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2011 Georgia Tech

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Paul Johnson.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2011, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 63–21; won at Middle Tennessee 49–21; won vs. Kansas 66–24; won vs. North Carolina 35–28; won at NC State 45–35; won vs. Maryland 21–16; lost at Virginia 21–24; lost at Miami 7–24; won vs. No. 6 Clemson 31–17; lost vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech 26–37; won at Duke 38–31; lost vs. No. 13 Georgia 17–31; lost vs. Utah 27–30+42−17Won 63–21 vs. Western Carolina+42Western CarolinaWon 49–21 at Middle Tennessee+28Middle TennesseeWon 66–24 vs. Kansas+42KansasWon 35–28 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaWon 45–35 at NC State+10NC StateWon 21–16 vs. Maryland+5MarylandLost 21–24 at Virginia-3VirginiaLost 7–24 at Miami-17MiamiWon 31–17 vs. No. 6 Clemson+14No. 6 ClemsonLost 26–37 vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech-11No. 10 Virginia TechWon 38–31 at Duke+7DukeLost 17–31 vs. No. 13 Georgia-14No. 13 GeorgiaLost 27–30 vs. Utah-3Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsWestern CarolinaW 63–⁠2190%
Sep 10atMiddle TennesseeW 49–⁠2154%
Sep 17vsKansasW 66–⁠2472%
Sep 24vsNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠2855%
Oct 1atNC StateW 45–⁠3551%
Oct 8vsMarylandW 21–⁠1672%
Oct 15atVirginiaL 21–⁠2467%
Oct 22atMiamiL 7–⁠2445%
Oct 29vs6ClemsonW 31–⁠1740%
Nov 10vs10Virginia TechL 26–⁠3744%
Nov 19atDukeW 38–⁠3170%
Nov 26vs13GeorgiaL 17–⁠3146%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsUtahSun BowlL 27–⁠3050%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 30–⁠27 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 25
  2. Wk 5: 21
  3. Wk 6: 13
  4. Wk 7: 12
  5. Wk 8: 20
  6. Wk 10: 22
  7. Wk 11: 20
  8. Wk 13: 25

Led the nationStephen Hill: yards per catch (29.3)

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
446–⁠339
Coach
Paul Johnson
Elo
1569 +47 this season
SP+ rating
5.1 No. 49 of 120; offense No. 35, defense No. 57, special teams No. 100
SRS
2.4 No. 52 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 43
Defensive coordinator
Al Groh
Offense
Flexbone triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 120
  • Defense65th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted5th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1544%1.006th of 120
Defense0.0541%1.0365th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.07 def		43% off
42% def		—5th off
79th 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-0.4own 323% 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 yardsTevin Washington QB1,652 yds
Passing touchdownsTevin Washington QB11 TD
Rushing yardsTevin Washington QB987 yds
Rushing touchdownsTevin Washington QB14 TD
Receiving yardsStephen Hill WR820 yds
Receiving touchdownsStephen Hill WR5 TD
InterceptionsIsaiah Johnson S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Vad Lee DUAL★★★No. 324
Jabari Hunt-Days OLB★★★No. 342
Darren Waller S★★★No. 910
Jeff Greene WR★★★No. 928
Chaz Cheeks OLB★★★No. 955

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.886
Running backs23.00.818
Receivers13.00.842
Offensive line23.00.831
Defensive line12.00.794
Linebackers33.00.854
Defensive backs33.00.828
Athletes and specialists32.00.778
Whole class162.80.825

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 2Stephen Hill WRNew York Jets

Roster 118

The 2011 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 30 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.