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2011 Florida State

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jimbo Fisher, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2011, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 34–0; won vs. Charleston Southern 62–10; lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 13–23; lost at No. 21 Clemson 30–35; lost at Wake Forest 30–35; won at Duke 41–16; won vs. Maryland 41–16; won vs. NC State 34–0; won at Boston College 38–7; won vs. Miami 23–19; lost vs. Virginia 13–14; won at Florida 21–7; won vs. Notre Dame 18–14+52−10Won 34–0 vs. UL Monroe+34UL MonroeWon 62–10 vs. Charleston Southern+52Charleston Sout…Lost 13–23 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-10No. 1 OklahomaLost 30–35 at No. 21 Clemson-5No. 21 ClemsonLost 30–35 at Wake Forest-5Wake ForestWon 41–16 at Duke+25DukeWon 41–16 vs. Maryland+25MarylandWon 34–0 vs. NC State+34NC StateWon 38–7 at Boston College+31Boston CollegeWon 23–19 vs. Miami+4MiamiLost 13–14 vs. Virginia-1VirginiaWon 21–7 at Florida+14FloridaWon 18–14 vs. Notre Dame+4Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUL MonroeW 34–⁠082%
Sep 10vsCharleston SouthernW 62–⁠1095%
Sep 17vs1OklahomaL 13–⁠2351%
Sep 24at21ClemsonL 30–⁠3546%
Oct 8atWake ForestL 30–⁠3559%
Oct 15atDukeW 41–⁠1661%
Oct 22vsMarylandW 41–⁠1675%
Oct 29vsNC StateW 34–⁠068%
Nov 3atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠767%
Nov 12vsMiamiW 23–⁠1969%
Nov 19vsVirginiaL 13–⁠1478%
Nov 26atFloridaW 21–⁠752%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsNotre DameChamps Sports BowlW 18–⁠1456%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 18–⁠14 in the Champs Sports Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 23
  6. Wk 6: 23
  7. Wk 12: 23
  8. Wk 14: 25
  9. Wk 15: 25
  10. Final: 23

Consensus All-AmericanShawn Powell, P

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 5
Points
398–⁠196
Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Elo
1713 +73 this season
SP+ rating
22.8 No. 10 of 120; offense No. 38, defense No. 4, special teams No. 1
SRS
11.2 No. 20 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 2
Offensive coordinator
James Coley
Defensive coordinator
Mark Stoops
Captains
Nigel Bradham and E.J. Manuel
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense59th of 120
  • Defense10th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted58th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted13th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0543%0.8559th of 120
Defense-0.0234%1.0010th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.00 def		44% off
35% def		—58th off
13th 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 343% allowed
Defense-0.4own 263% 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 yardsE.J. Manuel QB2,666 yds
Passing touchdownsE.J. Manuel QB18 TD
Rushing yardsDevonta Freeman RB579 yds
Rushing touchdownsDevonta Freeman RB8 TD
Receiving yardsRodney Smith WR561 yds
Receiving touchdownsBert Reed WR5 TD
InterceptionsLamarcus Joyner DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Karlos Williams S★★★★★No. 4
Timmy Jernigan DT★★★★★No. 12
James Wilder ATH★★★★★No. 25
Nick O’Leary TE★★★★★No. 27
Bobby Hart OG★★★★No. 55
Nick Waisome CB★★★★No. 61
Devonta Freeman RB★★★★No. 100
Jordan Prestwood OT★★★★No. 120

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.952
Receivers34.30.957
Offensive line53.60.894
Defensive line34.30.927
Linebackers14.00.895
Defensive backs43.80.931
Athletes and specialists15.00.989
Whole class184.00.927

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 4Nigel Bradham OLBBuffalo Bills
Rd 5Zebrie Sanders OTBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Mike Harris CBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Andrew Datko OTGreen Bay Packers

Roster 114

The 2011 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠321
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠422
Florida State5–⁠39–⁠423
Georgia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia5–⁠38–⁠5
Wake Forest5–⁠36–⁠7
NC State4–⁠48–⁠5
North Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠56–⁠6
Boston College3–⁠54–⁠8
Duke1–⁠73–⁠9
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠10

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