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2011 Indiana State

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Indiana State in 2011, game by game: lost at Penn State 7–41; won vs. Butler 48–34; won at Western Kentucky 44–16; won vs. Youngstown State 37–35; won vs. South Dakota State 38–28; lost at Northern Iowa 9–23; won vs. Western Illinois 46–24; lost at Illinois State 14–17; lost vs. North Dakota State 16–27; won at Missouri State 28–20; lost vs. Southern Illinois 28–35+28−34Lost 7–41 at Penn State-34Penn StateWon 48–34 vs. Butler+14ButlerWon 44–16 at Western Kentucky+28Western KentuckyWon 37–35 vs. Youngstown State+2Youngstown StateWon 38–28 vs. South Dakota State+10South Dakota St…Lost 9–23 at Northern Iowa-14Northern IowaWon 46–24 vs. Western Illinois+22Western IllinoisLost 14–17 at Illinois State-3Illinois StateLost 16–27 vs. North Dakota State-11North Dakota St…Won 28–20 at Missouri State+8Missouri StateLost 28–35 vs. Southern Illinois-7Southern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atPenn StateL 7–⁠4112%
Sep 10vsButlerW 48–⁠3456%
Sep 17atWestern KentuckyW 44–⁠1640%
Sep 24vsYoungstown StateW 37–⁠3561%
Oct 1vsSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠2854%
Oct 8atNorthern IowaL 9–⁠2330%
Oct 15vsWestern IllinoisW 46–⁠2459%
Oct 22atIllinois StateL 14–⁠1745%
Nov 5vsNorth Dakota StateL 16–⁠2735%
Nov 12atMissouri StateW 28–⁠2058%
Nov 19vsSouthern IllinoisL 28–⁠3569%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Illinois 35–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 60 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
315–⁠300
Coach
—
Elo
1323 +57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.8 No. 16 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 137
Offensive coordinator
Harold Etheridge
Defensive coordinators
Shannon Jackson and Jesse Minter

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Tarris Batiste OLB★★No. 2650

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.700

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.

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.