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2012 UAB

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Garrick McGee.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Troy 29–39; lost at No. 8 South Carolina 6–49; lost at No. 16 Ohio State 15–29; lost vs. Tulsa 42–49; won vs. SE Louisiana 52–3; lost at Houston 17–39; lost vs. East Carolina 35–42; lost at Tulane 45–55; won at Southern Miss 27–19; won vs. Marshall 38–31; lost vs. Memphis 9–46; lost at UCF 24–49+49−43Lost 29–39 vs. Troy-10TroyLost 6–49 at No. 8 South Carolina-43No. 8 South CarolinaLost 15–29 at No. 16 Ohio State-14No. 16 Ohio StateLost 42–49 vs. Tulsa-7TulsaWon 52–3 vs. SE Louisiana+49SE LouisianaLost 17–39 at Houston-22HoustonLost 35–42 vs. East Carolina-7East CarolinaLost 45–55 at Tulane-10TulaneWon 27–19 at Southern Miss+8Southern MissWon 38–31 vs. Marshall+7MarshallLost 9–46 vs. Memphis-37MemphisLost 24–49 at UCF-25UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsTroyL 29–⁠3955%
Sep 15at8South CarolinaL 6–⁠4911%
Sep 22at16Ohio StateL 15–⁠2914%
Sep 29vsTulsaL 42–⁠4929%
Oct 6vsSE LouisianaW 52–⁠372%
Oct 13atHoustonL 17–⁠3921%
Oct 20vsEast CarolinaL 35–⁠4239%
Oct 27atTulaneL 45–⁠5555%
Nov 3atSouthern MissW 27–⁠1930%
Nov 10vsMarshallW 38–⁠3139%
Nov 17vsMemphisL 9–⁠4671%
Nov 24atUCFL 24–⁠4911%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 49–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
339–⁠450
Coach
Garrick McGee
Elo
1301 −88 this season
SP+ rating
-11.1 No. 97 of 124; offense No. 71, defense No. 110, special teams No. 44
SRS
−12.7 No. 107 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 109
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Brohm
Defensive coordinator
Reggie Johnson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense68th of 124
  • Defense100th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted68th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted100th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%1.0568th of 124
Defense0.1143%0.99100th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.09 def		40% off
43% def		—68th off
100th 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-0.4own 303% allowed
Defense0.0own 331% 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 yardsAustin Brown CB2,648 yds
Passing touchdownsAustin Brown CB15 TD
Rushing yardsDarrin Reaves RB1,037 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarrin Reaves RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJackie Williams WR799 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ.J. Nelson WR4 TD
InterceptionsLamar Johnson S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Kelton Brackett CB★★★No. 1111
Ben Craft PRO★★★No. 1652
Larry Pettaway OLB★★★No. 1667
Justin Forehand OT★★★No. 1787
Roderick McKinney WDE★★No. 1897

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.807
Receivers42.00.769
Offensive line62.20.764
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers32.30.758
Defensive backs42.30.774
Athletes and specialists22.00.736
Whole class222.20.765

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; 26 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.