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2012 Nevada

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Chris Ault.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 2012, game by game: won at California 31–24; lost vs. South Florida 31–32; won vs. Northwestern State 45–34; won at Hawai’i 69–24; won at Texas State 34–21; won vs. Wyoming 35–28; won at UNLV 42–37; lost vs. San Diego State 38–39; lost at Air Force 31–48; lost vs. Fresno State 36–52; won at New Mexico 31–24; lost vs. No. 25 Boise State 21–27; lost vs. Arizona 48–49+45−17Won 31–24 at California+7CaliforniaLost 31–32 vs. South Florida-1South FloridaWon 45–34 vs. Northwestern State+11Northwestern St…Won 69–24 at Hawai’i+45Hawai’iWon 34–21 at Texas State+13Texas StateWon 35–28 vs. Wyoming+7WyomingWon 42–37 at UNLV+5UNLVLost 38–39 vs. San Diego State-1San Diego StateLost 31–48 at Air Force-17Air ForceLost 36–52 vs. Fresno State-16Fresno StateWon 31–24 at New Mexico+7New MexicoLost 21–27 vs. No. 25 Boise State-6No. 25 Boise StateLost 48–49 vs. Arizona-1Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atCaliforniaW 31–⁠2448%
Sep 8vsSouth FloridaL 31–⁠3266%
Sep 15vsNorthwestern StateW 45–⁠3488%
Sep 22atHawai’iW 69–⁠2457%
Sep 29atTexas StateW 34–⁠2177%
Oct 6vsWyomingW 35–⁠2880%
Oct 13atUNLVW 42–⁠3783%
Oct 20vsSan Diego StateL 38–⁠3972%
Oct 26atAir ForceL 31–⁠4860%
Nov 10vsFresno StateL 36–⁠5261%
Nov 17atNew MexicoW 31–⁠2473%
Dec 1vs25Boise StateL 21–⁠2733%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffvsArizonaNew Mexico BowlL 48–⁠4951%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 49–⁠48 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
492–⁠439
Coach
Chris Ault
Elo
1543 −18 this season
SP+ rating
-2.0 No. 72 of 124; offense No. 25, defense No. 109, special teams No. 81
SRS
−3.3 No. 72 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 77
Offensive coordinator
Nick Rolovich
Defensive coordinator
Mike Bradeson
Offense
Pistol
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 124
  • Defense90th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted9th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1648%0.934th of 124
Defense0.1044%1.0090th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.09 def		46% off
44% def		—9th off
103rd 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-0.3own 302% 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 yardsCody Fajardo QB2,786 yds
Passing touchdownsCody Fajardo QB20 TD
Rushing yardsStefphon Jefferson RB1,883 yds
Rushing touchdownsStefphon Jefferson RB24 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Wimberly WR845 yds
Receiving touchdownsZach Sudfeld TE8 TD
InterceptionsKhalid Wooten DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Chris Solomon S★★★No. 690
Julian Brooks ATH★★★No. 814
Randy Uzoma WR★★★No. 1153
Hasaan Henderson DUAL★★★No. 1247
Travis Gardner WR★★★No. 1277

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.830
Receivers33.00.830
Offensive line13.00.805
Defensive line12.00.748
Linebackers42.00.751
Defensive backs32.70.794
Athletes and specialists22.50.802
Whole class152.50.791

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 4Duke Williams SBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Khalid Wooten CBTennessee Titans

Roster 102

The 2012 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 22 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠218
San Diego State7–⁠19–⁠4
Fresno State7–⁠19–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
UNLV2–⁠62–⁠11
New Mexico1–⁠74–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9

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