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2012 Auburn

3–⁠9 (0–⁠8 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gene Chizik.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2012, game by game: lost vs. No. 14 Clemson 19–26; lost at Mississippi State 10–28; won vs. UL Monroe 31–28; lost vs. No. 2 LSU 10–12; lost vs. Arkansas 7–24; lost at Ole Miss 20–41; lost at Vanderbilt 13–17; lost vs. No. 22 Texas A&M 21–63; won vs. New Mexico State 42–7; lost vs. No. 5 Georgia 0–38; won vs. Alabama A&M 51–7; lost at No. 2 Alabama 0–49+44−49Lost 19–26 vs. No. 14 Clemson-7No. 14 ClemsonLost 10–28 at Mississippi State-18Mississippi Sta…Won 31–28 vs. UL Monroe+3UL MonroeLost 10–12 vs. No. 2 LSU-2No. 2 LSULost 7–24 vs. Arkansas-17ArkansasLost 20–41 at Ole Miss-21Ole MissLost 13–17 at Vanderbilt-4VanderbiltLost 21–63 vs. No. 22 Texas A&M-42No. 22 Texas A&MWon 42–7 vs. New Mexico State+35New Mexico StateLost 0–38 vs. No. 5 Georgia-38No. 5 GeorgiaWon 51–7 vs. Alabama A&M+44Alabama A&MLost 0–49 at No. 2 Alabama-49No. 2 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs14ClemsonL 19–⁠2652%
Sep 8atMississippi StateL 10–⁠2842%
Sep 15vsUL MonroeW 31–⁠2868%
Sep 22vs2LSUL 10–⁠1232%
Oct 6vsArkansasL 7–⁠2457%
Oct 13atOle MissL 20–⁠4152%
Oct 20atVanderbiltL 13–⁠1744%
Oct 27vs22Texas A&ML 21–⁠6333%
Nov 3vsNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠780%
Nov 10vs5GeorgiaL 0–⁠3825%
Nov 17vsAlabama A&MW 51–⁠772%
Nov 24at2AlabamaL 0–⁠498%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 49–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
224–⁠340
Coach
Gene Chizik
Elo
1458 −136 this season
SP+ rating
4.8 No. 55 of 124; offense No. 61, defense No. 52, special teams No. 12
SRS
−1.6 No. 67 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 11
Offensive coordinator
Scot Loeffler
Defensive coordinator
Brian VanGorder
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3, Tampa 2

How good, play by play

  • Offense102nd of 124
  • Defense106th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted105th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted104th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0039%0.94102nd of 124
Defense0.1345%0.91106th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.09 def		40% off
43% def		—105th off
104th 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 282% allowed
Defense0.0own 291% 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 yardsKiehl Frazier DB753 yds
Passing touchdownsJonathan Wallace WR4 TD
Rushing yardsTre Mason RB1,002 yds
Rushing touchdownsTre Mason RB8 TD
Receiving yardsEmory Blake WR789 yds
Receiving touchdownsEmory Blake WR3 TD
InterceptionsDaren Bates DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Avery Young OT★★★★No. 74
Ricky Parks TE★★★★No. 85
Jordan Diamond OT★★★★No. 97
JaQuay Savage WR★★★★No. 96
Ricardo Louis WR★★★★No. 148
Joshua Holsey CB★★★★No. 157
Tyler Nero DT★★★★No. 160
Patrick Miller OT★★★★No. 188

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.884
Receivers43.80.935
Offensive line73.60.906
Defensive line14.00.934
Linebackers23.50.899
Defensive backs33.30.900
Whole class193.60.910

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 3Corey Lemonier DESan Francisco 49ers

Roster 116

The 2012 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 second 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.