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2012 Kent State

11–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Darrell Hazell.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2012, game by game: won vs. Towson 41–21; lost at Kentucky 14–47; won at Buffalo 23–7; won vs. Ball State 45–43; won at Eastern Michigan 41–14; won at Army 31–17; won vs. Western Michigan 41–24; won at No. 18 Rutgers 35–23; won vs. Akron 35–24; won at Miami (OH) 48–32; won at Bowling Green 31–24; won vs. Ohio 28–6; lost vs. No. 19 Northern Illinois 37–44; lost vs. Arkansas State 13–17+27−33Won 41–21 vs. Towson+20TowsonLost 14–47 at Kentucky-33KentuckyWon 23–7 at Buffalo+16BuffaloWon 45–43 vs. Ball State+2Ball StateWon 41–14 at Eastern Michigan+27Eastern MichiganWon 31–17 at Army+14ArmyWon 41–24 vs. Western Michigan+17Western MichiganWon 35–23 at No. 18 Rutgers+12No. 18 RutgersWon 35–24 vs. Akron+11AkronWon 48–32 at Miami (OH)+16Miami (OH)Won 31–24 at Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 28–6 vs. Ohio+22OhioLost 37–44 vs. No. 19 Northern Illinois-7No. 19 Northern Illino…Lost 13–17 vs. Arkansas State-4Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsTowsonW 41–⁠2167%
Sep 8atKentuckyL 14–⁠4744%
Sep 19atBuffaloW 23–⁠752%
Sep 29vsBall StateW 45–⁠4356%
Oct 6atEastern MichiganW 41–⁠1461%
Oct 13atArmyW 31–⁠1762%
Oct 20vsWestern MichiganW 41–⁠2466%
Oct 27at18RutgersW 35–⁠2325%
Nov 3vsAkronW 35–⁠2491%
Nov 10atMiami (OH)W 48–⁠3265%
Nov 17atBowling GreenW 31–⁠2451%
Nov 23vsOhioW 28–⁠669%
Nov 30vs19Northern IllinoisMid-American Championship GameL 37–⁠4441%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvsArkansas StateGoDaddy.com BowlL 13–⁠1750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 17–⁠13 in the GoDaddy.com Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 25
  2. Wk 13: 23
  3. Wk 14: 18
  4. Wk 15: 25

MAC East champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationDri Archer: yards per carry (9.0)

Consensus All-AmericanDri Archer, APB

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠0 shared first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
463–⁠343
Coach
Darrell Hazell
Elo
1605 +160 this season
SP+ rating
-0.1 No. 66 of 124; offense No. 71, defense No. 67, special teams No. 15
SRS
1.2 No. 61 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 102
Offensive coordinator
Brian Rock
Defensive coordinator
Jon Heacock
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense79th of 124
  • Defense50th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted82nd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted55th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0438%0.9779th of 124
Defense0.0443%0.8450th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.05 def		38% off
43% def		—82nd off
55th 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.4own 283% 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 yardsSpencer Keith QB2,021 yds
Passing touchdownsSpencer Keith QB12 TD
Rushing yardsDri Archer RB1,429 yds
Rushing touchdownsDri Archer RB16 TD
Receiving yardsDri Archer RB561 yds
Receiving touchdownsDri Archer RB4 TD
InterceptionsLuke Wollet S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

James Brooks ATH★★★No. 1085
Julian Durden RB★★★No. 1519
Jake Witucki OT★★★No. 1587
Colton Kmetz WDE★★★No. 1717
Chris Fairchild OG★★★No. 1717

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.781
Running backs23.00.806
Receivers42.30.761
Offensive line42.50.782
Defensive line22.50.782
Linebackers32.00.745
Defensive backs52.00.742
Athletes and specialists22.50.803
Whole class232.30.768

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 3Brian Winters OGNew York Jets

Roster 106

The 2012 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 34 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.