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2012 Boise State

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Chris Petersen, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2012, game by game: lost at No. 13 Michigan State 13–17; won vs. Miami (OH) 39–12; won vs. BYU 7–6; won at New Mexico 32–29; won at Southern Miss 40–14; won vs. Fresno State 20–10; won vs. UNLV 32–7; won at Wyoming 45–14; lost vs. San Diego State 19–21; won at Hawai’i 49–14; won vs. Colorado State 42–14; won at Nevada 27–21; won vs. Washington 28–26+35−4Lost 13–17 at No. 13 Michigan State-4No. 13 Michigan StateWon 39–12 vs. Miami (OH)+27Miami (OH)Won 7–6 vs. BYU+1BYUWon 32–29 at New Mexico+3New MexicoWon 40–14 at Southern Miss+26Southern MissWon 20–10 vs. Fresno State+10Fresno StateWon 32–7 vs. UNLV+25UNLVWon 45–14 at Wyoming+31WyomingLost 19–21 vs. San Diego State-2San Diego StateWon 49–14 at Hawai’i+35Hawai’iWon 42–14 vs. Colorado State+28Colorado StateWon 27–21 at Nevada+6NevadaWon 28–26 vs. Washington+2Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at13Michigan StateL 13–⁠1753%
Sep 15vsMiami (OH)W 39–⁠1285%
Sep 20vsBYUW 7–⁠673%
Sep 29atNew MexicoW 32–⁠2985%
Oct 6atSouthern MissW 40–⁠1470%
Oct 13vsFresno StateW 20–⁠1082%
Oct 20vsUNLVW 32–⁠795%
Oct 27atWyomingW 45–⁠1483%
Nov 3vsSan Diego StateL 19–⁠2182%
Nov 10atHawai’iW 49–⁠1488%
Nov 17vsColorado StateW 42–⁠1494%
Dec 1atNevadaW 27–⁠2167%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsWashingtonMaaco Bowl Las VegasW 28–⁠2676%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 28–⁠26 in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas; No. 18 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 4: 24
  3. Wk 5: 24
  4. Wk 7: 24
  5. Wk 8: 24
  6. Wk 9: 21
  7. Wk 10: 19
  8. Wk 14: 25
  9. Wk 15: 20
  10. Final: 18

Mountain West Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Fresno State and San Diego State

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 18
Points
393–⁠205
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1759 +45 this season
SP+ rating
13.4 No. 29 of 124; offense No. 43, defense No. 19, special teams No. 96
SRS
8.0 No. 33 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 61
Offensive coordinator
Robert Prince
Defensive coordinator
Pete Kwiatkowski
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense51st of 124
  • Defense34th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted58th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted40th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0743%0.9451st of 124
Defense0.0338%0.9334th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.04 def		43% off
40% def		—58th off
40th 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 342% allowed
Defense-0.3own 262% 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 yardsJoe Southwick QB2,730 yds
Passing touchdownsJoe Southwick QB19 TD
Rushing yardsD.J. Harper RB1,137 yds
Rushing touchdownsD.J. Harper RB15 TD
Receiving yardsMatt Miller WR769 yds
Receiving touchdownsMatt Miller WR5 TD
InterceptionsJamar Taylor CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Travis Averill OG★★★No. 548
Chaz Anderson CB★★★No. 556
Donte Deayon CB★★★No. 715
Devan Demas RB★★★No. 763
Chris Santini OLB★★★No. 841

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.856
Receivers32.70.798
Offensive line33.00.840
Defensive line13.00.823
Linebackers32.30.802
Defensive backs33.00.862
Athletes and specialists22.00.756
Whole class172.70.821

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 2Jamar Taylor CBMiami Dolphins

Roster 108

The 2012 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mountain West Conference standings

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.