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2012 Virginia

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike London.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 2012, game by game: won vs. Richmond 43–19; won vs. Penn State 17–16; lost at Georgia Tech 20–56; lost at No. 17 TCU 7–27; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 38–44; lost at Duke 17–42; lost vs. Maryland 20–27; lost vs. Wake Forest 10–16; won at NC State 33–6; won vs. Miami 41–40; lost vs. North Carolina 13–37; lost at Virginia Tech 14–17+27−36Won 43–19 vs. Richmond+24RichmondWon 17–16 vs. Penn State+1Penn StateLost 20–56 at Georgia Tech-36Georgia TechLost 7–27 at No. 17 TCU-20No. 17 TCULost 38–44 vs. Louisiana Tech-6Louisiana TechLost 17–42 at Duke-25DukeLost 20–27 vs. Maryland-7MarylandLost 10–16 vs. Wake Forest-6Wake ForestWon 33–6 at NC State+27NC StateWon 41–40 vs. Miami+1MiamiLost 13–37 vs. North Carolina-24North CarolinaLost 14–17 at Virginia Tech-3Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsRichmondW 43–⁠1981%
Sep 8vsPenn StateW 17–⁠1653%
Sep 15atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠5638%
Sep 22at17TCUL 7–⁠2718%
Sep 29vsLouisiana TechL 38–⁠4438%
Oct 6atDukeL 17–⁠4239%
Oct 13vsMarylandL 20–⁠2756%
Oct 20vsWake ForestL 10–⁠1656%
Nov 3atNC StateW 33–⁠622%
Nov 10vsMiamiW 41–⁠4042%
Nov 15vsNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠3744%
Nov 24atVirginia TechL 14–⁠1727%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠347
Coach
Mike London
Elo
1424 −72 this season
SP+ rating
-0.3 No. 67 of 124; offense No. 86, defense No. 45, special teams No. 102
SRS
−6.6 No. 86 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 25
Offensive coordinator
Bill Lazor
Defensive coordinator
Jim Reid
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense66th of 124
  • Defense15th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted67th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted21st of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0538%1.0166th of 124
Defense-0.0138%0.8815th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.02 def		39% off
39% def		—67th off
21st 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
Offense0.0own 293% allowed
Defense0.0own 332% 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 yardsMichael Rocco QB1,917 yds
Passing touchdownsMichael Rocco QB13 TD
Rushing yardsKevin Parks 734 yds
Rushing touchdownsKevin Parks 5 TD
Receiving yardsDarius Jennings WR568 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarius Jennings WR5 TD
InterceptionsMaurice Canady CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Eli Harold WDE★★★★No. 43
Kwontie Moore ILB★★★★No. 116
Mike Moore SDE★★★★No. 202
Greyson Lambert PRO★★★★No. 242
Canaan Severin WR★★★★No. 364

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.887
Running backs13.00.840
Receivers33.30.858
Offensive line53.00.845
Defensive line33.70.927
Linebackers14.00.949
Defensive backs23.00.844
Athletes and specialists43.00.817
Whole class213.20.862

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 5Oday Aboushi OGNew York Jets

Roster 117

The 2012 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 26 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.