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2011 Florida

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Will Muschamp.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2011, game by game: won vs. Florida Atlantic 41–3; won vs. UAB 39–0; won vs. Tennessee 33–23; won at Kentucky 48–10; lost vs. No. 3 Alabama 10–38; lost at No. 1 LSU 11–41; lost at No. 24 Auburn 6–17; lost vs. No. 22 Georgia 20–24; won vs. Vanderbilt 26–21; lost at No. 15 South Carolina 12–17; won vs. Furman 54–32; lost vs. Florida State 7–21; won vs. Ohio State 24–17+39−30Won 41–3 vs. Florida Atlantic+38Florida AtlanticWon 39–0 vs. UAB+39UABWon 33–23 vs. Tennessee+10TennesseeWon 48–10 at Kentucky+38KentuckyLost 10–38 vs. No. 3 Alabama-28No. 3 AlabamaLost 11–41 at No. 1 LSU-30No. 1 LSULost 6–17 at No. 24 Auburn-11No. 24 AuburnLost 20–24 vs. No. 22 Georgia-4No. 22 GeorgiaWon 26–21 vs. Vanderbilt+5VanderbiltLost 12–17 at No. 15 South Carolina-5No. 15 South CarolinaWon 54–32 vs. Furman+22FurmanLost 7–21 vs. Florida State-14Florida StateWon 24–17 vs. Ohio State+7Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsFlorida AtlanticW 41–⁠384%
Sep 10vsUABW 39–⁠083%
Sep 17vsTennesseeW 33–⁠2368%
Sep 24atKentuckyW 48–⁠1065%
Oct 1vs3AlabamaL 10–⁠3848%
Oct 8at1LSUL 11–⁠4130%
Oct 15at24AuburnL 6–⁠1739%
Oct 29vs22GeorgiaL 20–⁠2449%
Nov 5vsVanderbiltW 26–⁠2177%
Nov 12at15South CarolinaL 12–⁠1736%
Nov 19vsFurmanW 54–⁠3283%
Nov 26vsFlorida StateL 7–⁠2148%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsOhio StateGator BowlW 24–⁠1744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 24–⁠17 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 17
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
331–⁠264
Coach
Will Muschamp
Elo
1603 −22 this season
SP+ rating
14.7 No. 24 of 120; offense No. 56, defense No. 10, special teams No. 6
SRS
5.2 No. 38 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 11
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Weis
Defensive coordinator
Dan Quinn
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense99th of 120
  • Defense11th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted106th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted21st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0139%0.9199th of 120
Defense-0.0236%0.9511th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.01 def		41% off
37% def		—106th off
21st 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
Offense0.0own 312% allowed
Defense-0.4own 313% 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 yardsJohn Brantley QB2,044 yds
Passing touchdownsJohn Brantley QB11 TD
Rushing yardsChris Rainey RB861 yds
Rushing touchdownsJeff Demps RB6 TD
Receiving yardsAndre Debose WR432 yds
Receiving touchdownsAndre Debose WR4 TD
InterceptionsDe’Ante Saunders DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Jeff Driskel DUAL★★★★★No. 17
A.C. Leonard TE★★★★No. 53
Mike Blakely RB★★★★No. 59
Marcus Roberson CB★★★★No. 75
Jacoby Brissett PRO★★★★No. 115
Jabari Gorman S★★★★No. 136
Ja’Juan Story WR★★★★No. 141
Javares McRoy WR★★★★No. 191

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.50.968
Running backs23.50.919
Receivers34.00.942
Offensive line14.00.890
Defensive line23.00.848
Linebackers14.00.894
Defensive backs53.80.917
Athletes and specialists13.00.840
Whole class173.80.912

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 4Jaye Howard DTSeattle Seahawks
Rd 5Chris Rainey RBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 103

The 2011 roster

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

All-SEC

2 first team

First 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠013–⁠12
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠110–⁠419
Arkansas6–⁠211–⁠25
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠29
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida3–⁠57–⁠6
Mississippi State2–⁠67–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠66–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Tennessee1–⁠75–⁠7
Ole Miss0–⁠82–⁠10

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