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2012 UTSA

8–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Larry Coker.

Schedule and results

UTSA in 2012, game by game: won at South Alabama 33–31; won vs. East Texas A&M 27–16; won at Georgia State 38–14; won vs. Northwestern (OK) 56–3; won at New Mexico State 35–14; lost at Rice 14–34; lost vs. San José State 24–52; lost vs. Utah State 17–48; lost at No. 22 Louisiana Tech 27–51; won vs. McNeese 31–24; won at Idaho 34–27; won vs. Texas State 38–31+53−31Won 33–31 at South Alabama+2South AlabamaWon 27–16 vs. East Texas A&M+11East Texas A&MWon 38–14 at Georgia State+24Georgia StateWon 56–3 vs. Northwestern (OK)+53Northwestern (O…Won 35–14 at New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateLost 14–34 at Rice-20RiceLost 24–52 vs. San José State-28San José StateLost 17–48 vs. Utah State-31Utah StateLost 27–51 at No. 22 Louisiana Tech-24No. 22 Louisiana TechWon 31–24 vs. McNeese+7McNeeseWon 34–27 at Idaho+7IdahoWon 38–31 vs. Texas State+7Texas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atSouth AlabamaW 33–⁠3140%
Sep 8vsEast Texas A&MW 27–⁠1675%
Sep 15atGeorgia StateW 38–⁠1452%
Sep 22vsNorthwestern (OK)W 56–⁠377%
Sep 29atNew Mexico StateW 35–⁠1446%
Oct 13atRiceL 14–⁠3450%
Oct 20vsSan José StateL 24–⁠5241%
Oct 27vsUtah StateL 17–⁠4825%
Nov 3at22Louisiana TechL 27–⁠5110%
Nov 10vsMcNeeseW 31–⁠2445%
Nov 17atIdahoW 34–⁠2752%
Nov 24vsTexas StateW 38–⁠3164%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas State 38–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
374–⁠345
Coach
Larry Coker
Elo
1363 +85 this season
SP+ rating
-20.1 No. 117 of 124; offense No. 91, defense No. 120, special teams No. 96
SRS
−12.5 No. 104 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 122
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Brown
Defensive coordinator
Neal Neathery
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 124
  • Defense92nd of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted72nd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted80th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0443%0.7474th of 124
Defense0.1046%0.9192nd of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.07 def		43% off
44% def		—72nd off
80th 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 335% allowed
Defense-0.1own 312% 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 yardsEric Soza QB2,085 yds
Passing touchdownsEric Soza QB20 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Glasco II RB537 yds
Rushing touchdownsEvans Okotcha RB8 TD
Receiving yardsEvans Okotcha RB349 yds
Receiving touchdownsCole Hicks WR4 TD
InterceptionsErik Brown CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Trevor Stevens TE★★★No. 924
Trey Mohair ATH★★★No. 1388
Tre Rosser ATH★★★No. 1587
Skylar Nelson ILB★★No. 1867
Zach Conque PRO★★No. 1938

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Receivers13.00.849
Linebackers12.00.793
Athletes and specialists23.00.815
Whole class52.60.812

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 98

The 2012 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State6–⁠011–⁠216
San José State5–⁠111–⁠221
Louisiana Tech4–⁠29–⁠3
UTSA3–⁠38–⁠4
Texas State2–⁠44–⁠8
Idaho1–⁠51–⁠11
New Mexico State0–⁠61–⁠11

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