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2012 Texas A&M

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kevin Sumlin, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2012, game by game: lost vs. No. 24 Florida 17–20; won at SMU 48–3; won vs. South Carolina State 70–14; won vs. Arkansas 58–10; won at Ole Miss 30–27; won at No. 23 Louisiana Tech 59–57; lost vs. No. 6 LSU 19–24; won at Auburn 63–21; won at No. 17 Mississippi State 38–13; won at No. 1 Alabama 29–24; won vs. Sam Houston 47–28; won vs. Missouri 59–29; won vs. No. 12 Oklahoma 41–13+56−5Lost 17–20 vs. No. 24 Florida-3No. 24 FloridaWon 48–3 at SMU+45SMUWon 70–14 vs. South Carolina State+56South Carolina …Won 58–10 vs. Arkansas+48ArkansasWon 30–27 at Ole Miss+3Ole MissWon 59–57 at No. 23 Louisiana Tech+2No. 23 Louisiana TechLost 19–24 vs. No. 6 LSU-5No. 6 LSUWon 63–21 at Auburn+42AuburnWon 38–13 at No. 17 Mississippi State+25No. 17 Mississippi Sta…Won 29–24 at No. 1 Alabama+5No. 1 AlabamaWon 47–28 vs. Sam Houston+19Sam HoustonWon 59–29 vs. Missouri+30MissouriWon 41–13 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma+28No. 12 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vs24FloridaL 17–⁠2058%
Sep 15atSMUW 48–⁠348%
Sep 22vsSouth Carolina StateW 70–⁠1485%
Sep 29vsArkansasW 58–⁠1062%
Oct 6atOle MissW 30–⁠2768%
Oct 13at23Louisiana TechW 59–⁠5744%
Oct 20vs6LSUL 19–⁠2447%
Oct 27atAuburnW 63–⁠2167%
Nov 3at17Mississippi StateW 38–⁠1346%
Nov 10at1AlabamaW 29–⁠2422%
Nov 17vsSam HoustonW 47–⁠2881%
Nov 24vsMissouriW 59–⁠2982%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs12OklahomaCotton BowlW 41–⁠1350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 41–⁠13 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 22
  2. Wk 8: 20
  3. Wk 9: 22
  4. Wk 10: 16
  5. Wk 11: 15
  6. Wk 12: 9
  7. Wk 13: 9
  8. Wk 14: 10
  9. Wk 15: 10
  10. Final: 5

Led the nationJohnny Manziel: total offense (5,116 yds), total offense per game (393.5)

Heisman TrophyJohnny Manziel, QB; also the Davey O’Brien and Manning

Outland TrophyLuke Joeckel, OT

3 consensus All-AmericansJohnny Manziel, QB; Luke Joeckel, OT; Damontre Moore, DL

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 5
Points
578–⁠283
Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Elo
1792 +213 this season
SP+ rating
28.8 No. 3 of 124; offense No. 6, defense No. 13, special teams No. 60
SRS
24.0 No. 3 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 16
Offensive coordinator
Kliff Kingsbury
Defensive coordinators
Mark Snyder and Marcel Yates
Captains
Pat Lewis, Sean Porter, Ryan Swope and Steven Terrell
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense1st of 124
  • Defense35th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted1st of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted30th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2047%1.031st of 124
Defense0.0343%0.8435th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.03 def		48% off
40% def		—1st off
30th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 yardsJohnny Manziel QB3,706 yds
Passing touchdownsJohnny Manziel QB26 TD
Rushing yardsJohnny Manziel QB1,410 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohnny Manziel QB21 TD
Receiving yardsMike Evans WR1,105 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Swope WR8 TD
InterceptionsDeshazor Everett DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Trey Williams APB★★★★★No. 18
Thomas Johnson WR★★★★★No. 33
De’Vante Harris CB★★★★No. 105
Matt Davis DUAL★★★★No. 124
Mike Matthews OC★★★★No. 249
Germain Ifedi OG★★★★No. 261
Edward Pope ATH★★★★No. 311
Jordan Richmond OLB★★★★No. 312

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.947
Running backs15.00.990
Receivers15.00.985
Offensive line43.50.885
Defensive line43.30.884
Linebackers14.00.900
Defensive backs33.70.899
Athletes and specialists14.00.900
Whole class163.80.906

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 1Luke Joeckel OTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Christine Michael RBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 3Damontre Moore DENew York Giants
Rd 4Sean Porter OLBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Ryan Swope WRArizona Cardinals

Roster 116

The 2012 roster

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

All-SEC

4 first team, 1 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠25
Florida7–⁠111–⁠29
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠28
Texas A&M6–⁠211–⁠25
LSU6–⁠210–⁠314
Vanderbilt5–⁠39–⁠423
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
Ole Miss3–⁠57–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠8
Tennessee1–⁠75–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

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