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2011 Illinois State

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Illinois State in 2011, game by game: lost at Eastern Illinois 26–33; won vs. Morehead State 52–21; lost at Youngstown State 27–34; won vs. South Dakota State 20–13; lost at North Dakota State 10–20; won at Missouri State 38–13; won vs. South Dakota 28–3; won vs. Indiana State 17–14; won at Southern Illinois 38–30; won vs. Western Illinois 31–7; lost vs. Northern Iowa 20–23+31−10Lost 26–33 at Eastern Illinois-7Eastern IllinoisWon 52–21 vs. Morehead State+31Morehead StateLost 27–34 at Youngstown State-7Youngstown StateWon 20–13 vs. South Dakota State+7South Dakota St…Lost 10–20 at North Dakota State-10North Dakota St…Won 38–13 at Missouri State+25Missouri StateWon 28–3 vs. South Dakota+25South DakotaWon 17–14 vs. Indiana State+3Indiana StateWon 38–30 at Southern Illinois+8Southern Illino…Won 31–7 vs. Western Illinois+24Western IllinoisLost 20–23 vs. Northern Iowa-3Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atEastern IllinoisL 26–⁠3350%
Sep 10vsMorehead StateW 52–⁠2159%
Sep 17atYoungstown StateL 27–⁠3443%
Sep 24vsSouth Dakota StateW 20–⁠1350%
Oct 1atNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠2022%
Oct 8atMissouri StateW 38–⁠1347%
Oct 15vsSouth DakotaW 28–⁠353%
Oct 22vsIndiana StateW 17–⁠1455%
Oct 29atSouthern IllinoisW 38–⁠3051%
Nov 5vsWestern IllinoisW 31–⁠775%
Nov 19vsNorthern IowaL 20–⁠2344%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 23–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠211
Coach
—
Elo
1382 +102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.1 No. 10 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Luke Huard
Defensive coordinator
Steve Szabo
Captains
Cal McCarthy, Cody White, Matt Brown and Eric Brunner
Most valuable player
Josh Howe and Eric Brunner

2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠111–⁠1
Northern Iowa7–⁠110–⁠2
Illinois State5–⁠37–⁠4
Indiana State4–⁠46–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
South Dakota State4–⁠45–⁠6
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠62–⁠9
Western Illinois1–⁠72–⁠9

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