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2011 Baylor

10–⁠3 (6–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Art Briles, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2011, game by game: won vs. No. 14 TCU 50–48; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 48–0; won vs. Rice 56–31; lost at Kansas State 35–36; won vs. Iowa State 49–26; lost at No. 21 Texas A&M 28–55; lost at No. 3 Oklahoma State 24–59; won vs. Missouri 42–39; won at Kansas 31–30; won vs. No. 5 Oklahoma 45–38; won vs. Texas Tech 66–42; won vs. Texas 48–24; won vs. Washington 67–56+48−35Won 50–48 vs. No. 14 TCU+2No. 14 TCUWon 48–0 vs. Stephen F. Austin+48Stephen F. Aust…Won 56–31 vs. Rice+25RiceLost 35–36 at Kansas State-1Kansas StateWon 49–26 vs. Iowa State+23Iowa StateLost 28–55 at No. 21 Texas A&M-27No. 21 Texas A&MLost 24–59 at No. 3 Oklahoma State-35No. 3 Oklahoma StateWon 42–39 vs. Missouri+3MissouriWon 31–30 at Kansas+1KansasWon 45–38 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma+7No. 5 OklahomaWon 66–42 vs. Texas Tech+24Texas TechWon 48–24 vs. Texas+24TexasWon 67–56 vs. Washington+11Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs14TCUW 50–⁠4827%
Sep 17vsStephen F. AustinW 48–⁠075%
Sep 24vsRiceW 56–⁠3173%
Oct 1atKansas StateL 35–⁠3640%
Oct 8vsIowa StateW 49–⁠2664%
Oct 15at21Texas A&ML 28–⁠5533%
Oct 29at3Oklahoma StateL 24–⁠5917%
Nov 5vsMissouriW 42–⁠3947%
Nov 12atKansasW 31–⁠3068%
Nov 19vs5OklahomaW 45–⁠3825%
Nov 26vsTexas TechW 66–⁠4263%
Dec 3vsTexasW 48–⁠2460%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsWashingtonAlamo BowlW 67–⁠5662%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 67–⁠56 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 19
  3. Wk 4: 17
  4. Wk 5: 15
  5. Wk 6: 25
  6. Wk 7: 20
  7. Wk 12: 25
  8. Wk 13: 21
  9. Wk 14: 19
  10. Wk 15: 15
  11. Final: 13

Heisman TrophyRobert Griffin III, QB; also the Davey O’Brien and Manning

Consensus All-AmericanRobert Griffin III, QB

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 13
Points
589–⁠484
Coach
Art Briles
Elo
1646 +155 this season
SP+ rating
10.9 No. 33 of 120; offense No. 2, defense No. 99, special teams No. 82
SRS
13.3 No. 13 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 46
Offensive coordinators
Randy Clements and Philip Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Phil Bennett
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 120
  • Defense103rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted113th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1850%0.973rd of 120
Defense0.1246%0.99103rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.09 def		49% off
43% def		—2nd off
113th 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.2own 313% 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 yardsRobert Griffin III QB4,293 yds
Passing touchdownsRobert Griffin III QB37 TD
Rushing yardsTerrance Ganaway RB1,547 yds
Rushing touchdownsTerrance Ganaway RB21 TD
Receiving yardsKendall Wright WR1,663 yds
Receiving touchdownsKendall Wright WR14 TD
InterceptionsK.J. Morton CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Spencer Drango OT★★★★No. 227
Jay Lee WR★★★No. 378
Pat Colbert OT★★★No. 964
Anthony Webb CB★★★No. 975
Patrick Colbert OT★★★No. 1004

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.878
Offensive line33.30.861
Defensive line13.00.836
Linebackers32.30.797
Defensive backs13.00.839
Whole class92.90.836

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 1Robert Griffin III QBWashington Redskins
Rd 1Kendall Wright WRTennessee Titans
Rd 4Philip Blake CDenver Broncos
Rd 6Terrance Ganaway RBNew York Jets
Rd 6Robert Griffin OGNew York Jets

Roster 121

The 2011 roster

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

All-Big 12

4 first team, 2 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State8–⁠112–⁠13
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠315
Oklahoma6–⁠310–⁠316
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
Missouri5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠66–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠75–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠92–⁠10

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