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2012 Georgia Tech

7–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Paul Johnson.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2012, game by game: lost at No. 16 Virginia Tech 17–20; won vs. Presbyterian 59–3; won vs. Virginia 56–20; lost vs. Miami 36–42; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 28–49; lost at No. 15 Clemson 31–47; won vs. Boston College 37–17; lost vs. BYU 17–41; won at Maryland 33–13; won at North Carolina 68–50; won vs. Duke 42–24; lost at No. 3 Georgia 10–42; lost vs. No. 13 Florida State 15–21; won vs. USC 21–7+56−32Lost 17–20 at No. 16 Virginia Tech-3No. 16 Virginia TechWon 59–3 vs. Presbyterian+56PresbyterianWon 56–20 vs. Virginia+36VirginiaLost 36–42 vs. Miami-6MiamiLost 28–49 vs. Middle Tennessee-21Middle TennesseeLost 31–47 at No. 15 Clemson-16No. 15 ClemsonWon 37–17 vs. Boston College+20Boston CollegeLost 17–41 vs. BYU-24BYUWon 33–13 at Maryland+20MarylandWon 68–50 at North Carolina+18North CarolinaWon 42–24 vs. Duke+18DukeLost 10–42 at No. 3 Georgia-32No. 3 GeorgiaLost 15–21 vs. No. 13 Florida State-6No. 13 Florida StateWon 21–7 vs. USC+14USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at16Virginia TechL 17–⁠2031%
Sep 8vsPresbyterianW 59–⁠390%
Sep 15vsVirginiaW 56–⁠2062%
Sep 22vsMiamiL 36–⁠4260%
Sep 29vsMiddle TennesseeL 28–⁠4978%
Oct 6at15ClemsonL 31–⁠4725%
Oct 20vsBoston CollegeW 37–⁠1764%
Oct 27vsBYUL 17–⁠4149%
Nov 3atMarylandW 33–⁠1345%
Nov 10atNorth CarolinaW 68–⁠5029%
Nov 17vsDukeW 42–⁠2468%
Nov 24at3GeorgiaL 10–⁠4221%
Dec 1vs13Florida StateACC Championship GameL 15–⁠2128%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsUSCSun BowlW 21–⁠737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 21–⁠7 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

ACC Coastal champions5–⁠3 in the conference

Record
7–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
470–⁠396
Coach
Paul Johnson
Elo
1579 +33 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 50 of 124; offense No. 27, defense No. 65, special teams No. 118
SRS
5.0 No. 48 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 53
Defensive coordinators
Al Groh and Charles Kelly
Offense
Flexbone triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense14th of 124
  • Defense74th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted11th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted76th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1246%0.8814th of 124
Defense0.0842%0.9774th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.07 def		46% off
42% def		—11th off
76th 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 292% allowed
Defense0.2own 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 yardsTevin Washington QB1,222 yds
Passing touchdownsTevin Washington QB8 TD
Rushing yardsZach Laskey RB697 yds
Rushing touchdownsTevin Washington QB20 TD
Receiving yardsOrwin Smith RB288 yds
Receiving touchdownsRobert Godhigh RB4 TD
InterceptionsJemea Thomas DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Justin Thomas ATH★★★★No. 145
Francis Kallon SDE★★★★No. 237
D.J. White CB★★★No. 443
Pat Gamble DT★★★No. 492
Roderick Rook-Chungong SDE★★★No. 561

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.832
Offensive line23.00.812
Defensive line33.30.890
Linebackers33.00.853
Defensive backs23.00.852
Athletes and specialists33.00.846
Whole class153.10.851

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 119

The 2012 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠112–⁠210
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠211
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠4
Miami5–⁠37–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠7
Virginia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
NC State4–⁠47–⁠6
Duke3–⁠56–⁠7
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠7
Maryland2–⁠64–⁠8
Virginia2–⁠64–⁠8
Boston College1–⁠72–⁠10

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