2012 Sun Belt Conference football season

August 2023 2012 Sun Belt Conference football season #FCA120 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football Sun Belt Conference 2001 logo.svg 150px August 30, 2012 - January 6, 2013 10 ESPN, CSS/CST 2013 NFL Draft 2013 NFL Draft S Johnathan Cyprien, FIU Jacksonville Jaguars, 33rd overall Regular season Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee State Football 2011 2013 The 2012 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 12th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference. The season began August 30, 2012 and concluded January 6, 2013 as part of the 2012-13 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Ten teams participated in the competition: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, South Alabama, Troy and Western Kentucky. As part of the 2010-13 NCAA conference realignment, this was Florida Atlantic's and Florida International's final season in the conference before moving to Conference USA in 2013. South Alabama competed in the Sun Belt for the first time and became the conference's tenth team. Due to NCAA transitional rules, South Alabama was not eligible for a conference championship or postseason play. Preseason Award watch lists The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists: Walter Camp Awardhttp://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2012_walter_camp_player_of_the_year_preseason_watch_list/ News and Events | 2012 Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List" | Walter Camp Football Foundation Waltercamp.org 2012-07-20 2012-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20120725141809/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2012_walter_camp_player_of_the_year_preseason_watch_list/ 2012-07-25 dead Player Team Ryan Aplin Arkansas State Doak Walker Awardhttps://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2012-07-19/walker-award-watch-list-released Walker Award Watch List released NCAA.com 2012-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103910/http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2012-07-19/walker-award-watch-list-released 2016-03-04 dead Player Team Kedrick Rhodes Florida International Benny Cunningham Middle Tennessee Shawn Southward Troy John Mackey Awardhttp://www.nassausports.org/downloads/2012_John_Mackey_Award_Preseason_Watch_List.pdf 2012 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Nassausports.org 2012-10-03 Player Team Jack Doyle Western Kentucky Manning AwardCasey Bienvenu http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site540.php Manning Award Watch List, 2012-13 / Allstate Sugar Bowl Allstatesugarbowl.org 2012-01-09 2012-10-03 October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024075848/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site540.php dead Player Team Ryan Aplin Arkansas State Blaine Gautier Louisiana–Lafayette Bronko Nagurski Trophyhttp://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2012/nagurski120712.html FWAA > News > Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Sportswriters.net 2012-07-12 2012-10-03 Player Team Andrew Jackson Western Kentucky Outland Trophyhttp://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2012/outland120712.html FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List Sportswriters.net 2012-07-12 2012-10-03 Player Team Caylin Hauptmann Florida International Lombardi Award Player Team Adam Smith Western Kentucky Andrew Jackson Western Kentucky Winston Fraser Florida International Rimington Trophyhttp://rimingtontrophy.com/watchlist/ Rimington Trophy Rimington Trophy 2012-10-03 Player Team Andre Huval Louisiana–Lafayette Davey O'Brien Awardhttp://blog.daveyobrien.org/2012/07/18/2012-davey-obrien-award-watch-list-announced/ 2012 Davey O'Brien Award Watch List Announced - Davey O'Brien Blog.daveyobrien.org 2012-07-18 2012-10-03 https://archive.today/20121220133832/http://blog.daveyobrien.org/2012/07/18/2012-davey-obrien-award-watch-list-announced/ 2012-12-20 dead Player Team Ryan Aplin Arkansas State Jim Thorpe Awardhttp://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/2012/07/13/2012-thorpe-award-preseason-watch-list-announced/ 2012 Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List Announced | The Jim Thorpe Association and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Jimthorpeassoc.org 2012-10-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120725014512/http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/2012/07/13/2012-thorpe-award-preseason-watch-list-announced/ 2012-07-25 Player Team Brynden Trawick Troy Jonathan Cyprien Florida International Ray Guy AwardCarly http://www.augustasportscouncil.org/whatsnew/Blog/post/ASC-announces-2012-Ray-Guy-Award-preseason-watch-list.aspx ASC announces 2012 Ray Guy Award preseason watch list Augusta Sports Council 1999-02-22 2012-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20121128145819/http://www.augustasportscouncil.org/whatsnew/Blog/post/ASC-announces-2012-Ray-Guy-Award-preseason-watch-list.aspx 2012-11-28 dead Player Team Will Atterberry North Texas Lou Groza Awardhttp://www.lougrozaaward.com/Current_Watch_List.html Current Watch List | PB Sports Commission - Lou Groza Lougrozaaward.com 2009-09-19 2012-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090817150753/http://www.lougrozaaward.com/Current_Watch_List.html 2009-08-17 dead Player Team Brett Baer Louisiana–Lafayette Jake Griffin Florida International Sun Belt Media Day The Sun Belt media day was held on 16 July, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Florida International received five first place votes and were selected by the coaches as the favorites to win the conference.http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/local-sports-news/college-football-news/586122-florida-international-voted-preseason-favorite-at-sun-belt-football-media-day.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121005002416/http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/local-sports-news/college-football-news/586122-florida-international-voted-preseason-favorite-at-sun-belt-football-media-day.html usurped October 5, 2012 Florida International Voted Preseason Favorite At Sun Belt Football Media Day Sportsnola.com 2012-07-16 2012-10-03 Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette each received two first place votes, while Western Kentucky received one. Coaches Poll Position Team Votes First-place votes1 Florida International9252 Arkansas State8523 Louisiana–Lafayette8124 Western Kentucky7015 Troy606 Louisiana–Monroe477 Middle Tennessee428 North Texas369 Florida Atlantic2310 South Alabama14 Preseason All–Conference Team The head coaches of the competing teams selected their All–Conference Team. Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22157&SPID=1808&ATCLID=205182023&DB_OEM_ID=4100 September 11, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120328075229/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22157&SPID=1808&ATCLID=205182023&DB_OEM_ID=4100 March 28, 2012 The coaches also selected Ryan Aplin of Arkansas State as the preseason offensive player of the year, and Tourek Williams of Florida International as the preseason defensive player of the year. Offense Position Name TeamQB Ryan Aplin Arkansas StateRB Kedrick Rhodes Florida InternationalRB Alonzo Harris Louisiana–LafayetteWR Josh Jarboe Arkansas StateWR Javone Lawson Louisiana–LafayetteWR Eric Thomas TroyTE Jack Doyle Western KentuckyOL Zack McKnight Arkansas StateOL Rupert Bryan Florida InternationalOL Caylin Hauptmann Florida InternationalOL Leonardo Bates Louisiana–LafayetteOL Cyril Lemon North Texas Defense Position Name TeamDL Isame Faciane Florida InternationalDL Tourek Williams Florida InternationalDL Tony Davis TroyDL Quanterus Smith Western KentuckyLB Andrew Jackson Western KentuckyLB Winston Fraser Florida InternationalLB Kanorris Davis TroyDB Brynden Trawick TroyDB Jonathan Cyprien Florida InternationalDB Don Jones Arkansas StateDB Melvin White Louisiana–Lafayette Specialists Position Name TeamPK Brett Baer Louisiana–LafayetteP Will Atterberry North TexasRS John Evans Western Kentucky Coaches NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school Sun Belt record Arkansas State Gus Malzahn 1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Florida Atlantic Carl Pelini 1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Florida International Mario Cristobal 6 24–38 24–38 18–20 Louisiana–Lafayette Mark Hudspeth 2 75–25 9–4 6–2 Louisiana–Monroe Todd Berry 3 38–74 9–15 7–9 Middle Tennessee Rick Stockstill 7 35–40 35–40 26–19 North Texas Dan McCarney 2 61–92 5–7 4–4 South Alabama Joey Jones 4 26–11 23–4 0–0 Troy Larry Blakeney 24 163–92–1 163–92–1 42–17 Western Kentucky Willie Taggart 3 9–15 9–15 9–7 Sun Belt vs. BCS AQ Conference matchups Date Visitor Home Notes September 1 Arkansas State 34 #5 Oregon 57 September 1 North Texas 14 #3 LSU 41 September 1 Florida International 26 Duke 46 September 8^ #8 Arkansas 31 Louisiana–Monroe 34 Played in Little Rock, AR. First SBC win over Top 10 team in history September 8 Western Kentucky 0 #1 Alabama 35 September 15 Arkansas State 13 Nebraska 42 September 15 Louisiana–Lafayette 24 Oklahoma State 65 September 15 Louisiana–Monroe 28 Auburn 31 September 15 South Alabama 7 NC State 31 September 15 Mississippi State 30 Troy 24 September 15 North Texas 21 Kansas State 35 September 15 Western Kentucky 32 Kentucky 31 WKU's first win over SEC competition September 15 Florida Atlantic 20 Georgia 56 September 21 Baylor 47 Louisiana–Monroe 42 September 22 Florida Atlantic 7 Alabama 40 September 22 Louisville 28 Florida International 21 September 22 South Alabama 10 Mississippi State 30 September 29 Middle Tennessee 49 Georgia Tech 28 October 20 Middle Tennessee 3 #15 Mississippi State 45 November 3 Troy 48 Tennessee 55 November 10 Louisiana-Lafayette 20 #7 Florida 27^Denotes neutral site game Regular season Index to colors and formattingSun Belt member wonSun Belt member lostSun Belt teams in bold The Sun Belt has teams in two different time zones. Times reflect start time in respective time zone of each team (all teams central time except for Florida Atlantic and Florida International which are in eastern time). Conference games start times are that of the home team. Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week, until week eight when the BCS poll was used. Week 1 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance August 30 6:30 p.m. McNeese St Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 L 21-27 18,690 August 31 8:00 p.m. Wagner Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN3 W 7-3 14,510 September 1 11:00 a.m. Troy UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL Fox College Sports W 39-29 28,612 September 1 1:00 p.m. UTSA South Alabama Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 L 31-33 17,144 September 1 6:00 p.m. North Texas #3 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU L 14-41 92,059 September 1 6:00 p.m. Austin Peay Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN3 W 49-10 16,327 September 1 6:00 p.m. Lamar Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3/Ragin Cajuns Network W 40-0 25,803 September 1 7:00 p.m. Florida International Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN3 L 26-46 31,117 September 1 9:30 p.m. Arkansas State #5 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR ESPN L 34-57 56,144 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18598/Week-One-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx https://archive.today/20130416055938/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18598/Week-One-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx dead 2013-04-16 Week One Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-10-03 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Shawn Southward Troy De'Von Terry Troy Brett Baer Louisiana–Lafayette Week 2 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 8 2:30 p.m. Western Kentucky #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network L 0-35 101,821 September 8 4:00 p.m. Nicholls State South Alabama Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 W 9–3 15,237 September 8 6:00 p.m. Memphis Arkansas State ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 33-28 28,041 September 8^ 6:00 p.m. #8 Arkansas Louisiana-Monroe War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR ESPNU W 34-31 OT 53,089 September 8 6:00 p.m. Texas Southern North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX TXA21 W 34-7 22,259 September 8 6:00 p.m. Akron Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN3 W 41-38 15,685 September 8 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 MT 31-17 16,227 September 8 6:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 ULL 37-24 17,981 ^ Neutral site Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18647/Week-Two-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx https://archive.today/20130415223439/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18647/Week-Two-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx dead 2013-04-15 Week Two Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-10-03 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Kolton Browning Louisiana-Monroe Jemarlous Moten Louisiana-Lafayette Brett Baer (2) Louisiana-Lafayette Week 3 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 15 11:00 a.m. Louisiana-Monroe Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SEC Network L 28-31 OT 85,214 September 15 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN2 L 13-42 85,290 September 15 11:00 a.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK FSN L 24-65 56,062 September 15 4:00 p.m. Florida International UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL CSS L 20-33 40,478 September 15 5:00 p.m. South Alabama NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN3 L 7-31 54,132 September 15 6:00 p.m. Mississippi State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 L 24-30 29,013 September 15 6:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY ESPNU W 32-31 OT 53,980 September 15 6:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN W 48-30 27,113 September 15 6:00 p.m. North Texas #15 Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS FSN L 21-35 50,290 September 15 6:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic #7 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CSS L 20-56 92,746 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18698/Week-Three-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx Week Three Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-09-17 2012-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20120920071237/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18698/Week-Three-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx 2012-09-20 dead Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Antonio Andrews Western Kentucky Jonathan Dowling Western Kentucky Hendrix Brakefield Western Kentucky Week 4 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 21 7:00 p.m. Baylor Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN^ L 42-47 31,175 September 22 4:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL PPV L 7-40 101,821 September 22 6:00 p.m. #18 Louisville Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN3 L 21-28 12,318 September 22 6:00 p.m. Southern Miss Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN3 W 42-17 23,252 September 22 6:00 p.m. Alcorn St. Arkansas State ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 56-0 21,559 September 22 6:00 p.m. South Alabama #23 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS Bulldog Sports L 10-30 55,186 September 22 6:00 p.m. Troy North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN3 Troy 14-7 21,823 ^ULM-Baylor game was most watched Sun Belt game on ESPN in history. Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18756/Week-Four-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx https://archive.today/20130416033418/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18756/Week-Four-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx dead 2013-04-16 Week Four Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-09-24 2012-10-03 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Antonio Andrews (2) Western Kentucky Brynden Trawick Troy Will Scott Troy Week 5 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 29 11:30 a.m. Middle Tennessee Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACC RSN W 49-28 39,270 September 29 2:30 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA CST W 63-10 18,063 September 29 2:30 p.m. Troy South Alabama Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL SBN Troy 31-10 23,789 September 29 4:00 p.m. North Texas Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN3 UNT 20-14 13,888 September 29 6:00 p.m. Florida International Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 ULL 48-20 21,109 September 29 6:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Arkansas State ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 WKU 26-16 25,160 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18801/Week-Five-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx https://archive.today/20130416000438/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18801/Week-Five-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx dead 2013-04-16 Week Five Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-10-01 2012-10-03 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Benny Cunningham Middle Tennessee Quanterus Smith Western Kentucky Brett Baer (3) Louisiana-Lafayette Week 6 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 4 6:30 p.m. Arkansas State Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ESPNU ASU 34-20 13,612 October 6 2:30 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN SBN ULM 31-17 21,067 October 6 4:00 p.m. Tulane Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA RCN/Cox4/ESPN3 ULL 41-13 29,758 October 6 6:00 p.m. North Texas Houston Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX CSS L 21-44 25,476 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740//Article/18845/Title/week-six-sun-belt-conference-football-players-of-the-week.aspx Week Six Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-10-08 2012-10-08 September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamKolton Browning (2)Louisiana-MonroeQushaun LeeArkansas StateBrett Baer (4)Louisiana-Lafayette Week 7 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 11 6:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPNU WKU 31-26 16,426 October 13 5:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL MT 34-30 15,234 October 13 6:00 p.m. South Alabama Arkansas State ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ASU 36-29 22,143 October 13 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA SBN/CSS ULM 35-14 16,782 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18881/Week-Seven-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx https://archive.today/20130415234001/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18881/Week-Seven-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx dead 2013-04-15 Week Seven Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-10-15 2012-10-18 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamBenny Cunningham (2)Middle TennesseeNathan HerroldArkansas StateMichel ChapuseauxSouth Alabama Week 8 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 16 8:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN2 UNT 30-23 17,055 October 20 12:00 p.m. Florida International Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL SBN/CSS Troy 38-37 17,354 October 20 2:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic South Alabama Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL USA 37-34 17,566 October 20 3:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. 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Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN3 ULM 43-42 22,323 October 20 6:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Mississippi St Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN2 L 3-45 55,108 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18939/Sun-Belt-Conference-Weekly-News-and-Notes.aspx https://archive.today/20130415223833/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18939/Sun-Belt-Conference-Weekly-News-and-Notes.aspx dead 2013-04-15 Week Eight Sun Belt Conference Football News and Notes > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-10-22 2012-10-22 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamKolton Browning (3)Louisiana-MonroeZach OrrNorth TexasPat MooreSouth Alabama Week 9 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 23 7:00 p.m. Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN2 ASU 50-27 19,873 October 27 2:30 p.m. North Texas Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 MT 38-21 14,102 October 27 4:00 p.m. Troy Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FAU 34-27 11,968 October 27 5:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN3 WKU 14-6 12,842 October 27 6:00 p.m. South Alabama Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ULM 38-24 14,556 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18997/Week-Nine-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx https://archive.today/20130415211350/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/18997/Week-Nine-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx dead 2013-04-15 Week Nine Sun Belt Conference Football News and Notes > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-10-29 2012-10-29 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamLogan KilgoreMiddle TennesseeQuanterus Smith (2)Western KentuckyBrian DavisArkansas State Week 10 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 1 8:15 p.m. Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. 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Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPNU MT 34-29 17,327 November 3 11:00 a.m. Troy Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SEC Regional L 48-55 84,189 November 3 2:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN L 17-24 29,326 November 3 3:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA SBN/ESPN3 ULL 40-24 20,203 November 3 3:30 p.m. Florida International South Alabama Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL FIU 28-20 11,936 November 3 4:00 p.m. Arkansas State North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ASU 37-19 17,534 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/19054/Week-Ten-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx https://archive.today/20130415221921/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/19054/Week-Ten-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx dead 2013-04-15 Week Ten Sun Belt Conference Football News and Notes > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-11-05 2012-11-05 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamTerrance BroadwayLouisiana-LafayetteJordan HuntFlorida InternationalReggie WhatleyMiddle Tennessee Week 11 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 8 6:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Arkansas State ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPNU ASU 45-23 30,243 November 10 11:20 a.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SEC Regional L 20-27 86,482 November 10 12:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. 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Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY SBN FAU 37-28 14,185 November 10 2:30 p.m. Navy Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 W 41-31 24,321 November 10 4:30 p.m. South Alabama North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX UNT 24-14 15,963 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/19103/Week-Eleven-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx https://archive.today/20130415214740/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/19103/Week-Eleven-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx dead 2013-04-15 Week Eleven Sun Belt Conference Football News and Notes > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-11-12 2012-11-12 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamRyan AplinArkansas StateEmeka OnyenekwuLouisiana-LafayetteWill Scott (2)Troy Week 12 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 16 7:00 p.m. Florida International Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPNU FIU 34-24 15,405 November 17 2:30 p.m. Arkansas State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL IMG Sports ASU 41-34 20,614 November 17 2:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee South Alabama Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL MT 20-12 15,087 November 17 3:00 p.m. North Texas Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 ULM 42-16 14,079 November 17 6:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 ULL 31-27 20,314 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/19158/Sun-Belt-Conference-Weekly-News-and-Notes.aspx https://archive.today/20130416040653/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/19158/Sun-Belt-Conference-Weekly-News-and-Notes.aspx dead 2013-04-16 Week Twelve Sun Belt Conference Football News and Notes > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-11-19 2012-11-19 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamRyan Aplin (2)Arkansas StateJajuan HarleyMiddle TennesseeRichard LeonardFlorida International Week 13 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 24 12:00 p.m. North Texas Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. 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Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY SBN WKU 25-24 11,074 November 24 2:30 p.m. Troy Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 MT 24-21 18,605 November 24 4:00 p.m. South Alabama Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA RCN/ESPN3 ULL 52-30 20,333 November 24 TBD Louisiana-Monroe Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ULM 23-17 12,115 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/19220/Week-Thirteen-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx https://archive.today/20130416051721/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740/Article/19220/Week-Thirteen-Sun-Belt-Conference-Football-Players-of-the-Week.aspx dead 2013-04-16 Week Thirteen Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-11-26 2012-11-26 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamAntonio Andrews (3)Western KentuckyKevin ByardMiddle TennesseeMichel Chapuseaux (2)South Alabama Week 14 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance December 1 2:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ULL 35-21 11,522 December 1 2:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Arkansas State ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 ASU 45-0 31,243 December 1 6:00 p.m. South Alabama Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Root L 7-23 27,865 Players of the week:http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740//Article/19263/Title/week-fourteen-sun-belt-conference-football-players-of-the-week.aspx http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121203184443/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740//Article/19263/Title/week-fourteen-sun-belt-conference-football-players-of-the-week.aspx dead 2012-12-03 Week Fourteen Sun Belt Conference Football Players of the Week > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-12-03 2012-12-03 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamRyan Aplin (3)Arkansas StateNathan Herrold (2)Arkansas StateBrian Davis (2)Arkansas State Bowl games The Sun Belt placed four teams in bowl games with five teams bowl eligible in 2012. This was the highest number of SBC bowl teams in the conference's history. Only Middle Tennessee was not selected for a bowl.http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740//Article/19264/Title/sun-belt-conference-weekly-news-and-notes.aspx https://archive.today/20130415224333/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/Sports/MensSports/Football/Article/tabid/740//Article/19264/Title/sun-belt-conference-weekly-news-and-notes.aspx dead 2013-04-15 Week Fourteen Sun Belt Conference Weekly News and Notes > Sun Belt Conference > Football Sunbeltsports.org 2012-12-03 2012-12-03 Two Sun Belt teams made their first bowl games in school history: Western Kentucky and Louisiana-Monroe. NOTE: All times are local Bowl Date Time SBC team (Record) Opponent (Record) Site TV Result Attendance 2012 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl December 22 11:00 a.m. Louisiana-Lafayette (8–4) East Carolina (8–4) Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN W 43–34 48,828 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl December 26 6:30 p.m. Western Kentucky (7–5) Central Michigan (6–6) Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN L 21–24 23,310 2012 Advocare V100 Independence Bowl December 28 1:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe (8–4) Ohio (8–4) Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA ESPN L 14–45 41,853 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl January 6 8:00 p.m. Arkansas State (9–3) #25 Kent State (11–2) Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN W 17–13 37,913 Players of the Year Sun Belt Conference football individual awards 2012 Sun Belt Player of the Year awardshttp://www.nationalchamps.net/2012/awards/sunbelt.htm December 3, 2024 2012 Sun Belt All-Conference Team AwardPlayerSchoolPlayer of the YearRyan AplinArkansas StateOffensive Player of the YearKolton BrowningLouisiana-MonroeDefensive Player of the YearQuanterus SmithWestern KentuckyFreshman of the YearJ. 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McKissicArkansas StateCoach of the YearTodd BerryLouisiana-Monroe All-Sun Belt Team Coaches All-Conference Selections Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Ryan Aplin SR Arkansas State RB David Oku JR Arkansas State RB Antonio Andrews SR Western Kentucky WR Brent Leonard SR Louisiana-Monroe WR Anthony Amos SR Middle Tennessee WR Chip Reeves SR Troy TE Jack Doyle SR Western Kentucky OL Zack McKnight SR Arkansas State OL Micah James SR Middle Tennessee OL Aaron Fortenberry SS North Texas OL Kyle Wilborn SR Troy OL Adam Smith SR Western Kentucky First Team Defense DL Ryan Carrethers JR Arkansas State DL Tourek Williams SR Florida International DL Emeka Onyenekwu SR Louisiana-Lafayette DL Quanterus Smith SR Western Kentucky LB Nathan Herrold SR Arkansas State LB Jake Johnson SR South Alabama LB Andrew Jackson JR Western Kentucky DB Johnathan Cyprien SR Florida International DB Jemarlous Moten SR Louisiana-Lafayette DB Brynden Trawick SR Troy DB Jonathan Dowling SO Western Kentucky First Team Special Teams PK Brett Baer SR Louisiana-Lafayette P Brett Baer SR Louisiana-Lafayette RS Reggie Whatley SO Middle Tennessee AP Antonio Andrews JR Western Kentucky Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Kolton Browning JR Louisiana-Monroe RB Benny Cunningham SR Middle Tennessee RB Shawn Southward SR Troy WR J. D. McKissic FR Arkansas State WR William Dukes SO Florida Atlantic WR Harry Peoples SR Louisiana-Lafayette TE Nexon Dorvilus JR Florida Atlantic OL Caylin Hauptmann SR Florida International OL Leonardo Bates SR Louisiana-Lafayette OL Jonathon Gill SR Louisiana-Monroe OL Andre Huval JR Louisiana-Lafayette OL Josh Allen JR Louisiana-Monroe Second Team Defense DL Tim Starson SR Arkansas State DL Omar McLendon SR Middle Tennessee DL Alex Page JR South Alabama DL Tony Davis SR Troy LB R. J. Young SR Louisiana-Monroe LB Zach Orr JR North Texas LB Kanorris Davis SR Troy DB Brent Harstad SR Florida Atlantic DB Isaiah Newsome JR Louisiana-Monroe DB Kevin Byard FR Middle Tennessee DB Zac Whitfield FR North Texas Second Team Special Teams PK Brian Davis JR Arkansas State P Will Atterberry SR North Texas RS Antonio Andrews JR Western Kentucky AP Deon Anthony JR Troy Home attendance TeamStadium (Capacity)Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6TotalAverage% of CapacityArkansas StateLiberty Bank Stadium (30,964)28,04121,55925,16022,14330,24331,243158,38926,39885.3% Florida AtlanticFAU Stadium (30,000)14,51013,88811,96815,40511,52267,29313,45944.9% Florida InternationalFIU Stadium (23,500)15,68512,31813,61215,23412,84212,11581,80613,63458.0% Louisiana–LafayetteCajun Field (31,000)25,80321,10929,75819,87320,31420,333137,19022,86573.8% Louisiana–MonroeMalone Stadium (30,427)31,17516,78214,55620,20314,07996,79519,35963.6% Middle TennesseeJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (30,788)18,69016,22721,06714,10218,60588,69117,73857.6% North TexasApogee Stadium (30,850)22,25921,82317,05517,53415,96394,63418,92761.4% South AlabamaLadd–Peebles Stadium (33,471)17,14415,23723,78917,56611,93615,087100,75916,79350.2% TroyVeterans Memorial Stadium (30,000)17,98129,01316,42617,35424,32120,614125,70920,95269.8% Western KentuckyHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (22,000)16,32723,25222,32317,32714,18511,074104,48817,41579.2% References 2