2012 Colorado

1–⁠11 (1–⁠8 Pac-12), coached by Jon Embree.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Colorado State 17–22; lost vs. Sacramento State 28–30; lost at Fresno State 14–69; won at Washington State 35–34; lost vs. UCLA 14–42; lost vs. Arizona State 17–51; lost at No. 11 USC 6–50; lost at No. 2 Oregon 14–70; lost vs. No. 15 Stanford 0–48; lost at Arizona 31–56; lost vs. Washington 3–38; lost vs. Utah 35–42+7−56Lost 17–22 vs. Colorado State-5Colorado StateLost 28–30 vs. Sacramento State-2Sacramento StateLost 14–69 at Fresno State-55Fresno StateWon 35–34 at Washington State+1Washington StateLost 14–42 vs. UCLA-28UCLALost 17–51 vs. Arizona State-34Arizona StateLost 6–50 at No. 11 USC-44No. 11 USCLost 14–70 at No. 2 Oregon-56No. 2 OregonLost 0–48 vs. No. 15 Stanford-48No. 15 StanfordLost 31–56 at Arizona-25ArizonaLost 3–38 vs. Washington-35WashingtonLost 35–42 vs. Utah-7Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 42–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠8 tied for 11th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
214–⁠552
Coach
Jon Embree
Elo
1282 −157 this season
SP+ rating
-17.2 No. 112 of 124; offense No. 106, defense No. 107, special teams No. 54
SRS
−15.4 No. 114 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 39
Offensive coordinator
Eric Bieniemy
Defensive coordinator
Greg Brown

How good, play by play

  • Offense123rd of 124
  • Defense119th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted129th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted130th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0735%0.90123rd of 124
Defense0.1546%1.03119th of 124
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.13 def
37% off
45% def
—129th off
130th 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 273% allowed
Defense0.1own 352% 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 yardsJordan Webb QB1,434 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Webb QB8 TD
Rushing yardsChristian Powell 691 yds
Rushing touchdownsChristian Powell 7 TD
Receiving yardsNelson Spruce WR446 yds
Receiving touchdownsNelson Spruce WR3 TD
InterceptionsJered Bell DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Yuri Wright CB★★★★No. 65
Ken Crawley CB★★★★No. 363
Shane Dillon PRO★★★No. 465
Davien Payne FB★★★No. 507
Christian Powell FB★★★No. 702

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.881
Running backs33.00.849
Receivers62.80.832
Offensive line23.00.827
Defensive line63.00.830
Linebackers13.00.854
Defensive backs43.30.864
Athletes and specialists23.00.836
Whole class253.00.842

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 4David Bakhtiari OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Nick Kasa TEOakland Raiders

Roster 102

The 2012 roster

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

All-Pac-12

1 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.