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2012 Massachusetts

1–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Charley Molnar.

Schedule and results

Massachusetts in 2012, game by game: lost at UConn 0–37; lost vs. Indiana 6–45; lost at No. 17 Michigan 13–63; lost at Miami (OH) 16–27; lost vs. Ohio 34–37; lost at Western Michigan 14–52; lost vs. Bowling Green 0–24; lost at Vanderbilt 7–49; lost at Northern Illinois 0–63; won at Akron 22–14; lost vs. Buffalo 19–29; lost vs. Central Michigan 21–42+8−63Lost 0–37 at UConn-37UConnLost 6–45 vs. Indiana-39IndianaLost 13–63 at No. 17 Michigan-50No. 17 MichiganLost 16–27 at Miami (OH)-11Miami (OH)Lost 34–37 vs. Ohio-3OhioLost 14–52 at Western Michigan-38Western MichiganLost 0–24 vs. Bowling Green-24Bowling GreenLost 7–49 at Vanderbilt-42VanderbiltLost 0–63 at Northern Illinois-63Northern Illino…Won 22–14 at Akron+8AkronLost 19–29 vs. Buffalo-10BuffaloLost 21–42 vs. Central Michigan-21Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atUConnL 0–⁠3721%
Sep 8vsIndianaL 6–⁠4548%
Sep 15at17MichiganL 13–⁠6310%
Sep 22atMiami (OH)L 16–⁠2722%
Sep 29vsOhioL 34–⁠3716%
Oct 6atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠5219%
Oct 20vsBowling GreenL 0–⁠2428%
Oct 27atVanderbiltL 7–⁠4915%
Nov 3atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠635%
Nov 10atAkronW 22–⁠1442%
Nov 17vsBuffaloL 19–⁠2945%
Nov 23vsCentral MichiganL 21–⁠4237%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 42–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
152–⁠482
Coach
Charley Molnar
Elo
1202 −128 this season
SP+ rating
-34.4 No. 124 of 124; offense No. 124, defense No. 121, special teams No. 49
SRS
−25.0 No. 124 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 138

How good, play by play

  • Offense124th of 124
  • Defense113th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted131st of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted124th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0933%0.90124th of 124
Defense0.1448%0.89113th of 124
Opponent-adjusted-0.04 off
0.12 def		35% off
47% def		—131st off
124th 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-0.5own 274% allowed
Defense-0.2own 342% 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 yardsMike Wegzyn QB1,825 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Wegzyn QB6 TD
Rushing yardsMichael Cox RB710 yds
Rushing touchdownsMichael Cox RB5 TD
Receiving yardsDeion Walker WR667 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlan Williams RB4 TD
InterceptionsDarren Thellen DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Tajae Sharpe WR★★★No. 1144
Jovan Santos-Knox ILB★★No. 2246

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.836
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class22.50.801

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 7Michael Cox RBNew York Giants

Roster 92

The 2012 roster

92 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 36 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.