The 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the

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in the

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. The Warhawks were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were invited to the

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, the first bowl appearance in school history, where they were defeated by

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Schedule

:Schedule Source: * Denotes the largest crowd in

history.

Game summaries

@ Arkansas

The Warhawks came into War Memorial Stadium as 30.5 point underdogs. In regulation, the Warhawks played the Razorbacks to a tie. Arkansas, who had three starters (including QB Tyler Wilson) injured in the game, was held to a field goal in the 1st overtime. ULM faced a 4th and 1 in same overtime period, and elected to pursue a first down. The result was a ULM QB

Kolton Browning Kolton Ryan Browning (born October 17, 1990) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He won a FXFL Championship with the Brooklyn Bolts in 2014. He was the starting quarterback for the ULM Warhawks from 2009 to 2013. College c ...

game-winning touchdown run. Browning finished with 481 total yards, three touchdowns passing, and one touchdown rushing. Louisiana-Monroe's victory over #8 Arkansas marked the first victory by ''any'' Sun Belt Conference team over a top-ten opponent and the first victory over any ranked opponent since 2004.

@ Auburn

Baylor

@ Tulane

@ Middle Tennessee

Florida Atlantic

@ WKU

South Alabama

Louisiana–Lafayette

@ Arkansas State

North Texas

@ FIU

Ohio–Independence Bowl

Rankings

References

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Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football seasons

Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System. History ULM opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Three years later it became the Northeast Cen ...

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