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2012 Western Michigan

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Cubit.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 2012, game by game: lost at Illinois 7–24; won vs. Eastern Illinois 52–21; lost at Minnesota 23–28; won vs. UConn 30–24; lost vs. Toledo 17–37; won vs. Massachusetts 52–14; lost at Ball State 24–30; lost at Kent State 24–41; lost vs. Northern Illinois 34–48; won at Central Michigan 42–31; lost at Buffalo 24–29; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 23–29+38−20Lost 7–24 at Illinois-17IllinoisWon 52–21 vs. Eastern Illinois+31Eastern IllinoisLost 23–28 at Minnesota-5MinnesotaWon 30–24 vs. UConn+6UConnLost 17–37 vs. Toledo-20ToledoWon 52–14 vs. Massachusetts+38MassachusettsLost 24–30 at Ball State-6Ball StateLost 24–41 at Kent State-17Kent StateLost 34–48 vs. Northern Illinois-14Northern Illino…Won 42–31 at Central Michigan+11Central MichiganLost 24–29 at Buffalo-5BuffaloLost 23–29 vs. Eastern Michigan-6Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atIllinoisL 7–⁠2443%
Sep 8vsEastern IllinoisW 52–⁠2184%
Sep 15atMinnesotaL 23–⁠2845%
Sep 22vsUConnW 30–⁠2451%
Sep 29vsToledoL 17–⁠3744%
Oct 6vsMassachusettsW 52–⁠1481%
Oct 13atBall StateL 24–⁠3046%
Oct 20atKent StateL 24–⁠4134%
Oct 27vsNorthern IllinoisL 34–⁠4828%
Nov 3atCentral MichiganW 42–⁠3152%
Nov 10atBuffaloL 24–⁠2961%
Nov 17vsEastern MichiganL 23–⁠2975%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Michigan 29–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
352–⁠356
Coach
Bill Cubit
Elo
1392 −107 this season
SP+ rating
-9.8 No. 93 of 124; offense No. 85, defense No. 84, special teams No. 122
SRS
−10.4 No. 98 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 91
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Cubit
Defensive coordinator
Rich Nagy
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense71st of 124
  • Defense41st of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted88th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted64th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0544%0.9071st of 124
Defense0.0339%0.9741st of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.06 def		42% off
41% def		—88th off
64th 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 yardsTyler Van Tubbergen QB1,825 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Van Tubbergen QB15 TD
Rushing yardsDareyon Chance RB947 yds
Rushing touchdownsAntoin Scriven RB7 TD
Receiving yardsJaime Wilson WR792 yds
Receiving touchdownsJaime Wilson WR6 TD
InterceptionsDonald Celiscar CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Jaime Wilson ATH★★★No. 396
A.J. King WR★★★No. 897
Anthony Maddie DUAL★★★No. 991
Mikhail Dubose WDE★★★No. 1354
Michael Henry WR★★★No. 1686

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.817
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers52.60.796
Offensive line32.00.770
Defensive line52.20.759
Linebackers12.00.740
Defensive backs42.00.741
Athletes and specialists22.50.810
Whole class232.30.773

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.

Roster 103

The 2012 roster

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

2012 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠012–⁠222
Kent State8–⁠011–⁠3
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠4
Ball State6–⁠29–⁠4
Bowling Green6–⁠28–⁠5
Ohio4–⁠49–⁠4
Central Michigan4–⁠47–⁠6
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10
Massachusetts1–⁠71–⁠11
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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