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2012 California

3–⁠9 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Jeff Tedford.

Schedule and results

California in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Nevada 24–31; won vs. Southern Utah 50–31; lost at No. 12 Ohio State 28–35; lost at No. 13 USC 9–27; lost vs. Arizona State 17–27; won vs. No. 25 UCLA 43–17; won at Washington State 31–17; lost vs. No. 22 Stanford 3–21; lost at Utah 27–49; lost vs. Washington 13–21; lost vs. No. 2 Oregon 17–59; lost at No. 15 Oregon State 14–62+26−48Lost 24–31 vs. Nevada-7NevadaWon 50–31 vs. Southern Utah+19Southern UtahLost 28–35 at No. 12 Ohio State-7No. 12 Ohio StateLost 9–27 at No. 13 USC-18No. 13 USCLost 17–27 vs. Arizona State-10Arizona StateWon 43–17 vs. No. 25 UCLA+26No. 25 UCLAWon 31–17 at Washington State+14Washington StateLost 3–21 vs. No. 22 Stanford-18No. 22 StanfordLost 27–49 at Utah-22UtahLost 13–21 vs. Washington-8WashingtonLost 17–59 vs. No. 2 Oregon-42No. 2 OregonLost 14–62 at No. 15 Oregon State-48No. 15 Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNevadaL 24–⁠3152%
Sep 8vsSouthern UtahW 50–⁠3177%
Sep 15at12Ohio StateL 28–⁠3530%
Sep 22at13USCL 9–⁠2723%
Sep 29vsArizona StateL 17–⁠2747%
Oct 6vs25UCLAW 43–⁠1746%
Oct 13atWashington StateW 31–⁠1756%
Oct 20vs22StanfordL 3–⁠2136%
Oct 27atUtahL 27–⁠4945%
Nov 2vsWashingtonL 13–⁠2152%
Nov 10vs2OregonL 17–⁠5914%
Nov 17at15Oregon StateL 14–⁠6222%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 62–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠7 10th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠397
Coach
Jeff Tedford
Elo
1426 −92 this season
SP+ rating
5.3 No. 54 of 124; offense No. 50, defense No. 56, special teams No. 69
SRS
−0.9 No. 65 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 30
Offensive coordinator
Jim Michalczik
Defensive coordinator
Clancy Pendergast
Most valuable player
Isi Sofele and Steve Williams
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense63rd of 124
  • Defense62nd of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted54th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted59th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0541%0.9363rd of 124
Defense0.0643%0.9962nd of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.06 def		42% off
42% def		—54th off
59th 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 292% allowed
Defense0.1own 332% 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 yardsZach Maynard QB2,214 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Maynard QB12 TD
Rushing yardsC.J. Anderson 790 yds
Rushing touchdownsC.J. Anderson 4 TD
Receiving yardsKeenan Allen WR737 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeenan Allen WR6 TD
InterceptionsKameron Jackson DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Zach Kline PRO★★★★No. 49
Bryce Treggs WR★★★★No. 82
Michael Barton OLB★★★★No. 207
Darius Powe WR★★★★No. 234
Kenny Lawler WR★★★★No. 287
Cedric Dozier ATH★★★★No. 337
Raymond Ford CB★★★★No. 348

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.977
Running backs22.50.805
Receivers43.80.914
Offensive line33.00.865
Linebackers23.50.868
Defensive backs14.00.894
Athletes and specialists33.00.838
Whole class163.30.874

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 3Keenan Allen WRSan Diego Chargers
Rd 4Brian Schwenke CTennessee Titans
Rd 5Steve Williams CBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Marc Anthony CBBaltimore Ravens

Roster 122

The 2012 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

2 first team

First 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 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠12
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠27
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠420
UCLA6–⁠39–⁠5
Arizona State5–⁠48–⁠5
USC5–⁠47–⁠6
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠58–⁠5
Utah3–⁠65–⁠7
California2–⁠73–⁠9
Washington State1–⁠83–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠81–⁠11

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