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2011 Boise State

12–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Chris Petersen, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2011, game by game: won vs. No. 19 Georgia 35–21; won at Toledo 40–15; won vs. Tulsa 41–21; won vs. Nevada 30–10; won at Fresno State 57–7; won at Colorado State 63–13; won vs. Air Force 37–26; won at UNLV 48–21; lost vs. TCU 35–36; won at San Diego State 52–35; won vs. Wyoming 36–14; won vs. New Mexico 45–0; won vs. Arizona State 56–24+50−1Won 35–21 vs. No. 19 Georgia+14No. 19 GeorgiaWon 40–15 at Toledo+25ToledoWon 41–21 vs. Tulsa+20TulsaWon 30–10 vs. Nevada+20NevadaWon 57–7 at Fresno State+50Fresno StateWon 63–13 at Colorado State+50Colorado StateWon 37–26 vs. Air Force+11Air ForceWon 48–21 at UNLV+27UNLVLost 35–36 vs. TCU-1TCUWon 52–35 at San Diego State+17San Diego StateWon 36–14 vs. Wyoming+22WyomingWon 45–0 vs. New Mexico+45New MexicoWon 56–24 vs. Arizona State+32Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs19GeorgiaW 35–⁠2171%
Sep 16atToledoW 40–⁠1571%
Sep 24vsTulsaW 41–⁠2180%
Oct 1vsNevadaW 30–⁠1076%
Oct 7atFresno StateW 57–⁠779%
Oct 15atColorado StateW 63–⁠1389%
Oct 22vsAir ForceW 37–⁠2686%
Nov 5atUNLVW 48–⁠2191%
Nov 12vsTCUL 35–⁠3666%
Nov 19atSan Diego StateW 52–⁠3574%
Nov 26vsWyomingW 36–⁠1490%
Dec 3vsNew MexicoW 45–⁠097%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsArizona StateMaaco Bowl Las VegasW 56–⁠2485%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 56–⁠24 in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas; No. 8 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Consensus All-AmericanNate Potter, OT

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 4
Points
575–⁠243
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1821 +111 this season
SP+ rating
23.0 No. 8 of 120; offense No. 10, defense No. 15, special teams No. 48
SRS
18.5 No. 8 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 53
Offensive coordinator
Brent Pease
Defensive coordinator
Pete Kwiatkowski
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense33rd of 120
  • Defense25th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted41st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted25th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0946%0.8833rd of 120
Defense0.0134%0.9925th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.01 def		45% off
35% def		—41st off
25th 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-0.1own 372% allowed
Defense-0.3own 222% 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 yardsKellen Moore QB3,800 yds
Passing touchdownsKellen Moore QB43 TD
Rushing yardsDoug Martin RB1,299 yds
Rushing touchdownsDoug Martin RB16 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Shoemaker WR994 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyler Shoemaker WR16 TD
InterceptionsJerrell Gavins CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Jeff Worthy DT★★★No. 409
Marcus Henry OG★★★No. 925
Eric Agbaroji CB★★★No. 928
Darian Thompson S★★★No. 1165
Adam Sheffield OT★★★No. 1251

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.50.790
Offensive line33.00.823
Defensive line13.00.874
Linebackers22.00.761
Defensive backs52.40.796
Athletes and specialists12.00.790
Whole class142.50.801

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 1Shea McClellin OLBChicago Bears
Rd 1Doug Martin RBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 3Tyrone Crawford DEDallas Cowboys
Rd 5George Iloka SCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Billy Winn DTCleveland Browns
Rd 7Nate Potter OTArizona Cardinals

Roster 105

The 2011 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU7–⁠011–⁠214
Boise State6–⁠112–⁠18
Wyoming5–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠38–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State1–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠62–⁠10
New Mexico1–⁠61–⁠11

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