2012 Tarleton State Texans football team

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2012 Tarleton State Texans football
Tarleton State athletics logo.svg
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 2011
2013 
2012 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Midwestern State +^  7 1   9 2  
No. 4 West Texas A&M +^  7 1   12 3  
Tarleton State  5 3   6 4  
Texas A&M–Kingsville #  5 3   6 6  
Abilene Christian  4 4   7 4  
Angelo State  4 4   5 6  
Eastern New Mexico 2 6   3 7  
Incarnate Word  1 7   2 9  
Texas A&M–Commerce  1 7   1 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Kanza Bowl participant † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all three wins
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2012 Tarleton State Texans football represents Tarleton State University in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 p.m.No. 4 Midwestern State W 20–176,027 [2]
September 154:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Abilene Christian L 31–3419,134 [3]
September 227:00 p.m. Eastern New Mexico
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
W 35–236,437 [4]
September 296:00 p.m.at No. 23 West Texas A&M L 21–417,825 [5]
October 67:00 p.m. Delta State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
L 35–382,218 [6]
October 136:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Commerce W 10–432,105 [7]
October 206:00 p.m. Texas A&M–Kingsville Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
L 23–356,216 [8]
October 277:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word W 45–202,069 [9]
November 33:00 p.m.at North Alabama *W 38–289,067 [10]
November 107:00 p.m. Angelo State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
W 54–376,348 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Tarleton Football Announces 2012 Schedule".
  2. "Football vs Midwestern State".
  3. "Football vs Abilene Christian".
  4. "Football vs Eastern New Mexico".
  5. "Football vs West Texas A&M".
  6. "Football vs Delta State".
  7. "Football vs Texas A&M-Commerce".
  8. "Football vs Texas A&M–Kingsville".
  9. "Football vs Incarnate Word".
  10. "Football vs North Alabama".
  11. "Football vs Angelo State".