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2011 Ball State

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Pete Lembo.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 2011, game by game: won vs. Indiana 27–20; lost at No. 22 South Florida 7–37; won vs. Buffalo 28–25; won vs. Army 48–21; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 6–62; lost vs. Temple 0–42; won at Ohio 23–20; won vs. Central Michigan 31–27; lost at Western Michigan 35–45; won at Eastern Michigan 33–31; lost at Northern Illinois 38–41; lost vs. Toledo 28–45+27−56Won 27–20 vs. Indiana+7IndianaLost 7–37 at No. 22 South Florida-30No. 22 South FloridaWon 28–25 vs. Buffalo+3BuffaloWon 48–21 vs. Army+27ArmyLost 6–62 at No. 2 Oklahoma-56No. 2 OklahomaLost 0–42 vs. Temple-42TempleWon 23–20 at Ohio+3OhioWon 31–27 vs. Central Michigan+4Central MichiganLost 35–45 at Western Michigan-10Western MichiganWon 33–31 at Eastern Michigan+2Eastern MichiganLost 38–41 at Northern Illinois-3Northern Illino…Lost 28–45 vs. Toledo-17Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsIndianaW 27–⁠2046%
Sep 10at22South FloridaL 7–⁠3724%
Sep 17vsBuffaloW 28–⁠2566%
Sep 24vsArmyW 48–⁠2152%
Oct 1at2OklahomaL 6–⁠6212%
Oct 8vsTempleL 0–⁠4245%
Oct 15atOhioW 23–⁠2028%
Oct 22vsCentral MichiganW 31–⁠2763%
Oct 29atWestern MichiganL 35–⁠4536%
Nov 5atEastern MichiganW 33–⁠3149%
Nov 15atNorthern IllinoisL 38–⁠4121%
Nov 25vsToledoL 28–⁠4536%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠416
Coach
Pete Lembo
Elo
1415 +9 this season
SP+ rating
-13.6 No. 99 of 120; offense No. 82, defense No. 112, special teams No. 40
SRS
−7.9 No. 93 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 102
Offensive coordinator
Rich Skrosky
Defensive coordinator
Jay Bateman
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense80th of 120
  • Defense117th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted128th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0241%0.8780th of 120
Defense0.1648%0.93117th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.12 def		41% off
46% def		—103rd off
128th 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 303% allowed
Defense-0.2own 292% 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 yardsKeith Wenning QB2,478 yds
Passing touchdownsKeith Wenning QB17 TD
Rushing yardsJahwan Edwards RB726 yds
Rushing touchdownsJahwan Edwards RB10 TD
Receiving yardsBriggs Orsbon WR553 yds
Receiving touchdownsBriggs Orsbon WR4 TD
InterceptionsJoshua Howard S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Jalen Schlachter OT★★★No. 1362
Nick Miles WDE★★No. 1654
Keenan Noel FB★★No. 1776
Chris Shillings WR★★No. 2050
Trey Gardner WR★★No. 2154

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.756
Receivers52.00.742
Offensive line32.30.764
Defensive line42.00.747
Linebackers22.00.733
Defensive backs22.00.719
Athletes and specialists12.00.733
Whole class192.10.744

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.

Roster 99

The 2011 roster

99 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠210–⁠4
Temple5–⁠39–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠46–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo2–⁠63–⁠9
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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