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2011 Arizona

4–⁠8 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Mike Stoops, then Tim Kish (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2011, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 41–10; lost at No. 9 Oklahoma State 14–37; lost vs. No. 6 Stanford 10–37; lost vs. No. 10 Oregon 31–56; lost at USC 41–48; lost at Oregon State 27–37; won vs. UCLA 48–12; lost at Washington 31–42; lost vs. Utah 21–34; lost at Colorado 29–48; won at Arizona State 31–27; won vs. Louisiana 45–37+36−27Won 41–10 vs. Northern Arizona+31Northern ArizonaLost 14–37 at No. 9 Oklahoma State-23No. 9 Oklahoma StateLost 10–37 vs. No. 6 Stanford-27No. 6 StanfordLost 31–56 vs. No. 10 Oregon-25No. 10 OregonLost 41–48 at USC-7USCLost 27–37 at Oregon State-10Oregon StateWon 48–12 vs. UCLA+36UCLALost 31–42 at Washington-11WashingtonLost 21–34 vs. Utah-13UtahLost 29–48 at Colorado-19ColoradoWon 31–27 at Arizona State+4Arizona StateWon 45–37 vs. Louisiana+8Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorthern ArizonaW 41–⁠1083%
Sep 8at9Oklahoma StateL 14–⁠3729%
Sep 17vs6StanfordL 10–⁠3734%
Sep 24vs10OregonL 31–⁠5632%
Oct 1atUSCL 41–⁠4830%
Oct 8atOregon StateL 27–⁠3747%
Oct 20vsUCLAW 48–⁠1258%
Oct 29atWashingtonL 31–⁠4229%
Nov 5vsUtahL 21–⁠3445%
Nov 12atColoradoL 29–⁠4854%
Nov 19atArizona StateW 31–⁠2724%
Nov 26vsLouisianaW 45–⁠3755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana 45–⁠37; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 10th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
369–⁠425
Coach
Mike Stoops, then Tim Kish (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1468 −75 this season
SP+ rating
-2.4 No. 75 of 120; offense No. 22, defense No. 104, special teams No. 110
SRS
−0.7 No. 64 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 48
Offensive coordinator
Seth Littrell
Defensive coordinator
Tim Kish
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense12th of 120
  • Defense115th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted13th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted121st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1346%1.0212th of 120
Defense0.1645%1.00115th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.11 def		45% off
43% def		—13th off
121st 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
Offense0.0own 284% allowed
Defense-0.1own 323% 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 yardsNick Foles QB4,334 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Foles QB28 TD
Rushing yardsKeola Antolin RB568 yds
Rushing touchdownsKa’Deem Carey RB6 TD
Receiving yardsJuron Criner WR956 yds
Receiving touchdownsJuron Criner WR11 TD
InterceptionsShaquille Richardson CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Ka’Deem Carey RB★★★No. 339
Rob Hankins ILB★★★No. 397
Jared Baker RB★★★No. 425
Patrick Onwuasor WR★★★No. 425
Reggie Gilbert SDE★★★No. 928

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.813
Running backs23.00.877
Receivers13.00.872
Offensive line32.70.814
Defensive line33.00.834
Linebackers23.00.856
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.00.773
Whole class152.70.827

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 3Nick Foles QBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Juron Criner WROakland Raiders
Rd 7Trevin Wade CBCleveland Browns

Roster 104

The 2011 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

1 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.