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2012 Kansas State

11–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2012, game by game: won vs. Missouri State 51–9; won vs. Miami 52–13; won vs. North Texas 35–21; won at No. 6 Oklahoma 24–19; won vs. Kansas 56–16; won at Iowa State 27–21; won at No. 17 West Virginia 55–14; won vs. No. 15 Texas Tech 55–24; won vs. Oklahoma State 44–30; won at TCU 23–10; lost at Baylor 24–52; won vs. No. 23 Texas 42–24; lost vs. No. 5 Oregon 17–35+42−28Won 51–9 vs. Missouri State+42Missouri StateWon 52–13 vs. Miami+39MiamiWon 35–21 vs. North Texas+14North TexasWon 24–19 at No. 6 Oklahoma+5No. 6 OklahomaWon 56–16 vs. Kansas+40KansasWon 27–21 at Iowa State+6Iowa StateWon 55–14 at No. 17 West Virginia+41No. 17 West VirginiaWon 55–24 vs. No. 15 Texas Tech+31No. 15 Texas TechWon 44–30 vs. Oklahoma State+14Oklahoma StateWon 23–10 at TCU+13TCULost 24–52 at Baylor-28BaylorWon 42–24 vs. No. 23 Texas+18No. 23 TexasLost 17–35 vs. No. 5 Oregon-18No. 5 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMissouri StateW 51–⁠990%
Sep 8vsMiamiW 52–⁠1360%
Sep 15vsNorth TexasW 35–⁠2179%
Sep 22at6OklahomaW 24–⁠1933%
Oct 6vsKansasW 56–⁠1686%
Oct 13atIowa StateW 27–⁠2155%
Oct 20at17West VirginiaW 55–⁠1447%
Oct 27vs15Texas TechW 55–⁠2472%
Nov 3vsOklahoma StateW 44–⁠3062%
Nov 10atTCUW 23–⁠1055%
Nov 17atBaylorL 24–⁠5272%
Dec 1vs23TexasW 42–⁠2470%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs5OregonFiesta BowlL 17–⁠3538%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 35–⁠17 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 7
  14. Wk 14: 7
  15. Wk 15: 7
  16. Final: 12

Big 12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Oklahoma

Heisman voteCollin Klein, third

Led the nationTramaine Thompson: punt return average (19.8)

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardCollin Klein, QB

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearBill Snyder, coach

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 2
Points
505–⁠288
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1718 +141 this season
SP+ rating
22.7 No. 11 of 124; offense No. 11, defense No. 30, special teams No. 21
SRS
19.6 No. 4 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 73
Offensive coordinators
Dana Dimel and Del Miller
Defensive coordinator
Tom Hayes
Captains
Arthur Brown, B.J. Finney, Collin Klein and Ty Zimmerman
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense20th of 124
  • Defense86th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted67th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1246%0.9120th of 124
Defense0.0945%0.8886th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.07 def		45% off
43% def		—23rd off
67th 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
Offense0.1own 353% allowed
Defense-0.1own 273% 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 yardsCollin Klein QB2,641 yds
Passing touchdownsCollin Klein QB16 TD
Rushing yardsJohn Hubert RB947 yds
Rushing touchdownsCollin Klein QB23 TD
Receiving yardsChris Harper WR857 yds
Receiving touchdownsTramaine Thompson WR4 TD
InterceptionsAllen Chapman DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Tay Bender DUAL★★★No. 787
Will Davis ILB★★★No. 810
Aderius Epps OG★★★No. 954
Jarvis Leverett RB★★★No. 961
Vernon Vaughn WR★★★No. 1221

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.858
Running backs22.50.803
Receivers42.80.808
Offensive line13.00.846
Defensive line32.70.800
Linebackers13.00.856
Defensive backs12.00.700
Whole class132.70.808

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 2Arthur Brown OLBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Chris Harper WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Braden Wilson FBKansas City Chiefs

Roster 124

The 2012 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

7 first team, 5 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas State8–⁠111–⁠212
Oklahoma8–⁠110–⁠315
Texas5–⁠49–⁠419
Oklahoma State5–⁠48–⁠5
Baylor4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠58–⁠5
West Virginia4–⁠57–⁠6
TCU4–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠66–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

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