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2012 Texas

9–⁠4 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2012, game by game: won vs. Wyoming 37–17; won vs. New Mexico 45–0; won at Ole Miss 66–31; won at Oklahoma State 41–36; lost vs. No. 8 West Virginia 45–48; lost vs. No. 13 Oklahoma 21–63; won vs. Baylor 56–50; won at Kansas 21–17; won at No. 20 Texas Tech 31–22; won vs. Iowa State 33–7; lost vs. TCU 13–20; lost at No. 7 Kansas State 24–42; won vs. No. 15 Oregon State 31–27+45−42Won 37–17 vs. Wyoming+20WyomingWon 45–0 vs. New Mexico+45New MexicoWon 66–31 at Ole Miss+35Ole MissWon 41–36 at Oklahoma State+5Oklahoma StateLost 45–48 vs. No. 8 West Virginia-3No. 8 West VirginiaLost 21–63 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma-42No. 13 OklahomaWon 56–50 vs. Baylor+6BaylorWon 21–17 at Kansas+4KansasWon 31–22 at No. 20 Texas Tech+9No. 20 Texas TechWon 33–7 vs. Iowa State+26Iowa StateLost 13–20 vs. TCU-7TCULost 24–42 at No. 7 Kansas State-18No. 7 Kansas StateWon 31–27 vs. No. 15 Oregon State+4No. 15 Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsWyomingW 37–⁠1769%
Sep 8vsNew MexicoW 45–⁠084%
Sep 15atOle MissW 66–⁠3160%
Sep 29atOklahoma StateW 41–⁠3634%
Oct 6vs8West VirginiaL 45–⁠4853%
Oct 13vs13OklahomaL 21–⁠6340%
Oct 20vsBaylorW 56–⁠5058%
Oct 27atKansasW 21–⁠1775%
Nov 3at20Texas TechW 31–⁠2246%
Nov 10vsIowa StateW 33–⁠771%
Nov 22vsTCUL 13–⁠2061%
Dec 1at7Kansas StateL 24–⁠4230%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs15Oregon StateAlamo BowlW 31–⁠2752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon State 31–⁠27 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 11: 19
  9. Wk 12: 18
  10. Wk 13: 18
  11. Wk 14: 23
  12. Final: 19
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 11
Points
464–⁠380
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1632 +76 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 16 of 124; offense No. 10, defense No. 43, special teams No. 69
SRS
12.2 No. 20 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 2
Offensive coordinators
Major Applewhite and Bryan Harsin
Defensive coordinator
Manny Diaz
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense28th of 124
  • Defense88th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted27th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1144%0.9828th of 124
Defense0.1042%0.9988th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.07 def		44% off
40% def		—27th off
73rd 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
Offense0.1own 323% allowed
Defense-0.2own 282% 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 yardsDavid Ash QB2,699 yds
Passing touchdownsDavid Ash QB19 TD
Rushing yardsJohnathan Gray RB701 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoe Bergeron RB16 TD
Receiving yardsMike Davis WR939 yds
Receiving touchdownsMike Davis WR7 TD
InterceptionsQuandre Diggs CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Johnathan Gray RB★★★★★No. 6
Malcom Brown DT★★★★★No. 9
Kennedy Estelle OT★★★★No. 52
Curtis Riser OG★★★★No. 54
Cayleb Jones WR★★★★No. 69
Shiro Davis OLB★★★★No. 95
Kendall Sanders CB★★★★No. 109
Peter Jinkens OLB★★★★No. 119

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.914
Running backs15.00.997
Receivers24.00.940
Offensive line34.00.964
Defensive line54.00.919
Linebackers53.80.925
Defensive backs43.80.907
Athletes and specialists33.70.890
Whole class253.90.925

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 1Kenny Vaccaro SNew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Marquise Goodwin WRBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Alex Okafor DEArizona Cardinals

Roster 115

The 2012 roster

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

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 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

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.