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2012 Miami

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Al Golden.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2012, game by game: won at Boston College 41–32; lost at No. 21 Kansas State 13–52; won vs. Bethune-Cookman 38–10; won at Georgia Tech 42–36; won vs. NC State 44–37; lost vs. No. 9 Notre Dame 3–41; lost vs. North Carolina 14–18; lost vs. No. 12 Florida State 20–33; won vs. Virginia Tech 30–12; lost at Virginia 40–41; won vs. South Florida 40–9; won at Duke 52–45+31−39Won 41–32 at Boston College+9Boston CollegeLost 13–52 at No. 21 Kansas State-39No. 21 Kansas StateWon 38–10 vs. Bethune-Cookman+28Bethune-CookmanWon 42–36 at Georgia Tech+6Georgia TechWon 44–37 vs. NC State+7NC StateLost 3–41 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame-38No. 9 Notre DameLost 14–18 vs. North Carolina-4North CarolinaLost 20–33 vs. No. 12 Florida State-13No. 12 Florida StateWon 30–12 vs. Virginia Tech+18Virginia TechLost 40–41 at Virginia-1VirginiaWon 40–9 vs. South Florida+31South FloridaWon 52–45 at Duke+7Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atBoston CollegeW 41–⁠3248%
Sep 8at21Kansas StateL 13–⁠5240%
Sep 15vsBethune-CookmanW 38–⁠1070%
Sep 22atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠3640%
Sep 29vsNC StateW 44–⁠3759%
Oct 6vs9Notre DameL 3–⁠4138%
Oct 13vsNorth CarolinaL 14–⁠1856%
Oct 20vs12Florida StateL 20–⁠3337%
Nov 1vsVirginia TechW 30–⁠1253%
Nov 10atVirginiaL 40–⁠4158%
Nov 17vsSouth FloridaW 40–⁠970%
Nov 24atDukeW 52–⁠4559%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duke 52–⁠45; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
377–⁠366
Coach
Al Golden
Elo
1590 +46 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 43 of 124; offense No. 21, defense No. 68, special teams No. 58
SRS
3.4 No. 54 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 10
Offensive coordinator
Jedd Fisch
Defensive coordinator
Mark D’Onofrio
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense73rd of 124
  • Defense111th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted66th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted116th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%0.9873rd of 124
Defense0.1347%0.89111th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.10 def		41% off
45% def		—66th off
116th 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
Offense0.2own 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 262% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Miami are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Duke Johnson APB★★★★★No. 20
Tracy Howard CB★★★★★No. 23
Angelo Jean-Louis WR★★★★No. 100
Jelani Hamilton SDE★★★★No. 117
Tyriq McCord WDE★★★★No. 126
Deon Bush S★★★★No. 129
Raphael Kirby ILB★★★★No. 146
Ereck Flowers OT★★★★No. 158

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks33.00.852
Running backs24.00.915
Receivers53.40.891
Offensive line23.50.912
Defensive line63.30.883
Linebackers53.20.869
Defensive backs53.60.894
Whole class283.40.885

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 5Brandon McGee CBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 6Mike James RBTampa Bay Buccaneers

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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠112–⁠210
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠211
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠4
Miami5–⁠37–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠7
Virginia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
NC State4–⁠47–⁠6
Duke3–⁠56–⁠7
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠7
Maryland2–⁠64–⁠8
Virginia2–⁠64–⁠8
Boston College1–⁠72–⁠10

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