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2012 Eastern Michigan

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Ron English.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2012, game by game: lost at Ball State 26–37; lost vs. Illinois State 14–31; lost at Purdue 16–54; lost at No. 21 Michigan State 7–23; lost vs. Kent State 14–41; lost vs. Toledo 47–52; won vs. Army 48–38; lost at Bowling Green 3–24; lost at Ohio 14–45; lost vs. Central Michigan 31–34; won at Western Michigan 29–23; lost vs. No. 24 Northern Illinois 7–49+10−42Lost 26–37 at Ball State-11Ball StateLost 14–31 vs. Illinois State-17Illinois StateLost 16–54 at Purdue-38PurdueLost 7–23 at No. 21 Michigan State-16No. 21 Michigan StateLost 14–41 vs. Kent State-27Kent StateLost 47–52 vs. Toledo-5ToledoWon 48–38 vs. Army+10ArmyLost 3–24 at Bowling Green-21Bowling GreenLost 14–45 at Ohio-31OhioLost 31–34 vs. Central Michigan-3Central MichiganWon 29–23 at Western Michigan+6Western MichiganLost 7–49 vs. No. 24 Northern Illinois-42No. 24 Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atBall StateL 26–⁠3738%
Sep 8vsIllinois StateL 14–⁠3159%
Sep 15atPurdueL 16–⁠5424%
Sep 22at21Michigan StateL 7–⁠2312%
Oct 6vsKent StateL 14–⁠4139%
Oct 13vsToledoL 47–⁠5219%
Oct 20vsArmyW 48–⁠3853%
Oct 27atBowling GreenL 3–⁠2423%
Nov 1atOhioL 14–⁠4513%
Nov 10vsCentral MichiganL 31–⁠3455%
Nov 17atWestern MichiganW 29–⁠2325%
Nov 23vs24Northern IllinoisL 7–⁠4914%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 49–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠451
Coach
Ron English
Elo
1314 −97 this season
SP+ rating
-23.0 No. 119 of 124; offense No. 115, defense No. 119, special teams No. 21
SRS
−18.8 No. 119 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 108
Offensive coordinator
Ken Karcher
Defensive coordinator
Phil Snow
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense99th of 124
  • Defense96th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted110th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted107th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0039%0.8999th of 124
Defense0.1146%0.8996th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.09 def		39% off
45% def		—110th off
107th 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 293% 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 yardsTyler Benz QB1,506 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Benz QB14 TD
Rushing yardsBronson Hill RB905 yds
Rushing touchdownsBronson Hill RB6 TD
Receiving yardsGarrett Hoskins TE537 yds
Receiving touchdownsDonald Scott WR3 TD
InterceptionsMarcell Rose DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Juwan Lewis RB★★★No. 795
Quincy Jones WR★★★No. 1452
Matthew Thornton OT★★No. 1905
Darien Terrell OT★★No. 1957
Ike Spearman OLB★★No. 1946

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.857
Receivers42.30.772
Offensive line42.00.785
Defensive line42.00.729
Linebackers32.00.780
Defensive backs52.00.732
Whole class212.10.762

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 104

The 2012 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 29 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.