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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 6–4 (5–3 LSC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Justin Carrigan (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Henry Cofer (3rd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Midwestern State | W 20–17 | 6,027 | [2] | |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Abilene Christian | L 31–34 | 19,134 | [3] | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico |
| W 35–23 | 6,437 | [4] |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 23 West Texas A&M | L 21–41 | 7,825 | [5] | |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Delta State * |
| L 35–38 | 2,218 | [6] |
October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | W 10–43 | 2,105 | [7] | |
October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville ![]() |
| L 23–35 | 6,216 | [8] |
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | W 45–20 | 2,069 | [9] | |
November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Alabama * | W 38–28 | 9,067 | [10] | |
November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Angelo State |
| W 54–37 | 6,348 | [11] |
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