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2012 Tulane

2–⁠10 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Curtis Johnson.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 12–24; lost at Tulsa 10–45; lost vs. Ole Miss 0–39; lost vs. UL Monroe 10–63; lost at Louisiana 13–41; won vs. SMU 27–26; lost at UTEP 20–24; won vs. UAB 55–45; lost vs. Rice 47–49; lost at Memphis 23–37; lost vs. East Carolina 23–28; lost at Houston 17–40+10−53Lost 12–24 vs. Rutgers-12RutgersLost 10–45 at Tulsa-35TulsaLost 0–39 vs. Ole Miss-39Ole MissLost 10–63 vs. UL Monroe-53UL MonroeLost 13–41 at Louisiana-28LouisianaWon 27–26 vs. SMU+1SMULost 20–24 at UTEP-4UTEPWon 55–45 vs. UAB+10UABLost 47–49 vs. Rice-2RiceLost 23–37 at Memphis-14MemphisLost 23–28 vs. East Carolina-5East CarolinaLost 17–40 at Houston-23Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsRutgersL 12–⁠2427%
Sep 8atTulsaL 10–⁠4516%
Sep 22vsOle MissL 0–⁠3938%
Sep 29vsUL MonroeL 10–⁠6332%
Oct 6atLouisianaL 13–⁠4113%
Oct 13vsSMUW 27–⁠2623%
Oct 20atUTEPL 20–⁠2427%
Oct 27vsUABW 55–⁠4545%
Nov 3vsRiceL 47–⁠4940%
Nov 10atMemphisL 23–⁠3745%
Nov 17vsEast CarolinaL 23–⁠2824%
Nov 24atHoustonL 17–⁠4017%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 40–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Lou Groza AwardCairo Santos, K

Consensus All-AmericanCairo Santos, K

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
257–⁠461
Coach
Curtis Johnson
Elo
1216 −100 this season
SP+ rating
-22.5 No. 118 of 124; offense No. 116, defense No. 117, special teams No. 28
SRS
−16.6 No. 117 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 83
Offensive coordinator
Eric Price
Defensive coordinators
Jon Sumrall and Lionel Washington
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense93rd of 124
  • Defense65th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted98th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted71st of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%0.9993rd of 124
Defense0.0742%0.9765th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.07 def		39% off
43% def		—98th off
71st 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-0.3own 283% allowed
Defense-0.1own 362% 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 yardsRyan Griffin QB2,771 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Griffin QB20 TD
Rushing yardsRob Kelley RB286 yds
Rushing touchdownsOrleans Darkwa RB3 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Grant WR1,149 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Grant WR6 TD
InterceptionsLorenzo Doss CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Darion Monroe CB★★★No. 382
Jordan Batiste CB★★★No. 724
Devon Breaux ATH★★★No. 853
Lorenzo Doss ATH★★★No. 1122
Walker Van Hooser ATH★★★No. 1292

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.783
Running backs22.50.791
Receivers12.00.753
Offensive line52.40.780
Defensive line12.00.758
Linebackers12.00.783
Defensive backs23.00.876
Athletes and specialists33.00.839
Whole class162.50.802

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 102

The 2012 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa7–⁠111–⁠3
UCF7–⁠110–⁠4
East Carolina7–⁠18–⁠5
SMU5–⁠37–⁠6
Rice4–⁠47–⁠6
Houston4–⁠45–⁠7
Marshall4–⁠45–⁠7
Memphis4–⁠44–⁠8
UAB2–⁠63–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠63–⁠9
Tulane2–⁠62–⁠10
Southern Miss0–⁠80–⁠12

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