2011 Colorado

3–⁠10 (2–⁠8 Pac-12), coached by Jon Embree.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2011, game by game: lost at Hawai’i 17–34; lost vs. California 33–36; won vs. Colorado State 28–14; lost at Ohio State 17–37; lost vs. Washington State 27–31; lost at No. 7 Stanford 7–48; lost at Washington 24–52; lost vs. No. 9 Oregon 2–45; lost at No. 23 Arizona State 14–48; lost vs. No. 21 USC 17–42; won vs. Arizona 48–29; lost at UCLA 6–45; won at Utah 17–14+19−43Lost 17–34 at Hawai’i-17Hawai’iLost 33–36 vs. California-3CaliforniaWon 28–14 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado StateLost 17–37 at Ohio State-20Ohio StateLost 27–31 vs. Washington State-4Washington StateLost 7–48 at No. 7 Stanford-41No. 7 StanfordLost 24–52 at Washington-28WashingtonLost 2–45 vs. No. 9 Oregon-43No. 9 OregonLost 14–48 at No. 23 Arizona State-34No. 23 Arizona StateLost 17–42 vs. No. 21 USC-25No. 21 USCWon 48–29 vs. Arizona+19ArizonaLost 6–45 at UCLA-39UCLAWon 17–14 at Utah+3Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠10
Conference
2–⁠8 12th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
257–⁠475
Coach
Jon Embree
Elo
1409 −61 this season
SP+ rating
-8.8 No. 90 of 120; offense No. 71, defense No. 96, special teams No. 63
SRS
−9.0 No. 96 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 64
Offensive coordinator
Eric Bieniemy
Defensive coordinator
Greg Brown
Captains
Tyler Hansen, Jon Major, Ryan Miller and Anthony Perkins
Most valuable player
Toney Clemons and Tyler Hansen

How good, play by play

  • Offense46th of 120
  • Defense114th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted57th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted126th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0637%1.0846th of 120
Defense0.1544%1.07114th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.11 def
38% off
43% def
—57th off
126th 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 272% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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 yardsTyler Hansen QB2,883 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Hansen QB20 TD
Rushing yardsRodney Stewart 854 yds
Rushing touchdownsRodney Stewart 4 TD
Receiving yardsToney Clemons WR680 yds
Receiving touchdownsToney Clemons WR8 TD
InterceptionsJason Espinoza WR2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Marc Mustoe OT★★★No. 425
Paulay Asiata OG★★★No. 432
Alex Kelley OC★★★No. 984
Nelson Spruce WR★★★No. 1038
Stevie Joe Dorman PRO★★★No. 1165

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.828
Running backs22.50.788
Receivers13.00.836
Offensive line33.00.861
Defensive line13.00.819
Linebackers32.70.806
Defensive backs32.30.792
Athletes and specialists12.00.781
Whole class152.70.814

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 5Ryan Miller OGCleveland Browns
Rd 7Toney Clemons WRPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 104

The 2011 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2011 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2011 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠24
Stanford8–⁠111–⁠27
USC7–⁠210–⁠26
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠8
California5–⁠57–⁠6
Utah4–⁠58–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠63–⁠9
Washington State2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠83–⁠10

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