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2011 East Carolina

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Ruffin McNeill.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 2011, game by game: lost vs. No. 12 South Carolina 37–56; lost vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech 10–17; won vs. UAB 28–23; lost vs. North Carolina 20–35; lost at Houston 3–56; won at Memphis 35–17; won at Navy 38–35; won vs. Tulane 34–13; lost vs. Southern Miss 28–48; lost at UTEP 17–22; won vs. UCF 38–31; lost at Marshall 27–34+21−53Lost 37–56 vs. No. 12 South Carolina-19No. 12 South CarolinaLost 10–17 vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech-7No. 11 Virginia TechWon 28–23 vs. UAB+5UABLost 20–35 vs. North Carolina-15North CarolinaLost 3–56 at Houston-53HoustonWon 35–17 at Memphis+18MemphisWon 38–35 at Navy+3NavyWon 34–13 vs. Tulane+21TulaneLost 28–48 vs. Southern Miss-20Southern MissLost 17–22 at UTEP-5UTEPWon 38–31 vs. UCF+7UCFLost 27–34 at Marshall-7Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs12South CarolinaL 37–⁠5631%
Sep 10vs11Virginia TechL 10–⁠1725%
Sep 24vsUABW 28–⁠2367%
Oct 1vsNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠3538%
Oct 8atHoustonL 3–⁠5625%
Oct 15atMemphisW 35–⁠1763%
Oct 22atNavyW 38–⁠3527%
Oct 29vsTulaneW 34–⁠1378%
Nov 5vsSouthern MissL 28–⁠4830%
Nov 12atUTEPL 17–⁠2243%
Nov 19vsUCFW 38–⁠3144%
Nov 26atMarshallL 27–⁠3442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marshall 34–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
315–⁠387
Coach
Ruffin McNeill
Elo
1428 −24 this season
SP+ rating
-3.0 No. 77 of 120; offense No. 62, defense No. 73, special teams No. 57
SRS
−7.3 No. 90 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 72
Offensive coordinator
Lincoln Riley
Defensive coordinator
Brian Mitchell
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense39th of 120
  • Defense56th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted36th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0745%0.8639th of 120
Defense0.0444%0.8356th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.04 def		44% off
44% def		—36th off
53rd 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-0.6own 282% allowed
Defense0.0own 342% 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 yardsDominique Davis QB3,225 yds
Passing touchdownsDominique Davis QB25 TD
Rushing yardsTorrance Hunt RB489 yds
Rushing touchdownsDominique Davis QB5 TD
Receiving yardsJustin Hardy WR658 yds
Receiving touchdownsLance Lewis WR8 TD
InterceptionsDamon Magazu DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Danny Webster ATH★★★No. 901
Cody Keith DUAL★★★No. 1290
Domonique Lennon S★★★No. 1317
Donte Sumpter WR★★★No. 1319
Montese Overton OLB★★★No. 1353

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.818
Running backs13.00.801
Receivers23.00.810
Offensive line62.30.769
Defensive line42.30.766
Linebackers22.50.800
Defensive backs22.50.800
Athletes and specialists22.50.811
Whole class202.50.787

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; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston8–⁠013–⁠118
Tulsa7–⁠18–⁠5
Southern Miss6–⁠212–⁠220
SMU5–⁠38–⁠5
Marshall5–⁠37–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠45–⁠7
UCF3–⁠55–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
UAB3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠65–⁠7
Memphis1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulane1–⁠72–⁠11

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