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2012 Tulsa

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Conference USA), coached by Bill Blankenship.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2012, game by game: lost at Iowa State 23–38; won vs. Tulane 45–10; won vs. Nicholls 66–16; won vs. Fresno State 27–26; won at UAB 49–42; won at Marshall 45–38; won vs. UTEP 33–11; won vs. Rice 28–24; lost at Arkansas 15–19; won at Houston 41–7; won vs. UCF 23–21; lost at SMU 27–35; won vs. UCF 33–27; won vs. Iowa State 31–17+50−15Lost 23–38 at Iowa State-15Iowa StateWon 45–10 vs. Tulane+35TulaneWon 66–16 vs. Nicholls+50NichollsWon 27–26 vs. Fresno State+1Fresno StateWon 49–42 at UAB+7UABWon 45–38 at Marshall+7MarshallWon 33–11 vs. UTEP+22UTEPWon 28–24 vs. Rice+4RiceLost 15–19 at Arkansas-4ArkansasWon 41–7 at Houston+34HoustonWon 23–21 vs. UCF+2UCFLost 27–35 at SMU-8SMUWon 33–27 vs. UCF+6UCFWon 31–17 vs. Iowa State+14Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atIowa StateL 23–⁠3853%
Sep 8vsTulaneW 45–⁠1084%
Sep 15vsNichollsW 66–⁠1693%
Sep 22vsFresno StateW 27–⁠2668%
Sep 29atUABW 49–⁠4271%
Oct 6atMarshallW 45–⁠3857%
Oct 11vsUTEPW 33–⁠1183%
Oct 20vsRiceW 28–⁠2484%
Nov 3atArkansasL 15–⁠1944%
Nov 10atHoustonW 41–⁠756%
Nov 17vsUCFW 23–⁠2157%
Nov 24atSMUL 27–⁠3562%
Dec 1vsUCFConference USA Championship GameW 33–⁠2747%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIowa StateLiberty BowlW 31–⁠1764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa State 31–⁠17 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Conference USA champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Conference USA Championship Game

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
486–⁠331
Coach
Bill Blankenship
Elo
1639 +69 this season
SP+ rating
2.6 No. 59 of 124; offense No. 81, defense No. 37, special teams No. 81
SRS
5.5 No. 44 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 89
Offensive coordinator
Greg Peterson
Defensive coordinator
Brent Guy

How good, play by play

  • Offense70th of 124
  • Defense12th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted81st of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted12th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%0.9670th of 124
Defense-0.0135%1.0212th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.01 def		40% off
36% def		—81st off
12th 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.3own 292% 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 yardsCody Green QB2,592 yds
Passing touchdownsCody Green QB17 TD
Rushing yardsTrey Watts RB1,108 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Singleton RB24 TD
Receiving yardsKeyarris Garrett WR845 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeyarris Garrett WR9 TD
InterceptionsDexter McCoil DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Michael Thomas S★★★No. 966
Damian Gibson WDE★★★No. 1303
James Flanders RB★★★No. 1476
Joshua Atkinson WR★★★No. 1504
Conner Sherwood ILB★★★No. 1636

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.815
Receivers23.00.811
Offensive line32.30.781
Defensive line23.00.813
Linebackers22.50.778
Defensive backs52.40.788
Athletes and specialists22.00.752
Whole class172.50.789

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 108

The 2012 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 27 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.