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2012 Middle Tennessee

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Rick Stockstill.

Schedule and results

Middle Tennessee in 2012, game by game: lost vs. McNeese 21–27; won vs. Florida Atlantic 31–17; won at Memphis 48–30; won at Georgia Tech 49–28; lost vs. UL Monroe 17–31; won at Florida International 34–30; lost at No. 15 Mississippi State 3–45; won vs. North Texas 38–21; won at Western Kentucky 34–29; won at South Alabama 20–12; won vs. Troy 24–21; lost at Arkansas State 0–45+21−45Lost 21–27 vs. McNeese-6McNeeseWon 31–17 vs. Florida Atlantic+14Florida AtlanticWon 48–30 at Memphis+18MemphisWon 49–28 at Georgia Tech+21Georgia TechLost 17–31 vs. UL Monroe-14UL MonroeWon 34–30 at Florida International+4Florida Interna…Lost 3–45 at No. 15 Mississippi State-42No. 15 Mississippi Sta…Won 38–21 vs. North Texas+17North TexasWon 34–29 at Western Kentucky+5Western KentuckyWon 20–12 at South Alabama+8South AlabamaWon 24–21 vs. Troy+3TroyLost 0–45 at Arkansas State-45Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMcNeeseL 21–⁠2763%
Sep 8vsFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠1759%
Sep 15atMemphisW 48–⁠3049%
Sep 29atGeorgia TechW 49–⁠2822%
Oct 6vsUL MonroeL 17–⁠3152%
Oct 13atFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠3044%
Oct 20at15Mississippi StateL 3–⁠4517%
Oct 27vsNorth TexasW 38–⁠2157%
Nov 1atWestern KentuckyW 34–⁠2927%
Nov 17atSouth AlabamaW 20–⁠1274%
Nov 24vsTroyW 24–⁠2167%
Dec 1atArkansas StateL 0–⁠4527%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 45–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠336
Coach
Rick Stockstill
Elo
1466 +112 this season
SP+ rating
-7.5 No. 85 of 124; offense No. 65, defense No. 92, special teams No. 85
SRS
−5.8 No. 81 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 119
Offensive coordinator
Buster Faulkner
Defensive coordinators
Steve Ellis and Tyrone Nix
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense57th of 124
  • Defense117th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted125th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.9057th of 124
Defense0.1546%0.95117th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.12 def		42% off
46% def		—62nd off
125th 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
Offense0.1own 342% allowed
Defense-0.1own 292% 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 yardsLogan Kilgore QB2,571 yds
Passing touchdownsLogan Kilgore QB16 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Parker RB851 yds
Rushing touchdownsBenny Cunningham RB11 TD
Receiving yardsAnthony Amos WR992 yds
Receiving touchdownsAnthony Amos WR9 TD
InterceptionsKevin Byard S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Shaq Huff DT★★★No. 1249
Chris Brown RB★★★No. 1534
Raynard Felton WDE★★★No. 1628
Austin Grammer PRO★★★No. 1680
Jordan Parker RB★★No. 1934

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.805
Running backs22.50.801
Receivers22.00.746
Offensive line42.00.733
Defensive line32.70.802
Linebackers12.00.733
Athletes and specialists42.00.738
Whole class172.20.760

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 113

The 2012 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Sun Belt Conference standings

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.