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2012 New Mexico

4–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bob Davie.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 2012, game by game: won vs. Southern 66–21; lost at No. 17 Texas 0–45; lost at Texas Tech 14–49; won at New Mexico State 27–14; lost vs. No. 24 Boise State 29–32; won vs. Texas State 35–14; won at Hawai’i 35–23; lost at Air Force 23–28; lost vs. Fresno State 32–49; lost at UNLV 7–35; lost vs. Wyoming 23–28; lost vs. Nevada 24–31; lost at Colorado State 20–24+45−45Won 66–21 vs. Southern+45SouthernLost 0–45 at No. 17 Texas-45No. 17 TexasLost 14–49 at Texas Tech-35Texas TechWon 27–14 at New Mexico State+13New Mexico StateLost 29–32 vs. No. 24 Boise State-3No. 24 Boise StateWon 35–14 vs. Texas State+21Texas StateWon 35–23 at Hawai’i+12Hawai’iLost 23–28 at Air Force-5Air ForceLost 32–49 vs. Fresno State-17Fresno StateLost 7–35 at UNLV-28UNLVLost 23–28 vs. Wyoming-5WyomingLost 24–31 vs. Nevada-7NevadaLost 20–24 at Colorado State-4Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSouthernW 66–⁠2169%
Sep 8at17TexasL 0–⁠4516%
Sep 15atTexas TechL 14–⁠4920%
Sep 22atNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠1437%
Sep 29vs24Boise StateL 29–⁠3215%
Oct 6vsTexas StateW 35–⁠1461%
Oct 14atHawai’iW 35–⁠2338%
Oct 20atAir ForceL 23–⁠2832%
Oct 27vsFresno StateL 32–⁠4939%
Nov 3atUNLVL 7–⁠3555%
Nov 10vsWyomingL 23–⁠2848%
Nov 17vsNevadaL 24–⁠3127%
Nov 24atColorado StateL 20–⁠2441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
4–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠393
Coach
Bob Davie
Elo
1299 −24 this season
SP+ rating
-13.4 No. 105 of 124; offense No. 71, defense No. 115, special teams No. 69
SRS
−11.0 No. 100 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 95
Offensive coordinator
Bob DeBesse
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Mills
Offense
Multiple pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 124
  • Defense121st of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted71st of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted128th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0641%0.8956th of 124
Defense0.1647%1.04121st of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.13 def		41% off
46% def		—71st off
128th 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-0.1own 272% allowed
Defense0.0own 282% 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 yardsB.R. Holbrook QB647 yds
Passing touchdownsB.R. Holbrook QB2 TD
Rushing yardsKasey Carrier RB1,469 yds
Rushing touchdownsKasey Carrier RB15 TD
Receiving yardsTy Kirk WR200 yds
Receiving touchdownsTy Kirk WR2 TD
InterceptionsDallas Bollema LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Gerron Borne DT★★★No. 758
Cole Gautsche DUAL★★★No. 1401
Dominic Twitty SDE★★★No. 1446
Garrett Adcock OC★★★No. 1476
Richard Winston WDE★★★No. 1527

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.820
Receivers42.00.760
Offensive line42.30.747
Defensive line42.80.797
Linebackers12.00.733
Defensive backs42.00.751
Athletes and specialists22.00.786
Whole class202.30.767

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 103

The 2012 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 29 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.