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2012 Troy

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Larry Blakeney.

Schedule and results

Troy in 2012, game by game: won at UAB 39–29; lost vs. Louisiana 24–37; lost vs. Mississippi State 24–30; won at North Texas 14–7; won at South Alabama 31–10; lost vs. Western Kentucky 26–31; won vs. Florida International 38–37; lost at Florida Atlantic 27–34; lost at Tennessee 48–55; won vs. Navy 41–31; lost vs. Arkansas State 34–41; lost at Middle Tennessee 21–24+21−13Won 39–29 at UAB+10UABLost 24–37 vs. Louisiana-13LouisianaLost 24–30 vs. Mississippi State-6Mississippi Sta…Won 14–7 at North Texas+7North TexasWon 31–10 at South Alabama+21South AlabamaLost 26–31 vs. Western Kentucky-5Western KentuckyWon 38–37 vs. Florida International+1Florida Interna…Lost 27–34 at Florida Atlantic-7Florida AtlanticLost 48–55 at Tennessee-7TennesseeWon 41–31 vs. Navy+10NavyLost 34–41 vs. Arkansas State-7Arkansas StateLost 21–24 at Middle Tennessee-3Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atUABW 39–⁠2945%
Sep 8vsLouisianaL 24–⁠3751%
Sep 15vsMississippi StateL 24–⁠3031%
Sep 22atNorth TexasW 14–⁠739%
Sep 29atSouth AlabamaW 31–⁠1063%
Oct 11vsWestern KentuckyL 26–⁠3145%
Oct 20vsFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠3766%
Oct 27atFlorida AtlanticL 27–⁠3467%
Nov 3atTennesseeL 48–⁠5531%
Nov 10vsNavyW 41–⁠3136%
Nov 17vsArkansas StateL 34–⁠4134%
Nov 24atMiddle TennesseeL 21–⁠2433%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Middle Tennessee 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
367–⁠366
Coach
Larry Blakeney
Elo
1402 −6 this season
SP+ rating
-3.5 No. 76 of 124; offense No. 45, defense No. 99, special teams No. 49
SRS
−5.8 No. 81 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 99
Offensive coordinator
Kenny Edenfield
Defensive coordinator
Jeremy Rowell

How good, play by play

  • Offense24th of 124
  • Defense81st of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted28th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1145%0.9524th of 124
Defense0.0940%1.0081st of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.08 def		44% off
40% def		—28th off
93rd 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.2own 302% 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 yardsCorey Robinson QB3,121 yds
Passing touchdownsCorey Robinson QB12 TD
Rushing yardsShawn Southward RB1,012 yds
Rushing touchdownsShawn Southward RB10 TD
Receiving yardsChip Reeves WR1,050 yds
Receiving touchdownsEric Thomas WR7 TD
InterceptionsBrynden Trawick DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Andre Allen RB★★★No. 1222
Brandon Brooks WR★★★No. 1347
Shaquille Beverly CB★★★No. 1408
Brandon Silvers PRO★★★No. 1755
Brandon Burks RB★★★No. 1787

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

Roster 123

The 2012 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State7–⁠110–⁠3
Louisiana6–⁠29–⁠4
Middle Tennessee6–⁠28–⁠4
UL Monroe6–⁠28–⁠5
Western Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Troy3–⁠55–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida Atlantic2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida International2–⁠63–⁠9
South Alabama1–⁠72–⁠11

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