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2011 Arizona State

6–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Pac-12), coached by Dennis Erickson.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2011, game by game: won vs. UC Davis 48–14; won vs. No. 21 Missouri 37–30; lost at Illinois 14–17; won vs. No. 23 USC 43–22; won vs. Oregon State 35–20; won at Utah 35–14; lost at No. 9 Oregon 27–41; won vs. Colorado 48–14; lost at UCLA 28–29; lost at Washington State 27–37; lost vs. Arizona 27–31; lost vs. California 38–47; lost vs. No. 8 Boise State 24–56+34−32Won 48–14 vs. UC Davis+34UC DavisWon 37–30 vs. No. 21 Missouri+7No. 21 MissouriLost 14–17 at Illinois-3IllinoisWon 43–22 vs. No. 23 USC+21No. 23 USCWon 35–20 vs. Oregon State+15Oregon StateWon 35–14 at Utah+21UtahLost 27–41 at No. 9 Oregon-14No. 9 OregonWon 48–14 vs. Colorado+34ColoradoLost 28–29 at UCLA-1UCLALost 27–37 at Washington State-10Washington StateLost 27–31 vs. Arizona-4ArizonaLost 38–47 vs. California-9CaliforniaLost 24–56 vs. No. 8 Boise State-32No. 8 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsUC DavisW 48–⁠1481%
Sep 9vs21MissouriW 37–⁠3043%
Sep 17atIllinoisL 14–⁠1737%
Sep 24vs23USCW 43–⁠2245%
Oct 1vsOregon StateW 35–⁠2071%
Oct 8atUtahW 35–⁠1442%
Oct 15at9OregonL 27–⁠4128%
Oct 29vsColoradoW 48–⁠1482%
Nov 5atUCLAL 28–⁠2963%
Nov 12atWashington StateL 27–⁠3776%
Nov 19vsArizonaL 27–⁠3176%
Nov 25vsCaliforniaL 38–⁠4760%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvs8Boise StateMaaco Bowl Las VegasL 24–⁠5615%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 56–⁠24 in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 22
  2. Wk 5: 25
  3. Wk 6: 22
  4. Wk 7: 18
  5. Wk 8: 24
  6. Wk 9: 23
  7. Wk 10: 20
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 7th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
431–⁠372
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1503 −3 this season
SP+ rating
9.9 No. 34 of 120; offense No. 19, defense No. 64, special teams No. 25
SRS
7.1 No. 29 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 65
Offensive coordinator
Noel Mazzone
Defensive coordinator
Craig Bray
Captains
Omar Bolden, Garth Gerhart, Brock Osweiler, Colin Parker and T.J. Simpson
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense42nd of 120
  • Defense100th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted46th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted107th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0742%0.9842nd of 120
Defense0.1144%0.92100th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.09 def		43% off
43% def		—46th off
107th 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 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 303% 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 yardsBrock Osweiler QB4,036 yds
Passing touchdownsBrock Osweiler QB26 TD
Rushing yardsCameron Marshall RB1,050 yds
Rushing touchdownsCameron Marshall RB18 TD
Receiving yardsGerell Robinson WR1,397 yds
Receiving touchdownsGerell Robinson WR7 TD
InterceptionsClint Floyd S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Michael Eubank DUAL★★★No. 315
Mo Latu OC★★★No. 386
Sean O’Grady WDE★★★No. 1064
Devin Goodman OG★★★No. 1140
Vi Teofilo DT★★★No. 1233

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.888
Receivers13.00.818
Offensive line23.00.854
Defensive line33.00.822
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class82.90.831

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 2Brock Osweiler QBDenver Broncos
Rd 4Omar Bolden CBDenver Broncos

Roster 115

The 2011 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

3 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2011 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2011 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠24
Stanford8–⁠111–⁠27
USC7–⁠210–⁠26
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠8
California5–⁠57–⁠6
Utah4–⁠58–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠63–⁠9
Washington State2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠83–⁠10

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