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2011 Iowa State

6–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Paul Rhoads.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2011, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 20–19; won vs. Iowa 44–41; won at UConn 24–20; lost vs. No. 17 Texas 14–37; lost at No. 25 Baylor 26–49; lost at Missouri 17–52; lost vs. No. 17 Texas A&M 17–33; won at No. 19 Texas Tech 41–7; won vs. Kansas 13–10; won vs. No. 2 Oklahoma State 37–31; lost at No. 12 Oklahoma 6–26; lost at No. 16 Kansas State 23–30; lost vs. Rutgers 13–27+34−35Won 20–19 vs. Northern Iowa+1Northern IowaWon 44–41 vs. Iowa+3IowaWon 24–20 at UConn+4UConnLost 14–37 vs. No. 17 Texas-23No. 17 TexasLost 26–49 at No. 25 Baylor-23No. 25 BaylorLost 17–52 at Missouri-35MissouriLost 17–33 vs. No. 17 Texas A&M-16No. 17 Texas A&MWon 41–7 at No. 19 Texas Tech+34No. 19 Texas TechWon 13–10 vs. Kansas+3KansasWon 37–31 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma State+6No. 2 Oklahoma StateLost 6–26 at No. 12 Oklahoma-20No. 12 OklahomaLost 23–30 at No. 16 Kansas State-7No. 16 Kansas StateLost 13–27 vs. Rutgers-14Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorthern IowaW 20–⁠1972%
Sep 10vsIowaW 44–⁠4139%
Sep 16atUConnW 24–⁠2036%
Oct 1vs17TexasL 14–⁠3749%
Oct 8at25BaylorL 26–⁠4936%
Oct 15atMissouriL 17–⁠5229%
Oct 22vs17Texas A&ML 17–⁠3331%
Oct 29at19Texas TechW 41–⁠722%
Nov 5vsKansasW 13–⁠1074%
Nov 18vs2Oklahoma StateW 37–⁠3120%
Nov 26at12OklahomaL 6–⁠2617%
Dec 3at16Kansas StateL 23–⁠3030%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsRutgersPinstripe BowlL 13–⁠2746%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 27–⁠13 in the Pinstripe Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠382
Coach
Paul Rhoads
Elo
1492 +12 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 65 of 120; offense No. 80, defense No. 54, special teams No. 67
SRS
0.6 No. 57 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 59
Offensive coordinator
Tom Herman
Defensive coordinator
Wally Burnham
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense84th of 120
  • Defense63rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted85th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted39th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%1.0084th of 120
Defense0.0545%0.8163rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.03 def		40% off
42% def		—85th off
39th 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 293% 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 yardsSteele Jantz QB1,519 yds
Passing touchdownsSteele Jantz QB10 TD
Rushing yardsJames White RB743 yds
Rushing touchdownsJames White RB8 TD
Receiving yardsDarius Reynolds WR695 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarius Reynolds WR7 TD
InterceptionsTer’Ran Benton DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Kenneth Lynn CB★★★No. 902
Darian Cotton CB★★★No. 1165
Quenton Bundrage WR★★★No. 1191
Sam Richardson CB★★★No. 1207
Ja’Quarius Daniels ATH★★★No. 1263

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Receivers32.70.813
Offensive line33.00.811
Defensive line22.00.780
Linebackers22.00.786
Defensive backs33.00.832
Athletes and specialists13.00.820
Whole class152.70.809

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 2Kelechi Osemele OGBaltimore Ravens

Roster 128

The 2011 roster

128 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 2 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State8–⁠112–⁠13
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠315
Oklahoma6–⁠310–⁠316
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
Missouri5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠66–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠75–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠92–⁠10

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