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2011 Buffalo

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jeff Quinn.

Schedule and results

Buffalo in 2011, game by game: lost at Pittsburgh 16–35; won vs. Stony Brook 35–7; lost at Ball State 25–28; lost vs. UConn 3–17; lost at Tennessee 10–41; won vs. Ohio 38–37; lost at Temple 0–34; lost vs. Northern Illinois 30–31; lost at Miami (OH) 13–41; lost at Eastern Michigan 17–30; won vs. Akron 51–10; lost vs. Bowling Green 28–42+41−34Lost 16–35 at Pittsburgh-19PittsburghWon 35–7 vs. Stony Brook+28Stony BrookLost 25–28 at Ball State-3Ball StateLost 3–17 vs. UConn-14UConnLost 10–41 at Tennessee-31TennesseeWon 38–37 vs. Ohio+1OhioLost 0–34 at Temple-34TempleLost 30–31 vs. Northern Illinois-1Northern Illino…Lost 13–41 at Miami (OH)-28Miami (OH)Lost 17–30 at Eastern Michigan-13Eastern MichiganWon 51–10 vs. Akron+41AkronLost 28–42 vs. Bowling Green-14Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atPittsburghL 16–⁠3514%
Sep 10vsStony BrookW 35–⁠759%
Sep 17atBall StateL 25–⁠2834%
Sep 24vsUConnL 3–⁠1732%
Oct 1atTennesseeL 10–⁠4116%
Oct 8vsOhioW 38–⁠3729%
Oct 15atTempleL 0–⁠3415%
Oct 22vsNorthern IllinoisL 30–⁠3124%
Oct 29atMiami (OH)L 13–⁠4127%
Nov 12atEastern MichiganL 17–⁠3033%
Nov 19vsAkronW 51–⁠1067%
Nov 25vsBowling GreenL 28–⁠4247%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 42–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠353
Coach
Jeff Quinn
Elo
1282 −53 this season
SP+ rating
-19.5 No. 111 of 120; offense No. 106, defense No. 102, special teams No. 106
SRS
−13.5 No. 108 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 100
Offensive coordinator
Alex Wood
Defensive coordinator
William Inge
Captains
Chazz Anderson, Fred Branch, Richie Smith and John Syty
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense95th of 120
  • Defense44th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted112th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted57th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0039%0.9495th of 120
Defense0.0340%0.9344th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.04 def		38% off
41% def		—112th off
57th 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
Defense0.0own 332% 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 yardsChazz Anderson QB2,454 yds
Passing touchdownsChazz Anderson QB11 TD
Rushing yardsBranden Oliver RB1,395 yds
Rushing touchdownsBranden Oliver RB13 TD
Receiving yardsAlex Neutz WR641 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlex Neutz WR4 TD
InterceptionsCortney Lester DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Kendall Patterson DT★★No. 1537
Joe Felicia SDE★★No. 1718
Patrick Williams DT★★No. 1776
Joe Licata PRO★★No. 1776
Reginald McKnight WR★★No. 2050

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.751
Running backs22.00.733
Receivers32.00.743
Offensive line42.00.733
Defensive line42.00.775
Linebackers12.00.753
Defensive backs32.00.733
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class202.00.744

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 102

The 2011 roster

102 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.