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2012 UL Monroe

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Todd Berry.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 2012, game by game: won vs. No. 8 Arkansas 34–31; lost at Auburn 28–31; lost vs. Baylor 42–47; won at Tulane 63–10; won at Middle Tennessee 31–17; won vs. Florida Atlantic 35–14; won at Western Kentucky 43–42; won vs. South Alabama 38–24; lost vs. Louisiana 24–40; lost at Arkansas State 23–45; won vs. North Texas 42–16; won at Florida International 23–17; lost vs. Ohio 14–45+53−31Won 34–31 vs. No. 8 Arkansas+3No. 8 ArkansasLost 28–31 at Auburn-3AuburnLost 42–47 vs. Baylor-5BaylorWon 63–10 at Tulane+53TulaneWon 31–17 at Middle Tennessee+14Middle TennesseeWon 35–14 vs. Florida Atlantic+21Florida AtlanticWon 43–42 at Western Kentucky+1Western KentuckyWon 38–24 vs. South Alabama+14South AlabamaLost 24–40 vs. Louisiana-16LouisianaLost 23–45 at Arkansas State-22Arkansas StateWon 42–16 vs. North Texas+26North TexasWon 23–17 at Florida International+6Florida Interna…Lost 14–45 vs. Ohio-31Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vs8ArkansasW 34–⁠3122%
Sep 15atAuburnL 28–⁠3132%
Sep 21vsBaylorL 42–⁠4734%
Sep 29atTulaneW 63–⁠1068%
Oct 6atMiddle TennesseeW 31–⁠1748%
Oct 13vsFlorida AtlanticW 35–⁠1484%
Oct 20atWestern KentuckyW 43–⁠4237%
Oct 27vsSouth AlabamaW 38–⁠2486%
Nov 3vsLouisianaL 24–⁠4067%
Nov 8atArkansas StateL 23–⁠4531%
Nov 17vsNorth TexasW 42–⁠1669%
Nov 24atFlorida InternationalW 23–⁠1756%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsOhioIndependence BowlL 14–⁠4549%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 45–⁠14 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
440–⁠379
Coach
Todd Berry
Elo
1475 +24 this season
SP+ rating
-12.0 No. 101 of 124; offense No. 71, defense No. 106, special teams No. 104
SRS
−2.4 No. 68 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 116
Offensive coordinator
Steve Farmer
Defensive coordinator
Troy Reffett
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense64th of 124
  • Defense84th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted86th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%1.0364th of 124
Defense0.0944%0.9684th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.07 def		40% off
44% def		—86th off
83rd 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-0.2own 292% allowed
Defense0.0own 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 yardsKolton Browning QB3,049 yds
Passing touchdownsKolton Browning QB29 TD
Rushing yardsKolton Browning QB488 yds
Rushing touchdownsKolton Browning QB7 TD
Receiving yardsBrent Leonard WR1,118 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrent Leonard WR10 TD
InterceptionsIsaiah Newsome S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Jeff Savage SDE★★★No. 1745
Alec Osborne TE★★No. 1876
Nick Jones TE★★No. 1971
Lenzy Pipkins CB★★No. 2074
Jimmy Chung OG★★No. 2115

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers52.00.768
Offensive line22.00.769
Defensive line22.50.780
Linebackers32.00.745
Defensive backs82.00.761
Whole class202.00.763

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 88

The 2012 roster

88 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 34 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.