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2012 North Carolina

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Larry Fedora.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 2012, game by game: won vs. Elon 62–0; lost at Wake Forest 27–28; lost at No. 19 Louisville 34–39; won vs. East Carolina 27–6; won vs. Idaho 66–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 48–34; won at Miami 18–14; lost at Duke 30–33; won vs. NC State 43–35; lost vs. Georgia Tech 50–68; won at Virginia 37–13; won vs. Maryland 45–38+66−18Won 62–0 vs. Elon+62ElonLost 27–28 at Wake Forest-1Wake ForestLost 34–39 at No. 19 Louisville-5No. 19 LouisvilleWon 27–6 vs. East Carolina+21East CarolinaWon 66–0 vs. Idaho+66IdahoWon 48–34 vs. Virginia Tech+14Virginia TechWon 18–14 at Miami+4MiamiLost 30–33 at Duke-3DukeWon 43–35 vs. NC State+8NC StateLost 50–68 vs. Georgia Tech-18Georgia TechWon 37–13 at Virginia+24VirginiaWon 45–38 vs. Maryland+7Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsElonW 62–⁠083%
Sep 8atWake ForestL 27–⁠2854%
Sep 15at19LouisvilleL 34–⁠3938%
Sep 22vsEast CarolinaW 27–⁠661%
Sep 29vsIdahoW 66–⁠084%
Oct 6vsVirginia TechW 48–⁠3452%
Oct 13atMiamiW 18–⁠1444%
Oct 20atDukeL 30–⁠3358%
Oct 27vsNC StateW 43–⁠3559%
Nov 10vsGeorgia TechL 50–⁠6871%
Nov 15atVirginiaW 37–⁠1356%
Nov 24vsMarylandW 45–⁠3880%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 45–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Consensus All-AmericanJonathan Cooper, OL

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
487–⁠308
Coach
Larry Fedora
Elo
1592 +63 this season
SP+ rating
14.1 No. 27 of 124; offense No. 17, defense No. 59, special teams No. 32
SRS
5.1 No. 47 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 41
Offensive coordinator
Blake Anderson
Defensive coordinator
Dan Disch
Captains
Giovani Bernard, Jonathan Cooper, Pete Mangum, Kevin Reddick and Sylvester Williams
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense7th of 124
  • Defense44th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted5th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted69th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1446%0.927th of 124
Defense0.0439%0.9844th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.07 def		46% off
41% def		—5th off
69th 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 321% allowed
Defense-0.1own 273% 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 yardsBryn Renner QB3,356 yds
Passing touchdownsBryn Renner QB28 TD
Rushing yardsGiovani Bernard 1,228 yds
Rushing touchdownsGiovani Bernard 12 TD
Receiving yardsQuinshad Davis WR776 yds
Receiving touchdownsErik Highsmith WR5 TD
InterceptionsTim Scott S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Quinshad Davis WR★★★★No. 334
J.J. Patterson DT★★★★No. 347
Phillip Williamson OLB★★★No. 405
James Summers ATH★★★No. 439
Caleb Peterson OG★★★No. 487

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.801
Receivers43.30.866
Offensive line33.00.841
Defensive line53.00.837
Linebackers43.00.868
Defensive backs13.00.856
Athletes and specialists23.00.854
Whole class213.00.848

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 1Jonathan Cooper OGArizona Cardinals
Rd 1Sylvester Williams DTDenver Broncos
Rd 2Giovani Bernard RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Brennan Williams OTHouston Texans
Rd 7Travis Bond OGMinnesota Vikings

Roster 116

The 2012 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 32 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.