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2012 Washington State

3–⁠9 (1–⁠8 Pac-12), coached by Mike Leach.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2012, game by game: lost at BYU 6–30; won vs. Eastern Washington 24–20; won at UNLV 35–27; lost vs. Colorado 34–35; lost vs. No. 2 Oregon 26–51; lost at No. 14 Oregon State 6–19; lost vs. California 17–31; lost at No. 19 Stanford 17–24; lost at Utah 6–49; lost vs. No. 17 UCLA 36–44; lost at Arizona State 7–46; won vs. Washington 31–28+8−43Lost 6–30 at BYU-24BYUWon 24–20 vs. Eastern Washington+4Eastern Washing…Won 35–27 at UNLV+8UNLVLost 34–35 vs. Colorado-1ColoradoLost 26–51 vs. No. 2 Oregon-25No. 2 OregonLost 6–19 at No. 14 Oregon State-13No. 14 Oregon StateLost 17–31 vs. California-14CaliforniaLost 17–24 at No. 19 Stanford-7No. 19 StanfordLost 6–49 at Utah-43UtahLost 36–44 vs. No. 17 UCLA-8No. 17 UCLALost 7–46 at Arizona State-39Arizona StateWon 31–28 vs. Washington+3Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atBYUL 6–⁠3021%
Sep 8vsEastern WashingtonW 24–⁠2059%
Sep 14atUNLVW 35–⁠2756%
Sep 22vsColoradoL 34–⁠3566%
Sep 29vs2OregonL 26–⁠5117%
Oct 6at14Oregon StateL 6–⁠1926%
Oct 13vsCaliforniaL 17–⁠3144%
Oct 27at19StanfordL 17–⁠2410%
Nov 3atUtahL 6–⁠4925%
Nov 10vs17UCLAL 36–⁠4428%
Nov 17atArizona StateL 7–⁠4620%
Nov 23vsWashingtonW 31–⁠2825%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠8 tied for 11th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠404
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1355 −59 this season
SP+ rating
-4.4 No. 79 of 124; offense No. 87, defense No. 70, special teams No. 54
SRS
−7.0 No. 88 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 58
Defensive coordinator
Mike Breske
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense100th of 124
  • Defense45th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted96th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted54th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0036%1.02100th of 124
Defense0.0445%0.8245th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.05 def		38% off
45% def		—96th off
54th 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-0.3own 273% 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 yardsJeff Tuel QB2,087 yds
Passing touchdownsConnor Halliday QB15 TD
Rushing yardsCarl Winston RB280 yds
Rushing touchdownsCarl Winston RB5 TD
Receiving yardsMarquess Wilson WR813 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarquess Wilson WR5 TD
InterceptionsDeone Bucannon S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Gabe Marks WR★★★★No. 164
Jeremiah Allison OLB★★★No. 558
Robert Lewis APB★★★No. 596
Khalil Pettway OLB★★★No. 802
Alex Jackson WR★★★No. 814

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.834
Running backs13.00.872
Receivers33.30.868
Offensive line42.50.797
Defensive line22.50.800
Linebackers53.00.835
Defensive backs33.00.818
Whole class192.90.828

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 7Marquess Wilson WRChicago Bears

Roster 112

The 2012 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2012 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2012 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠12
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠27
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠420
UCLA6–⁠39–⁠5
Arizona State5–⁠48–⁠5
USC5–⁠47–⁠6
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠58–⁠5
Utah3–⁠65–⁠7
California2–⁠73–⁠9
Washington State1–⁠83–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠81–⁠11

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