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2012 Oregon State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠3 Pac-12), coached by Mike Riley, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2012, game by game: won vs. No. 13 Wisconsin 10–7; won at No. 19 UCLA 27–20; won at Arizona 38–35; won vs. Washington State 19–6; won at BYU 42–24; won vs. Utah 21–7; lost at Washington 17–20; won vs. Arizona State 36–26; lost at No. 16 Stanford 23–27; won vs. California 62–14; lost vs. No. 5 Oregon 24–48; won vs. Nicholls 77–3; lost vs. Texas 27–31+74−24Won 10–7 vs. No. 13 Wisconsin+3No. 13 WisconsinWon 27–20 at No. 19 UCLA+7No. 19 UCLAWon 38–35 at Arizona+3ArizonaWon 19–6 vs. Washington State+13Washington StateWon 42–24 at BYU+18BYUWon 21–7 vs. Utah+14UtahLost 17–20 at Washington-3WashingtonWon 36–26 vs. Arizona State+10Arizona StateLost 23–27 at No. 16 Stanford-4No. 16 StanfordWon 62–14 vs. California+48CaliforniaLost 24–48 vs. No. 5 Oregon-24No. 5 OregonWon 77–3 vs. Nicholls+74NichollsLost 27–31 vs. Texas-4Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vs13WisconsinW 10–⁠731%
Sep 22at19UCLAW 27–⁠2035%
Sep 29atArizonaW 38–⁠3539%
Oct 6vsWashington StateW 19–⁠674%
Oct 13atBYUW 42–⁠2434%
Oct 20vsUtahW 21–⁠771%
Oct 27atWashingtonL 17–⁠2058%
Nov 3vsArizona StateW 36–⁠2662%
Nov 10at16StanfordL 23–⁠2729%
Nov 17vsCaliforniaW 62–⁠1478%
Nov 24vs5OregonL 24–⁠4832%
Dec 1vsNichollsW 77–⁠396%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsTexasAlamo BowlL 27–⁠3148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 31–⁠27 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18
  2. Wk 6: 14
  3. Wk 7: 10
  4. Wk 8: 8
  5. Wk 9: 7
  6. Wk 10: 13
  7. Wk 11: 13
  8. Wk 12: 15
  9. Wk 13: 16
  10. Wk 14: 16
  11. Wk 15: 15
  12. Final: 20

Consensus All-AmericanJordan Poyer, DB

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 7
Points
423–⁠268
Coach
Mike Riley
Elo
1588 +110 this season
SP+ rating
16.4 No. 20 of 124; offense No. 36, defense No. 25, special teams No. 7
SRS
14.1 No. 14 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinator
Danny Langsdorf
Defensive coordinator
Mark Banker
Captains
Sean Mannion, Jordan Poyer, Andrew Seumalo and Markus Wheaton
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense81st of 124
  • Defense43rd of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted63rd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted36th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%0.9781st of 124
Defense0.0339%0.9343rd of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.04 def		42% off
39% def		—63rd off
36th 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 313% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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 yardsSean Mannion QB2,446 yds
Passing touchdownsSean Mannion QB15 TD
Rushing yardsStorm Barrs-Woods RB940 yds
Rushing touchdownsStorm Barrs-Woods RB13 TD
Receiving yardsMarkus Wheaton WR1,244 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarkus Wheaton WR11 TD
InterceptionsJordan Poyer CB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Isaac Seumalo OG★★★★★No. 28
Grant Bays OC★★★No. 400
Malik Gilmore WR★★★No. 453
Chris Brown RB★★★No. 467
Garrett Weinreich OT★★★No. 571

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.881
Receivers33.00.847
Offensive line63.30.870
Linebackers32.70.806
Defensive backs33.00.842
Athletes and specialists23.00.808
Whole class183.10.844

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 3Markus Wheaton WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Jordan Poyer CBPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 108

The 2012 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

4 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2012 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2012 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠12
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠27
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠420
UCLA6–⁠39–⁠5
Arizona State5–⁠48–⁠5
USC5–⁠47–⁠6
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠58–⁠5
Utah3–⁠65–⁠7
California2–⁠73–⁠9
Washington State1–⁠83–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠81–⁠11

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