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2012 UCF

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Conference USA), coached by George O’Leary.

Schedule and results

UCF in 2012, game by game: won at Akron 56–14; lost at No. 14 Ohio State 16–31; won vs. Florida International 33–20; lost vs. Missouri 16–21; won vs. East Carolina 40–20; won vs. Southern Miss 38–31; won at Memphis 35–17; won at Marshall 54–17; won vs. SMU 42–17; won at UTEP 31–24; lost at Tulsa 21–23; won vs. UAB 49–24; lost vs. Tulsa 27–33; won vs. Ball State 38–17+42−15Won 56–14 at Akron+42AkronLost 16–31 at No. 14 Ohio State-15No. 14 Ohio StateWon 33–20 vs. Florida International+13Florida Interna…Lost 16–21 vs. Missouri-5MissouriWon 40–20 vs. East Carolina+20East CarolinaWon 38–31 vs. Southern Miss+7Southern MissWon 35–17 at Memphis+18MemphisWon 54–17 at Marshall+37MarshallWon 42–17 vs. SMU+25SMUWon 31–24 at UTEP+7UTEPLost 21–23 at Tulsa-2TulsaWon 49–24 vs. UAB+25UABLost 27–33 vs. Tulsa-6TulsaWon 38–17 vs. Ball State+21Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atAkronW 56–⁠1472%
Sep 8at14Ohio StateL 16–⁠3135%
Sep 15vsFlorida InternationalW 33–⁠2063%
Sep 29vsMissouriL 16–⁠2153%
Oct 4vsEast CarolinaW 40–⁠2061%
Oct 13vsSouthern MissW 38–⁠3164%
Oct 20atMemphisW 35–⁠1779%
Oct 27atMarshallW 54–⁠1751%
Nov 3vsSMUW 42–⁠1766%
Nov 10atUTEPW 31–⁠2476%
Nov 17atTulsaL 21–⁠2343%
Nov 24vsUABW 49–⁠2489%
Dec 1vsTulsaConference USA Championship GameL 27–⁠3353%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsBall StateBeef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. PetersburgW 38–⁠1753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ball State 38–⁠17 in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

C-USA East champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with East Carolina

Led the nationQuincy McDuffie: kickoff return average (34.2)

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
496–⁠309
Coach
George O’Leary
Elo
1629 +120 this season
SP+ rating
6.3 No. 48 of 124; offense No. 45, defense No. 55, special teams No. 63
SRS
6.6 No. 37 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 96
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator
Jim Fleming
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense30th of 124
  • Defense36th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted37th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1143%0.9530th of 124
Defense0.0341%0.8936th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.04 def		43% off
42% def		—30th off
37th 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 313% allowed
Defense-0.3own 281% 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 yardsBlake Bortles QB3,059 yds
Passing touchdownsBlake Bortles QB25 TD
Rushing yardsLatavius Murray RB1,106 yds
Rushing touchdownsLatavius Murray RB15 TD
Receiving yardsRannell Hall WR631 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ.J. Worton WR5 TD
InterceptionsA.J. Bouye DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Chester Brown OT★★★No. 868
Drico Johnson WR★★★No. 932
Dareen Owi WR★★★No. 1388
Colby Watson OT★★★No. 1519
Jacoby Glenn S★★★No. 1554

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.744
Receivers52.60.795
Offensive line42.80.815
Defensive line13.00.803
Linebackers12.00.753
Defensive backs22.50.792
Whole class142.60.794

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 6Latavius Murray RBOakland Raiders
Rd 7Kemal Ishmael SAtlanta Falcons

Roster 103

The 2012 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 29 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.