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2012 BYU

8–⁠5, coached by Bronco Mendenhall.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2012, game by game: won vs. Washington State 30–6; won vs. Weber State 45–13; lost at Utah 21–24; lost at No. 24 Boise State 6–7; won vs. Hawai’i 47–0; won vs. Utah State 6–3; lost vs. No. 10 Oregon State 24–42; lost at No. 5 Notre Dame 14–17; won at Georgia Tech 41–17; won vs. Idaho 52–13; lost at San José State 14–20; won at New Mexico State 50–14; won vs. San Diego State 23–6+47−18Won 30–6 vs. Washington State+24Washington StateWon 45–13 vs. Weber State+32Weber StateLost 21–24 at Utah-3UtahLost 6–7 at No. 24 Boise State-1No. 24 Boise StateWon 47–0 vs. Hawai’i+47Hawai’iWon 6–3 vs. Utah State+3Utah StateLost 24–42 vs. No. 10 Oregon State-18No. 10 Oregon StateLost 14–17 at No. 5 Notre Dame-3No. 5 Notre DameWon 41–17 at Georgia Tech+24Georgia TechWon 52–13 vs. Idaho+39IdahoLost 14–20 at San José State-6San José StateWon 50–14 at New Mexico State+36New Mexico StateWon 23–6 vs. San Diego State+17San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsWashington StateW 30–⁠679%
Sep 8vsWeber StateW 45–⁠1388%
Sep 15atUtahL 21–⁠2450%
Sep 20at24Boise StateL 6–⁠727%
Sep 28vsHawai’iW 47–⁠076%
Oct 5vsUtah StateW 6–⁠366%
Oct 13vs10Oregon StateL 24–⁠4266%
Oct 20at5Notre DameL 14–⁠1723%
Oct 27atGeorgia TechW 41–⁠1751%
Nov 10vsIdahoW 52–⁠1390%
Nov 17atSan José StateL 14–⁠2051%
Nov 24atNew Mexico StateW 50–⁠1485%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsSan Diego StatePoinsettia BowlW 23–⁠649%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San Diego State 23–⁠6 in the Poinsettia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 25
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
373–⁠182
Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Elo
1623 +38 this season
SP+ rating
10.9 No. 39 of 124; offense No. 78, defense No. 9, special teams No. 76
SRS
10.7 No. 22 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 71
Offensive coordinator
Brandon Doman
Captains
David Foote, Riley Nelson and Brandon Ogletree
Offense
West Coast
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 124
  • Defense8th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted45th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted7th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0743%0.9150th of 124
Defense-0.0232%0.998th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.00 def		43% off
34% def		—45th off
7th 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.4own 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 yardsRiley Nelson QB2,011 yds
Passing touchdownsRiley Nelson QB13 TD
Rushing yardsJamaal Williams RB775 yds
Rushing touchdownsJamaal Williams RB12 TD
Receiving yardsCody Hoffman WR1,248 yds
Receiving touchdownsCody Hoffman WR11 TD
InterceptionsDaniel Sorensen DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Tanner Mangum PRO★★★★No. 123
Troy Hinds WDE★★★★No. 190
Josh Weeks WR★★★No. 728
Butch Pauu OLB★★★No. 740
Austin Hoyt SDE★★★No. 778

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.948
Receivers32.30.818
Defensive line43.00.823
Linebackers22.50.817
Defensive backs32.70.792
Whole class132.80.823

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 1Ezekiel Ansah DEDetroit Lions

Roster 140

The 2012 roster

140 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster