2012 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team

2012 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football
2012 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	0–7, 3 wins vacated (0–6 LSC, 2 wins vacated)
Head coach	Josh Lynn (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Kelley Lee (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Gun option
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Greyhound Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team represented 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]

2012 Lone Star Conference football standings
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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

On September 1, 2015, it was announced that the program would have to vacate all of its win from 2008 to 2012 due to eligibility violations.^[2]

Recruiting

Head coach Josh Lynn brought in 14 new recruits before the season started^[3]

College recruiting information (2012)
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)
Dustin Breeze OL	Star ratings: 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)
A. J. Canales FS	Star ratings: 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)
Jeremy Hathcock OL	Star ratings: 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)
Cody Jurek OL	Star ratings: 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)
Idarious Ray OL	Star ratings: 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)
Jordan Wade OL	Star ratings: 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)
Michael Cowden DT	Star ratings: 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)
Ricky Dickson DL	Star ratings: 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)
Jeremy Doucette LB	Star ratings: 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)
John Garcia DB	Star ratings: 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)
Marcos Hinojos DL	Star ratings: 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)
Landon Lock LB	Star ratings: 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)
Willie Riley S	Star ratings: 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)
Daniel Pena DL	Star ratings: 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.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 pm	at New Mexico Highlands*	Perkins Stadium Las Vegas, NM	L 14–42	4,800	^[5]
September 8	2:00 pm	Sul Ross*	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	W 38–35 (vacated)	4,127	^[6]
September 14	3:30 pm	vs. Incarnate Word	Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX (LSC Football Festival)	W 34–24 (vacated)	N/A	^[7]
September 22	7:00 pm	at Tarleton State	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	L 23–35	6,347	^[8]
September 29	3:00 pm	Angelo State	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	L 19–49	3,127	^[9]
October 6	6:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 17–59	3,576	^[10]
October 20	6:00 pm	No. 17 West Texas A&M	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM (Wagon Wheel Game)	L 21–44	2,759	^[11]
October 27	7:00 pm	at No. 11 Midwestern State	Memorial Stadium Whichita Falls, TX	L 28–51	3,129	^[12]
November 3	1:00 pm	Texas A&M–Commerce	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	W 7–3 (vacated)	2,118	^[13]
November 10	7:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Kingsville	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 13–33	8,137	^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

At New Mexico Highlands

	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	0	14	0	0	14
Cowboys	0	7	14	21	42

Statistics	ENMU	NMHU
First downs	20	17
Total yards	248	345
Rushing yards	143	58
Passing yards	105	287
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	36:57	23:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	9/19, 77 yards
	Rushing	Derek Kendall-Campbell	13 rushes, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	De'Coreyon Thomas	4 receptions, 55 yards
New Mexico Highlands	Passing	Taylor Genuser	24/37, 287 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Keith Bellamy	7 rushes, 28 yards
	Receiving	John Webster	7 receptions, 130 yards, TD

Sul Ross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	14	14	7	35
Greyhounds	7	10	0	21	38

Statistics	SRS	ENMU
First downs	19	29
Total yards	447	429
Rushing yards	270	301
Passing yards	177	128
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	27:16	32:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sul Ross Lobos	Passing	A. J. Springer	23/29, 177 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Dominique Carson	15 rushes, 146 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cordrick Mobley	8 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TD
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	13/15, 128 yards, TD
	Rushing	Wesley Wood	23 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chase Kyser	4 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Vs. Incarnate Word (LSC Football Festival)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	0	7	3	24
Greyhounds	7	14	0	13	34

Statistics	UIW	ENMU
First downs	22	16
Total yards	449	373
Rushing yards	270	244
Passing yards	179	129
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	33:02	26:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Rhodes	17/30, 179 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Zach Rhodes	8 rushes, 128 yards
	Receiving	Dominic Hamilton	5 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	7/12, 129 yards, TD
	Rushing	De'Coreyon Thomas	16 rushes, 115 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jacob Johnson	1 reception, 54 yards, TD

At Tarleton State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	0	10	7	6	23
Texans	0	21	0	14	35

Statistics	ENMU	TSU
First downs	18	30
Total yards	386	564
Rushing yards	139	324
Passing yards	247	240
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:28	30:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	10/20, 242 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Christian Long	10 rushes, 55 yards
	Receiving	Dillon Metzger	2 receptions, 131 yards, TD
Tarleton State	Passing	Aaron Doyle	19/34, 240 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Vaughn Smith	16 rushes, 167 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Clifton Rhodes III	10 receptions, 111 yards, TD

Angelo State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	14	14	7	49
Greyhounds	3	3	13	0	19

Statistics	ASU	ENMU
First downs	21	17
Total yards	527	216
Rushing yards	157	137
Passing yards	370	79
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	26:41	33:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing	Blake Hamblin	8/11, 175 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jermie Calhoun	20 rushes, 62 yards, TD
	Receiving	C. J. Atkins	4 receptions, 160 yards, TD
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	10/14, 79 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Wesley Wood	21 rushes, 79 yards
	Receiving	Chase Kyser	2 receptions, 25 yards

At Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	7	3	0	7	17
Wildcats	14	17	21	7	59

Statistics	ENMU	ACU
First downs	20	24
Total yards	312	397
Rushing yards	244	136
Passing yards	68	261
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	34:56	25:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	9/19, 68 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Wesley Wood	27 rushes, 128 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jacob Johnson	3 receptions, 32 yards
Abilene Christian	Passing	Mitchell Gale	18/28, 252 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Marcel Threat	12 rushes, 70 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taylor Gabriel	8 receptions, 112 yards

No. 17 West Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	0	14	0	7	21
No. 17 Buffaloes	14	7	14	9	44

Statistics	WTAMU	ENMU
First downs	18	19
Total yards	454	391
Rushing yards	123	205
Passing yards	331	186
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	21:56	38:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing	Dustin Vaughan	20/33, 321 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Khiry Robinson	16 rushes, 131 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Nathan Slaughter	7 receptions, 133 yards, TD
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	15/31, 188 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Wesley Wood	15 rushes, 79 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chase Kyser	7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

At No. 11 Midwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	0	14	7	7	28
No. 11 Mustangs	7	14	14	16	51

Statistics	ENMU	MSU
First downs	16	28
Total yards	353	516
Rushing yards	172	350
Passing yards	181	166
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	34:33	25:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	11/18, 181 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Wesley Wood	26 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	De'Coreyon Thomas	2 receptions, 73 yards
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	10/13, 120 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chauncey Harris	15 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mark Strange	2 receptions, 48 yards

Texas A&M–Commerce

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	0	0	0	3
Greyhounds	0	7	0	0	7

Statistics	TAMUC	ENMU
First downs	17	15
Total yards	275	283
Rushing yards	94	186
Passing yards	181	97
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	24:06	35:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Kevin Vye	17/32, 181 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jamar Mosley	11 rushes, 63 yards
	Receiving	Garrett Smith	7 receptions, 91 yards
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	8/15, 87 yards, TD
	Rushing	Christian Long	18 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	Chase Kyser	4 receptions, 42 yards

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	0	7	6	0	13
Javelinas	6	13	0	14	33

Statistics	ENMU	TAMUK
First downs	26	12
Total yards	353	362
Rushing yards	143	136
Passing yards	210	226
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	35:31	24:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	21/35, 210 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Christian Long	12 rushes, 49 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jacob Johnson	9 receptions, 120 yards
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing	Nate Poppell	14/24, 226 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Anthony Johnson	8 rushes, 85 yards
	Receiving	Robert Armstrong	6 receptions, 144 yards, 3 TD

References

^ "Josh Lynn steps down as ENMU football coach".
^ "Eastern New Mexico University on probation, to vacate five seasons of wins". ESPN. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
^ "Press release: Lynn adds talent for 2012 football season". The Eastern New Mexico News. February 1, 2012.
^ "Football: Preseason poll announced". Lone Star Conference.
^ "Football vs New Mexico Highlands".
^ "Football vs Sul Ross".
^ "Football vs Incarnate Word".
^ "Football vs Tarleton State".
^ "Football vs Angelo State".
^ "Football vs Abilene Christian".
^ "Football vs West Texas A&M".
^ "Football vs Midwestern State".
^ "Football vs TAMU Commerce".
^ "Football vs TAMU Kingsville".

[1] "Josh Lynn steps down as ENMU football coach".

[2] "Eastern New Mexico University on probation, to vacate five seasons of wins". ESPN. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

[3] "Press release: Lynn adds talent for 2012 football season". The Eastern New Mexico News. February 1, 2012.

[4] "Football: Preseason poll announced". Lone Star Conference.

[5] "Football vs New Mexico Highlands".

[6] "Football vs Sul Ross".

[7] "Football vs Incarnate Word".

[8] "Football vs Tarleton State".

[9] "Football vs Angelo State".

[10] "Football vs Abilene Christian".

[11] "Football vs West Texas A&M".

[12] "Football vs Midwestern State".

[13] "Football vs TAMU Commerce".

[14] "Football vs TAMU Kingsville".

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