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2012 San José State

11–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Mike MacIntyre, then Kent Baer (interim, bowl game), finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2012, game by game: lost at No. 21 Stanford 17–20; won vs. UC Davis 45–13; won vs. Colorado State 40–20; won at San Diego State 38–34; won at Navy 12–0; lost vs. Utah State 27–49; won at UTSA 52–24; won vs. Texas State 31–20; won at Idaho 42–13; won at New Mexico State 47–7; won vs. BYU 20–14; won vs. Louisiana Tech 52–43; won vs. Bowling Green 29–20+40−22Lost 17–20 at No. 21 Stanford-3No. 21 StanfordWon 45–13 vs. UC Davis+32UC DavisWon 40–20 vs. Colorado State+20Colorado StateWon 38–34 at San Diego State+4San Diego StateWon 12–0 at Navy+12NavyLost 27–49 vs. Utah State-22Utah StateWon 52–24 at UTSA+28UTSAWon 31–20 vs. Texas State+11Texas StateWon 42–13 at Idaho+29IdahoWon 47–7 at New Mexico State+40New Mexico StateWon 20–14 vs. BYU+6BYUWon 52–43 vs. Louisiana Tech+9Louisiana TechWon 29–20 vs. Bowling Green+9Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at21StanfordL 17–⁠2014%
Sep 8vsUC DavisW 45–⁠1374%
Sep 15vsColorado StateW 40–⁠2068%
Sep 22atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠3430%
Sep 29atNavyW 12–⁠042%
Oct 13vsUtah StateL 27–⁠4954%
Oct 20atUTSAW 52–⁠2459%
Oct 27vsTexas StateW 31–⁠2077%
Nov 3atIdahoW 42–⁠1373%
Nov 10atNew Mexico StateW 47–⁠778%
Nov 17vsBYUW 20–⁠1449%
Nov 24vsLouisiana TechW 52–⁠4349%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsBowling GreenMilitary BowlW 29–⁠2057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 29–⁠20 in the Military Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 24
  2. Final: 21
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 21
Points
452–⁠277
Coach
Mike MacIntyre, then Kent Baer (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1602 +185 this season
SP+ rating
9.7 No. 42 of 124; offense No. 30, defense No. 63, special teams No. 13
SRS
7.7 No. 35 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 104
Offensive coordinator
Brian Lindgren
Defensive coordinator
Kent Baer
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense31st of 124
  • Defense14th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted31st of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted16th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%0.9631st of 124
Defense-0.0141%0.8514th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.01 def		43% off
41% def		—31st off
16th 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-0.1own 292% 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 yardsDavid Fales QB4,193 yds
Passing touchdownsDavid Fales QB33 TD
Rushing yardsDe’Leon Eskridge RB1,025 yds
Rushing touchdownsDe’Leon Eskridge RB11 TD
Receiving yardsNoel Grigsby WR1,307 yds
Receiving touchdownsChandler Jones WR11 TD
InterceptionsCullen Newsome S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Christian Tago ATH★★★No. 1239
Jalynn McCain RB★★★No. 1388
Malik Watson PRO★★No. 1826
Travis Talianko WR★★No. 1842
Jordan Thiel TE★★No. 1903

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.796
Running backs13.00.820
Receivers42.00.786
Offensive line42.00.759
Defensive line12.00.758
Linebackers32.00.738
Defensive backs12.00.768
Athletes and specialists32.30.777
Whole class182.10.771

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 6David Quessenberry OTHouston Texans

Roster 109

The 2012 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State6–⁠011–⁠216
San José State5–⁠111–⁠221
Louisiana Tech4–⁠29–⁠3
UTSA3–⁠38–⁠4
Texas State2–⁠44–⁠8
Idaho1–⁠51–⁠11
New Mexico State0–⁠61–⁠11

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