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2012 Florida

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Will Muschamp, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2012, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 27–14; won at Texas A&M 20–17; won at No. 23 Tennessee 37–20; won vs. Kentucky 38–0; won vs. No. 4 LSU 14–6; won at Vanderbilt 31–17; won vs. No. 9 South Carolina 44–11; lost vs. No. 12 Georgia 9–17; won vs. Missouri 14–7; won vs. Louisiana 27–20; won vs. Jacksonville State 23–0; won at No. 10 Florida State 37–26; lost vs. No. 22 Louisville 23–33+38−10Won 27–14 vs. Bowling Green+13Bowling GreenWon 20–17 at Texas A&M+3Texas A&MWon 37–20 at No. 23 Tennessee+17No. 23 TennesseeWon 38–0 vs. Kentucky+38KentuckyWon 14–6 vs. No. 4 LSU+8No. 4 LSUWon 31–17 at Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltWon 44–11 vs. No. 9 South Carolina+33No. 9 South CarolinaLost 9–17 vs. No. 12 Georgia-8No. 12 GeorgiaWon 14–7 vs. Missouri+7MissouriWon 27–20 vs. Louisiana+7LouisianaWon 23–0 vs. Jacksonville State+23Jacksonville St…Won 37–26 at No. 10 Florida State+11No. 10 Florida StateLost 23–33 vs. No. 22 Louisville-10No. 22 Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsBowling GreenW 27–⁠1475%
Sep 8atTexas A&MW 20–⁠1742%
Sep 15at23TennesseeW 37–⁠2050%
Sep 22vsKentuckyW 38–⁠077%
Oct 6vs4LSUW 14–⁠641%
Oct 13atVanderbiltW 31–⁠1767%
Oct 20vs9South CarolinaW 44–⁠1152%
Oct 27vs12GeorgiaL 9–⁠1757%
Nov 3vsMissouriW 14–⁠775%
Nov 10vsLouisianaW 27–⁠2081%
Nov 17vsJacksonville StateW 23–⁠090%
Nov 24at10Florida StateW 37–⁠2637%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs22LouisvilleSugar BowlL 23–⁠3369%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 33–⁠23 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 24
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 8
  11. Wk 11: 7
  12. Wk 12: 7
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Wk 14: 5
  15. Wk 15: 4
  16. Final: 9

SEC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Georgia

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 3
Points
344–⁠188
Coach
Will Muschamp
Elo
1712 +143 this season
SP+ rating
28.0 No. 5 of 124; offense No. 43, defense No. 1, special teams No. 4
SRS
17.1 No. 6 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 3
Offensive coordinator
Brent Pease
Defensive coordinator
Dan Quinn
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense87th of 124
  • Defense21st of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted75th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted13th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%0.8587th of 124
Defense0.0037%0.9121st of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.01 def		42% off
37% def		—75th off
13th 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 343% allowed
Defense-0.1own 274% 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 yardsJeff Driskel QB1,646 yds
Passing touchdownsJeff Driskel QB12 TD
Rushing yardsMike Gillislee RB1,152 yds
Rushing touchdownsMike Gillislee RB10 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Reed TE559 yds
Receiving touchdownsQuinton Dunbar WR4 TD
InterceptionsMatt Elam DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

D.J. Humphries OT★★★★★No. 3
Jonathan Bullard SDE★★★★★No. 12
Dante Fowler WDE★★★★★No. 36
Brian Poole S★★★★No. 56
Jessamen Dunker OG★★★★No. 59
Kent Taylor TE★★★★No. 77
Marcus Maye OLB★★★★No. 110
Colin Thompson TE★★★★No. 137

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.852
Receivers33.70.916
Offensive line24.50.985
Defensive line63.80.918
Linebackers34.00.921
Defensive backs33.70.915
Athletes and specialists33.70.894
Whole class213.80.918

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 1Sharrif Floyd DTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 1Matt Elam SBaltimore Ravens
Rd 2Jonathan Bostic ILBChicago Bears
Rd 3Jordan Reed TEWashington Redskins
Rd 4Jelani Jenkins OLBMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Mike Gillislee RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Caleb Sturgis KMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Joshua Evans SJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 112

The 2012 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠25
Florida7–⁠111–⁠29
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠28
Texas A&M6–⁠211–⁠25
LSU6–⁠210–⁠314
Vanderbilt5–⁠39–⁠423
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
Ole Miss3–⁠57–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠8
Tennessee1–⁠75–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

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