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2011 Arkansas

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Petrino, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 2011, game by game: won vs. Missouri State 51–7; won vs. New Mexico 52–3; won vs. Troy 38–28; lost at No. 3 Alabama 14–38; won vs. No. 14 Texas A&M 42–38; won vs. No. 15 Auburn 38–14; won at Ole Miss 29–24; won at Vanderbilt 31–28; won vs. No. 10 South Carolina 44–28; won vs. Tennessee 49–7; won vs. Mississippi State 44–17; lost at No. 1 LSU 17–41; won vs. No. 11 Kansas State 29–16+49−24Won 51–7 vs. Missouri State+44Missouri StateWon 52–3 vs. New Mexico+49New MexicoWon 38–28 vs. Troy+10TroyLost 14–38 at No. 3 Alabama-24No. 3 AlabamaWon 42–38 vs. No. 14 Texas A&M+4No. 14 Texas A&MWon 38–14 vs. No. 15 Auburn+24No. 15 AuburnWon 29–24 at Ole Miss+5Ole MissWon 31–28 at Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltWon 44–28 vs. No. 10 South Carolina+16No. 10 South CarolinaWon 49–7 vs. Tennessee+42TennesseeWon 44–17 vs. Mississippi State+27Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–41 at No. 1 LSU-24No. 1 LSUWon 29–16 vs. No. 11 Kansas State+13No. 11 Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMissouri StateW 51–⁠791%
Sep 10vsNew MexicoW 52–⁠390%
Sep 17vsTroyW 38–⁠2875%
Sep 24at3AlabamaL 14–⁠3832%
Oct 1vs14Texas A&MW 42–⁠3854%
Oct 8vs15AuburnW 38–⁠1453%
Oct 22atOle MissW 29–⁠2473%
Oct 29atVanderbiltW 31–⁠2874%
Nov 5vs10South CarolinaW 44–⁠2862%
Nov 12vsTennesseeW 49–⁠782%
Nov 19vsMississippi StateW 44–⁠1777%
Nov 25at1LSUL 17–⁠4132%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvs11Kansas StateCotton BowlW 29–⁠1664%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 29–⁠16 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 18
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 8
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 6
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Wk 15: 7
  16. Final: 5

Consensus All-AmericanJoe Adams, APB

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 3
Points
478–⁠289
Coach
Bobby Petrino
Elo
1749 +110 this season
SP+ rating
21.6 No. 12 of 120; offense No. 11, defense No. 29, special teams No. 6
SRS
14.1 No. 12 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
Garrick McGee
Defensive coordinator
Willy Robinson
Captains
Jake Bequette, Knile Davis, Jerry Franklin, Jerico Nelson, Tyler Wilson and Jarius Wright
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense18th of 120
  • Defense57th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted75th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1142%1.0218th of 120
Defense0.0441%0.9357th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.06 def		43% off
41% def		—14th off
75th 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-0.3own 322% allowed
Defense-0.6own 271% 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 Wilson QB3,638 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Wilson QB24 TD
Rushing yardsDennis Johnson RB670 yds
Rushing touchdownsBroderick Green RB5 TD
Receiving yardsJarius Wright WR1,117 yds
Receiving touchdownsJarius Wright WR12 TD
InterceptionsTramain Thomas S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Brey Cook OT★★★★No. 71
Mitch Smothers OG★★★★No. 150
Tevin Mitchel CB★★★★No. 208
Marquel Wade WR★★★★No. 256
Lonnie Gosha DT★★★★No. 271
Quinta Funderburk WR★★★★No. 275
Kelvin Fisher Jr. ATH★★★★No. 292
Keante Minor WR★★★★No. 301

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.879
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers53.60.876
Offensive line24.00.948
Defensive line33.30.850
Linebackers12.00.785
Defensive backs23.50.871
Athletes and specialists43.00.835
Whole class193.30.860

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 3Jake Bequette DENew England Patriots
Rd 4Joe Adams WRCarolina Panthers
Rd 4Jarius Wright WRMinnesota Vikings
Rd 4Greg Childs WRMinnesota Vikings

Roster 113

The 2011 roster

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

All-SEC

4 first team, 4 second team

First 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠013–⁠12
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠110–⁠419
Arkansas6–⁠211–⁠25
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠29
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida3–⁠57–⁠6
Mississippi State2–⁠67–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠66–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Tennessee1–⁠75–⁠7
Ole Miss0–⁠82–⁠10

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