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2011 Cincinnati

10–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Butch Jones, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 2011, game by game: won vs. Austin Peay 72–10; lost at Tennessee 23–45; won vs. Akron 59–14; won vs. NC State 44–14; won at Miami (OH) 27–0; won vs. Louisville 25–16; won at South Florida 37–34; won at Pittsburgh 26–23; lost vs. West Virginia 21–24; lost at Rutgers 3–20; won at Syracuse 30–13; won vs. UConn 35–27; won vs. Vanderbilt 31–24+62−22Won 72–10 vs. Austin Peay+62Austin PeayLost 23–45 at Tennessee-22TennesseeWon 59–14 vs. Akron+45AkronWon 44–14 vs. NC State+30NC StateWon 27–0 at Miami (OH)+27Miami (OH)Won 25–16 vs. Louisville+9LouisvilleWon 37–34 at South Florida+3South FloridaWon 26–23 at Pittsburgh+3PittsburghLost 21–24 vs. West Virginia-3West VirginiaLost 3–20 at Rutgers-17RutgersWon 30–13 at Syracuse+17SyracuseWon 35–27 vs. UConn+8UConnWon 31–24 vs. Vanderbilt+7Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsAustin PeayW 72–⁠1090%
Sep 10atTennesseeL 23–⁠4536%
Sep 17vsAkronW 59–⁠1480%
Sep 22vsNC StateW 44–⁠1447%
Oct 1atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠055%
Oct 15vsLouisvilleW 25–⁠1667%
Oct 22atSouth FloridaW 37–⁠3444%
Nov 5atPittsburghW 26–⁠2346%
Nov 12vsWest VirginiaL 21–⁠2459%
Nov 19atRutgersL 3–⁠2048%
Nov 26atSyracuseW 30–⁠1356%
Dec 3vsUConnW 35–⁠2767%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsVanderbiltLiberty BowlW 31–⁠2464%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 31–⁠24 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 24
  2. Wk 10: 23
  3. Wk 11: 23
  4. Final: 25

Big East champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Louisville and West Virginia

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Big East
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 23
Points
433–⁠264
Coach
Butch Jones
Elo
1616 +120 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 28 of 120; offense No. 49, defense No. 16, special teams No. 40
SRS
7.2 No. 28 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 47
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bajakian
Defensive coordinators
Tim Banks and John Jancek
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense86th of 120
  • Defense68th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted81st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted78th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%1.0686th of 120
Defense0.0638%0.9968th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.06 def		40% off
40% def		—81st off
78th 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 362% allowed
Defense-0.1own 272% 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 yardsZach Collaros QB1,934 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Collaros QB15 TD
Rushing yardsIsaiah Pead RB1,259 yds
Rushing touchdownsIsaiah Pead RB12 TD
Receiving yardsAnthony McClung WR683 yds
Receiving touchdownsAnthony McClung WR6 TD
InterceptionsCamerron Cheatham DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Jameel Poteat RB★★★★No. 252
Alex Chisum WR★★★No. 904
Daniel Murray OG★★★No. 1018
Stephen Weatherford PRO★★★No. 1201
Rodriquez Coleman WR★★★No. 1210

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.825
Running backs33.00.834
Receivers23.00.834
Offensive line23.00.822
Defensive line42.50.797
Linebackers23.00.820
Defensive backs13.00.807
Whole class152.90.818

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 2Derek Wolfe DTDenver Broncos
Rd 2Isaiah Pead RBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3John Hughes DTCleveland Browns
Rd 4Adrien Robinson TENew York Giants

Roster 105

The 2011 roster

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

2011 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cincinnati5–⁠210–⁠325
West Virginia5–⁠210–⁠317
Louisville5–⁠27–⁠6
Rutgers4–⁠39–⁠4
Pittsburgh4–⁠36–⁠7
UConn3–⁠45–⁠7
South Florida1–⁠65–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠65–⁠7

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