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2011 App State

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

App State in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 13 Virginia Tech 13–66; won vs. North Carolina A&T 58–6; won vs. Savannah State 41–6; won vs. Chattanooga 14–12; lost at Wofford 14–28; won at The Citadel 49–42; won vs. Samford 35–17; won vs. Georgia Southern 24–17; lost at Furman 10–20; won vs. Western Carolina 46–14; won at Elon 28–24; lost vs. Maine 12–34+52−53Lost 13–66 at No. 13 Virginia Tech-53No. 13 Virginia TechWon 58–6 vs. North Carolina A&T+52North Carolina …Won 41–6 vs. Savannah State+35Savannah StateWon 14–12 vs. Chattanooga+2ChattanoogaLost 14–28 at Wofford-14WoffordWon 49–42 at The Citadel+7The CitadelWon 35–17 vs. Samford+18SamfordWon 24–17 vs. Georgia Southern+7Georgia SouthernLost 10–20 at Furman-10FurmanWon 46–14 vs. Western Carolina+32Western CarolinaWon 28–24 at Elon+4ElonLost 12–34 vs. Maine-22Maine
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at13Virginia TechL 13–⁠6619%
Sep 10vsNorth Carolina A&TW 58–⁠686%
Sep 17vsSavannah StateW 41–⁠692%
Sep 24vsChattanoogaW 14–⁠1270%
Oct 1atWoffordL 14–⁠2850%
Oct 15atThe CitadelW 49–⁠4273%
Oct 22vsSamfordW 35–⁠1773%
Oct 29vsGeorgia SouthernW 24–⁠1752%
Nov 5atFurmanL 10–⁠2058%
Nov 12vsWestern CarolinaW 46–⁠1492%
Nov 19atElonW 28–⁠2463%
Dec 3vsMaineNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 12–⁠3461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maine 34–⁠12 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
344–⁠286
Coach
—
Elo
1444 −27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.2 No. 27 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 133
Defensive coordinator
Dale Jones
Offense
Multiple spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for App State are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Doug Middleton CB★★No. 2200

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs12.00.743

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 2012

The 2012 draft
Rd 2Brian Quick WRSt. Louis Rams

2011 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Southern7–⁠110–⁠2
Wofford6–⁠28–⁠4
App State6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman5–⁠36–⁠5
Samford4–⁠46–⁠5
Elon3–⁠55–⁠6
Chattanooga3–⁠55–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠64–⁠7
Western Carolina0–⁠81–⁠10

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