2012 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record3–7 (2–6 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKelley Lee (1st season)
Home stadiumGreyhound Stadium
(Capacity: 5,200)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football represents Eastern New Mexico University in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). Led by first-year head coach Josh Lynn, the Greyhounds finished the season 3–7 overall with a conference mark of 2–6, placing seventh.[1]

Recruiting

Head coach Josh Lynn brought in 14 new recruits before the season started[2]

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dustin Breeze
OL 		Belen, New Mexico Belen High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 310 lb (140 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
A.J. Canales
FS 		El Paso, Texas Canutillo High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jeremy Hathcock
OL 		Aztec, New Mexico Aztec High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 275 lb (125 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Cody Jurek
OL 		Gonzales, Texas Gonzales High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 300 lb (140 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Idarious Ray
OL 		Amarillo, Texas Palo Duro High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 335 lb (152 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Wade
OL 		Houston, Texas Cy-Ridge High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 315 lb (143 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Michael Cowden
DT 		Aztec, New Mexico Aztec High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 335 lb (152 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ricky Dickson
DL 		Park Forest, Illinois Rich East High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jeremy Doucette
LB 		Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Cecilia High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 235 lb (107 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
John Garcia
DB 		Albuquerque, New Mexico St. Pius X High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Marcos Hinojos
DL 		Plainview, Texas Plainview High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 275 lb (125 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Landon Lock
LB 		Gonzales, Texas Gonzales High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Willie Riley
S 		Amarillo, Texas Palo Duro High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Daniel Pena
DL 		El Paso, Texas El Paso-Austin High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseaon

Eastern New Mexico was picked to finish 8th in the 2012 LSC preseason poll.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat New Mexico Highlands*
L 14–424,800[4]
September 82:00 pmSul Ross*
W 38–354,127[5]
September 143:30 pmvs. Incarnate Word
W 34-24[6]
September 227:00 pmat Tarleton State
L 23–356,347[7]
September 293:00 pmAngelo Statedagger
  • Greyhound Stadium
  • Portales, NM
L 19–493,127[8]
October 66:00 pmat Abilene Christian
L 17–593,576[9]
October 206:00 pmNo. 17 West Texas A&M
  • Greyhound Stadium
  • Portales, NM (Wagon Wheel Game)
L 21–442,759[10]
October 277:00 pmat No. 11 Midwestern State
L 28–513,129[11]
November 31:00 pmTexas A&M–Commerce
  • Greyhound Stadium
  • Portales, NM
W 7–32,118[12]
November 107:00 pmat Texas A&M–Kingsville
L 13–338,137[13]

References

  1. ^ "Josh Lynn steps down as ENMU football coach".
  2. ^ "Press release: Lynn adds talent for 2012 football season". The Eastern New Mexico News. February 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "Football: Preseason poll announced". Lone Star Conference.
  4. ^ "Football vs New Mexico Highlands".
  5. ^ "Football vs Sul Ross".
  6. ^ "Football vs Incarnate Word".
  7. ^ "Football vs Tarleton State".
  8. ^ "Football vs Angelo State".
  9. ^ "Football vs Abilene Christian".
  10. ^ "Football vs West Texas A&M".
  11. ^ "Football vs Midwestern State".
  12. ^ "Football vs TAMU Commerce".
  13. ^ "Football vs TAMU Kingsville".
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