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2011 Georgia

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2011, game by game: lost vs. No. 5 Boise State 21–35; lost vs. No. 12 South Carolina 42–45; won vs. Coastal Carolina 59–0; won at Ole Miss 27–13; won vs. Mississippi State 24–10; won at Tennessee 20–12; won at Vanderbilt 33–28; won vs. Florida 24–20; won vs. New Mexico State 63–16; won vs. No. 24 Auburn 45–7; won vs. Kentucky 19–10; won at No. 25 Georgia Tech 31–17; lost vs. No. 1 LSU 10–42; lost vs. No. 12 Michigan State 30–33+59−32Lost 21–35 vs. No. 5 Boise State-14No. 5 Boise StateLost 42–45 vs. No. 12 South Carolina-3No. 12 South CarolinaWon 59–0 vs. Coastal Carolina+59Coastal CarolinaWon 27–13 at Ole Miss+14Ole MissWon 24–10 vs. Mississippi State+14Mississippi Sta…Won 20–12 at Tennessee+8TennesseeWon 33–28 at Vanderbilt+5VanderbiltWon 24–20 vs. Florida+4FloridaWon 63–16 vs. New Mexico State+47New Mexico StateWon 45–7 vs. No. 24 Auburn+38No. 24 AuburnWon 19–10 vs. Kentucky+9KentuckyWon 31–17 at No. 25 Georgia Tech+14No. 25 Georgia TechLost 10–42 vs. No. 1 LSU-32No. 1 LSULost 30–33 vs. No. 12 Michigan State-3No. 12 Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs5Boise StateL 21–⁠3529%
Sep 10vs12South CarolinaL 42–⁠4548%
Sep 17vsCoastal CarolinaW 59–⁠079%
Sep 24atOle MissW 27–⁠1354%
Oct 1vsMississippi StateW 24–⁠1056%
Oct 8atTennesseeW 20–⁠1246%
Oct 15atVanderbiltW 33–⁠2866%
Oct 29vsFloridaW 24–⁠2051%
Nov 5vsNew Mexico StateW 63–⁠1689%
Nov 12vs24AuburnW 45–⁠755%
Nov 19vsKentuckyW 19–⁠1084%
Nov 26at25Georgia TechW 31–⁠1754%
Dec 3vs1LSUSEC Championship GameL 10–⁠4231%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs12Michigan StateOutback BowlL 30–⁠3350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 33–⁠30 in the Outback Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 8: 24
  3. Wk 9: 22
  4. Wk 10: 18
  5. Wk 11: 14
  6. Wk 12: 13
  7. Wk 13: 13
  8. Wk 14: 12
  9. Wk 15: 18
  10. Final: 19

SEC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Paul Hornung AwardBrandon Boykin, WR/CB/RS

Consensus All-AmericanJarvis Jones, LB

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 12
Points
448–⁠288
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1678 +123 this season
SP+ rating
22.9 No. 9 of 120; offense No. 32, defense No. 3, special teams No. 40
SRS
11.9 No. 17 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 7
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bobo
Defensive coordinator
Todd Grantham
Captains
Brandon Boykin, Drew Butler and Ben Jones
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense65th of 120
  • Defense7th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted55th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted9th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%0.9665th of 120
Defense-0.0334%1.047th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
-0.01 def		42% off
35% def		—55th off
9th 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-0.3own 352% allowed
Defense-0.1own 283% 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 yardsAaron Murray QB3,149 yds
Passing touchdownsAaron Murray QB35 TD
Rushing yardsIsaiah Crowell RB850 yds
Rushing touchdownsIsaiah Crowell RB5 TD
Receiving yardsTavarres King 705 yds
Receiving touchdownsTavarres King 8 TD
InterceptionsBacarri Rambo 8 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Isaiah Crowell RB★★★★★No. 6
Ray Drew SDE★★★★★No. 18
Malcolm Mitchell ATH★★★★No. 34
Damian Swann CB★★★★No. 52
Jay Rome TE★★★★No. 56
Christian LeMay PRO★★★★No. 72
Corey Moore S★★★★No. 127
Nick Marshall CB★★★★No. 211

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.964
Running backs15.00.996
Receivers33.70.917
Offensive line53.20.870
Defensive line24.50.941
Linebackers33.30.885
Defensive backs53.80.905
Athletes and specialists23.50.890
Whole class223.70.905

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 2Cordy Glenn OTBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Ben Jones CHouston Texans
Rd 4Orson Charles TECincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Brandon Boykin CBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Blair Walsh KMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Justin Anderson OGIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7DeAngelo Tyson DTBaltimore Ravens

Roster 128

The 2011 roster

128 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second 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.