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2012 Rutgers

9–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Kyle Flood.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 2012, game by game: won at Tulane 24–12; won vs. Howard 26–0; won at South Florida 23–13; won at Arkansas 35–26; won vs. UConn 19–3; won vs. Syracuse 23–15; won at Temple 35–10; lost vs. Kent State 23–35; won vs. Army 28–7; won at Cincinnati 10–3; lost at Pittsburgh 6–27; lost vs. Louisville 17–20; lost vs. Virginia Tech 10–13+26−21Won 24–12 at Tulane+12TulaneWon 26–0 vs. Howard+26HowardWon 23–13 at South Florida+10South FloridaWon 35–26 at Arkansas+9ArkansasWon 19–3 vs. UConn+16UConnWon 23–15 vs. Syracuse+8SyracuseWon 35–10 at Temple+25TempleLost 23–35 vs. Kent State-12Kent StateWon 28–7 vs. Army+21ArmyWon 10–3 at Cincinnati+7CincinnatiLost 6–27 at Pittsburgh-21PittsburghLost 17–20 vs. Louisville-3LouisvilleLost 10–13 vs. Virginia Tech-3Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atTulaneW 24–⁠1273%
Sep 8vsHowardW 26–⁠091%
Sep 13atSouth FloridaW 23–⁠1347%
Sep 22atArkansasW 35–⁠2638%
Oct 6vsUConnW 19–⁠372%
Oct 13vsSyracuseW 23–⁠1580%
Oct 20atTempleW 35–⁠1055%
Oct 27vsKent StateL 23–⁠3575%
Nov 10vsArmyW 28–⁠787%
Nov 17atCincinnatiW 10–⁠341%
Nov 24atPittsburghL 6–⁠2764%
Nov 29vsLouisvilleL 17–⁠2062%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsVirginia TechRussell Athletic BowlL 10–⁠1357%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 13–⁠10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 23
  2. Wk 6: 22
  3. Wk 7: 20
  4. Wk 8: 19
  5. Wk 9: 18
  6. Wk 11: 24
  7. Wk 12: 22
  8. Wk 13: 21

Big East champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Cincinnati, Louisville and Syracuse

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
279–⁠184
Coach
Kyle Flood
Elo
1584 +38 this season
SP+ rating
0.0 No. 64 of 124; offense No. 109, defense No. 21, special teams No. 115
SRS
2.4 No. 58 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 23
Offensive coordinator
Dave Brock
Defensive coordinator
Robb Smith
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense113th of 124
  • Defense4th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted4th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0335%0.98113th of 124
Defense-0.0437%0.924th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
-0.01 def		36% off
38% def		—121st off
4th 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-0.2own 312% allowed
Defense-0.4own 322% 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 yardsGary Nova QB2,695 yds
Passing touchdownsGary Nova QB22 TD
Rushing yardsJawan Jamison RB1,075 yds
Rushing touchdownsJawan Jamison RB4 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Coleman WR718 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrandon Coleman WR10 TD
InterceptionsBrandon Jones DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Darius Hamilton SDE★★★★★No. 21
Leonte Carroo WR★★★★No. 174
Chris Muller OT★★★★No. 216
J.J. Denman OT★★★★No. 221
Quanzell Lambert ILB★★★★No. 277
Ryan Brodie OT★★★★No. 370

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Running backs13.00.863
Receivers43.30.882
Offensive line53.60.879
Defensive line24.00.934
Linebackers14.00.907
Athletes and specialists43.00.845
Whole class183.40.876

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 3Logan Ryan CBNew England Patriots
Rd 3Duron Harmon SNew England Patriots
Rd 4Khaseem Greene OLBChicago Bears
Rd 7D.C. Jefferson TEArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Jawan Jamison RBWashington Redskins
Rd 7Steve Beauharnais ILBNew England Patriots
Rd 7Marcus Cooper CBSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 100

The 2012 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville5–⁠211–⁠213
Cincinnati5–⁠210–⁠3
Rutgers5–⁠29–⁠4
Syracuse5–⁠28–⁠5
Pittsburgh3–⁠46–⁠7
UConn2–⁠55–⁠7
Temple2–⁠54–⁠7
South Florida1–⁠63–⁠9

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