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2012 Wake Forest

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jim Grobe.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2012, game by game: won vs. Liberty 20–17; won vs. North Carolina 28–27; lost at No. 5 Florida State 0–52; won vs. Army 49–37; lost vs. Duke 27–34; lost at Maryland 14–19; won at Virginia 16–10; lost vs. No. 14 Clemson 13–42; won vs. Boston College 28–14; lost at NC State 6–37; lost at No. 3 Notre Dame 0–38; lost vs. Vanderbilt 21–55+14−52Won 20–17 vs. Liberty+3LibertyWon 28–27 vs. North Carolina+1North CarolinaLost 0–52 at No. 5 Florida State-52No. 5 Florida StateWon 49–37 vs. Army+12ArmyLost 27–34 vs. Duke-7DukeLost 14–19 at Maryland-5MarylandWon 16–10 at Virginia+6VirginiaLost 13–42 vs. No. 14 Clemson-29No. 14 ClemsonWon 28–14 vs. Boston College+14Boston CollegeLost 6–37 at NC State-31NC StateLost 0–38 at No. 3 Notre Dame-38No. 3 Notre DameLost 21–55 vs. Vanderbilt-34Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsLibertyW 20–⁠1768%
Sep 8vsNorth CarolinaW 28–⁠2746%
Sep 15at5Florida StateL 0–⁠5220%
Sep 22vsArmyW 49–⁠3766%
Sep 29vsDukeL 27–⁠3459%
Oct 6atMarylandL 14–⁠1944%
Oct 20atVirginiaW 16–⁠1044%
Oct 25vs14ClemsonL 13–⁠4229%
Nov 3vsBoston CollegeW 28–⁠1459%
Nov 10atNC StateL 6–⁠3736%
Nov 17at3Notre DameL 0–⁠389%
Nov 24vsVanderbiltL 21–⁠5540%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 55–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
222–⁠382
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1398 −53 this season
SP+ rating
-11.9 No. 100 of 124; offense No. 107, defense No. 76, special teams No. 116
SRS
−11.3 No. 101 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 66
Offensive coordinator
Steed Lobotzke
Defensive coordinator
Brian Knorr
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense120th of 124
  • Defense79th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted124th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted78th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0436%0.91120th of 124
Defense0.0942%1.0379th of 124
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.07 def		37% off
42% def		—124th off
78th 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.1own 302% 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 yardsTanner Price QB2,300 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Price QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJosh Harris 608 yds
Rushing touchdownsDeandre Martin 6 TD
Receiving yardsMichael Campanaro 763 yds
Receiving touchdownsMichael Campanaro 6 TD
InterceptionsKevin Johnson CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Tyler Cameron DUAL★★★No. 562
Laronji Vason CB★★★No. 569
Zach Gordon TE★★★No. 761
Joshua Wilhite APB★★★No. 855
Anthony Rook TE★★★No. 1111

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.844
Running backs13.00.853
Receivers53.00.833
Offensive line33.00.822
Defensive line33.00.818
Linebackers12.00.783
Defensive backs33.00.835
Whole class182.90.829

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 7Tommy Bohanon FBNew York Jets

Roster 99

The 2012 roster

99 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 28 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.