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2012 SMU

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by June Jones.

Schedule and results

SMU in 2012, game by game: lost at Baylor 24–59; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 52–0; lost vs. Texas A&M 3–48; lost vs. No. 15 TCU 16–24; won at UTEP 17–0; lost at Tulane 26–27; won vs. Houston 72–42; won vs. Memphis 44–13; lost at UCF 17–42; won vs. Southern Miss 34–6; lost at Rice 14–36; won vs. Tulsa 35–27; won vs. Fresno State 43–10+52−45Lost 24–59 at Baylor-35BaylorWon 52–0 vs. Stephen F. Austin+52Stephen F. Aust…Lost 3–48 vs. Texas A&M-45Texas A&MLost 16–24 vs. No. 15 TCU-8No. 15 TCUWon 17–0 at UTEP+17UTEPLost 26–27 at Tulane-1TulaneWon 72–42 vs. Houston+30HoustonWon 44–13 vs. Memphis+31MemphisLost 17–42 at UCF-25UCFWon 34–6 vs. Southern Miss+28Southern MissLost 14–36 at Rice-22RiceWon 35–27 vs. Tulsa+8TulsaWon 43–10 vs. Fresno State+33Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atBaylorL 24–⁠5933%
Sep 8vsStephen F. AustinW 52–⁠074%
Sep 15vsTexas A&ML 3–⁠4853%
Sep 29vs15TCUL 16–⁠2428%
Oct 6atUTEPW 17–⁠053%
Oct 13atTulaneL 26–⁠2777%
Oct 18vsHoustonW 72–⁠4249%
Oct 27vsMemphisW 44–⁠1387%
Nov 3atUCFL 17–⁠4234%
Nov 10vsSouthern MissW 34–⁠676%
Nov 17atRiceL 14–⁠3660%
Nov 24vsTulsaW 35–⁠2738%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsFresno StateHawai’i BowlW 43–⁠1036%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 43–⁠10 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
397–⁠334
Coach
June Jones
Elo
1562 +34 this season
SP+ rating
-7.6 No. 86 of 124; offense No. 104, defense No. 62, special teams No. 101
SRS
3.7 No. 52 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 70
Offensive coordinator
Jason Phillips
Defensive coordinator
Tom Mason
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense95th of 124
  • Defense48th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%0.9495th of 124
Defense0.0437%1.1148th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.04 def		40% off
37% def		—102nd off
43rd 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-0.3own 312% allowed
Defense-0.6own 315% 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 yardsGarrett Gilbert QB2,932 yds
Passing touchdownsGarrett Gilbert QB15 TD
Rushing yardsZach Line RB1,278 yds
Rushing touchdownsZach Line RB13 TD
Receiving yardsDarius Johnson WR787 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarius Johnson WR5 TD
InterceptionsKenneth Acker DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Seaver Myers OT★★★No. 771
Gehrig Dieter WR★★★No. 903
Shakiel Randolph S★★★No. 932
Lincoln Richard SDE★★★No. 946
Colin Lagasse ATH★★★No. 1082

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.794
Receivers23.00.832
Offensive line52.60.809
Defensive line42.50.813
Linebackers23.00.828
Defensive backs62.70.805
Athletes and specialists13.00.840
Whole class212.70.813

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 2Margus Hunt DECincinnati Bengals

Roster 113

The 2012 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa7–⁠111–⁠3
UCF7–⁠110–⁠4
East Carolina7–⁠18–⁠5
SMU5–⁠37–⁠6
Rice4–⁠47–⁠6
Houston4–⁠45–⁠7
Marshall4–⁠45–⁠7
Memphis4–⁠44–⁠8
UAB2–⁠63–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠63–⁠9
Tulane2–⁠62–⁠10
Southern Miss0–⁠80–⁠12

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