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2012 UNLV

2–⁠11 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bobby Hauck.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Minnesota 27–30; lost vs. Northern Arizona 14–17; lost vs. Washington State 27–35; won vs. Air Force 38–35; lost at Utah State 13–35; lost at Louisiana Tech 31–58; lost vs. Nevada 37–42; lost at No. 24 Boise State 7–32; lost at San Diego State 13–24; won vs. New Mexico 35–7; lost at Colorado State 11–33; lost vs. Wyoming 23–28; lost at Hawai’i 10–48+28−38Lost 27–30 vs. Minnesota-3MinnesotaLost 14–17 vs. Northern Arizona-3Northern ArizonaLost 27–35 vs. Washington State-8Washington StateWon 38–35 vs. Air Force+3Air ForceLost 13–35 at Utah State-22Utah StateLost 31–58 at Louisiana Tech-27Louisiana TechLost 37–42 vs. Nevada-5NevadaLost 7–32 at No. 24 Boise State-25No. 24 Boise StateLost 13–24 at San Diego State-11San Diego StateWon 35–7 vs. New Mexico+28New MexicoLost 11–33 at Colorado State-22Colorado StateLost 23–28 vs. Wyoming-5WyomingLost 10–48 at Hawai’i-38Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMinnesotaL 27–⁠3048%
Sep 8vsNorthern ArizonaL 14–⁠1766%
Sep 14vsWashington StateL 27–⁠3544%
Sep 22vsAir ForceW 38–⁠3528%
Sep 29atUtah StateL 13–⁠3518%
Oct 6atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠5810%
Oct 13vsNevadaL 37–⁠4217%
Oct 20at24Boise StateL 7–⁠325%
Oct 27atSan Diego StateL 13–⁠2416%
Nov 3vsNew MexicoW 35–⁠745%
Nov 10atColorado StateL 11–⁠3346%
Nov 17vsWyomingL 23–⁠2839%
Nov 24atHawai’iL 10–⁠4839%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 48–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠11
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠424
Coach
Bobby Hauck
Elo
1256 −93 this season
SP+ rating
-16.7 No. 111 of 124; offense No. 112, defense No. 97, special teams No. 74
SRS
−15.4 No. 114 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 101
Offensive coordinator
Brent Myers
Defensive coordinator
J.D. Williams

How good, play by play

  • Offense103rd of 124
  • Defense87th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted116th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted90th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0038%0.90103rd of 124
Defense0.0944%0.9887th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.08 def		38% off
43% def		—116th off
90th 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 263% allowed
Defense-0.3own 322% 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 yardsNick Sherry QB2,544 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Sherry QB16 TD
Rushing yardsTim Cornett RB1,232 yds
Rushing touchdownsBradley Randle RB8 TD
Receiving yardsDevante Davis WR854 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevante Davis WR4 TD
InterceptionsFred Wilson DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Jeremiah Valoaga TE★★★No. 1166
Jonavaughn Williams WR★★★No. 1554
Ron Scoggins OT★★★No. 1615
Michael Thomas WR★★★No. 1737
Andrew Price TE★★No. 2063

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers62.50.784
Offensive line42.30.762
Defensive line12.00.775
Linebackers12.00.773
Defensive backs22.00.768
Athletes and specialists12.00.753
Whole class152.30.773

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; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠218
San Diego State7–⁠19–⁠4
Fresno State7–⁠19–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
UNLV2–⁠62–⁠11
New Mexico1–⁠74–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9

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