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2012 San Diego State

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Rocky Long.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 2012, game by game: lost at Washington 12–21; won vs. Army 42–7; won vs. North Dakota 49–41; lost vs. San José State 34–38; lost at Fresno State 40–52; won vs. Hawai’i 52–14; won vs. Colorado State 38–14; won at Nevada 39–38; won vs. UNLV 24–13; won at No. 19 Boise State 21–19; won vs. Air Force 28–9; won at Wyoming 42–28; lost vs. BYU 6–23+38−17Lost 12–21 at Washington-9WashingtonWon 42–7 vs. Army+35ArmyWon 49–41 vs. North Dakota+8North DakotaLost 34–38 vs. San José State-4San José StateLost 40–52 at Fresno State-12Fresno StateWon 52–14 vs. Hawai’i+38Hawai’iWon 38–14 vs. Colorado State+24Colorado StateWon 39–38 at Nevada+1NevadaWon 24–13 vs. UNLV+11UNLVWon 21–19 at No. 19 Boise State+2No. 19 Boise StateWon 28–9 vs. Air Force+19Air ForceWon 42–28 at Wyoming+14WyomingLost 6–23 vs. BYU-17BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atWashingtonL 12–⁠2145%
Sep 8vsArmyW 42–⁠771%
Sep 15vsNorth DakotaW 49–⁠4181%
Sep 22vsSan José StateL 34–⁠3870%
Sep 29atFresno StateL 40–⁠5248%
Oct 6vsHawai’iW 52–⁠1467%
Oct 13vsColorado StateW 38–⁠1483%
Oct 20atNevadaW 39–⁠3828%
Oct 27vsUNLVW 24–⁠1384%
Nov 3at19Boise StateW 21–⁠1918%
Nov 10vsAir ForceW 28–⁠968%
Nov 24atWyomingW 42–⁠2862%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsBYUPoinsettia BowlL 6–⁠2351%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 23–⁠6 in the Poinsettia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Mountain West Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Boise State and Fresno State

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
427–⁠317
Coach
Rocky Long
Elo
1570 +37 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 60 of 124; offense No. 55, defense No. 57, special teams No. 85
SRS
3.7 No. 52 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 75
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense37th of 124
  • Defense37th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted34th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted38th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1043%1.0137th of 124
Defense0.0342%0.9637th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.04 def		43% off
41% def		—34th off
38th 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 303% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 yardsRyan Katz QB1,348 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Katz QB13 TD
Rushing yardsAdam Muema RB1,458 yds
Rushing touchdownsAdam Muema RB16 TD
Receiving yardsGavin Escobar TE543 yds
Receiving touchdownsGavin Escobar TE6 TD
InterceptionsEric Pinkins DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Austin Maass OG★★★No. 734
Matt Morin PRO★★★No. 880
Nico Siragusa OG★★★No. 970
Arthur Flores OT★★★No. 1119
Kendrick Mathis S★★★No. 1270

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.792
Running backs13.00.803
Receivers23.00.813
Offensive line52.60.796
Defensive line52.60.803
Defensive backs13.00.828
Athletes and specialists32.00.770
Whole class192.60.797

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 2Gavin Escobar TEDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Leon McFadden CBCleveland Browns
Rd 7Brice Butler WROakland Raiders

Roster 108

The 2012 roster

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

2012 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠218
San Diego State7–⁠19–⁠4
Fresno State7–⁠19–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
UNLV2–⁠62–⁠11
New Mexico1–⁠74–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9

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