2012 North Carolina Central
4–5 (3–3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–5, over 11 games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fayetteville State 54–31Sep 1
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsFayetteville State | W 54–31 | 56% |
| Sep 8 | at Elon | L 14–34 | 31% |
| Sep 15 | at Duke | L 17–54 | 15% |
| Sep 22 | atSavannah State | W 45–33 | 53% |
| Oct 18 | vs Hampton | W 37–20 | 53% |
| Oct 27 | at Bethune-Cookman | L 17–42 | 18% |
| Nov 3 | vs Delaware State | W 23–20 | 56% |
| Nov 10 | at Florida A&M | L 21–22 | 35% |
| Nov 17 | vs North Carolina A&T | L 16–22 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina A&T 22–16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The tied 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 21 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of North Carolina Central’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsSouth Carolina State | W 40–10 | North Carolina Central’s article, South Carolina State’s article |
| Oct 13 | atMorgan State | W 24–20 | Morgan State’s article, North Carolina Central’s article |
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 244–278
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1212 +32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −37.1 No. 92 of 122 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 181
- Offensive coordinator
- Michael Bryant
- Defensive coordinator
- John Morgan Jr.
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jordan Reid QB | 218 yds |
| Rushing yards | Andre Clarke RB | 59 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Andre Clarke RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Marvin Poole WR | 83 yds |
Top recruits in the 2012 class
| Malcolm Bell DUAL | ★★ | No. 2625 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2012 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.750 |
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.
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 7–0 | 8–3 | |
 Howard | 5–1 | 6–3 | |
| North Carolina A&T | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
 South Carolina State | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| Delaware State | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
 North Carolina Central | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 3–3 | 3–6 | |
 Norfolk State | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| Hampton | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
 Morgan State | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
| Savannah State | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.