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2012 Miami (OH)

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Don Treadwell.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2012, game by game: lost at No. 18 Ohio State 10–56; won vs. Southern Illinois 30–14; lost at Boise State 12–39; won vs. Massachusetts 27–16; won at Akron 56–49; lost at Cincinnati 14–52; lost at Bowling Green 12–37; won vs. No. 23 Ohio 23–20; lost at Buffalo 24–27; lost vs. Kent State 32–48; lost at Central Michigan 16–30; lost vs. Ball State 24–31+16−46Lost 10–56 at No. 18 Ohio State-46No. 18 Ohio StateWon 30–14 vs. Southern Illinois+16Southern Illino…Lost 12–39 at Boise State-27Boise StateWon 27–16 vs. Massachusetts+11MassachusettsWon 56–49 at Akron+7AkronLost 14–52 at Cincinnati-38CincinnatiLost 12–37 at Bowling Green-25Bowling GreenWon 23–20 vs. No. 23 Ohio+3No. 23 OhioLost 24–27 at Buffalo-3BuffaloLost 32–48 vs. Kent State-16Kent StateLost 16–30 at Central Michigan-14Central MichiganLost 24–31 vs. Ball State-7Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at18Ohio StateL 10–⁠5628%
Sep 8vsSouthern IllinoisW 30–⁠1478%
Sep 15atBoise StateL 12–⁠3915%
Sep 22vsMassachusettsW 27–⁠1678%
Sep 29atAkronW 56–⁠4965%
Oct 6atCincinnatiL 14–⁠5223%
Oct 13atBowling GreenL 12–⁠3743%
Oct 27vs23OhioW 23–⁠2030%
Nov 3atBuffaloL 24–⁠2763%
Nov 10vsKent StateL 32–⁠4835%
Nov 17atCentral MichiganL 16–⁠3050%
Nov 23vsBall StateL 24–⁠3131%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ball State 31–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠419
Coach
Don Treadwell
Elo
1362 −92 this season
SP+ rating
-16.2 No. 109 of 124; offense No. 96, defense No. 113, special teams No. 44
SRS
−14.6 No. 112 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 87
Offensive coordinator
John Klacik
Defensive coordinator
Jay Peterson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense59th of 124
  • Defense120th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted65th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted131st of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0639%1.0859th of 124
Defense0.1548%0.97120th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.14 def		39% off
48% def		—65th off
131st 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-0.2own 282% allowed
Defense0.0own 323% 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 yardsZac Dysert QB3,483 yds
Passing touchdownsZac Dysert QB25 TD
Rushing yardsJamire Westbrook RB361 yds
Rushing touchdownsJamire Westbrook RB2 TD
Receiving yardsNick Harwell WR870 yds
Receiving touchdownsNick Harwell WR8 TD
InterceptionsBrison Burris DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Brandyn Cook OC★★★No. 716
Terry Davis OT★★★No. 1109
Orlando David TE★★★No. 1153
Wesley Scott SDE★★★No. 1158
Ryan Callen OT★★★No. 1548

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.768
Receivers42.50.793
Offensive line42.80.821
Defensive line42.50.793
Linebackers42.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.758
Athletes and specialists32.00.757
Whole class242.30.782

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 7Zac Dysert QBDenver Broncos

Roster 103

The 2012 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 31 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.