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2012 Texas Tech

8–⁠5 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Tommy Tuberville, then Chris Thomsen (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2012, game by game: won vs. Northwestern State 44–6; won at Texas State 58–10; won vs. New Mexico 49–14; won at Iowa State 24–13; lost vs. No. 17 Oklahoma 20–41; won vs. No. 5 West Virginia 49–14; won at TCU 56–53; lost at No. 4 Kansas State 24–55; lost vs. Texas 22–31; won vs. Kansas 41–34; lost at Oklahoma State 21–59; lost vs. Baylor 45–52; won vs. Minnesota 34–31+48−38Won 44–6 vs. Northwestern State+38Northwestern St…Won 58–10 at Texas State+48Texas StateWon 49–14 vs. New Mexico+35New MexicoWon 24–13 at Iowa State+11Iowa StateLost 20–41 vs. No. 17 Oklahoma-21No. 17 OklahomaWon 49–14 vs. No. 5 West Virginia+35No. 5 West VirginiaWon 56–53 at TCU+3TCULost 24–55 at No. 4 Kansas State-31No. 4 Kansas StateLost 22–31 vs. Texas-9TexasWon 41–34 vs. Kansas+7KansasLost 21–59 at Oklahoma State-38Oklahoma StateLost 45–52 vs. Baylor-7BaylorWon 34–31 vs. Minnesota+3Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNorthwestern StateW 44–⁠681%
Sep 8atTexas StateW 58–⁠1061%
Sep 15vsNew MexicoW 49–⁠1480%
Sep 29atIowa StateW 24–⁠1339%
Oct 6vs17OklahomaL 20–⁠4143%
Oct 13vs5West VirginiaW 49–⁠1437%
Oct 20atTCUW 56–⁠5327%
Oct 27at4Kansas StateL 24–⁠5528%
Nov 3vsTexasL 22–⁠3154%
Nov 10vsKansasW 41–⁠3483%
Nov 17atOklahoma StateL 21–⁠5926%
Nov 24vsBaylorL 45–⁠5242%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsMinnesotaMeineke Car Care Bowl of TexasW 34–⁠3163%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 34–⁠31 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 18
  2. Wk 9: 15
  3. Wk 10: 20
  4. Wk 11: 25
  5. Wk 12: 23
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
487–⁠413
Coach
Tommy Tuberville, then Chris Thomsen (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1544 +68 this season
SP+ rating
17.0 No. 18 of 124; offense No. 8, defense No. 58, special teams No. 80
SRS
6.7 No. 36 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 28
Offensive coordinator
Neal Brown
Defensive coordinator
Art Kaufman
Offense
Air Raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense2nd of 124
  • Defense55th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted47th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1850%0.942nd of 124
Defense0.0641%0.9555th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.05 def		48% off
40% def		—3rd off
47th 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-0.2own 283% allowed
Defense-0.1own 323% 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 yardsSeth Doege QB4,205 yds
Passing touchdownsSeth Doege QB39 TD
Rushing yardsKenny Williams RB824 yds
Rushing touchdownsEric Stephens Jr. RB5 TD
Receiving yardsEric Ward WR1,053 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarrin Moore WR13 TD
InterceptionsCody Davis S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Michael Starts OT★★★★No. 107
Dominique Wheeler ATH★★★★No. 149
Reginald Davis ATH★★★★No. 176
Jared Kasterr OC★★★★No. 314
Trey Keenan OT★★★No. 438

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.881
Receivers13.00.874
Offensive line33.70.912
Defensive line33.00.858
Linebackers23.00.843
Defensive backs13.00.849
Athletes and specialists33.70.912
Whole class143.30.881

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 103

The 2012 roster

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

All-Big 12

2 first team, 6 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.