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2012 Wyoming

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Mountain West Conference), coached by Dave Christensen.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 2012, game by game: lost at No. 15 Texas 17–37; lost vs. Toledo 31–34; lost vs. Cal Poly 22–24; won at Idaho 40–37; lost at Nevada 28–35; lost vs. Air Force 27–28; lost at Fresno State 14–42; lost vs. No. 21 Boise State 14–45; won vs. Colorado State 45–31; won at New Mexico 28–23; won at UNLV 28–23; lost vs. San Diego State 28–42+14−31Lost 17–37 at No. 15 Texas-20No. 15 TexasLost 31–34 vs. Toledo-3ToledoLost 22–24 vs. Cal Poly-2Cal PolyWon 40–37 at Idaho+3IdahoLost 28–35 at Nevada-7NevadaLost 27–28 vs. Air Force-1Air ForceLost 14–42 at Fresno State-28Fresno StateLost 14–45 vs. No. 21 Boise State-31No. 21 Boise StateWon 45–31 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado StateWon 28–23 at New Mexico+5New MexicoWon 28–23 at UNLV+5UNLVLost 28–42 vs. San Diego State-14San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at15TexasL 17–⁠3731%
Sep 8vsToledoL 31–⁠3444%
Sep 15vsCal PolyL 22–⁠2466%
Sep 22atIdahoW 40–⁠3757%
Oct 6atNevadaL 28–⁠3520%
Oct 13vsAir ForceL 27–⁠2851%
Oct 20atFresno StateL 14–⁠4231%
Oct 27vs21Boise StateL 14–⁠4517%
Nov 3vsColorado StateW 45–⁠3169%
Nov 10atNew MexicoW 28–⁠2352%
Nov 17atUNLVW 28–⁠2361%
Nov 24vsSan Diego StateL 28–⁠4238%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 42–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠401
Coach
Dave Christensen
Elo
1421 −51 this season
SP+ rating
-14.2 No. 106 of 124; offense No. 71, defense No. 112, special teams No. 107
SRS
−10.1 No. 97 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 114
Offensive coordinator
Gregg Brandon
Defensive coordinator
Chris Tormey
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 124
  • Defense123rd of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted78th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted126th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0640%1.0260th of 124
Defense0.1746%0.98123rd of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.12 def		41% off
44% def		—78th off
126th 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-0.1own 291% allowed
Defense-0.2own 301% 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 yardsBrett Smith QB2,832 yds
Passing touchdownsBrett Smith QB27 TD
Rushing yardsD.J. May LB369 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrett Smith QB6 TD
Receiving yardsChris McNeill WR722 yds
Receiving touchdownsRobert Herron WR8 TD
InterceptionsChad Reese 3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Trent Sewell WR★★★No. 811
Sam Awrabi OLB★★★No. 1360
Chase Roullier OG★★No. 1898
D.J. May ATH★★No. 1946
David Greene ATH★★No. 1994

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Receivers22.50.795
Offensive line32.00.748
Defensive line42.00.725
Linebackers32.30.752
Defensive backs22.00.746
Athletes and specialists52.00.748
Whole class202.10.748

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 109

The 2012 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠218
San Diego State7–⁠19–⁠4
Fresno State7–19–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
UNLV2–⁠62–⁠11
New Mexico1–⁠74–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9

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