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2012 Ohio

9–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Solich.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2012, game by game: won at Penn State 24–14; won vs. New Mexico State 51–24; won at Marshall 27–24; won vs. Norfolk State 44–10; won at Massachusetts 37–34; won vs. Buffalo 38–31; won vs. Akron 34–28; lost at Miami (OH) 20–23; won vs. Eastern Michigan 45–14; lost vs. Bowling Green 14–26; lost at Ball State 27–52; lost at No. 23 Kent State 6–28; won vs. UL Monroe 45–14+34−25Won 24–14 at Penn State+10Penn StateWon 51–24 vs. New Mexico State+27New Mexico StateWon 27–24 at Marshall+3MarshallWon 44–10 vs. Norfolk State+34Norfolk StateWon 37–34 at Massachusetts+3MassachusettsWon 38–31 vs. Buffalo+7BuffaloWon 34–28 vs. Akron+6AkronLost 20–23 at Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Won 45–14 vs. Eastern Michigan+31Eastern MichiganLost 14–26 vs. Bowling Green-12Bowling GreenLost 27–52 at Ball State-25Ball StateLost 6–28 at No. 23 Kent State-22No. 23 Kent StateWon 45–14 vs. UL Monroe+31UL Monroe
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atPenn StateW 24–⁠1438%
Sep 8vsNew Mexico StateW 51–⁠2479%
Sep 15atMarshallW 27–⁠2456%
Sep 22vsNorfolk StateW 44–⁠1082%
Sep 29atMassachusettsW 37–⁠3484%
Oct 6vsBuffaloW 38–⁠3187%
Oct 13vsAkronW 34–⁠2892%
Oct 27atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠2370%
Nov 1vsEastern MichiganW 45–⁠1487%
Nov 7vsBowling GreenL 14–⁠2672%
Nov 14atBall StateL 27–⁠5246%
Nov 23at23Kent StateL 6–⁠2831%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsUL MonroeIndependence BowlW 45–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UL Monroe 45–⁠14 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 25
  2. Wk 9: 23
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
412–⁠322
Coach
Frank Solich
Elo
1550 +11 this season
SP+ rating
-8.0 No. 89 of 124; offense No. 89, defense No. 80, special teams No. 49
SRS
−5.4 No. 80 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 93
Offensive coordinators
Tim Albin and Gerry Gdowski
Defensive coordinator
Jim Burrow
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense35th of 124
  • Defense63rd of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted38th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted77th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1040%1.0635th of 124
Defense0.0743%0.9563rd of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.07 def		39% off
43% def		—38th off
77th 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
Defense0.0own 283% 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 yardsTyler Tettleton QB2,844 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Tettleton QB18 TD
Rushing yardsBeau Blankenship RB1,604 yds
Rushing touchdownsBeau Blankenship RB15 TD
Receiving yardsDonte Foster WR659 yds
Receiving touchdownsDonte Foster WR8 TD
InterceptionsJelani Woseley LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Sebastian Smith S★★★No. 674
Trae Clark DT★★★No. 1092
Michael Roberts TE★★★No. 1476
John Tanner TE★★★No. 1581
Greg Windham PRO★★★No. 1609

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.809
Running backs12.00.781
Receivers52.60.782
Offensive line22.00.781
Defensive line22.50.816
Linebackers22.50.783
Defensive backs32.30.783
Athletes and specialists22.00.746
Whole class182.40.783

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 7Eric Herman OGNew York Giants

Roster 116

The 2012 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠012–⁠222
Kent State8–⁠011–⁠3
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠4
Ball State6–⁠29–⁠4
Bowling Green6–⁠28–⁠5
Ohio4–⁠49–⁠4
Central Michigan4–⁠47–⁠6
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10
Massachusetts1–⁠71–⁠11
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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