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2012 Baylor

8–⁠5 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Art Briles.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2012, game by game: won vs. SMU 59–24; won vs. Sam Houston 48–23; won at UL Monroe 47–42; lost at No. 9 West Virginia 63–70; lost vs. TCU 21–49; lost at Texas 50–56; lost at Iowa State 21–35; won vs. Kansas 41–14; lost at No. 14 Oklahoma 34–42; won vs. No. 2 Kansas State 52–24; won vs. Texas Tech 52–45; won vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State 41–34; won vs. No. 17 UCLA 49–26+35−28Won 59–24 vs. SMU+35SMUWon 48–23 vs. Sam Houston+25Sam HoustonWon 47–42 at UL Monroe+5UL MonroeLost 63–70 at No. 9 West Virginia-7No. 9 West VirginiaLost 21–49 vs. TCU-28TCULost 50–56 at Texas-6TexasLost 21–35 at Iowa State-14Iowa StateWon 41–14 vs. Kansas+27KansasLost 34–42 at No. 14 Oklahoma-8No. 14 OklahomaWon 52–24 vs. No. 2 Kansas State+28No. 2 Kansas StateWon 52–45 vs. Texas Tech+7Texas TechWon 41–34 vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State+7No. 24 Oklahoma StateWon 49–26 vs. No. 17 UCLA+23No. 17 UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSMUW 59–⁠2467%
Sep 15vsSam HoustonW 48–⁠2377%
Sep 21atUL MonroeW 47–⁠4266%
Sep 29at9West VirginiaL 63–⁠7041%
Oct 13vsTCUL 21–⁠4952%
Oct 20atTexasL 50–⁠5642%
Oct 27atIowa StateL 21–⁠3548%
Nov 3vsKansasW 41–⁠1481%
Nov 10at14OklahomaL 34–⁠4223%
Nov 17vs2Kansas StateW 52–⁠2428%
Nov 24vsTexas TechW 52–⁠4558%
Dec 1vs24Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠3446%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs17UCLAHoliday BowlW 49–⁠2658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCLA 49–⁠26 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 25

Led the nationNick Florence: passing yards (4,309 yds); Terrance Williams: receiving yards (1,832 yds)

Consensus All-AmericanTerrance Williams, WR

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
578–⁠484
Coach
Art Briles
Elo
1672 +74 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 37 of 124; offense No. 4, defense No. 86, special teams No. 85
SRS
13.9 No. 15 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 26
Offensive coordinators
Randy Clements and Philip Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Phil Bennett
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense5th of 124
  • Defense89th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted4th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted81st of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1547%1.005th of 124
Defense0.1045%0.9489th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.07 def		48% off
44% def		—4th off
81st 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 302% 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 yardsNick Florence QB4,309 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Florence QB33 TD
Rushing yardsLache Seastrunk RB1,012 yds
Rushing touchdownsGlasco Martin RB15 TD
Receiving yardsTerrance Williams WR1,832 yds
Receiving touchdownsTerrance Williams WR12 TD
InterceptionsEddie Lackey LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Javonte Magee DT★★★★No. 64
Corey Coleman ATH★★★★No. 154
Brian Nance OLB★★★★No. 255
Ryan Reid CB★★★★No. 281
Aiavion Edwards S★★★★No. 357

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.860
Running backs13.00.850
Receivers32.70.825
Offensive line23.00.873
Defensive line33.30.903
Linebackers33.00.858
Defensive backs63.00.834
Athletes and specialists33.30.881
Whole class223.00.857

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 3Terrance Williams WRDallas Cowboys

Roster 116

The 2012 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team, 3 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas State8–⁠111–⁠212
Oklahoma8–⁠110–⁠315
Texas5–⁠49–⁠419
Oklahoma State5–⁠48–⁠5
Baylor4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠58–⁠5
West Virginia4–⁠57–⁠6
TCU4–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠66–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

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