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2012 TCU

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Gary Patterson.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2012, game by game: won vs. Grambling 56–0; won at Kansas 20–6; won vs. Virginia 27–7; won at SMU 24–16; lost vs. Iowa State 23–37; won at Baylor 49–21; lost vs. No. 18 Texas Tech 53–56; lost at Oklahoma State 14–36; won at No. 23 West Virginia 39–38; lost vs. No. 3 Kansas State 10–23; won at No. 18 Texas 20–13; lost vs. No. 12 Oklahoma 17–24; lost vs. Michigan State 16–17+56−22Won 56–0 vs. Grambling+56GramblingWon 20–6 at Kansas+14KansasWon 27–7 vs. Virginia+20VirginiaWon 24–16 at SMU+8SMULost 23–37 vs. Iowa State-14Iowa StateWon 49–21 at Baylor+28BaylorLost 53–56 vs. No. 18 Texas Tech-3No. 18 Texas TechLost 14–36 at Oklahoma State-22Oklahoma StateWon 39–38 at No. 23 West Virginia+1No. 23 West VirginiaLost 10–23 vs. No. 3 Kansas State-13No. 3 Kansas StateWon 20–13 at No. 18 Texas+7No. 18 TexasLost 17–24 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma-7No. 12 OklahomaLost 16–17 vs. Michigan State-1Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsGramblingW 56–⁠090%
Sep 15atKansasW 20–⁠679%
Sep 22vsVirginiaW 27–⁠782%
Sep 29atSMUW 24–⁠1672%
Oct 6vsIowa StateL 23–⁠3781%
Oct 13atBaylorW 49–⁠2148%
Oct 20vs18Texas TechL 53–⁠5673%
Oct 27atOklahoma StateL 14–⁠3643%
Nov 3at23West VirginiaW 39–⁠3850%
Nov 10vs3Kansas StateL 10–⁠2345%
Nov 22at18TexasW 20–⁠1339%
Dec 1vs12OklahomaL 17–⁠2447%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsMichigan StateBuffalo Wild Wings BowlL 16–⁠1754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 17–⁠16 in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The tied 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 15
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
368–⁠294
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1637 −42 this season
SP+ rating
12.9 No. 30 of 124; offense No. 58, defense No. 19, special teams No. 11
SRS
8.6 No. 30 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 29
Offensive coordinators
Jarrett Anderson and Rusty Burns
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense75th of 124
  • Defense6th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted79th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted5th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%0.9275th of 124
Defense-0.0237%0.886th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
-0.01 def		40% off
36% def		—79th off
5th 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.4own 272% 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 yardsTrevone Boykin QB2,054 yds
Passing touchdownsTrevone Boykin QB15 TD
Rushing yardsB.J. Catalon 582 yds
Rushing touchdownsMatthew Tucker 6 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Boyce WR891 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Boyce WR7 TD
InterceptionsJason Verrett CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Devonte Fields SDE★★★★No. 115
Griffin Gilbert WR★★★★No. 244
Halapoulivaati Vaitai OT★★★★No. 271
James McFarland OLB★★★No. 410
LaDarius Anthony RB★★★No. 461

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.865
Running backs23.00.880
Receivers33.30.878
Offensive line23.50.893
Defensive line43.00.869
Linebackers23.00.882
Defensive backs32.70.834
Athletes and specialists33.00.832
Whole class203.00.864

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 4Josh Boyce WRNew England Patriots
Rd 5Stansly Maponga DEAtlanta Falcons

Roster 115

The 2012 roster

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

All-Big 12

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas State8–⁠111–⁠212
Oklahoma8–⁠110–⁠315
Texas5–⁠49–⁠419
Oklahoma State5–⁠48–⁠5
Baylor4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠58–⁠5
West Virginia4–⁠57–⁠6
TCU4–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠66–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

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