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2012 Oregon

12–⁠1 (8–⁠1 Pac-12), coached by Chip Kelly, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2012, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 57–34; won vs. Fresno State 42–25; won vs. Tennessee Tech 63–14; won vs. No. 22 Arizona 49–0; won at Washington State 51–26; won vs. No. 23 Washington 52–21; won at Arizona State 43–21; won vs. Colorado 70–14; won at No. 18 USC 62–51; won at California 59–17; lost vs. No. 14 Stanford 14–17; won at No. 16 Oregon State 48–24; won vs. No. 7 Kansas State 35–17+56−3Won 57–34 vs. Arkansas State+23Arkansas StateWon 42–25 vs. Fresno State+17Fresno StateWon 63–14 vs. Tennessee Tech+49Tennessee TechWon 49–0 vs. No. 22 Arizona+49No. 22 ArizonaWon 51–26 at Washington State+25Washington StateWon 52–21 vs. No. 23 Washington+31No. 23 WashingtonWon 43–21 at Arizona State+22Arizona StateWon 70–14 vs. Colorado+56ColoradoWon 62–51 at No. 18 USC+11No. 18 USCWon 59–17 at California+42CaliforniaLost 14–17 vs. No. 14 Stanford-3No. 14 StanfordWon 48–24 at No. 16 Oregon State+24No. 16 Oregon StateWon 35–17 vs. No. 7 Kansas State+18No. 7 Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsArkansas StateW 57–⁠3479%
Sep 8vsFresno StateW 42–⁠2587%
Sep 15vsTennessee TechW 63–⁠1492%
Sep 22vs22ArizonaW 49–⁠079%
Sep 29atWashington StateW 51–⁠2683%
Oct 6vs23WashingtonW 52–⁠2182%
Oct 18atArizona StateW 43–⁠2167%
Oct 27vsColoradoW 70–⁠1495%
Nov 3at18USCW 62–⁠5158%
Nov 10atCaliforniaW 59–⁠1786%
Nov 17vs14StanfordL 14–⁠1772%
Nov 24at16Oregon StateW 48–⁠2468%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs7Kansas StateFiesta BowlW 35–⁠1762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 35–⁠17 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Pac-12.

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

AP poll, week by week

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

Pac-12 North champions8–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Stanford

Consensus All-AmericanKenjon Barner, RB

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Pac-12
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 1
Points
645–⁠281
Coach
Chip Kelly
Elo
1849 +131 this season
SP+ rating
27.2 No. 7 of 124; offense No. 1, defense No. 17, special teams No. 118
SRS
26.2 No. 2 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinator
Mark Helfrich
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti
Offense
No-huddle spread option
Defense
Hybrid 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 124
  • Defense17th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted8th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted15th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1447%0.928th of 124
Defense-0.0043%0.7717th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.01 def		46% off
43% def		—8th off
15th 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.4own 313% 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 yardsMarcus Mariota QB2,677 yds
Passing touchdownsMarcus Mariota QB32 TD
Rushing yardsKenjon Barner RB1,767 yds
Rushing touchdownsKenjon Barner RB21 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Huff WR493 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Huff WR7 TD
InterceptionsErick Dargan DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Arik Armstead ATH★★★★★No. 14
Bralon Addison WR★★★★No. 86
Byron Marshall RB★★★★No. 106
Pharaoh Brown WDE★★★★No. 189
Alex Balducci SDE★★★★No. 204
Evan Baylis TE★★★★No. 222
DeForest Buckner WDE★★★★No. 224
Jake Rodrigues PRO★★★★No. 227

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.889
Running backs14.00.953
Receivers43.80.906
Defensive line43.80.901
Linebackers13.00.880
Defensive backs33.30.881
Athletes and specialists33.30.864
Whole class183.60.893

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 1Dion Jordan OLBMiami Dolphins
Rd 1Kyle Long OGChicago Bears
Rd 2Kiko Alonso ILBBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Kenjon Barner RBCarolina Panthers
Rd 6John Boyett SIndianapolis Colts

Roster 106

The 2012 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 40 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

7 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

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.