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2012 Air Force

6–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Troy Calhoun.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 2012, game by game: won vs. Idaho State 49–21; lost at No. 19 Michigan 25–31; lost at UNLV 35–38; won vs. Colorado State 42–21; lost vs. Navy 21–28; won at Wyoming 28–27; won vs. New Mexico 28–23; won vs. Nevada 48–31; lost at Army 21–41; lost at San Diego State 9–28; won vs. Hawai’i 21–7; lost at Fresno State 15–48; lost vs. Rice 14–33+28−33Won 49–21 vs. Idaho State+28Idaho StateLost 25–31 at No. 19 Michigan-6No. 19 MichiganLost 35–38 at UNLV-3UNLVWon 42–21 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateLost 21–28 vs. Navy-7NavyWon 28–27 at Wyoming+1WyomingWon 28–23 vs. New Mexico+5New MexicoWon 48–31 vs. Nevada+17NevadaLost 21–41 at Army-20ArmyLost 9–28 at San Diego State-19San Diego StateWon 21–7 vs. Hawai’i+14Hawai’iLost 15–48 at Fresno State-33Fresno StateLost 14–33 vs. Rice-19Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsIdaho StateW 49–⁠2192%
Sep 8at19MichiganL 25–⁠3132%
Sep 22atUNLVL 35–⁠3872%
Sep 29vsColorado StateW 42–⁠2179%
Oct 6vsNavyL 21–⁠2867%
Oct 13atWyomingW 28–⁠2749%
Oct 20vsNew MexicoW 28–⁠2368%
Oct 26vsNevadaW 48–⁠3140%
Nov 3atArmyL 21–⁠4174%
Nov 10atSan Diego StateL 9–⁠2832%
Nov 16vsHawai’iW 21–⁠776%
Nov 24atFresno StateL 15–⁠4827%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsRiceArmed Forces BowlL 14–⁠3350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rice 33–⁠14 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
356–⁠377
Coach
Troy Calhoun
Elo
1431 −95 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 95 of 124; offense No. 61, defense No. 102, special teams No. 110
SRS
−10.0 No. 96 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 86
Offensive coordinators
Clay Hendrix, Blane Morgan and Mike Thiessen
Defensive coordinators
Charlton Warren and Steve Russ
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense33rd of 124
  • Defense69th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted39th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted72nd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%0.9233rd of 124
Defense0.0845%0.9269th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.07 def		43% off
44% def		—39th off
72nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 292% allowed
Defense-0.3own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsConnor Dietz QB1,131 yds
Passing touchdownsConnor Dietz QB8 TD
Rushing yardsCody Getz RB1,248 yds
Rushing touchdownsCody Getz RB9 TD
Receiving yardsTy MacArthur WR411 yds
Receiving touchdownsDrew Coleman WR3 TD
InterceptionsAlex Means LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Steven Cornellier WDE★★★No. 1096
Glynn Cheeks SDE★★★No. 1270
Will Hopkins SDE★★★No. 1468
Andrew Long RB★★★No. 1519
Randy Frost SDE★★★No. 1669

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.761
Running backs42.50.787
Receivers52.00.767
Offensive line52.40.777
Defensive line62.70.802
Linebackers52.20.779
Defensive backs72.00.756
Athletes and specialists42.00.730
Whole class372.20.771

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 86

The 2012 roster

86 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠218
San Diego State7–⁠19–⁠4
Fresno State7–⁠19–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
UNLV2–⁠62–⁠11
New Mexico1–⁠74–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.