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2012 NC State

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom O’Brien, then Dana Bible (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

NC State in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Tennessee 21–35; won at UConn 10–7; won vs. South Alabama 31–7; won vs. The Citadel 52–14; lost at Miami 37–44; won vs. No. 3 Florida State 17–16; won at Maryland 20–18; lost at North Carolina 35–43; lost vs. Virginia 6–33; won vs. Wake Forest 37–6; lost at No. 11 Clemson 48–62; won vs. Boston College 27–10; lost vs. Vanderbilt 24–38+38−27Lost 21–35 vs. Tennessee-14TennesseeWon 10–7 at UConn+3UConnWon 31–7 vs. South Alabama+24South AlabamaWon 52–14 vs. The Citadel+38The CitadelLost 37–44 at Miami-7MiamiWon 17–16 vs. No. 3 Florida State+1No. 3 Florida StateWon 20–18 at Maryland+2MarylandLost 35–43 at North Carolina-8North CarolinaLost 6–33 vs. Virginia-27VirginiaWon 37–6 vs. Wake Forest+31Wake ForestLost 48–62 at No. 11 Clemson-14No. 11 ClemsonWon 27–10 vs. Boston College+17Boston CollegeLost 24–38 vs. Vanderbilt-14Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsTennesseeL 21–⁠3560%
Sep 8atUConnW 10–⁠745%
Sep 15vsSouth AlabamaW 31–⁠786%
Sep 22vsThe CitadelW 52–⁠1483%
Sep 29atMiamiL 37–⁠4441%
Oct 6vs3Florida StateW 17–⁠1638%
Oct 20atMarylandW 20–⁠1856%
Oct 27atNorth CarolinaL 35–⁠4341%
Nov 3vsVirginiaL 6–⁠3378%
Nov 10vsWake ForestW 37–⁠664%
Nov 17at11ClemsonL 48–⁠6220%
Nov 24vsBoston CollegeW 27–⁠1075%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsVanderbiltMusic City BowlL 24–⁠3843%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 38–⁠24 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
365–⁠333
Coach
Tom O’Brien, then Dana Bible (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1506 −68 this season
SP+ rating
5.4 No. 53 of 124; offense No. 63, defense No. 33, special teams No. 88
SRS
0.0 No. 64 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 52
Offensive coordinator
Dana Bible
Defensive coordinator
Mike Archer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense101st of 124
  • Defense23rd of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted104th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0038%0.98101st of 124
Defense0.0037%1.0023rd of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.02 def		40% off
38% def		—104th off
22nd 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.3own 332% 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 yardsMike Glennon QB4,031 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Glennon QB31 TD
Rushing yardsShadrach Thornton RB694 yds
Rushing touchdownsTony Creecy RB5 TD
Receiving yardsQuintin Payton WR798 yds
Receiving touchdownsBryan Underwood WR10 TD
InterceptionsDavid Amerson CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Kenderius Whitehead WDE★★★★No. 307
K’Hadree Hooker DT★★★No. 421
Bryce Kennedy OT★★★No. 493
Marchez Coates CB★★★No. 779
Xavier Griffin WR★★★No. 788

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.828
Receivers33.00.852
Offensive line23.00.852
Defensive line43.30.857
Linebackers13.00.811
Defensive backs43.00.834
Whole class153.10.845

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 2David Amerson CBWashington Redskins
Rd 3Mike Glennon QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Earl Wolff SPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 106

The 2012 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 27 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.