2012 Lone Star Conference football season

2012 Lone Star Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division II
Sportfootball
DurationAugust 30, 2012
through December 8, 2012
Number of teams9
Regular season
Season championsMidwestern State, West Texas A&M
2012 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Kanza Bowl participant
    † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all three wins
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2012 Lone Star Conference football began on August 30 when West Texas A&M lost to CSU-Pueblo and ended with West Texas A&M loss against Winston-Salem in the NCAA D2 Semi Final on December 8. It was Abilene Christian and Incarnated Word last season before they moved to NCAA D1 Southland Conference.

Stadiums

[edit]
School Stadium Capacity
Abilene Christian Shotwell Stadium 15,057
Angelo State LeGrand Sports Complex 5,670
Eastern New Mexico Greyhound Stadium 5,200
Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium 6,000
Midwestern State Memorial Stadium 14,500
Tarleton State Memorial Stadium 7,000
Texas A&M–Commerce Memorial Stadium 11,582
Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelina Stadium 15,000
West Texas A&M Kimbrough Memorial Stadium 25,000

Preseason

[edit]

Abilene Christian

[edit]

Last season Abilene Christian finished 16th in nation with a record of 8-3 and 7-1 in conference. ACU reach the playoff for sixth time in a row before being eliminated by Washburn in the first round.[1]

Abilene Christian announced that the Offensive coordinator Ken Collums would take over the head coach position after Chris Thomsen left to take over the running back coach position at Arizona State.[2][3] Collums hired former Coffeyville Community College head coach Darian Dulin as the defensive coach and former head coach of East New Mexico Grayhounds Mark Ribaudo as the line backer coach [4]

ACU were ranked No. 13 in the Lindy's magazine pre-season poll.[5] The Wildcats were picked to finish second in the conference. The American Football Coaches' Association ranked Abilene Christian 10th in their pre-season poll while usacollegefootball.com ranked the wildcats 16th in their pre-season poll.[6]

Mitchell Gale was named NCAA Division II pre-season Offensive Player of the Year by Lindy's magazine. He threw for 3.823 and 28 touchdowns last season. He was also place on the pre-season All-American first team along with Lone Star Conference's Offensive Preseason Player of the Year. The placekicker Morgan Lineberry was also select for the pre-season All-American first team while wide receiver Taylor Gabriel was selected on the pre-season All-American third team.[7][8]

Abilene Christian got couple of transfers, defensive backs Jeremy Rivers from Elmhurst University and tight end Noah Cheshier from Louisiana Tech University.[9]

Angelo State

[edit]

Angelo State finished 5-6, 2-6 in conference last season, making it sixth year in a row that ASU missed the playoffs.

The Rams brought in couple of transfers, running back Jermie Calhoun from University of Oklahoma and linebacker T.J. Jackson from Southeastern Louisiana University[10]

Last year offensive coordinator Russell Gaskamp left to take over the Oklahoma Panhandle State University program. Angelo State promoted the assistant coach Theron Aych to the offensive coordinator. Jay Eilers arrived from Marshall High School to take the offensive line coach position. Gary Salgado was named the new defensive end coach and special team coordinator after spending last season as a graduate assistant.[11] Drew Dallas was promoted from offensive graduate assistant to recruiting coordinator and offensive assistant.[12]

ASU was picked to finish sixth in the pre-season Lone Star Conference pool.[13]

Eastern New Mexico

[edit]

The Greyhounds ended last season with a record of 2-9 and 1-7 in conference play.

Eastern New Mexico hired Josh Lynn to replace Mark Ribaudo who resigned at the end of the season.[14]

Incarnate Word

[edit]

The Cardinals finish last season with 2-8 record and 2-6 in conference with wins against Eastern New Mexico and Texas A&M - Commerce.

Larry Kennan was hired to replace Mike Santiago who resign last season.[15]

Midwestern State

[edit]

The Mustangs last year season came to end in heartbreaking fashion when they lost to Northwest Missouri State University in overtime, in the second round of the NCAA DII playoff, ending their season with a 10-1 record and 8-0 in conference.[16] The Lone Star Conference champions finished the season ranked 7th in the country.[17]

Midwestern State are ranked in top 5 in two pre-season polls, 4th in the Lindy's Sports College Football Preview and 5th in USA Today 2012 College Football.

The offensive tackle Ken Van Huele was picked on Lindy's first team All-American list while the Quarter Back Brandon Kelsey and running back Keidrick Jackson named to the second team.[18]

Preseason votes

[edit]

[19]

Ranked School Points First Place votes
1 Midwestern State 215 19
2 Abilene Christian 187 5
3 West Texas A&M 179 0
4 Texas A&M–Kingsville 158 1
5 Tarleton State 131 0
6 Angelo State 99 0
7 Incarnate Word 74 0
8 Eastern New Mexico 43 0
9 Texas A&M–Commerce 39 0

Preseason All American

[edit]
Pre-Season All-American
1-3 Team Name Position School
1st Team Mitchell Gale [20] QB ACU
1st Team Morgan Lineberry PK ACU
2nd Team Marquis Wadley [21] LB TSU
3rd Team Trent Rios RB UIW
3rd Team Taylor Gabriel WR ACU
3rd Team Marquis Wadley [22] LB TSU
3rd Team Jeremy Aguilar [23] LB TAMUK
3rd Team Chaz Pavliska S UIW

Watch List

[edit]

Texas A&M-Kingsville junior place kicker Matt Stoll on the Mitchell Award Watch List.[24]

Transfers

[edit]

Several players transferred to schools in the Lone Star Conference

Players
Name Position Old School New School
Zach Rodes QB ULM Incarnate Word
Jermie Calhoun[25] RB Oklahoma Angelo State
Garret Williams WR Stephen F. Austin Incarnate Word
Terrence Smith WR Southern Nazarene Midwestern State
T.J. Jackson LB Southeastern Louisiana Angelo State
Dravannti Johnson LB Texas Incarnate Word
Vernon Brook LB Kansas Midwestern State
Robert Wheeler [26] CB Central Arkansas Texas A&M–Commerce
Garret Rhodes P Baylor Midwestern State
Andy Alkhazshvilly PK Central Oklahoma Midwestern State

Regular season

[edit]
Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; LSC member won
Non-conference matchup; LSC member lost
Conference matchup

All times Central time. LSC teams in bold. [27][28]

Week one

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 30 6:00 pm No. 24 West Texas A&M No. 6 CSU–Pueblo Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO KCIT L CSUP 44-34   6,457
September 1 6:00 pm Southeastern Oklahoma A&M-Commerce Memorial Stadium • Commerce, Texas L SOSU 31-6   2,000
September 1 6:00 pm Eastern New Mexico New Mexico Highlands Perkins Stadium • Las Vegas, NM L NMH 42-14   4,800
September 1 6:00 pm McMurry No. 10 Abilene Christian Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX Mix 92.5 FM W AC 51-0   11,337
September 1 7:00 pm Western Colorado Angelo State San Angelo Stadium • San Angelo, Texas W ASU 42-14   6,433
September 1 7:00 pm Central Washington Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina Stadium • Kingsville, TX W TAMUK 35-7   9,638
September 1 7:00 pm Texas College Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX W IW 19-12   4,522
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M 398 J. Woodson Texas A&M–Kingsville 93 Torrence Allen West Texas A&M 164
Blake Hamblin Angelo State 320 Marcel Threat Abilene Christian 88 Lance Ratliff West Texas A&M 153
Mitchell Gale Abilene Christian 290 Jermie Calhoun Angelo State 71 Joey Knight Angelo State 111

Week two

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 8 1:05 pm A&M-Commerce UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas L UTSA 27-16   30,416
September 8 2:00 pm Chadron State Angelo State San Angelo Stadium • San Angelo, Texas L CSU 19-7   6,202
September 8 2:00 pm Sul Ross Eastern New Mexico Greyhound Stadium • Portales, NM W ENM 38-35   4,127
September 8 6:00 pm Incarnate Word Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas L SHS 54-7   11,061
September 8 6:00 pm No. 24 Texas A&M-Kingsville No. 9 Abilene Christian Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX KRBC-TV.  TAMUK 16-13   7,435
September 8 6:00 pm Western State West Texas A&M Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, Texas W WT 57-20   8,432
September 8 7:00 pm No. 4 Midwestern State Tarleton State Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX  TAR 20-17   6,027
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M 409 Jerome Regal Tarleton State 152 N. Slaughter West Texas A&M 132
Nate Poppell Texas A&M–Kingsville 372 Geremy Alridge West Texas A&M 102 Sherman Batiste Texas A&M–Kingsville 128
Deric Davis Texas A&M–Commerce 175 Jermie Calhoun Angelo State 96 Torrence Allen West Texas A&M 122

Week three

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 13 6:00 pm A&M-Commerce No. 16 Midwestern State Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas CBS Sports Network  MSU 65-14   3,426
September 14 12:00 pm Valdosta State Angelo State Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas L VSU 43-10   19,134
September 14 3:30 pm Incarnate Word Eastern New Mexico Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas  ENM 34-24   10,620
September 15 4:00 pm Tarleton State Abilene Christian Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas  ACU 34-31   19,134
September 15 8:00 pm No. 14 Texas A&M-Kingsville West Texas A&M Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas TV2  WT 40-10   19,134
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Aaron Doyle Tarleton State 377 Chauncey Harris Midwestern State 148 C.J. Akins Angelo State 114
Mitchell Gale Abilene Christian 279 Zach Rhodes Incarnate Word 128 Clifton Rhodes III Tarleton State 106
Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M 250 Trent Rios Incarnate Word 121 Jeken Frye Tarleton State 92

Week four

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 22 6:00 pm No. 19 Abilene Christian Angelo State San Angelo Stadium • San Angelo, Texas  ASU 28-23   7,320
September 22 7:00 pm No. 25 West Texas A&M Incarnate Word Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX  WT 24-0   4,755
September 22 7:00 pm No. 25 Midwestern State Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina Stadium • Kingsville, Texas FoxSportsSouthwest.com  MSU 45-28   4,136
September 22 7:00 pm Eastern New Mexico Tarleton State Tarleton Memorial • Stephenville, TX  TSU 35-23   6,437
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Bryan Ehrlich Texas A&M–Kingsville 415 Vaughn Smith Tarleton State 168 Demarcus Thompson Abilene Christian 131
Mitchell Gale Abilene Christian 308 Keidrick Jackson Midwestern State 156 Dillon Metzger Tarleton State 131
Blake Hamblin Angelo State 277 Jimmy Pipkin Midwestern State 113 Clifton Rhodes III Eastern New Mexico 111

Week five

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 27 6:00 pm Abilene Christian Delta State McCool Stadium • Cleveland, Mississippi GSC-TV W ACU 34-28   5,123
September 29 2:00 pm Angelo State Eastern New Mexico Greyhound Stadium • Portales, NM  ASU 49-19   3,127
September 29 6:00 pm Texas A&M-Kingsville A&M-Commerce Memorial Stadium • Commerce, Texas  TAMUC 21-14   924
September 29 6:00 pm Tarleton State No. 23 West Texas A&M Kimbrough Memoria • Canyon, Texas  WT 41-21   7,825
September 29 7:00 pm Incarnate Word No. 14 Midwestern State Memeroial Stadium • Wichita Falls, Texas Time Warner Cable  MSU 34-7   6,742
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M 331 Keidrick Jackson Midwestern State 173 C.J. Akins Angelo State 160
Mitchell Gale Abilene Christian 246 Vaughn Smith Tarleton State 134 Torrence Allen West Texas A&M 104
Deric Davis Texas A&M–Commerce 214 Khiry Robinson West Texas A&M 125 Khiry Robinson West Texas A&M 90

Week six

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 4 6:35 pm No. 13 Midwestern State No. 18 West Alabama Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL ESPN3 & KJBO-LP W MSU 42-27   2,050
October 6 6:00 pm Eastern New Mexico Abilene Christian Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX Mix 92.5 FM  ACU 59-17   3,576
October 6 6:00 pm No. 21 West Texas A&M Angelo State San Angelo Stadium • San Angelo, Texas  WT 35-9   4,822
October 6 7:00 pm A&M-Commerce Incarnate Word Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX  IW 31-9   2,200
October 6 7:00 pm Delta State Tarleton State Tarleton Memorial • Stephenville, TX L DSU 38-35   2,218
October 6 7:00 pm North Alabama Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina Stadium • Kingsville, Texa L NA 21-16   9,468
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Aaron Doyle Tarleton State 293 Keidrick Jackson Midwestern State 193 Taylor Gabrie Abilene Christian 112
Nate Poppell Texas A&M–Kingsville 287 Khiry Robinson West Texas A&M 144 Darr. Cantu-Harkless Abilene Christian 80
Blake Hamblin Angelo State 264 Wesley Wood Eastern New Mexico 138 A. Coleman West Texas A&M 75

Week seven

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 13 6:00 pm Tarleton State A&M-Commerce Memorial Stadium • Commerce, Texas  TSU 43-10   2,105
October 13 6:00 pm Abilene Christian No. 20 West Texas A&M Kimbrough Memorial • Canyon, Texas FoxSportsSouthwest.com  WT 36-0   13,019
October 13 7:00 pm Incarnate Word Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina Stadium • Kingsville, Tx  TAMUK 20-17   6,120
October 13 7:00 pm Angelo State No. 13 Midwestern State Memorial Stadium • Wichita Falls, Texas  MSU 35-28   7,743
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M 359 Brandon Kelsey Midwestern State 156 Jeken Frye Tarleton State 103
Aaron Doyle Tarleton State 224 Anthony Johnson Texas A&M–Kingsville 127 Jarrian Rhone West Texas A&M 103
Mitchell Gale Abilene Christian 207 Zach Henshaw Tarleton State 119 C.J. Akins Angelo State 90

Week eight

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 20 2:00 pm No. 12 Midwestern State Abilene Christian Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX  MSU 35-31   7,212
October 20 4:00 pm A&M-Commerce Angelo State San Angelo Stadium • San Angelo, Texas  ASU 17-16   6,345
October 20 6:00 pm Texas A&M-Kingsville Tarleton State Tarleton Memorial • Stephenville, TX  TAMUK 35-23   6,216
October 20 6:00 pm No. 17 West Texas A&M Eastern New Mexico Greyhound Stadium • Portales, NM  WT 44-21   2,759
October 20 7:00 pm McMurry Incarnate Word Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX L McM 28-20   2,263
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Mitchell Gale Abilene Christian 335 Keidrick Jackson Midwestern State 205 N. Slaughter West Texas A&M 133
Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M 321 Brandon Kelsey Midwestern State 142 Clifton Rhodes III Tarleton State 117
Jake Fenske Tarleton State 234 Anthony Johnson Texas A&M–Kingsville 135 Taylor Gabriel Abilene Christian 116

Week nine

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 27 2:00 pm Abilene Christian A&M-Commerce Memorial Stadium • Commerce, Texas  ACU 24-17   5,224
October 27 7:00 pm Tarleton State Incarnate Word Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX  TSU 45-20   2,069
October 27 7:00 pm Angelo State Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina Stadium • Kingsville, Tx  TAMUK 34-21   9,065
October 27 7:00 pm Eastern New Mexico No. 11 Midwestern State Memorial Stadium • Wichita Falls, Texas FoxSportsSouthwest.com  MSU 51-28   3,128
October 27 8:00 pm No. 14 West Texas A&M West Georgia University Stadium • Carrollton, GA ESPN3 W WT 52-28   2,886
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M 331 Chauncey Harris Midwestern State 155 C.J. Akins Angelo State 128
Kevin Vye Texas A&M–Commerce 313 Keidrick Jackson Midwestern State 125 Darian Hogg Abilene Christian 117
Jake Fenske Tarleton State 280 Khiry Robinson West Texas A&M 89 Jeken Frye Tarleton State 114

Week ten

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 1 7:36 pm Texas A&M-Kingsville No. 24 Valdosta State Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, Georgia ESPN3 L VSU 38-31   3,711
November 3 12:00 pm No. 13 West Alabama Abilene Christian Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX W ACU 22-16   3,517
November 3 2:00 pm Incarnate Word Angelo State San Angelo Stadium • San Angelo, TX  ASU 38-21   6,457
November 3 1:00 pm A&M-Commerce Eastern New Mexico Greyhound Stadium • Portales, NM  ENM 7-3   2,118
November 3 6:00 pm No. 10 Midwestern State No. 12 West Texas A&M Kimbrough Memorial • Canyon, Texas  MSU 52-48   12,238
November 3 3:00 pm Tarleton State North Alabama Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL ESPN3 W TSU 38-28   9,067
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M 391 Khiry Robinson West Texas A&M 147 Lance Ratliff West Texas A&M 180
Jake Fenske Tarleton State 311 Keidrick Jackson Midwestern State 133 R. Armstrong Texas A&M–Kingsville 137
Mitchell Gale Abilene Christian 284 Vaughn Smith Tarleton State 126 Darr. Cantu-Harkless Abilene Christian 113

Week eleven

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 10 1:00 pm West Georgia No. 9 Midwestern State Memorial Stadium • Wichita Falls, Texas W MSU 35-17   8,550
November 10 2:00 pm No. 17 West Texas A&M A&M-Commerce Memorial Stadium • Commerce, Texas  WT 45-14   1,521
November 10 7:00 pm Abilene Christian Incarnate Word Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX  ACU 24-12   2,649
November 10 7:00 pm Angelo State Tarleton State Tarleton Memorial • Stephenvill, TX  TSU 54-37   6,348
November 10 7:05 pm Eastern New Mexico Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina Stadium • Kingsville, Texas  TAMUK 33-13   8,137
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Top Performers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards) Player (s) Team (s) Stats (yards)
Jake Fenske Tarleton State 460 Chauncey Harris Midwestern State 232 Jeken Frye Tarleton State 180
Mitchell Gale Abilene Christian 408 Khiry Robinson West Texas A&M 110 R. Armstrong Texas A&M–Kingsville 144
Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M 278 Keidrick Jackson Midwestern State 104 Jacob Johnson Eastern New Mexico 120

Postseason

[edit]
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 17 12:05 pm No. 16 West Texas A&M No. 20 Chadron State Elliott Field • Chadron, NE W WT 38-30   1,490
November 17 1:00 pm No. 8 Midwestern State No. 18 Indianapolis Key Stadium • Indianapolis, IN L IN 31-14   6,235
November 24 11:05 pm No. 16 West Texas A&M No. 4 Ashland Jack Miller Stadium • Ashland, OH W WT 33-28   2,842
November 25 1:30 pm Texas A&M-Kingsville No. 24 Emporia State Hummer Sports Park • Topeka, KS L ESU 45-38   4,300
December 1 12:00 pm No. 16 West Texas A&M No. 1 CSU-Pueblo DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO W WT 34-13   10,217
December 8 6:30 pm No. 16 West Texas A&M No. 2 Winston-Salem State Bowman-Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, N.C. L WSSU 41-18   8,612
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Weekly awards

[edit]

Following each week of games, Lone Star conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.[29]

Week Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player (s) Position (s) Team (s) Player (s) Position (s) Team (s) Player (s) Position (s) Team (s)
1 Torrence Allen WR WT Nick Richardson DE ACU Nathan Slaughter PR/KR WT
2 Jerome Regal [30] RB TSU Marquis Wadley - Marquis Singleton [31] LB - DE TSU - TAMUK Matt Stoll K TAMUK
3 Taylor Gabriel[32] WR ACU Taylor McCuller - Neiko Conway[33] LB - CB WT - MSU Marcus Wright [34] PR/KR UIW
4 Keidrick Jackson [35] RB MSU Rush Seaver [36] LB ASU Greg Saladino K MSU
5 Khiry Robinson RB WT Danny Mason[37] LB TAMUC Greg Saladino [38] K MSU
6 Keidrick Jackson [39] RB MSU Curtis Slater CB WT Cade Stone [40] PR/KR ACU
7 Dustin Vaughan QB WT Ethan Westbrooks DE WT Sergio Castillo, Jr - Blake Barnes [41] K WT - TSU
8 Brandon Kelsey [42] - Khiry Robinson QB - RB MSU - WT Ethan Westbrooks - Mark Savere [43] DE - LB WT - TAMUK Jonathan Woodson PR/KR TAMUK
9 Dustin Vaughan QB WT Taylor McCuller LB WT Matt Stoll K TAMUK [44]
10 Brandon Kelsey [45] QB MSU Matt Ellerbrock LB MSU Marqui Christian FR MSU
11 Mitchell Gale - Jake Fenske - Chauncey Harris [46] QB - QB - RB ACU - TSU - MSU Justin Stephens [47] LB ACU Blake Barnes [48] K TSU

Postseason awards

[edit]

All American

[edit]
Name Position School 1-3 Team
Ken Van Heule OG MSU 2nd Team (Associated Press Little All American) (Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America)
Rufus Johnson DE TST 2nd Team (Beyond Sports Network (BSN) All-America Team.)
Jeremy Aguilar LB TAMUK 1ST Team (AFCA Division II All-America Team) 2nd Team (2012 D2Football.com All-America )

All-conference teams

[edit]

Offense

Position 1st Team 2nd Team
Player School Player School
QB Dustin Vaughan WT Brandon Kelsey MSU
RB Keidrick Jackson MSU Vaughn Smith TSU
RB Khiry Robinson WT Anthony Johnson TAMUK
FB Blake Smith [49] ASU Elton Crochran ACU
WR Taylor Gabriel ACU Darrell Cantu-Harkless ACU
WR Sherman Batiste TAMUK C.J. Akins ASU
WR Torrence Allen WT Clifton Rhodes III TSU
WR Robert Armstrong TAMUK Lance Ratliff WT
TE Andrew Mocio UIW Antwon Williams ASU
C Justen Tyler C Isi Cocker ASU
OG Ken Van Heule MSU Tino Tuilata MSU
OG Aaron Mullane WT Nick Perez TSU
OT Joe 'Unga MSU Adrian Campbell TSU
OT Manase Foketi WT Lucus Love TSU

Defense

Position 1st Team 2nd Team
Player School Player School
DT Joey Searcy II ASU Brian Ford TSU
DT Tyrell Higgins WT Darnell Hicks TAMUK
DE Rufus Johnson TSU Bryan Johnson WT
DE Ethan Westbrooks WT Marquis Singleton TAMUK
ILB Marquis Wadley TSU Rush Seaver ASU
ILB Jeremy Aguilar TAMUK Taylor Mcculler WT
OLB Donald Napoleon MSU Mike Wallace ACU
OLB Danny Mason [50] TAMUC Perron Sellers [51] ENM
S L.B. Suggs ACU [52] Jayson Serda ENM
S Taiyon Jackson MSU Steve Harris TAMUK
S Curtis Slater WT Alvin Johnson Angeol State
CB Steven Ford ACU Alvin Johnson ACU
CB Dashaun Phillips TSU Devan Avery UIW
CB Torian Oakley WT Coryan Briggs MSU

Special Team

Position 1st Team 2nd Team
Player School Player School
P Spencer Covey ACU Angel Millan TAMUK
K Greg Saladino MSU
K Sergio Castillo, Jr. WT Blake Barnes TSU
DS Avery Rigg ASU Randall Arbuckle MSU
RS Khiry Robinson WT Taylor Gabriel ACU

Honorable mention

Offense
Name Position School
Mitchell Gale QB ACU
Wes Wood QB ENM
Trent Rios RB UIW
Chauncey Harris RB MSU
Dakarai Pecikonis WR ASU
Jared Freeman WR MSU
Arthur Buckingham WR TSU
Garrett Smith WR TAMUC
Brad Dittmar TE MSU
Will McLane TE TSU
Ricky Padilla C ENM
Josh Perez OG ACU
John Mendoza OG ENM
Xavier Ruben OG TSU
Blake Spears OT ACU
Trent Davis OT ASU
Devin Threatt OT UIW
Bryan Keith OT MSU
Defense
Name Position School
Melvin Shead DT ACU
Nick Richardson DE ACU
Clayton Callicutt DE ASU
Austin Benson DE ASU
Patrick Bettiol DE TSU
Thor Woerner ILB ACU
Matt Ellerbrock ILB MSU
Matt Knicky OLB TSU
Chaz Pavliska S UIW
Angel Lopez S ACU
Pat Gardner S MSU
Willie Riley CB ENM
Blair Johnson S TSU
Charles Moore S TSU
Special Team
Name Position School
Manny Nunez P UIW
Isaac Arellano P TSU
Brent Schroeder DS ACU
Darrell Cantu-Harkless RS ACU

Daktronics All-Super Region Team

[edit]

[53] First Team

  • Keidrick Jackson (RB) - MSU
  • Ken Van Heule (OL) - MSU
  • Manase Foketi (OL) - WT
  • Ethan Westbrooks (DL) - WT
  • Rufus Johnson (DL) - TSU
  • Sergio Castillo, Jr. (PK) - WT

Second Team

  • Dustin Vaughan (QB) - WT
  • Torrence Allen (WR) - WT
  • Aaron Mullane (OL) - WT
  • Taylor McCuller (LB) - WT
  • Blake Barnes (PK) - TSU
  • Devan Avery (CB - IW

Conferences awards

[edit]
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Ethan Westbrooks (DL). WT
  • Freshman of the Year: Clayton Callicutt (DL), ASU [54]
  • Receiver of the year: Taylor Gabriel, ACU & Robert Armstrong, TAMUK [55]
  • Offensive Lineman of the Year: Ken Van Heule (0G), MSU
  • Defensive Lineman of the Year: Rufus Johnson (DE), TSU [56]
  • Linebacker of the Year: Danny Mason, TAMUC [57]
  • Defensive Back of the year: L.B. Suggs, ACU [58]
  • Coach of the year: Bill Maskill (MSU) [59] & Bo Atterberry (TAMUK) [60]

Players going pro

[edit]
Name Position School Pro Team Acquired
Morgan Lineberry [61] K ACU Carolina Panthers Undrafted free agent
C.J. Akins [62] WR ASU St. Louis Rams Undrafted free agent
J. J. Unga OG MSU Baltimore Ravens Undrafted free agent
Manase Foketi OL WT Denver Broncos Undrafted free agent
Khiry Robinson RB WT New Orleans Saints Undrafted free agent
Mitchell Gale QB ACU Toronto Argonauts Undrafted free agent

Stats

[edit]

[63]

Team

[edit]

Scoring Offense

Teams Points Avg/G
West Texas A&M 425 38.6
Midwestern State 425 38.6
Tarleton State 345 34.5
Abilene Christian 315 28.6
Angelo State 286 26.0
Texas A&M–Kingsville 310 25.8
Eastern New Mexico 214 21.4
Incarnate Word 178 16.2
Texas A&M–Commerce 126 12.6

Scoring Defense

Teams Points Avg/g
Abilene Christian 236 21.5
West Texas A&M 331 22.1
Texas A&M–Kingsville 304 25.3
Midwestern State 279 25.4
Tarleton State 283 28.3
Angelo State 313 28.5
Incarnate Word 322 29.3
Texas A&M–Commerce 304 30.4
Eastern New Mexico 375 37.5

Total Offense

Teams Yards Avg/g
West Texas A&M 7124 474.9
Tarleton State 4625 462.5
Midwestern State 5049 459.0
Texas A&M–Kingsville 4704 392
Angelo State 3985 362.3
Abilene Christian 3897 354.3
Eastern New Mexico 3344 334.4
Incarnate Word 3001 272.8
Texas A&M–Commerce 2675 267.5

Total Defense

Teams Yards Avg/g
Angelo State 3706 336.9
West Texas A&M 5244 349.6
Texas A&M–Kingsville 4242 353.5
Tarleton State 3604 360.4
Midwestern State 4095 372.3
Texas A&M–Commerce 3730 373.0
Incarnate Word 4176 379.3
Abilene Christian 4552 413.8
Eastern New Mexico 4336 433.6

Rushing Offense

Teams Yards Avg/g
Midwestern State 3563 323.9
Eastern New Mexico 1914 191.4
Tarleton State 1761 176.1
West Texas A&M 2144 142.9
Texas A&M–Kingsville 1533 127.8
Angelo State 1361 123.7
Incarnate Word 1279 116.3
Abilene Christian 900 81.8
Texas A&M–Commerce 705 70.5

Rushing Defense

Teams Yards Avg/g
Texas A&M–Kingsville 1481 123.4
West Texas A&M 2032 135.5
Tarleton State 1378 137.8
Angelo State 1644 149.5
Midwestern State 1644 149.5
Abilene Christian 1748 158.9
Incarnate Word 1800 163.6
Eastern New Mexico 1918 191.8
Texas A&M–Commerce 1927 192.7

Pass Offense

Teams Yards Avg/g
West Texas A&M 4980 332.0
Tarleton State 2864 286.4
Abilene Christian 2997 272.5
Texas A&M–Kingsville 3171 264.2
Angelo State 2624 238.5
Texas A&M–Commerce 1970 197.0
Incarnate Word 1722 156.5
Eastern New Mexico 1430 143.0
Midwestern State 1486 135.1

Pass Defense

Teams Yards Avg/g
Texas A&M–Commerce 1803 180.3
Angelo State 2062 187.5
West Texas A&M 3212 214.1
Incarnate Word 2376 216.0
Tarleton State 2226 222.6
Midwestern State 2451 222.8
Texas A&M–Kingsville 2761 230.1
Eastern New Mexico 2418 241.8
Abilene Christian 2804 254.9

Pass Efficiency

Teams Comp. Effic.
West Texas A&M 393 158.3
Abilene Christian 230 139.9
Tarleton State 255 134.1
Texas A&M–Kingsville 255 128.7
Eastern New Mexico 118 128.1
Angelo State 223 127.3
Midwestern State 123 112.4
Incarnate Word 191 104.4
Texas A&M–Commerce 185 103.8

Pass Defence Efficiency

Teams Comp. Effic.
West Texas A&M 274 122.5
Angelo State 165 123.8
Texas A&M–Kingsville 230 124.1
Midwestern State 212 125.4
Abilene Christian 280 127.1
Texas A&M–Commerce 159 127.2
Tarleton State 189 128.9
Incarnate Word 204 136.1
Eastern New Mexico 185 154.5

Kickoff Returns

Teams TD Avg
Abilene Christian 1 24.1
West Texas A&M 0 21.9
Tarleton State 0 20.3
Incarnate Word 1 20.3
Angelo State 0 18.4
Texas A&M–Kingsville 1 18.3
Midwestern State 0 18.0
Texas A&M–Commerce 0 16.7
Eastern New Mexico 0 16.1

Punt Returns

Teams TD Avg
Abilene Christian 0 25.2
Midwestern State 0 13.0
West Texas A&M 2 11.3
Tarleton State 0 10.4
Texas A&M–Kingsville 0 8.7
Angelo State 1 7.9
Eastern New Mexico 0 7.0
Texas A&M–Commerce 0 5.6
Incarnate Word 0 4.0

Interceptions

Teams TD Number
Abilene Christian 2 12
Incarnate Word 1 11
West Texas A&M 1 11
Texas A&M–Kingsville 0 11
Midwestern State 2 10
Eastern New Mexico 1 10
Angelo State 1 9
Tarleton State 0 6
Texas A&M–Commerce 0 5

Punting

Teams TB Net/P
Midwestern State 0 36.2
Abilene Christian 4 35.9
Texas A&M–Kingsville 8 35.0
Texas A&M–Commerce 6 34.4
Incarnate Word 1 33.9
Angelo State 4 33.9
Tarleton State 3 33.5
West Texas A&M 5 32.8
Eastern New Mexico 1 10

Field Goals

Teams Made Att PC
West Texas A&M 20 23 87.0
Incarnate Word 11 13 84.6
Tarleton State 18 22 81.8
Texas A&M–Kingsville 17 23 73.9
Abilene Christian 13 19 68.4
Midwestern State 9 14 64.3
Eastern New Mexico 5 8 62.5
Texas A&M–Commerce 6 11 54.5
Angelo State 7 13 53.8

Pat Kicking

Teams Made Att PC
Tarleton State 39 39 100
West Texas A&M 69 70 98.6
Midwestern State 56 57 98.2
Angelo State 33 34 97.1
Texas A&M–Commerce 12 13 92.3
Incarnate Word 19 21 90.5
Abilene Christian 36 40 90.0
Eastern New Mexico 23 26 88.5
Texas A&M–Kingsville 31 37 83.8

Sacks by

Teams Games Sacks
West Texas A&M 15 59
Texas A&M–Kingsville 12 30
Tarleton State 10 29
Abilene Christian 11 26
Incarnate Word 11 26
Midwestern State 11 22
Angelo State 11 22
Texas A&M–Commerce 10 15
Eastern New Mexico 10 14

Sacks against

Teams Games Sacks
Midwestern State 11 4
Tarleton State 10 15
Angelo State 11 21
West Texas A&M 15 22
Texas A&M–Kingsville 12 23
Eastern New Mexico 10 30
Abilene Christian 11 39
Texas A&M–Commerce 10 39
Incarnate Word 11 46

First Downs

Teams Total Avg/G
Tarleton State 258 25.8
Midwestern State 258 23.5
West Texas A&M 342 22.8
Angelo State 225 20.5
Texas A&M–Kingsville 243 20.2
Abilene Christian 216 19.6
Eastern New Mexico 196 19.6
Incarnate Word 175 15.9
Texas A&M–Commerce 157 15.7

Opponents First Downs

Teams Total Avg/G
Texas A&M–Kingsville 224 18.7
Angelo State 208 18.9
Incarnate Word 218 19.8
Tarleton State 200 20.0
West Texas A&M 307 20.5
Texas A&M–Commerce 206 20.6
Eastern New Mexico 208 20.8
Midwestern State 235 21.4
Abilene Christian 258 23.5

Attendance

Teams Avg/G %
West Texas A&M 10,379 42%
Texas A&M–Kingsville 8,427 56%
Abilene Christian 6,615 44%
Midwestern State 6,541 45%
Angelo State 6,243 110%
Tarleton State 5,449 78%
Incarnate Word 3,076 51%
Eastern New Mexico 3,033 58%
Texas A&M–Commerce 2,355 20%

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Wildcats finish No. 16 in poll". acusports. Abilene Christian.
  2. ^ "Collums named ACU head coach". acusports. Abilene Christian.
  3. ^ "Thomsen headed to Arizona State". acusports. Abilene Christian.
  4. ^ "Collums revamps defensive staff". acusports. Abilene Christian.
  5. ^ "Gale named pre-season MVP by magazine; Wildcats ranked No. 13". acusports. Abilene Christian.
  6. ^ "Wildcats to begin season ranked No. 10 in D2 by AFCA". acusports. Abilene Christian.
  7. ^ "Wildcat trio named to Division II pre-season all-America team". acusports. Abilene Christian.
  8. ^ "Mitchell Gale Tabbed Offensive Preseason Player of the Year by LSC". acusports. Abilene Christian.
  9. ^ "Collums welcomes 122 players; Wildcats set to begin practice". acusports. Abilene Christian.
  10. ^ "Rams Announce 2012 Football Signing Class". angelosport. Angelo Sport.
  11. ^ "Rams Add Eilers & Salgado to Staff". angelosport. Angelo State.
  12. ^ "Angelo State". angelosport. Angelo State.
  13. ^ "Rams Tabbed Sixth in LSC Preseason Football Poll". angelosport. Angelo State.
  14. ^ "Lynn Tabbed as New Greyhound Football Coach". goeasternahletics. East New Mexico.
  15. ^ "LARRY KENNAN IS UIW FOOTBALL COACH". uiwcardinals. Incarnate Word.
  16. ^ "Mustangs fall to Northwest Missouri in overtime". msumustang. Midwestern State.
  17. ^ "Mustangs close 7th in final AFCA Division II Poll". msumustangs. Midwestern State.
  18. ^ "Mustangs tabbed in top five by preseason mags". msumustangs. Midwestern State.
  19. ^ "Football: Preseason poll announced". Lone Star Conference.
  20. ^ "Wildcat trio named to Division II pre-season all-America team". ACU Sports.
  21. ^ "Tarleton's Wadley named second team preseason All-American".
  22. ^ "Three Texans earn preseason All-American recognition".
  23. ^ "Three Named to Preseason All-America Team".
  24. ^ "Stoll Placed on Mitchell Award Watch List".
  25. ^ "RAMS ANNOUNCE 2012 FOOTBALL SIGNING CLASS".
  26. ^ "A&M-COMMERCE WRAPS UP 2012 FOOTBALL SIGNING CLASS".
  27. ^ "Statistics". Lone Star Conference.
  28. ^ "Schedule/Results". Lone Star Conference.
  29. ^ "Weekly Release- November 12" (PDF). Lone Star Conference.
  30. ^ "Regal, Wadley named LSC Players of the Week".
  31. ^ "Javelina Duo Receive Honors From Lone Star Conference".
  32. ^ "Wildcats' Gabriel honored by LSC for his play in 34-31 win over Texans". ACU Sports.
  33. ^ "Conway named LSC Defensive Player of the Week".
  34. ^ "Wright Named Special Teams POW".
  35. ^ "Jackson, Saladino selected Lone Star Conference Players of the Week".
  36. ^ "Rams Linebacker Named LSC Defensive Player of the Week".
  37. ^ "Mason Tabbed Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week".
  38. ^ "Saladino picks up second straight LSC Player of the Week".
  39. ^ "Jackson named LSC Offensive Player of the Week for second time".
  40. ^ "ACU freshman Cade Stone earns special teams honors from LSC". ACU Sports.
  41. ^ "Barnes tabbed LSC Special Teams Player of the Week".
  42. ^ "Texas College vs Incarnate Word (Sep 01, 2012)".
  43. ^ "Javelina Duo Earns Weekly Honors For Play At Tarleton State".
  44. ^ "Stoll Earns LSC Honors For Second Time, Tied For National Lead In Field Goals Per Game".
  45. ^ "Clean Sweep: Midwestern trio named Lone Star Conference Players of the Week".
  46. ^ "Harris chosen as LSC Offensive Player of the Week".
  47. ^ "Gale, Stephens Named Lone Star Conference Players of the Week". ACU Sports.
  48. ^ "Fenske, Barnes tabbed LSC Players of the Week".
  49. ^ "Callicutt Named LSC Freshman of the Year".
  50. ^ "DANNY MASON NAMED LONE STAR CONFERENCE LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR".
  51. ^ "Gridiron Hounds Earn Lone Star Conference Postseason Honors".
  52. ^ "Suggs, Gabriel Receive Lone Star Conference Postseason Awards". ACU Sports.
  53. ^ "Jackson, Van Heule named to Daktronics All-Super Region Four first team".
  54. ^ "Callicutt Named LSC Freshman of the Year".
  55. ^ "Lone Star Conference Announces Postseason Awards".
  56. ^ "Johnson tabbed LSC's Defensive Lineman of the Year".
  57. ^ "DANNY MASON NAMED LONE STAR CONFERENCE LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR".
  58. ^ "Suggs, Gabriel Receive Lone Star Conference Postseason Awards". ACU Sports.
  59. ^ "O-Line dominates All-Lone Star Conference honors".
  60. ^ "Lone Star Conference Announces Postseason Awards".
  61. ^ "Ex-Wildcat kicker Lineberry signs with Panthers; Gale to work out with Argos". ACU Sports.
  62. ^ "Akins Signs with St. Louis".
  63. ^ "Team Statistics". Lone Star Conference. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2012_Lone_Star_Conference_football_season&oldid=1234748673"