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2011 Fresno State

4–⁠9 (3–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Pat Hill.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2011, game by game: lost at California 21–36; lost at No. 10 Nebraska 29–42; won vs. North Dakota 27–22; won at Idaho 48–24; lost vs. Ole Miss 28–38; lost vs. No. 5 Boise State 7–57; won vs. Utah State 31–21; lost at Nevada 38–45; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 21–41; lost at New Mexico State 45–48; won at Hawai’i 24–21; lost vs. San José State 24–27; lost at San Diego State 28–35+24−50Lost 21–36 at California-15CaliforniaLost 29–42 at No. 10 Nebraska-13No. 10 NebraskaWon 27–22 vs. North Dakota+5North DakotaWon 48–24 at Idaho+24IdahoLost 28–38 vs. Ole Miss-10Ole MissLost 7–57 vs. No. 5 Boise State-50No. 5 Boise StateWon 31–21 vs. Utah State+10Utah StateLost 38–45 at Nevada-7NevadaLost 21–41 vs. Louisiana Tech-20Louisiana TechLost 45–48 at New Mexico State-3New Mexico StateWon 24–21 at Hawai’i+3Hawai’iLost 24–27 vs. San José State-3San José StateLost 28–35 at San Diego State-7San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atCaliforniaL 21–⁠3645%
Sep 10at10NebraskaL 29–⁠4226%
Sep 17vsNorth DakotaW 27–⁠2283%
Sep 24atIdahoW 48–⁠2452%
Oct 1vsOle MissL 28–⁠3869%
Oct 7vs5Boise StateL 7–⁠5721%
Oct 15vsUtah StateW 31–⁠2162%
Oct 22atNevadaL 38–⁠4526%
Nov 5vsLouisiana TechL 21–⁠4156%
Nov 12atNew Mexico StateL 45–⁠4860%
Nov 19atHawai’iW 24–⁠2131%
Nov 26vsSan José StateL 24–⁠2770%
Dec 3atSan Diego StateL 28–⁠3526%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 35–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Led the nationIsaiah Burse: kickoff return yards (1,606 yds)

Record
4–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
371–⁠457
Coach
Pat Hill
Elo
1415 −106 this season
SP+ rating
-6.0 No. 86 of 120; offense No. 46, defense No. 101, special teams No. 85
SRS
−6.4 No. 86 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 98
Defensive coordinator
Randy Stewart
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense32nd of 120
  • Defense83rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted28th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0942%1.0332nd of 120
Defense0.0839%1.1883rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.08 def		43% off
39% def		—28th off
93rd 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.2own 322% 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 yardsDerek Carr QB3,544 yds
Passing touchdownsDerek Carr QB26 TD
Rushing yardsRobbie Rouse RB1,549 yds
Rushing touchdownsRobbie Rouse RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Saunders WR1,065 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalen Saunders WR12 TD
InterceptionsL.J. Jones DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Malique Micenheimer OLB★★★No. 1280
Ronald Ussery SDE★★No. 1990
Dillon Root RB★★No. 1990
Charles Washington S★★No. 1990
Donavon Lewis ILB★★No. 1990

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.733
Offensive line32.00.733
Defensive line42.00.742
Linebackers52.20.750
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class162.10.743

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 4Devon Wylie WRKansas City Chiefs

Roster 101

The 2011 roster

101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 24 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech6–⁠18–⁠5
Utah State5–⁠27–⁠6
Nevada5–⁠27–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠46–⁠7
San José State3–⁠45–⁠7
Fresno State3–⁠44–⁠9
New Mexico State2–⁠54–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠62–⁠10

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