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2011 Eastern Michigan

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Ron English.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2011, game by game: won vs. Howard 41–9; won vs. Alabama State 14–7; lost at Michigan 3–31; lost at Penn State 6–34; won vs. Akron 31–23; lost at Toledo 16–54; won at Central Michigan 35–28; won vs. Western Michigan 14–10; lost vs. Ball State 31–33; won vs. Buffalo 30–17; lost at Kent State 22–28; lost at Northern Illinois 12–18+32−38Won 41–9 vs. Howard+32HowardWon 14–7 vs. Alabama State+7Alabama StateLost 3–31 at Michigan-28MichiganLost 6–34 at Penn State-28Penn StateWon 31–23 vs. Akron+8AkronLost 16–54 at Toledo-38ToledoWon 35–28 at Central Michigan+7Central MichiganWon 14–10 vs. Western Michigan+4Western MichiganLost 31–33 vs. Ball State-2Ball StateWon 30–17 vs. Buffalo+13BuffaloLost 22–28 at Kent State-6Kent StateLost 12–18 at Northern Illinois-6Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsHowardSept. 3rd Game PostponedW 41–⁠979%
Sep 10vsAlabama StateW 14–⁠762%
Sep 17atMichiganL 3–⁠3120%
Sep 24atPenn StateL 6–⁠3416%
Oct 1vsAkronW 31–⁠2361%
Oct 8atToledoL 16–⁠5419%
Oct 15atCentral MichiganW 35–⁠2829%
Oct 22vsWestern MichiganW 14–⁠1036%
Nov 5vsBall StateL 31–⁠3351%
Nov 12vsBuffaloW 30–⁠1767%
Nov 19atKent StateL 22–⁠2838%
Nov 25atNorthern IllinoisL 12–⁠1814%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 18–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠292
Coach
Ron English
Elo
1366 +51 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 102 of 120; offense No. 114, defense No. 81, special teams No. 59
SRS
−11.8 No. 104 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 111
Offensive coordinator
Ken Karcher
Defensive coordinator
Phil Snow
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense75th of 120
  • Defense60th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%0.9375th of 120
Defense0.0441%0.8860th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.05 def		38% off
42% def		—93rd off
73rd 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 292% 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 yardsAlex Gillett QB1,357 yds
Passing touchdownsAlex Gillett QB13 TD
Rushing yardsAlex Gillett QB669 yds
Rushing touchdownsJavonti Greene RB6 TD
Receiving yardsGarrett Hoskins TE300 yds
Receiving touchdownsGarrett Hoskins TE3 TD
InterceptionsBrad Ohrman DL1 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Demarius Reed CB★★No. 2096
Tyreese Russell TE★★No. 2233
Mark Iannotti PRO★★No. 2233
Dylan Brooks TE★★No. 2233
Kris Strange CB★★No. 2233

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Running backs32.00.733
Receivers22.00.733
Defensive backs32.00.731
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class102.00.729

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 98

The 2011 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠210–⁠4
Temple5–⁠39–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠46–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo2–⁠63–⁠9
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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