Saturday, 09/01/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| (3) LSU | 14 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 92,059 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| LSU - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | LSU kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NorTx25. | |
| North Texas - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, NorTx25 | 15:00 | Byrd rush right for 3 yards to the NorTx28. |
| 2-7, NorTx28 | 14:36 | Thompson incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-7, NorTx28 | 14:18 | Thompson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-7, NorTx28 | 14:12 | North Texas penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-12, NorTx23 | 13:58 | Atterberry punts. Beckham returns 9 yards to the NorTx48. LSU penalized -10 yards. |
| LSU - 13:49 | ||
| 1-10, LSU34 | 13:49 | Mettenberger incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, LSU34 | 13:46 | Blue rush middle for 9 yards to the LSU43. |
| 3-1, LSU43 | 13:10 | Mettenberger pass completion to the right to Landry for 19 yards to the NorTx38. |
| 1-10, NorTx38 | 12:38 | Hilliard rush for 38 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:30 | Alleman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:30 | LSU kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NorTx25. | |
| North Texas - 12:30 | ||
| 1-10, NorTx25 | 12:30 | Byrd rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NorTx25 | 12:14 | Chancellor rush right for -4 yards to the NorTx21. |
| 3-14, NorTx21 | 11:07 | Thompson pass completion to the right to Power for 7 yards to the NorTx28. |
| 4-7, NorTx28 | 10:36 | Atterberry punts. Beckham returns 75 yards to the NorTx1. LSU penalized -10 yards. |
| LSU - 10:13 | ||
| 1-10, LSU15 | 10:13 | Copeland rush for 16 yards to the LSU31. |
| 1-10, LSU31 | 9:45 | Mettenberger pass completion to the left to Shepard for 11 yards to the LSU42. |
| 1-10, LSU42 | 9:25 | Mettenberger incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, LSU42 | 9:21 | Mettenberger sacked by Bellazin for -17 yards to the LSU25. |
| 3-10, LSU25 | 9:10 | LSU penalized 0 yards. |
| 3-27, LSU25 | 9:04 | Mettenberger pass completion to the middle to Beckham for 21 yards to the LSU46. |
| 4-6, LSU46 | 8:37 | Keehn punts. No return. Ball on NorTx16. |
| North Texas - 8:24 | ||
| 1-10, NorTx16 | 8:24 | Thompson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NorTx16 | 8:19 | Byrd rush right for 4 yards to the NorTx20. |
| 3-6, NorTx20 | 7:44 | Thompson rush middle for 4 yards to the NorTx24. |
| 4-2, NorTx24 | 6:58 | Atterberry punts. Beckham returns 70 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| LSU - 6:26 | ||
| 6:26 | Alleman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:26 | LSU kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NorTx25. | |
| North Texas - 6:26 | ||
| 1-10, NorTx25 | 6:26 | Byrd rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NorTx25 | 5:54 | Thompson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, NorTx25 | 5:45 | Thompson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, NorTx25 | 5:41 | Atterberry punts. No return. Ball on LSU29. |
| LSU - 5:32 | ||
| 1-10, LSU29 | 5:32 | Shepard rush right for -5 yards to the LSU24. |
| 2-15, LSU24 | 5:05 | Ford rush for 12 yards to the LSU36. |
| 3-3, LSU36 | 4:40 | Mettenberger sacked by Jackson for -8 yards to the LSU28. |
| 4-11, LSU28 | 4:10 | Keehn punts. No return. Ball on NorTx21. |
| North Texas - 3:47 | ||
| 1-10, NorTx21 | 3:47 | Brown rush middle for 2 yards to the NorTx23. |
| 2-8, NorTx23 | 3:30 | Brown rush left for -7 yards to the NorTx16. |
| NorTx16 | 2:30 | North Texas time out. |
| 3-15, NorTx16 | 2:30 | Thompson pass completion to the right to Chancellor for 13 yards to the NorTx29. |
| 4-2, NorTx29 | 2:12 | Atterberry punts. Beckham returns 3 yards to the LSU32. |
| LSU - 1:43 | ||
| 1-10, LSU32 | 1:43 | North Texas penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, LSU47 | 1:43 | Blue rush middle for 3 yards to the 50. |
| 2-7, 50 | 1:20 | Blue rush for 37 yards to the NorTx13. |
| 1-10, NorTx13 | 0:46 | Blue rush left for 5 yards to the NorTx8. |
| 2-5, NorTx8 | 0:21 | Blue rush right for 3 yards to the NorTx5. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| LSU - 15:00 | ||
| 3-2, NorTx5 | 15:00 | Hilliard rush middle for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:56 | Alleman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:56 | LSU kicks off. Chancellor returns 14 yards to the NorTx20. | |
| North Texas - 14:50 | ||
| 1-10, NorTx20 | 14:50 | Brown rush left for 9 yards to the NorTx29. |
| 2-1, NorTx29 | 14:19 | Brown rush left for 6 yards to the NorTx35. |
| 1-10, NorTx35 | 14:04 | LSU penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, NorTx40 | 14:04 | Thompson incomplete pass to the right. |
| NorTx40 | 13:38 | North Texas time out. |
| 2-5, NorTx40 | 13:38 | Brown rush middle for 11 yards to the LSU49. |
| 1-10, LSU49 | 13:32 | Brown rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, LSU49 | 12:49 | Thompson pass completion to the left to Chancellor for 6 yards to the LSU43. |
| 3-4, LSU43 | 12:09 | Thompson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-4, LSU43 | 11:56 | LSU penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, LSU38 | 11:46 | North Texas penalized -5 yards. |
| LSU43 | 11:45 | North Texas time out. |
| 1-15, LSU43 | 11:45 | Thompson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-15, LSU43 | 11:37 | Jimmerson rush middle for -1 yard to the LSU44. |
| 3-16, LSU44 | 10:51 | Thompson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-16, LSU44 | 10:47 | Atterberry punts. No return. Ball on LSU11. |
| LSU - 10:40 | ||
| 1-10, LSU11 | 10:40 | Mettenberger pass completion to the left to Landry for 7 yards to the LSU18. |
| 2-3, LSU18 | 10:17 | Blue rush middle for 4 yards to the LSU22. |
| 1-10, LSU22 | 10:09 | Mettenberger pass completion to the left to Boone for 12 yards to the LSU34. |
| 1-10, LSU34 | 9:49 | Blue rush middle for 7 yards to the LSU41. |
| 2-3, LSU41 | 9:21 | Blue rush for 8 yards to the LSU49. |
| 1-10, LSU49 | 9:00 | Hilliard rush middle for 5 yards to the NorTx46. |
| 2-5, NorTx46 | 8:36 | Mettenberger pass completion to the right to Landry for 11 yards to the NorTx35. |
| 1-10, NorTx35 | 8:24 | Hilliard rush left for 3 yards to the NorTx32. |
| 2-7, NorTx32 | 8:02 | Hilliard rush left for 1 yard to the NorTx31. |
| 3-6, NorTx31 | 7:43 | Mettenberger pass completion to the right to Clement for 4 yards to the NorTx27. |
| 4-2, NorTx27 | 6:55 | Alleman 44 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 6:26 | LSU kicks off. Chancellor returns 19 yards to the NorTx18. | |
| North Texas - 6:19 | ||
| 1-10, NorTx18 | 6:19 | Byrd rush middle for 2 yards to the NorTx20. |
| 2-8, NorTx20 | 5:50 | Byrd rush left for 0 yards. |
| 3-8, NorTx20 | 5:10 | Thompson pass to the middle intercepted by Reid. No return. |
| LSU - 4:56 | ||
| 1-10, NorTx29 | 4:56 | Blue rush left for 4 yards to the NorTx25. |
| 2-6, NorTx25 | 4:31 | Blue rush right for 5 yards to the NorTx20. |
| 3-1, NorTx20 | 4:16 | Copeland rush right for 3 yards to the NorTx17. |
| 1-10, NorTx17 | 3:42 | Mettenberger pass completion to the left to Beckham for 6 yards to the NorTx11. |
| 2-4, NorTx11 | 3:20 | LSU penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-9, NorTx16 | 3:15 | Mettenberger pass completion to the middle to Blue for -1 yard to the NorTx17. |
| 3-10, NorTx17 | 2:35 | Mettenberger incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-10, NorTx17 | 2:26 | 34 yard field goal attempt by Alleman is NO GOOD. |
| North Texas - 2:20 | ||
| 1-10, NorTx20 | 2:20 | Jimmerson rush right for 0 yards. |
| NorTx20 | 2:13 | LSU time out. |
| 2-10, NorTx20 | 2:13 | Thompson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, NorTx20 | 2:07 | Thompson pass completion to the middle to Chancellor for 80 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:55 | Olen PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:55 | North Texas kicks off. Beckham returns 30 yards to the LSU27. | |
| LSU - 1:49 | ||
| 1-10, LSU27 | 1:49 | Mettenberger pass completion to the right to Landry for 6 yards to the LSU33. |
| 2-4, LSU33 | 1:41 | Mettenberger incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-4, LSU33 | 1:37 | Hilliard rush for 60 yards to the NorTx7. |
| 1-7, NorTx7 | 1:19 | Hilliard rush left for 0 yards. |
| NorTx7 | 1:16 | LSU time out. |
| 2-7, NorTx7 | 1:16 | Mettenberger incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, NorTx7 | 1:11 | Mettenberger pass to the middle intercepted by Whitfield. No return. |










