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2012 Texas State

4–⁠8 (2–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dennis Franchione.

Schedule and results

Texas State in 2012, game by game: won at Houston 30–13; lost vs. Texas Tech 10–58; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 41–37; lost vs. Nevada 21–34; lost at New Mexico 14–35; won vs. Idaho 38–7; lost at San José State 20–31; lost at Utah State 7–38; lost vs. No. 19 Louisiana Tech 55–62; lost at Navy 10–21; lost at UTSA 31–38; won vs. New Mexico State 66–28+38−48Won 30–13 at Houston+17HoustonLost 10–58 vs. Texas Tech-48Texas TechWon 41–37 vs. Stephen F. Austin+4Stephen F. Aust…Lost 21–34 vs. Nevada-13NevadaLost 14–35 at New Mexico-21New MexicoWon 38–7 vs. Idaho+31IdahoLost 20–31 at San José State-11San José StateLost 7–38 at Utah State-31Utah StateLost 55–62 vs. No. 19 Louisiana Tech-7No. 19 Louisiana TechLost 10–21 at Navy-11NavyLost 31–38 at UTSA-7UTSAWon 66–28 vs. New Mexico State+38New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atHoustonW 30–⁠1310%
Sep 8vsTexas TechL 10–⁠5839%
Sep 22vsStephen F. AustinW 41–⁠3755%
Sep 29vsNevadaL 21–⁠3423%
Oct 6atNew MexicoL 14–⁠3539%
Oct 13vsIdahoW 38–⁠757%
Oct 27atSan José StateL 20–⁠3123%
Nov 3atUtah StateL 7–⁠3814%
Nov 10vs19Louisiana TechL 55–⁠6218%
Nov 17atNavyL 10–⁠2118%
Nov 24atUTSAL 31–⁠3836%
Dec 1vsNew Mexico StateW 66–⁠2867%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 66–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠4 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
343–⁠402
Coach
Dennis Franchione
Elo
1313 +18 this season
SP+ rating
-12.9 No. 104 of 124; offense No. 76, defense No. 118, special teams No. 5
SRS
−9.6 No. 95 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 112
Offensive coordinators
Mike Schultz and Jeff Conway
Defensive coordinator
Craig Naivar
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense90th of 124
  • Defense124th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted108th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted127th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0341%0.8990th of 124
Defense0.1748%1.02124th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.12 def		39% off
45% def		—108th off
127th 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-0.4own 313% allowed
Defense-0.1own 293% 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 yardsShaun Rutherford QB2,137 yds
Passing touchdownsShaun Rutherford QB15 TD
Rushing yardsMarcus Curry RB685 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarcus Curry RB10 TD
Receiving yardsAndy Erickson WR482 yds
Receiving touchdownsAndy Erickson WR3 TD
InterceptionsCraig Mager CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Adrian Bellard OG★★★No. 942
Martel Summers S★★★No. 1057
Dede Westbrook WR★★★No. 1174
Fred Nixon PRO★★★No. 1319
Ryan Melton OT★★No. 1867

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.824
Running backs12.00.768
Receivers13.00.834
Offensive line22.50.820
Defensive line12.00.778
Linebackers22.00.780
Defensive backs22.50.807
Whole class102.40.802

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.

Roster 105

The 2012 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 32 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.