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2012 Houston

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Tony Levine.

Schedule and results

Houston in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Texas State 13–30; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 49–56; lost at No. 22 UCLA 6–37; won vs. Rice 35–14; won vs. North Texas 44–21; won vs. UAB 39–17; lost at SMU 42–72; won vs. UTEP 45–35; lost at East Carolina 28–48; lost vs. Tulsa 7–41; lost at Marshall 41–44; won vs. Tulane 40–17+23−34Lost 13–30 vs. Texas State-17Texas StateLost 49–56 vs. Louisiana Tech-7Louisiana TechLost 6–37 at No. 22 UCLA-31No. 22 UCLAWon 35–14 vs. Rice+21RiceWon 44–21 vs. North Texas+23North TexasWon 39–17 vs. UAB+22UABLost 42–72 at SMU-30SMUWon 45–35 vs. UTEP+10UTEPLost 28–48 at East Carolina-20East CarolinaLost 7–41 vs. Tulsa-34TulsaLost 41–44 at Marshall-3MarshallWon 40–17 vs. Tulane+23Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsTexas StateL 13–⁠3090%
Sep 8vsLouisiana TechL 49–⁠5659%
Sep 15at22UCLAL 6–⁠3744%
Sep 29vsRiceW 35–⁠1469%
Oct 6vsNorth TexasW 44–⁠2172%
Oct 13vsUABW 39–⁠1779%
Oct 18atSMUL 42–⁠7251%
Oct 27vsUTEPW 45–⁠3576%
Nov 3atEast CarolinaL 28–⁠4852%
Nov 10vsTulsaL 7–⁠4144%
Nov 17atMarshallL 41–⁠4445%
Nov 24vsTulaneW 40–⁠1783%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 40–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
389–⁠432
Coach
Tony Levine
Elo
1459 −161 this season
SP+ rating
-5.6 No. 83 of 124; offense No. 79, defense No. 83, special teams No. 23
SRS
−8.2 No. 90 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 56
Offensive coordinators
Mike Nesbitt and Travis Bush
Defensive coordinator
Jamie Bryant
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense69th of 124
  • Defense51st of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted56th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0539%1.0069th of 124
Defense0.0542%0.9351st of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.06 def		39% off
42% def		—103rd off
56th 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-0.4own 285% allowed
Defense-0.3own 322% 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 yardsDavid Piland QB2,929 yds
Passing touchdownsDavid Piland QB16 TD
Rushing yardsCharles Sims RB851 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharles Sims RB11 TD
Receiving yardsDewayne Peace WR603 yds
Receiving touchdownsLarry McDuffey WR4 TD
InterceptionsD.J. Hayden DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Deontay Greenberry WR★★★★No. 42
Donald Hopkins DT★★★No. 463
Tomme Mark DT★★★No. 550
Terrence Taylor RB★★★No. 662
B.J. Singleton SDE★★★No. 717

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Running backs23.00.833
Receivers32.70.804
Offensive line32.70.822
Defensive line42.80.850
Linebackers22.50.787
Defensive backs33.00.824
Athletes and specialists42.30.784
Whole class222.60.812

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 1D.J. Hayden CBOakland Raiders

Roster 123

The 2012 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 39 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa7–⁠111–⁠3
UCF7–⁠110–⁠4
East Carolina7–⁠18–⁠5
SMU5–⁠37–⁠6
Rice4–⁠47–⁠6
Houston4–⁠45–⁠7
Marshall4–⁠45–⁠7
Memphis4–⁠44–⁠8
UAB2–⁠63–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠63–⁠9
Tulane2–⁠62–⁠10
Southern Miss0–⁠80–⁠12

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