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2012 Missouri

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gary Pinkel.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2012, game by game: won vs. SE Louisiana 62–10; lost vs. No. 7 Georgia 20–41; won vs. Arizona State 24–20; lost at No. 7 South Carolina 10–31; won at UCF 21–16; lost vs. Vanderbilt 15–19; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 10–42; won vs. Kentucky 33–10; lost at No. 8 Florida 7–14; won at Tennessee 51–48; lost vs. Syracuse 27–31; lost at No. 9 Texas A&M 29–59+52−32Won 62–10 vs. SE Louisiana+52SE LouisianaLost 20–41 vs. No. 7 Georgia-21No. 7 GeorgiaWon 24–20 vs. Arizona State+4Arizona StateLost 10–31 at No. 7 South Carolina-21No. 7 South CarolinaWon 21–16 at UCF+5UCFLost 15–19 vs. Vanderbilt-4VanderbiltLost 10–42 vs. No. 1 Alabama-32No. 1 AlabamaWon 33–10 vs. Kentucky+23KentuckyLost 7–14 at No. 8 Florida-7No. 8 FloridaWon 51–48 at Tennessee+3TennesseeLost 27–31 vs. Syracuse-4SyracuseLost 29–59 at No. 9 Texas A&M-30No. 9 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSE LouisianaW 62–⁠1092%
Sep 8vs7GeorgiaL 20–⁠4155%
Sep 15vsArizona StateW 24–⁠2062%
Sep 22at7South CarolinaL 10–⁠3130%
Sep 29atUCFW 21–⁠1647%
Oct 6vsVanderbiltL 15–⁠1974%
Oct 13vs1AlabamaL 10–⁠4224%
Oct 27vsKentuckyW 33–⁠1076%
Nov 3at8FloridaL 7–⁠1425%
Nov 10atTennesseeW 51–⁠4849%
Nov 17vsSyracuseL 27–⁠3165%
Nov 24at9Texas A&ML 29–⁠5918%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 59–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠341
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1529 −71 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 57 of 124; offense No. 82, defense No. 35, special teams No. 63
SRS
6.3 No. 39 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 33
Offensive coordinator
David Yost
Defensive coordinator
Dave Steckel
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense116th of 124
  • Defense67th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted117th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0338%0.87116th of 124
Defense0.0740%0.9767th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.05 def		41% off
39% def		—117th off
52nd 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
Offense0.0own 311% allowed
Defense-0.4own 302% 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 yardsJames Franklin QB1,562 yds
Passing touchdownsJames Franklin QB10 TD
Rushing yardsKendial Lawrence 1,025 yds
Rushing touchdownsKendial Lawrence 12 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Lucas WR509 yds
Receiving touchdownsDorial Green-Beckham WR5 TD
InterceptionsKip Edwards DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Dorial Green-Beckham WR★★★★★No. 1
Evan Boehm OG★★★★No. 101
Donavin Newsom ILB★★★★No. 293
Maty Mauk DUAL★★★★No. 317
Morgan Steward RB★★★No. 460

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.899
Running backs23.00.879
Receivers33.70.893
Offensive line23.50.901
Defensive line23.00.838
Linebackers43.30.873
Defensive backs33.00.842
Whole class173.30.872

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 1Sheldon Richardson DTNew York Jets
Rd 3Zaviar Gooden OLBTennessee Titans

Roster 122

The 2012 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2012 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2012 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠25
Florida7–⁠111–⁠29
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠28
Texas A&M6–⁠211–⁠25
LSU6–⁠210–⁠314
Vanderbilt5–⁠39–⁠423
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
Ole Miss3–⁠57–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠8
Tennessee1–⁠75–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

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