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2011 Auburn

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gene Chizik.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2011, game by game: won vs. Utah State 42–38; won vs. No. 16 Mississippi State 41–34; lost at Clemson 24–38; won vs. Florida Atlantic 30–14; won at No. 10 South Carolina 16–13; lost at No. 10 Arkansas 14–38; won vs. Florida 17–6; lost at No. 1 LSU 10–45; won vs. Ole Miss 41–23; lost at No. 14 Georgia 7–45; won vs. Samford 35–16; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 14–42; won vs. Virginia 43–24+19−38Won 42–38 vs. Utah State+4Utah StateWon 41–34 vs. No. 16 Mississippi State+7No. 16 Mississippi Sta…Lost 24–38 at Clemson-14ClemsonWon 30–14 vs. Florida Atlantic+16Florida AtlanticWon 16–13 at No. 10 South Carolina+3No. 10 South CarolinaLost 14–38 at No. 10 Arkansas-24No. 10 ArkansasWon 17–6 vs. Florida+11FloridaLost 10–45 at No. 1 LSU-35No. 1 LSUWon 41–23 vs. Ole Miss+18Ole MissLost 7–45 at No. 14 Georgia-38No. 14 GeorgiaWon 35–16 vs. Samford+19SamfordLost 14–42 vs. No. 2 Alabama-28No. 2 AlabamaWon 43–24 vs. Virginia+19Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUtah StateW 42–⁠3888%
Sep 10vs16Mississippi StateW 41–⁠3469%
Sep 17atClemsonL 24–⁠3862%
Sep 24vsFlorida AtlanticW 30–⁠1488%
Oct 1at10South CarolinaW 16–⁠1346%
Oct 8at10ArkansasL 14–⁠3847%
Oct 15vsFloridaW 17–⁠661%
Oct 22at1LSUL 10–⁠4529%
Oct 29vsOle MissW 41–⁠2382%
Nov 12at14GeorgiaL 7–⁠4545%
Nov 19vsSamfordW 35–⁠1689%
Nov 26vs2AlabamaL 14–⁠4233%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsVirginiaChick-fil-A BowlW 43–⁠2465%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 43–⁠24 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 3: 21
  3. Wk 6: 15
  4. Wk 7: 24
  5. Wk 8: 19
  6. Wk 10: 25
  7. Wk 11: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
334–⁠376
Coach
Gene Chizik
Elo
1641 −47 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 36 of 120; offense No. 42, defense No. 48, special teams No. 10
SRS
1.2 No. 54 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 5
Offensive coordinator
Gus Malzahn
Defensive coordinator
Ted Roof
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3, Tampa 2

How good, play by play

  • Offense92nd of 120
  • Defense104th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted75th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%0.9392nd of 120
Defense0.1246%0.88104th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.11 def		42% off
45% def		—75th off
123rd 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
Defense-0.1own 263% 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 yardsBarrett Trotter QB1,184 yds
Passing touchdownsBarrett Trotter QB11 TD
Rushing yardsMichael Dyer RB1,242 yds
Rushing touchdownsMichael Dyer RB10 TD
Receiving yardsEmory Blake WR613 yds
Receiving touchdownsPhilip Lutzenkirchen TE7 TD
InterceptionsNeiko Thorpe DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Christian Westerman OT★★★★★No. 10
Kiehl Frazier DUAL★★★★No. 54
Quan Bray ATH★★★★No. 76
Erique Florence S★★★★No. 77
Reese Dismukes OC★★★★No. 84
Gabe Wright DT★★★★No. 86
Kris Frost OLB★★★★No. 103
Greg Robinson OT★★★★No. 118

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.973
Running backs14.00.898
Receivers33.30.900
Offensive line44.30.947
Defensive line33.30.908
Linebackers23.50.916
Defensive backs44.00.930
Athletes and specialists24.00.932
Whole class203.80.925

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 4Brandon Mosley OTNew York Giants

Roster 111

The 2011 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 3 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.