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2012 Louisiana

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Mark Hudspeth. Officially 5–⁠4: the NCAA vacated four regular-season wins.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated four wins due to major NCAA violations.”

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 2012, game by game: won vs. Lamar 40–0; won at Troy 37–24; lost at Oklahoma State 24–65; won vs. Florida International 48–20; won vs. Tulane 41–13; lost at North Texas 23–30; lost vs. Arkansas State 27–50; won at UL Monroe 40–24; lost at No. 7 Florida 20–27; won vs. Western Kentucky 31–27; won vs. South Alabama 52–30; won at Florida Atlantic 35–21; won vs. East Carolina 43–34+40−41Won 40–0 vs. Lamar+40LamarWon 37–24 at Troy+13TroyLost 24–65 at Oklahoma State-41Oklahoma StateWon 48–20 vs. Florida International+28Florida Interna…Won 41–13 vs. Tulane+28TulaneLost 23–30 at North Texas-7North TexasLost 27–50 vs. Arkansas State-23Arkansas StateWon 40–24 at UL Monroe+16UL MonroeLost 20–27 at No. 7 Florida-7No. 7 FloridaWon 31–27 vs. Western Kentucky+4Western KentuckyWon 52–30 vs. South Alabama+22South AlabamaWon 35–21 at Florida Atlantic+14Florida AtlanticWon 43–34 vs. East Carolina+9East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsLamarW 40–⁠0vacated85%
Sep 8atTroyW 37–⁠24vacated49%
Sep 15atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠6524%
Sep 29vsFlorida InternationalW 48–⁠20vacated66%
Oct 6vsTulaneW 41–⁠13vacated87%
Oct 16atNorth TexasL 23–⁠3061%
Oct 23vsArkansas StateL 27–⁠5055%
Nov 3atUL MonroeW 40–⁠2433%
Nov 10at7FloridaL 20–⁠2719%
Nov 17vsWestern KentuckyW 31–⁠2760%
Nov 24vsSouth AlabamaW 52–⁠3088%
Dec 1atFlorida AtlanticW 35–⁠2171%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsEast CarolinaNew Orleans BowlW 43–⁠3453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat East Carolina 43–⁠34 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
461–⁠365
Coach
Mark Hudspeth
Elo
1552 +76 this season
SP+ rating
0.0 No. 64 of 124; offense No. 41, defense No. 94, special teams No. 7
SRS
1.2 No. 61 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 107
Offensive coordinator
Jay Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Greg Stewart
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense12th of 124
  • Defense78th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted16th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted88th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1343%0.9712th of 124
Defense0.0843%0.9678th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.08 def		43% off
43% def		—16th off
88th 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.1own 302% 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 yardsTerrance Broadway QB2,842 yds
Passing touchdownsTerrance Broadway QB17 TD
Rushing yardsAlonzo Harris RB881 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlonzo Harris RB10 TD
Receiving yardsHarry Peoples WR817 yds
Receiving touchdownsHarry Peoples WR5 TD
InterceptionsRodney Gillis S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Brooks Haack PRO★★★No. 992
D’Shaie Landor DUAL★★★No. 1614
Dominich Bilich OG★★★No. 1794
Jeremy Sparks OT★★No. 1814
Joseph Brunson OT★★No. 1834

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.827
Receivers22.00.737
Offensive line42.30.781
Defensive line42.00.738
Linebackers42.00.750
Defensive backs22.00.771
Athletes and specialists22.00.773
Whole class202.10.764

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 108

The 2012 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State7–⁠110–⁠3
Louisiana6–⁠29–⁠4
Middle Tennessee6–⁠28–⁠4
UL Monroe6–⁠28–⁠5
Western Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Troy3–⁠55–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida Atlantic2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida International2–⁠63–⁠9
South Alabama1–⁠72–⁠11

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