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2011 Colorado State

3–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Steve Fairchild.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2011, game by game: won at New Mexico 14–10; won vs. Northern Colorado 33–14; lost vs. Colorado 14–28; won at Utah State 35–34; lost vs. San José State 31–38; lost vs. No. 5 Boise State 13–63; lost at UTEP 17–31; lost at UNLV 35–38; lost vs. San Diego State 15–18; lost at No. 19 TCU 10–34; lost vs. Air Force 21–45; lost vs. Wyoming 19–22+19−50Won 14–10 at New Mexico+4New MexicoWon 33–14 vs. Northern Colorado+19Northern Colora…Lost 14–28 vs. Colorado-14ColoradoWon 35–34 at Utah State+1Utah StateLost 31–38 vs. San José State-7San José StateLost 13–63 vs. No. 5 Boise State-50No. 5 Boise StateLost 17–31 at UTEP-14UTEPLost 35–38 at UNLV-3UNLVLost 15–18 vs. San Diego State-3San Diego StateLost 10–34 at No. 19 TCU-24No. 19 TCULost 21–45 vs. Air Force-24Air ForceLost 19–22 vs. Wyoming-3Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atNew MexicoW 14–⁠1049%
Sep 10vsNorthern ColoradoW 33–⁠1481%
Sep 17vsColoradoL 14–⁠2845%
Sep 24atUtah StateW 35–⁠3437%
Oct 1vsSan José StateL 31–⁠3865%
Oct 15vs5Boise StateL 13–⁠6311%
Oct 22atUTEPL 17–⁠3130%
Oct 29atUNLVL 35–⁠3845%
Nov 12vsSan Diego StateL 15–⁠1828%
Nov 19at19TCUL 10–⁠346%
Nov 26vsAir ForceL 21–⁠4529%
Dec 3vsWyomingL 19–⁠2234%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 22–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 6th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
257–⁠375
Coach
Steve Fairchild
Elo
1290 −87 this season
SP+ rating
-12.6 No. 97 of 120; offense No. 93, defense No. 92, special teams No. 69
SRS
−14.2 No. 110 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 76
Offensive coordinator
Pat Meyer
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kerr

How good, play by play

  • Offense90th of 120
  • Defense105th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted116th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted120th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0140%0.9590th of 120
Defense0.1345%0.92105th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.10 def		38% off
45% def		—116th off
120th 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 303% allowed
Defense-0.2own 312% 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 yardsPete Thomas QB1,607 yds
Passing touchdownsPete Thomas QB7 TD
Rushing yardsChris Nwoke RB1,130 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Nwoke RB9 TD
Receiving yardsCrockett Gillmore TE468 yds
Receiving touchdownsCrockett Gillmore TE4 TD
InterceptionsMomo Thomas CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Isiah Norton DT★★★No. 374
Justin Hansen OG★★★No. 1201
Kapri Bibbs RB★★★No. 1213
Charles Lovett WR★★★No. 1485
Trey Cassidy OG★★No. 1594

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.775
Running backs42.30.774
Receivers32.30.774
Offensive line32.30.791
Defensive line13.00.879
Linebackers42.00.752
Defensive backs32.00.763
Athletes and specialists32.00.762
Whole class232.20.774

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 113

The 2011 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 28 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.