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2012 Virginia Tech

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Beamer.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 2012, game by game: won vs. Georgia Tech 20–17; won vs. Austin Peay 42–7; lost at Pittsburgh 17–35; won vs. Bowling Green 37–0; lost vs. Cincinnati 24–27; lost at North Carolina 34–48; won vs. Duke 41–20; lost at No. 14 Clemson 17–38; lost at Miami 12–30; lost vs. No. 8 Florida State 22–28; won at Boston College 30–23; won vs. Virginia 17–14; won vs. Rutgers 13–10+37−21Won 20–17 vs. Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechWon 42–7 vs. Austin Peay+35Austin PeayLost 17–35 at Pittsburgh-18PittsburghWon 37–0 vs. Bowling Green+37Bowling GreenLost 24–27 vs. Cincinnati-3CincinnatiLost 34–48 at North Carolina-14North CarolinaWon 41–20 vs. Duke+21DukeLost 17–38 at No. 14 Clemson-21No. 14 ClemsonLost 12–30 at Miami-18MiamiLost 22–28 vs. No. 8 Florida State-6No. 8 Florida StateWon 30–23 at Boston College+7Boston CollegeWon 17–14 vs. Virginia+3VirginiaWon 13–10 vs. Rutgers+3Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsGeorgia TechW 20–⁠1769%
Sep 8vsAustin PeayW 42–⁠795%
Sep 15atPittsburghL 17–⁠3567%
Sep 22vsBowling GreenW 37–⁠079%
Sep 29vsCincinnatiL 24–⁠2752%
Oct 6atNorth CarolinaL 34–⁠4848%
Oct 13vsDukeW 41–⁠2066%
Oct 20at14ClemsonL 17–⁠3835%
Nov 1atMiamiL 12–⁠3047%
Nov 8vs8Florida StateL 22–⁠2832%
Nov 17atBoston CollegeW 30–⁠2361%
Nov 24vsVirginiaW 17–⁠1473%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsRutgersRussell Athletic BowlW 13–⁠1043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 13–⁠10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 13
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
326–⁠297
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1570 −59 this season
SP+ rating
12.7 No. 31 of 124; offense No. 63, defense No. 8, special teams No. 69
SRS
0.8 No. 63 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Stinespring
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense119th of 124
  • Defense3rd of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted122nd of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0437%0.95119th of 124
Defense-0.0533%1.013rd of 124
Opponent-adjusted-0.00 off
-0.02 def		38% off
35% def		—122nd off
2nd 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 293% allowed
Defense0.0own 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 yardsLogan Thomas QB2,976 yds
Passing touchdownsLogan Thomas QB18 TD
Rushing yardsLogan Thomas QB524 yds
Rushing touchdownsLogan Thomas QB9 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Davis 953 yds
Receiving touchdownsCorey Fuller 6 TD
InterceptionsKyle Fuller CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Joel Caleb WR★★★★No. 120
Ken Ekanem WDE★★★★No. 193
Drew Harris RB★★★★No. 196
J.C. Coleman APB★★★★No. 251
Jarontay Jones WDE★★★★No. 306
Donaldven Manning CB★★★★No. 308
Trey Edmunds OLB★★★★No. 351

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs33.70.904
Receivers33.00.866
Offensive line23.00.823
Defensive line43.50.867
Linebackers33.30.889
Defensive backs43.30.863
Athletes and specialists42.80.818
Whole class233.20.861

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 6Corey Fuller WRDetroit Lions
Rd 6Vinston Painter OTDenver Broncos

Roster 123

The 2012 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠112–⁠210
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠211
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠4
Miami5–⁠37–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠7
Virginia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
NC State4–⁠47–⁠6
Duke3–⁠56–⁠7
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠7
Maryland2–⁠64–⁠8
Virginia2–⁠64–⁠8
Boston College1–⁠72–⁠10

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