2012 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2012 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference	Southland Conference
2012 record	5–6 (5–2 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Roberts (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens
Defensive coordinator	Pete Golding
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium (Capacity: 7,408)

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

The 2012 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by new head coach Ron Roberts and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 5–2 in Southland play to finish in third place.

Media

All Lions games can be heard on KSLU 90.9 FM and online at LionSports.net.

Roster

2012 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ron Roberts (Memphis) Coordinators/assistant coaches E. K. Franks (Kansas State) Assoc. Head Coach/Running Backs Pete Golding (Delta State) Defensive Coordinator Brandon Lacy (Kansas) Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Travis Mikel (Delta State) Offensive Line/Director of Football Operations Chet Pobolish (Emporia State) Special Teams Karl Scott (McMurry) Defensive Backs/Linebackers Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Tyronee Williams (Mars Hill) Wide Receivers Matt Powell (Temple) Director of Sports Performance Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	at Missouri*	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	FSN PPV	L 10–62	62,173
September 8	7:00 PM	South Dakota State*	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA		L 14–31	6,278
September 13	6:00 PM	at UT Martin*	Graham Stadium • Martin, TN		L 6–23	4,012
September 22	7:00 PM	#19 McNeese State	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	Southeastern Channel	W 25–24	4,791
September 29	3:00 PM	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	SLC TV	W 31–21	8,426
October 6	2:00 PM	at UAB*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	Blazer Vision	L 3–52	16,212
October 13	3:00 PM	Northwestern State	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	SLC TV	W 27–22	4,284
October 27	7:00 PM	#14 Central Arkansas	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	Southeastern Channel	L 14–34	6,795
November 3	2:00 PM	at #4 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	BSN	L 0–70	6,844
November 10	7:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	Southeastern Channel	W 42–27	4,183
November 15	6:00 PM	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)		W 35–16	5,110
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Missouri

See also: 2012 Missouri Tigers football team

The Lions open the season for Ron Roberts on the road against the Missouri Tigers. It will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.

Southeastern Louisiana at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 3 0 7 10 • Tigers 28 0 20 14 62 Date: September 1 Location: Faurot Field Columbia, MO Game start: 6:07 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 62,173 Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Cloudy w/ humidity at 81%, winds variable at 5 mph Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (FSN PPV): Dave Armstrong, Corby Jones, and Todd Donoho Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SE Louisiana Missouri 1 11:08 11 75 3:52 Missouri T. J. Moe 2-yard touchdown reception from James Franklin, Andrew Baggett kick good 0 7 1 10:26 Missouri Interception returned 20 yards for touchdown by Zaviar Gooden, Andrew Baggett kick good 0 14 1 7:35 1 76 0:14 Missouri Kendi Lawrence 76-yard touchdown run, Andrew Baggett kick good 0 21 1 7:19 Missouri Fumble recovery returned 7 yards for touchdown by Michael Sam, Andrew Baggett kick good 0 28 2 0:00 9 62 2:50 Southeastern Louisiana 31-yard field goal by Seth Sebastian 3 28 3 14:16 3 25 0:39 Missouri Kendi Lawrence 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Baggett kick failed 3 34 3 4:41 Missouri Marcus Murray 70-yard punt return for a touchdown, Andrew Baggett kick good 3 41 3 0:13 5 39 2:03 Missouri Jimmie Hunt 10-yard touchdown reception from Corbin Berkstresser, Andrew Baggett kick good 3 48 4 11:38 6 50 2:27 Missouri Corbin Berkstresser 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Baggett kick good 3 55 4 9:45 Missouri Marcus Murray 72-yard punt return for a touchdown, Andrew Baggett kick good 3 62 4 2:32 13 75 7:13 Southeastern Louisiana Jeff Smiley 21-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Stanley, Seth Sebastian kick good 10 62 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 62

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South Dakota State

See also: 2012 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

The Lions first home game comes against South Dakota State. This is the first of a home-and-home series and is the first ever meeting between the two schools. The Lions will head to South Dakota in 2013 to continue this series.

South Dakota State at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Jackrabbits 3 10 15 3 31 Lions 0 0 7 7 14 Date: September 8 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 6,278 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Cloudy, winds NNW at 10 mph Referee: David Alvarez Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP S. Dakota St. SE Louisiana 1 1:00 12 80 5:37 South Dakota State 23-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka 3 0 2 13:39 3 25 1:21 South Dakota State Seth Daughter 12-yard touchdown reception from Austin Sumner, Justin Syrovatka kick good 10 0 2 6:58 9 57 4:48 South Dakota State 22-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka 13 0 3 10:12 13 75 4:48 Southeastern Louisiana Michael Chaney 19-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Stanley, Seth Sebastian kick good 13 7 3 6:55 6 50 3:05 South Dakota State Jason Schneider 46-yard touchdown reception from Austin Sumner, 2-point Vince Benedetto pass good 21 7 3 3:08 6 55 2:03 South Dakota State Zach Zenner 35-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick good 28 7 4 12:03 7 64 3:24 South Dakota State 26-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka 31 7 4 1:40 Southeastern Louisiana Fumble recovery returned 25 yards for touchdown by T'Darryl Grays, Seth Sebastian kick good 31 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 14

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UT Martin

See also: 2012 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

The Skyhawks and the Lions clash for the 6th time in school history with this 2012 contest. Currently the Lions lead the series 4-1.

Southeastern Louisiana at UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 6 6 • Skyhawks 0 7 0 16 23 Date: September 13 Location: Graham Stadium Martin, TN Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 4,012 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny and clear, winds SE at 5 mph Referee: Todd Dunaway Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SE Louisiana UT Martin 2 2:55 9 73 3:36 UT Martin DJ McNeil 3-yard touchdown run, Jackson Redditt kick good 0 7 4 14:08 13 64 6:16 UT Martin 33-yard field goal by Cody Sandlin 0 10 4 9:47 7 40 3:25 UT Martin DJ McNeil 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point James Satterfield pass failed 0 16 4 2:29 3 42 1:11 UT Martin Quentin Sims 5-yard touchdown reception from Derek Carr, Cody Sandlin kick good 0 23 4 0:37 9 62 1:46 Southeastern Louisiana Jeff Smiley 8-yard touchdown reception from Brian Young, 2-point Brian Young run failed 6 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 23

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McNeese State

See also: 2012 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The Lions try to end a long losing streak against McNeese in 2012. The series looks fairly lose with McNeese holding a 22-15 record against the Lions, but recent history has the Cowboys dominating the Lions as they have won 6 straight.

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 14 10 0 0 24 • Lions 3 7 7 8 25 Date: September 22 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:56 Game attendance: 4,791 Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): Allen Waddell and Trey Willie 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

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Lamar

See also: 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar may be a fairly new rival for the Lions, but they have a 3-1 record overall against Southeastern Louisiana. The last win for Southeastern Louisiana over Lamar was back in 1969.

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 7 7 10 7 31 Cardinals 0 7 7 7 21 Date: September 29 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 3:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 8,426 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Mostly Cloudy, winds E at 2 mph Referee: Buddy Gingras TV announcers (SLC TV): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, and Brooke Bentley Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SE Louisiana Lamar 1 8:54 7 56 2:23 Southeastern Louisiana Michael Chaney 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good 7 0 2 13:44 7 51 3:11 Southeastern Louisiana Michael Chaney 4-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good 14 0 2 10:01 8 61 3:35 Lamar Payden McVey 8-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Mossakowski, Justin Stout kick good 14 7 3 10:28 12 59 5:28 Southeastern Louisiana 26-yard field goal by Seth Sebastian 17 7 3 7:40 6 75 2:43 Lamar Payden McVey 10-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Mossakowski, Justin Stout kick good 17 14 3 5:27 Southeastern Louisiana Robert Alford 75-yard punt return for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good 24 14 4 6:58 6 57 2:36 Southeastern Louisiana Blaine LeBlanc 3-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Stanley, Seth Sebastian kick good 31 14 4 6:58 Lamar Interception returned 96 yards for touchdown by Tyru McGlothen, Justin Stout kick good 31 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 21

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UAB

See also: 2012 UAB Blazers football team

Non-conference play concludes to begin October as the Lions and Blazers face each other for the first time.

Southeastern Louisiana at UAB

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 3 0 0 3 • Blazers 21 10 7 14 52 Date: October 6 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:47 Game attendance: 16,212 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Partly Sunny, winds N at 8mph Referee: Steve LaMantia TV announcers (Blazer Vision): David Crane, Steve Irvine, and Sam Miller Sources:

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SE Louisiana UAB "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 52

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Northwestern State

See also: 2012 Northwestern State Demons football team

The Lions and Demons have had a long and close series overall with this being the 44th meeting. The Demons own a slim 22-21 advantage in the overall series.

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 3 6 6 7 22 • Lions 7 10 10 0 27 Date: October 13 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 3:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 4,284 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SSE at 11 mph Referee: Buddy Gingras TV announcers (SLC TV): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, and Erin Coefill Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Northwestern St. SE Louisiana 1 9:20 10 50 4:10 Northwestern State 22-yard field goal by John Shaughnessy 3 0 1 2:14 15 75 7:06 Southeastern Louisiana Jerry Anderson 4-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Stanley, Seth Sebastian kick good 3 7 2 10:22 5 74 2:24 Southeastern Louisiana Xavier Roberson 34-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good 3 14 2 6:29 12 75 3:53 Northwestern State Corey Simmons 4-yard touchdown reception from Brad Henderson, John Shaughnessy kick failed 9 14 2 0:55 12 51 5:26 Southeastern Louisiana 22-yard field goal by Seth Sebastian 9 17 3 10:14 6 47 2:38 Southeastern Louisiana 30-yard field goal by Seth Sebastian 9 20 3 5:49 9 92 4:19 Northwestern State Daniel Taylor 30-yard touchdown reception from Brad Henderson, 2-point Brad Henderson pass failed 15 20 3 2:49 3 46 1:08 Southeastern Louisiana Xavier Roberson 11-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good 15 27 4 4:08 5 62 1:15 Northwestern State Brad Henderson 8-yard touchdown run, John Shaughnessy kick good 22 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 22 27

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Central Arkansas

See also: 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team

The sixth contest between the Lions and Bears finds the Lions wanting to turn this series around. The Bears own a 4-1 advantage and have won two straight.

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • #14 Bears 7 7 7 13 34 Lions 0 0 14 0 14 Date: October 27 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:56 Game attendance: 6,795 Referee: Alan Eck TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): Chris Coleman, Allen Waddell, and Katie Morse Sources:

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP C. Arkansas SE Louisiana "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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Sam Houston State

See also: 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

As conference play begins to wind down, the Lions and Bearkats meet for the 13th time with the Bearkats owning an 8-4 advantage.

Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 • Bearkats 14 28 14 14 70 Date: November 3 Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 4:01 Game attendance: 6,844 Referee: Dan Romero Television network: BSN Sources:

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SE Louisiana Sam Houston St. "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

The final home game features the 15th meeting between the Lumberjacks and Lions. The Lumberjacks own a slim 8-5-1 advantage in the overall series.

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 21 6 0 27 • Lions 14 6 15 7 42 Date: November 10 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 4,183 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds ESE at 10 mph Referee: Ken Ray TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): Chris Coleman, Allen Waddell, and Damon Cutno Sources:

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Stephen F. Austin SE Louisiana "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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Nicholls State

See also: 2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The River Bell Classic ends the regular season for the Lions as they meet their main rival- the Colonels. It's the 22nd meeting with the Colonels owning a 12-9 advantage in the series. The Lions will attempt to push their win streak over the Colonels to two straight.

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 0 14 7 14 35 Colonels 0 3 0 13 16 Date: November 15 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 5,110 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Clear, winds NE at 7 mph Referee: Ross Smith Sources:

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SE Louisiana Nicholls St. "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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