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2012 Memphis

4–⁠8 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Justin Fuente.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 2012, game by game: lost vs. UT Martin 17–20; lost at Arkansas State 28–33; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 30–48; lost at Duke 14–38; won vs. Rice 14–10; lost at East Carolina 7–41; lost vs. UCF 17–35; lost at SMU 13–44; lost at Marshall 28–38; won vs. Tulane 37–23; won at UAB 46–9; won vs. Southern Miss 42–24+37−34Lost 17–20 vs. UT Martin-3UT MartinLost 28–33 at Arkansas State-5Arkansas StateLost 30–48 vs. Middle Tennessee-18Middle TennesseeLost 14–38 at Duke-24DukeWon 14–10 vs. Rice+4RiceLost 7–41 at East Carolina-34East CarolinaLost 17–35 vs. UCF-18UCFLost 13–44 at SMU-31SMULost 28–38 at Marshall-10MarshallWon 37–23 vs. Tulane+14TulaneWon 46–9 at UAB+37UABWon 42–24 vs. Southern Miss+18Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsUT MartinL 17–⁠2061%
Sep 8atArkansas StateL 28–⁠3317%
Sep 15vsMiddle TennesseeL 30–⁠4851%
Sep 22atDukeL 14–⁠3821%
Oct 6vsRiceW 14–⁠1045%
Oct 13atEast CarolinaL 7–⁠4119%
Oct 20vsUCFL 17–⁠3521%
Oct 27atSMUL 13–⁠4413%
Nov 3atMarshallL 28–⁠3817%
Nov 10vsTulaneW 37–⁠2355%
Nov 17atUABW 46–⁠929%
Nov 24vsSouthern MissW 42–⁠2455%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 42–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠363
Coach
Justin Fuente
Elo
1343 +20 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 95 of 124; offense No. 111, defense No. 71, special teams No. 60
SRS
−13.3 No. 109 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 92
Offensive coordinator
Darrell Dickey
Defensive coordinator
Barry Odom
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense72nd of 124
  • Defense60th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted97th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%0.9672nd of 124
Defense0.0641%0.9660th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.05 def		38% off
40% def		—97th off
53rd 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-0.3own 332% allowed
Defense-0.3own 315% 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 yardsJacob Karam QB1,895 yds
Passing touchdownsJacob Karam QB14 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Hayes RB576 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Hayes RB6 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Rucker WR525 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlan Cross TE5 TD
InterceptionsLonnie Ballentine DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Will Gross DUAL★★★No. 591
Kerwin Harrison TE★★★No. 1102
Latarius Brady OG★★★No. 1548
Carl Mitchell WDE★★★No. 1548
Micah Simmons OG★★★No. 1617

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.831
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers42.30.765
Offensive line52.60.777
Defensive line13.00.812
Linebackers22.00.758
Defensive backs52.00.757
Whole class202.30.771

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 112

The 2012 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 32 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.