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2012 Washington

7–⁠6 (5–⁠4 Pac-12), coached by Steve Sarkisian.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2012, game by game: won vs. San Diego State 21–12; lost at No. 3 LSU 3–41; won vs. Portland State 52–13; won vs. No. 8 Stanford 17–13; lost at No. 2 Oregon 21–52; lost vs. No. 11 USC 14–24; lost at Arizona 17–52; won vs. No. 7 Oregon State 20–17; won at California 21–13; won vs. Utah 34–15; won at Colorado 38–3; lost at Washington State 28–31; lost vs. No. 20 Boise State 26–28+39−38Won 21–12 vs. San Diego State+9San Diego StateLost 3–41 at No. 3 LSU-38No. 3 LSUWon 52–13 vs. Portland State+39Portland StateWon 17–13 vs. No. 8 Stanford+4No. 8 StanfordLost 21–52 at No. 2 Oregon-31No. 2 OregonLost 14–24 vs. No. 11 USC-10No. 11 USCLost 17–52 at Arizona-35ArizonaWon 20–17 vs. No. 7 Oregon State+3No. 7 Oregon StateWon 21–13 at California+8CaliforniaWon 34–15 vs. Utah+19UtahWon 38–3 at Colorado+35ColoradoLost 28–31 at Washington State-3Washington StateLost 26–28 vs. No. 20 Boise State-2No. 20 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSan Diego StateW 21–⁠1255%
Sep 8at3LSUL 3–⁠4119%
Sep 15vsPortland StateW 52–⁠1382%
Sep 27vs8StanfordW 17–⁠1334%
Oct 6at2OregonL 21–⁠5218%
Oct 13vs11USCL 14–⁠2439%
Oct 20atArizonaL 17–⁠5243%
Oct 27vs7Oregon StateW 20–⁠1742%
Nov 2atCaliforniaW 21–⁠1348%
Nov 10vsUtahW 34–⁠1559%
Nov 17atColoradoW 38–⁠376%
Nov 23atWashington StateL 28–⁠3175%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvs20Boise StateMaaco Bowl Las VegasL 26–⁠2824%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 28–⁠26 in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 23
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 5th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
312–⁠314
Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Elo
1550 +35 this season
SP+ rating
6.1 No. 49 of 124; offense No. 65, defense No. 29, special teams No. 107
SRS
3.9 No. 51 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 24
Offensive coordinator
Eric Kiesau
Defensive coordinator
Justin Wilcox
Captains
S Sean Parker, Q.B. Keith Price, C Drew Schaefer, C.B. Desmond Trufant and L.B. John Timu
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense88th of 124
  • Defense30th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted89th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted27th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0339%0.9088th of 124
Defense0.0139%0.8730th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.03 def		40% off
39% def		—89th off
27th 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 332% 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 yardsKeith Price QB2,728 yds
Passing touchdownsKeith Price QB19 TD
Rushing yardsBishop Sankey 1,439 yds
Rushing touchdownsBishop Sankey 16 TD
Receiving yardsKasen Williams WR878 yds
Receiving touchdownsAustin Seferian-Jenkins TE7 TD
InterceptionsJustin Glenn S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Shaq Thompson S★★★★★No. 4
Cyler Miles DUAL★★★★No. 102
Jaydon Mickens WR★★★★No. 184
Jeff Lindquist PRO★★★★No. 274
Pio Vatuvei SDE★★★★No. 276
Brandon Beaver CB★★★★No. 299
Ryan McDaniel FB★★★★No. 374

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.931
Running backs14.00.890
Receivers23.50.878
Offensive line42.50.796
Defensive line33.30.850
Linebackers13.00.858
Defensive backs34.00.905
Athletes and specialists43.00.835
Whole class203.30.858

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 1Desmond Trufant CBAtlanta Falcons

Roster 102

The 2012 roster

102 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

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.