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2011 Eastern Illinois

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Illinois in 2011, game by game: won vs. Illinois State 33–26; lost at Northwestern 21–42; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 20–31; lost at Jacksonville State 21–28; lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 30–37; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 16–48; lost at Murray State 27–36; lost vs. UT Martin 23–24; won at Austin Peay 19–10; lost vs. Tennessee State 17–18; lost at Southern Illinois 28–45+9−32Won 33–26 vs. Illinois State+7Illinois StateLost 21–42 at Northwestern-21NorthwesternLost 20–31 vs. Tennessee Tech-11Tennessee TechLost 21–28 at Jacksonville State-7Jacksonville St…Lost 30–37 vs. Southeast Missouri State-7Southeast Misso…Lost 16–48 vs. Eastern Kentucky-32Eastern KentuckyLost 27–36 at Murray State-9Murray StateLost 23–24 vs. UT Martin-1UT MartinWon 19–10 at Austin Peay+9Austin PeayLost 17–18 vs. Tennessee State-1Tennessee StateLost 28–45 at Southern Illinois-17Southern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsIllinois StateW 33–⁠2650%
Sep 10atNorthwesternL 21–⁠4213%
Sep 17vsTennessee TechL 20–⁠3148%
Sep 24atJacksonville StateL 21–⁠2823%
Oct 1vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 30–⁠3739%
Oct 8vsEastern KentuckyL 16–⁠4844%
Oct 15atMurray StateL 27–⁠3622%
Oct 22vsUT MartinL 23–⁠2433%
Oct 29atAustin PeayW 19–⁠1044%
Nov 5vsTennessee StateL 17–⁠1845%
Nov 12atSouthern IllinoisL 28–⁠4531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Illinois 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 9th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠345
Coach
—
Elo
1150 −74 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.6 No. 71 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 135
Offensive coordinator
Roy Wittke
Defensive coordinator
Roc Bellantoni

Leaders

Passing yardsJimmy Garoppolo QB209 yds
Passing touchdownsJimmy Garoppolo QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJimmy Lera RB78 yds
Rushing touchdownsA.J. Woodson RB1 TD

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Devin Brinson RB★★No. 2650

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.700

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.

2011 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State6–⁠27–⁠4
Tennessee Tech6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠27–⁠5
Murray State5–⁠37–⁠4
Tennessee State4–⁠45–⁠6
UT Martin4–⁠45–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Austin Peay2–⁠63–⁠8
Eastern Illinois1–⁠72–⁠9

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