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2011 Central Michigan

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Enos.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 2011, game by game: won vs. South Carolina State 21–6; lost at Kentucky 13–27; lost at Western Michigan 14–44; lost at Michigan State 7–45; won vs. Northern Illinois 48–41; lost at NC State 24–38; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 28–35; lost at Ball State 27–31; won at Akron 23–22; lost at Kent State 21–24; lost vs. Ohio 28–43; lost vs. Toledo 17–44+15−38Won 21–6 vs. South Carolina State+15South Carolina …Lost 13–27 at Kentucky-14KentuckyLost 14–44 at Western Michigan-30Western MichiganLost 7–45 at Michigan State-38Michigan StateWon 48–41 vs. Northern Illinois+7Northern Illino…Lost 24–38 at NC State-14NC StateLost 28–35 vs. Eastern Michigan-7Eastern MichiganLost 27–31 at Ball State-4Ball StateWon 23–22 at Akron+1AkronLost 21–24 at Kent State-3Kent StateLost 28–43 vs. Ohio-15OhioLost 17–44 vs. Toledo-27Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSouth Carolina StateW 21–⁠665%
Sep 10atKentuckyL 13–⁠2738%
Sep 17atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠4440%
Sep 24atMichigan StateL 7–⁠4522%
Oct 1vsNorthern IllinoisW 48–⁠4137%
Oct 8atNC StateL 24–⁠3833%
Oct 15vsEastern MichiganL 28–⁠3571%
Oct 22atBall StateL 27–⁠3137%
Oct 29atAkronW 23–⁠2260%
Nov 4atKent StateL 21–⁠2443%
Nov 10vsOhioL 28–⁠4336%
Nov 18vsToledoL 17–⁠4428%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 44–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
271–⁠400
Coach
Dan Enos
Elo
1340 −118 this season
SP+ rating
-18.9 No. 109 of 120; offense No. 96, defense No. 115, special teams No. 85
SRS
−15.8 No. 111 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 93
Offensive coordinator
Mike Cummings
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tumpkin

How good, play by play

  • Offense68th of 120
  • Defense96th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted71st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%0.9568th of 120
Defense0.1045%0.8896th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.09 def		41% off
45% def		—71st off
114th 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 283% 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 yardsRyan Radcliff QB3,286 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Radcliff QB25 TD
Rushing yardsParis Cotton RB409 yds
Rushing touchdownsParis Cotton RB2 TD
Receiving yardsTitus Davis WR751 yds
Receiving touchdownsTitus Davis WR8 TD
InterceptionsJahleel Addae DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Ben McCord WR★★★No. 1184
Alex Niznak PRO★★★No. 1362
Shafer Johnson DT★★No. 1577
Anthony Garland RB★★No. 1756
Matt Losiniecki DT★★No. 1990

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.812
Running backs22.00.736
Receivers72.10.747
Offensive line42.00.748
Defensive line22.00.779
Linebackers42.00.740
Defensive backs22.00.736
Athletes and specialists22.00.738
Whole class242.10.749

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 105

The 2011 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 29 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.