2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football Central Arkansas Athletics wordmark.svg 250 Southland Conference Southland 10 10 9–3 6–1 Clint Conque 13th Brooks Hollingsworth 9th Matt Williamson 3rd Estes Stadium Southland co-champion FCS Playoffs Second Round L 16–24 vs. Georgia Southern The 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by 13th year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 6–1 in Southland play to share the conference championship with Sam Houston State. Due to their victory over Sam Houston State, the Bears received the Southland's automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Georgia Southern. Schedule 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central September 1 6:00 pm l y y 24 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS CSS PPV 27–49 50,544 September 8 6:00 pm w y y 25 Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY OVCDN 42–20 9,848 September 15 6:00 pm w y 2012 Bacone Warriors Bacone Estes Stadium Conway, AR 70–3 9,079 September 22 3:00 pm w 25 Sam Houston State 3 Estes Stadium Conway, AR SLC TV 24–21 10,157 September 29 6:00 pm l y 16 Stephen F. Austin Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX 37–42 7,324 October 6 6:00 pm w 24 Nicholls State Estes Stadium Conway, AR 34–14 4,357 October 13 7:00 pm w y 21 McNeese State 19 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Red Beans and Rice Bowl 27–26 12,913 October 20 6:00 pm w 19 Lamar Estes Stadium Conway, AR 24–14 9,374 October 27 7:00 pm w y 14 Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA http://www2.selu.edu/thesoutheasternchannel/ Southeastern Channel 34–14 6,795 November 3 7:00 pm w 14 Northwestern State Estes Stadium Conway, AR SLC TV 35–14 11,579 November 17 5:00 pm w y 10 Eastern Illinois 24 Estes Stadium Conway, AR 48–30 6,754 December 1 1:00 pm l y y 8 Georgia Southern 6 NCAA Division I Second Round Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 16–24 8,888 https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/mar/23/central-arkansas-announces-2012-football-schedule/ Central Arkansas announces 2012 football schedule Arkansas Online March 23, 2012 Game summaries Ole Miss 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team #24 Central Arkansas at Ole Miss #24 Bears 7 13 0 7 Rebels 14 0 14 21 September 1 Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS 6:06 pm CST 3:12 50,544 88 °F °C on, Fair, winds SW at 14 mph Matt Loeffler Richard Cross and Brett Norsworthy CSS PPVSources:https://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=322450145 Central Arkansas Bears vs. Ole Miss Rebels September 1, 2012 ESPN.com ESPN September 1, 2012 Murray State 2012 Murray State Racers football team #25 Central Arkansas at Murray State #25 Bears 14 14 7 7 Racers 0 13 7 0 September 8 Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY 6:00 pm CST 3:07 9,848 71 °F °C on, Mostly clear, winds 5-10mph Matt Young Neal Bradley and Paul Bubb OVC Digital NetworkSources: Bacone College Bacone College at Central Arkansas Warriors 0 3 0 0 Bears 21 21 21 7 September 15 Estes StadiumConway, AR 6:00 pm CST 2:53 9,079 Buddy Gingras Sources: #3 Sam Houston State 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team The 7th meeting between the Bearkats and the Bears will provide one team with the series lead. Currently the two are 3–3 in head-to-head matches with the Bears having won the first 3 matches and the Bearkats having won the past 3.http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/sam-houston-state/938 Central Arkansas vs. Sam Houston State All-time results College Football reference 2012-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002045/http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/sam-houston-state/938 2016-03-04 dead #3 Sam Houston State at #25 Central Arkansas #3 Bearkats 10 0 0 10 #25 Bears 0 7 3 14 September 22 Estes StadiumConway, AR 3:05 pm CST 3:10 10,157 Mike Dean Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, & Erin Cofiell SLC TVSources: Stephen F. Austin 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team The Bears look to build on last years win and build upon the 4–2 record they have against the Lumberjacks. However, the Lumberjacks have recent history on their side, having won the 2009 and 2010 matches.http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/stephen-f-austin-state/988 Central Arkansas vs. Stephen F. Austin All-time results College Football reference 2012-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040230/http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/stephen-f-austin-state/988 2016-03-04 dead #16 Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin #16 Bears 21 0 7 9 Lumberjacks 15 20 0 7 September 29 Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX 6:00 PM CST 3:42 7,324 73 °F °C on, Rainy Randy Christal Rob Meyers and Max Holmes Lumberjack TVSources: Nicholls State 2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team The Bears have never lost to the Colonels at home, owning a 3–0 record and a 4–2 series lead overall. The Bears have also won 3 straight in the series and 4 of the last 5 games.http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/nicholls-state/1491 Central Arkansas vs. Nicholls State All-time results College Football reference https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064302/http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/nicholls-state/1491 2016-03-04 dead Nicholls State at #24 Central Arkansas Colonels 7 6 0 0 #24 Bears 7 6 14 7 October 6 Estes StadiumConway, AR 6:37 PM CST 2:45 4,357 52 °F °C on, Overcast and Rainy Buddy Gingras Justin Acri UCA GamedaySources: McNeese State 2012 McNeese State Cowboys football team The Bears own a 3–3 record against the Cowboys. However, they have won two games in a row and 3 of the last 4 to even the series.http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/mcneese-state/1066 Central Arkansas vs. McNeese State All-time results College Football reference dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053615/http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/mcneese-state/1066 2016-03-04 #21 Central Arkansas at #19 McNeese State #21 Bears 7 3 0 17 #19 Cowboys 3 9 0 14 October 13 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 7:00 PM CST 2:50 12,913 81 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds SSE 17mph Alan Eck Justin Acri UCA GamedaySources: Lamar 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team The Cardinals head to Conway, Arkansas for the second match against their SLC rival, the Bears. Currently Central Arkansas leads the series 1–0.http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/lamar/1739 Central Arkansas vs. Lamar All-time results College Football reference https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233820/http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/lamar/1739 2016-03-03 dead Lamar at #19 Central Arkansas Cardinals 0 0 7 7 #19 Bears 0 17 0 7 October 20 Estes StadiumConway, AR 6:00 PM CST 2:35 9,374 Buddy Gingras Justin Acri UCA GamedaySources: Southeastern Louisiana 2012 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team The team the Bears have had the most success against in the SLC is the Lions. The Bears own a 4–1 series advantage and have won two straight as they head into this 2012 contest.http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/southeastern-louisiana/1458 Central Arkansas vs. Southeastern Louisiana All-time results College Football reference 2012-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225250/http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/southeastern-louisiana/1458 2016-03-03 dead Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana Bears 7 7 7 13 Lions 0 0 14 0 October 27 Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA 7:00 PM CST 2:56 6,795 Alan Eck Allen Waddell and Trey Willie Southeastern ChannelSources: Northwestern State 2012 Northwestern State Demons football team SLC play ends with the match against the Demons. The rivalry has been unexpectedly close, with the Bears hold a 3–2 series advantage. After winning in 2011, the Bears hope to make it two consecutive wins.http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/northwestern-state-la/647 Central Arkansas vs. Northwestern State All-time results College Football reference https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225642/http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/central-arkansas/951/vs/northwestern-state-la/647 2016-03-03 dead Northwestern State at Central Arkansas Demons 7 7 0 0 Bears 14 14 7 0 November 3 Estes StadiumConway, AR 7:00 PM CST 3:20 11,579 73 °F °C on Ken Ray Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, and Brooke Bentley SLC TVSources: Eastern Illinois 2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team Eastern Illinois at Central Arkansas Panthers 7 16 0 7 Bears 10 14 10 14 November 17 Estes StadiumConway, AR 5:00 PM CST 3:07 6,754 Buddy Gingras Justin Acri UCA GamedaySources: Ranking movements Sports Network 0 13 24 25 RV 25 16 24 21 19 14 13 14 10 8 8 Coaches 0 13 19 20 20 21 14 20 17 17 14 13 13 10 8 8 Media All Central Arkansas were aired on KHLR 106.7 FM and are streamed online through the station's website. 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