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2012 Arkansas

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Smith.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 2012, game by game: won vs. Jacksonville State 49–24; lost vs. UL Monroe 31–34; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 0–52; lost vs. Rutgers 26–35; lost at Texas A&M 10–58; won at Auburn 24–7; won vs. Kentucky 49–7; lost vs. Ole Miss 27–30; won vs. Tulsa 19–15; lost at No. 12 South Carolina 20–38; lost at Mississippi State 14–45; lost vs. No. 8 LSU 13–20+42−52Won 49–24 vs. Jacksonville State+25Jacksonville St…Lost 31–34 vs. UL Monroe-3UL MonroeLost 0–52 vs. No. 1 Alabama-52No. 1 AlabamaLost 26–35 vs. Rutgers-9RutgersLost 10–58 at Texas A&M-48Texas A&MWon 24–7 at Auburn+17AuburnWon 49–7 vs. Kentucky+42KentuckyLost 27–30 vs. Ole Miss-3Ole MissWon 19–15 vs. Tulsa+4TulsaLost 20–38 at No. 12 South Carolina-18No. 12 South CarolinaLost 14–45 at Mississippi State-31Mississippi Sta…Lost 13–20 vs. No. 8 LSU-7No. 8 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsJacksonville StateW 49–⁠2489%
Sep 8vsUL MonroeL 31–⁠3478%
Sep 15vs1AlabamaL 0–⁠5239%
Sep 22vsRutgersL 26–⁠3562%
Sep 29atTexas A&ML 10–⁠5839%
Oct 6atAuburnW 24–⁠743%
Oct 13vsKentuckyW 49–⁠778%
Oct 27vsOle MissL 27–⁠3074%
Nov 3vsTulsaW 19–⁠1556%
Nov 10at12South CarolinaL 20–⁠3829%
Nov 17atMississippi StateL 14–⁠4541%
Nov 23vs8LSUL 13–⁠2030%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 8
Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 8
Points
282–⁠365
Coach
John Smith
Elo
1544 −122 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 35 of 124; offense No. 24, defense No. 51, special teams No. 63
SRS
1.4 No. 60 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 27
Offensive coordinator
Paul Petrino
Defensive coordinator
Paul Haynes
Captains
Alfred Davis, Knile Davis, Alonzo Highsmith Jr., Travis Swanson, Tyler Wilson and Tenarius Wright
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 124
  • Defense80th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted33rd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted74th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0643%0.8662nd of 124
Defense0.0942%1.0380th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.07 def		45% off
41% def		—33rd off
74th 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
Offense0.0own 283% allowed
Defense0.0own 301% 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 yardsTyler Wilson QB3,387 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Wilson QB21 TD
Rushing yardsDennis Johnson RB757 yds
Rushing touchdownsDennis Johnson RB8 TD
Receiving yardsCobi Hamilton WR1,335 yds
Receiving touchdownsCobi Hamilton WR5 TD
InterceptionsRoss Rasner S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Jonathan Williams RB★★★★No. 179
Otha Peters OLB★★★★No. 279
Keon Hatcher WR★★★★No. 285
Taiwan Johnson SDE★★★★No. 304
Demetrius Dean TE★★★No. 377

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.904
Receivers53.20.866
Offensive line23.00.877
Defensive line53.20.877
Linebackers33.30.869
Defensive backs33.00.854
Athletes and specialists23.00.876
Whole class223.20.873

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.

Drafted in 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 3Knile Davis RBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Tyler Wilson QBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Cobi Hamilton WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Chris Gragg TEBuffalo Bills

Roster 115

The 2012 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2012 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2012 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠25
Florida7–⁠111–⁠29
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠28
Texas A&M6–⁠211–⁠25
LSU6–⁠210–⁠314
Vanderbilt5–⁠39–⁠423
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
Ole Miss3–⁠57–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠8
Tennessee1–⁠75–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

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