson were both named to the 2012 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) watch list. Senior quarterback Brady Attaway was also named to the watch list.

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The Lumberjacks open the season with their lone non-conference home game against the Division II Bulldogs. This will be the first ever meeting between Stephen F. Austin and Southwestern Oklahoma.

The Mustangs and Lumberjacks meet each other for the second time in school history. In the previous match, in 2009, SMU managed to sneak away with a 31-23 win.

The only FCS tuneup before SLC play starts takes place between Montana State and the Lumberjacks. The 2012 meeting will be the fifth meeting between the two squads with Montana State holding a 3-1 advantage.

The team that has typically handled the Lumberjacks the easiest is the Bobcats. Stephen F. Austin enters the 2012 contest with a 29-56-1 record against Texas State. The Bobcats have won 5 contests in a row and 7 of the last 8 against the Lumberjacks.

The Bears and Lumberjacks open SLC play for the sixth consecutive year with the Bears holding a slim 4-2 advantage over the Lumberjacks. After losing in 2011, the Lumberjacks will attempt to win their third game in 4 years against the Bears.

The Battle of the Piney Woods returns to Reliant Stadium for a third consecutive season. The Lumberjacks will try to end a 1-game losing streak against the Bearkats and cut into the deficit record they have against the Bearkats of 35-49-2.

The Lumberjacks have had their most success in the SLC against the Colonels. The 29th meeting finds the Lumberjacks 21-7 against the Colonels, having won 4 straight and 6 of the past 7. That lone set back was by 1 point in 2007 (17-16).

This 2012 contest returns to Lake Charles where the Lumberjacks are 7-7 against the Cowboys. Overall this will be the 32nd meeting between the two schools. The Cowboys lead the overall series 16-13-2, but the Lumberjacks have won the past 3 meetings.


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