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2012 UTEP

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Mike Price.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2012, game by game: lost vs. No. 4 Oklahoma 7–24; lost at Ole Miss 10–28; won vs. New Mexico State 41–28; lost at Wisconsin 26–37; lost at East Carolina 18–28; lost vs. SMU 0–17; lost at Tulsa 11–33; won vs. Tulane 24–20; lost at Houston 35–45; lost vs. UCF 24–31; won at Southern Miss 34–33; lost vs. Rice 24–33+13−22Lost 7–24 vs. No. 4 Oklahoma-17No. 4 OklahomaLost 10–28 at Ole Miss-18Ole MissWon 41–28 vs. New Mexico State+13New Mexico StateLost 26–37 at Wisconsin-11WisconsinLost 18–28 at East Carolina-10East CarolinaLost 0–17 vs. SMU-17SMULost 11–33 at Tulsa-22TulsaWon 24–20 vs. Tulane+4TulaneLost 35–45 at Houston-10HoustonLost 24–31 vs. UCF-7UCFWon 34–33 at Southern Miss+1Southern MissLost 24–33 vs. Rice-9Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs4OklahomaL 7–⁠2426%
Sep 8atOle MissL 10–⁠2840%
Sep 15vsNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠2861%
Sep 22atWisconsinL 26–⁠3716%
Sep 29atEast CarolinaL 18–⁠2834%
Oct 6vsSMUL 0–⁠1747%
Oct 11atTulsaL 11–⁠3317%
Oct 20vsTulaneW 24–⁠2073%
Oct 27atHoustonL 35–⁠4524%
Nov 10vsUCFL 24–⁠3124%
Nov 17atSouthern MissW 34–⁠3342%
Nov 24vsRiceL 24–⁠3347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rice 33–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠357
Coach
Mike Price
Elo
1337 −100 this season
SP+ rating
-16.1 No. 108 of 124; offense No. 103, defense No. 105, special teams No. 81
SRS
−10.8 No. 99 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 106
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Price
Defensive coordinator
Andre Patterson
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense91st of 124
  • Defense98th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted105th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%1.0291st of 124
Defense0.1144%0.9098th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.09 def		40% off
44% def		—93rd off
105th 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 275% allowed
Defense-0.2own 313% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for UTEP are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Da’Carlos Renfro CB★★★No. 1111
Devonte Richardson DT★★★No. 1111
Ernest Hawkins ILB★★★No. 1327
Dashone Smith S★★★No. 1452
Paul Franklin RB★★★No. 1544

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.749
Running backs32.70.797
Receivers22.00.733
Offensive line42.00.740
Defensive line42.30.755
Linebackers42.30.771
Defensive backs32.70.799
Whole class222.30.764

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; 30 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.