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2012 Central Michigan

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Enos.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 2012, game by game: won vs. Southeast Missouri State 38–27; lost vs. No. 11 Michigan State 7–41; won at Iowa 32–31; lost at Northern Illinois 24–55; lost at Toledo 35–50; lost vs. Navy 13–31; lost vs. Ball State 30–41; won vs. Akron 35–14; lost vs. Western Michigan 31–42; won at Eastern Michigan 34–31; won vs. Miami (OH) 30–16; won at Massachusetts 42–21; won vs. Western Kentucky 24–21+21−34Won 38–27 vs. Southeast Missouri State+11Southeast Misso…Lost 7–41 vs. No. 11 Michigan State-34No. 11 Michigan StateWon 32–31 at Iowa+1IowaLost 24–55 at Northern Illinois-31Northern Illino…Lost 35–50 at Toledo-15ToledoLost 13–31 vs. Navy-18NavyLost 30–41 vs. Ball State-11Ball StateWon 35–14 vs. Akron+21AkronLost 31–42 vs. Western Michigan-11Western MichiganWon 34–31 at Eastern Michigan+3Eastern MichiganWon 30–16 vs. Miami (OH)+14Miami (OH)Won 42–21 at Massachusetts+21MassachusettsWon 24–21 vs. Western Kentucky+3Western Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 38–⁠2774%
Sep 8vs11Michigan StateL 7–⁠4125%
Sep 22atIowaW 32–⁠3122%
Sep 29atNorthern IllinoisL 24–⁠5517%
Oct 6atToledoL 35–⁠5017%
Oct 12vsNavyL 13–⁠3145%
Oct 20vsBall StateL 30–⁠4142%
Oct 27vsAkronW 35–⁠1470%
Nov 3vsWestern MichiganL 31–⁠4248%
Nov 10atEastern MichiganW 34–⁠3145%
Nov 17vsMiami (OH)W 30–⁠1650%
Nov 23atMassachusettsW 42–⁠2163%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsWestern KentuckyLittle Caesars BowlW 24–⁠2139%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Kentucky 24–⁠21 in the Little Caesars Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
375–⁠421
Coach
Dan Enos
Elo
1412 +18 this season
SP+ rating
-11.6 No. 98 of 124; offense No. 59, defense No. 116, special teams No. 60
SRS
−12.6 No. 105 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 90
Offensive coordinator
Mike Cummings
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tumpkin

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 124
  • Defense93rd of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted87th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted113th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0643%0.9661st of 124
Defense0.1044%0.9593rd of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.10 def		42% off
44% def		—87th off
113th 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
Offense0.0own 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 yardsRyan Radcliff QB3,158 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Radcliff QB23 TD
Rushing yardsZurlon Tipton RB1,492 yds
Rushing touchdownsZurlon Tipton RB19 TD
Receiving yardsTitus Davis WR860 yds
Receiving touchdownsTitus Davis WR8 TD
InterceptionsJahleel Addae DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Kelby Latta DT★★★No. 711
Jordan Fields S★★★No. 970
Cooper Rush PRO★★★No. 1306
Nathan Ricketts ILB★★★No. 1399
Martez Walker RB★★★No. 1503

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.825
Running backs23.00.808
Receivers32.00.752
Offensive line42.00.771
Defensive line52.20.795
Linebackers22.50.792
Defensive backs42.30.774
Athletes and specialists22.00.756
Whole class232.30.780

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 1Eric Fisher OTKansas City Chiefs

Roster 107

The 2012 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠012–⁠222
Kent State8–⁠011–⁠3
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠4
Ball State6–⁠29–⁠4
Bowling Green6–⁠28–⁠5
Ohio4–⁠49–⁠4
Central Michigan4–⁠47–⁠6
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10
Massachusetts1–⁠71–⁠11
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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