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2012 Boston College

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Spaziani.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Miami 32–41; won vs. Maine 34–3; lost at Northwestern 13–22; lost vs. No. 17 Clemson 31–45; lost at Army 31–34; lost at No. 12 Florida State 7–51; lost at Georgia Tech 17–37; won vs. Maryland 20–17; lost at Wake Forest 14–28; lost vs. No. 4 Notre Dame 6–21; lost vs. Virginia Tech 23–30; lost at NC State 10–27+31−44Lost 32–41 vs. Miami-9MiamiWon 34–3 vs. Maine+31MaineLost 13–22 at Northwestern-9NorthwesternLost 31–45 vs. No. 17 Clemson-14No. 17 ClemsonLost 31–34 at Army-3ArmyLost 7–51 at No. 12 Florida State-44No. 12 Florida StateLost 17–37 at Georgia Tech-20Georgia TechWon 20–17 vs. Maryland+3MarylandLost 14–28 at Wake Forest-14Wake ForestLost 6–21 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame-15No. 4 Notre DameLost 23–30 vs. Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechLost 10–27 at NC State-17NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMiamiL 32–⁠4152%
Sep 8vsMaineW 34–⁠369%
Sep 15atNorthwesternL 13–⁠2239%
Sep 29vs17ClemsonL 31–⁠4540%
Oct 6atArmyL 31–⁠3460%
Oct 13at12Florida StateL 7–⁠5115%
Oct 20atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠3736%
Oct 27vsMarylandW 20–⁠1751%
Nov 3atWake ForestL 14–⁠2841%
Nov 10vs4Notre DameL 6–⁠2114%
Nov 17vsVirginia TechL 23–⁠3039%
Nov 24atNC StateL 10–⁠2725%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 27–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠356
Coach
Frank Spaziani
Elo
1369 −135 this season
SP+ rating
-2.8 No. 74 of 124; offense No. 90, defense No. 63, special teams No. 32
SRS
−8.2 No. 90 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 69
Offensive coordinator
Doug Martin
Defensive coordinator
Bill McGovern
Captains
Emmett Cleary, Jim Noel, Chris Pantale and Kaleb Ramsey
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense98th of 124
  • Defense85th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted101st of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted87th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0138%1.0198th of 124
Defense0.0946%0.8885th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.08 def		40% off
45% def		—101st off
87th 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-0.2own 292% allowed
Defense-0.1own 312% 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 yardsChase Rettig QB3,055 yds
Passing touchdownsChase Rettig QB17 TD
Rushing yardsAndre Williams RB584 yds
Rushing touchdownsAndre Williams RB4 TD
Receiving yardsAlex Amidon WR1,210 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlex Amidon WR7 TD
InterceptionsSpenser Rositano DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Win Homer OT★★★No. 413
Mike Strizak ILB★★★No. 456
Frank Taylor OG★★★No. 533
Steven Daniels ILB★★★No. 878
Jim Cashman OT★★★No. 962

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers42.80.820
Offensive line33.00.869
Defensive line13.00.803
Linebackers33.00.848
Defensive backs13.00.818
Athletes and specialists32.00.759
Whole class162.70.818

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 103

The 2012 roster

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

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠112–⁠210
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠211
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠4
Miami5–⁠37–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠7
Virginia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
NC State4–⁠47–⁠6
Duke3–⁠56–⁠7
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠7
Maryland2–⁠64–⁠8
Virginia2–⁠64–⁠8
Boston College1–⁠72–⁠10

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