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2011 Iowa

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2011, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Tech 34–7; lost at Iowa State 41–44; won vs. Pittsburgh 31–27; won vs. UL Monroe 45–17; lost at Penn State 3–13; won vs. Northwestern 41–31; won vs. Indiana 45–24; lost at Minnesota 21–22; won vs. No. 13 Michigan 24–16; lost vs. No. 13 Michigan State 21–37; won at Purdue 31–21; lost at No. 22 Nebraska 7–20; lost vs. No. 19 Oklahoma 14–31+28−17Won 34–7 vs. Tennessee Tech+27Tennessee TechLost 41–44 at Iowa State-3Iowa StateWon 31–27 vs. Pittsburgh+4PittsburghWon 45–17 vs. UL Monroe+28UL MonroeLost 3–13 at Penn State-10Penn StateWon 41–31 vs. Northwestern+10NorthwesternWon 45–24 vs. Indiana+21IndianaLost 21–22 at Minnesota-1MinnesotaWon 24–16 vs. No. 13 Michigan+8No. 13 MichiganLost 21–37 vs. No. 13 Michigan State-16No. 13 Michigan StateWon 31–21 at Purdue+10PurdueLost 7–20 at No. 22 Nebraska-13No. 22 NebraskaLost 14–31 vs. No. 19 Oklahoma-17No. 19 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsTennessee TechW 34–⁠790%
Sep 10atIowa StateL 41–⁠4461%
Sep 17vsPittsburghW 31–⁠2756%
Sep 24vsUL MonroeW 45–⁠1778%
Oct 8atPenn StateL 3–⁠1348%
Oct 15vsNorthwesternW 41–⁠3174%
Oct 22vsIndianaW 45–⁠2485%
Oct 29atMinnesotaL 21–⁠2278%
Nov 5vs13MichiganW 24–⁠1658%
Nov 12vs13Michigan StateL 21–⁠3756%
Nov 19atPurdueW 31–⁠2160%
Nov 25at22NebraskaL 7–⁠2037%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs19OklahomaInsight BowlL 14–⁠3131%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 31–⁠14 in the Insight Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
358–⁠310
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1582 −32 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 28 of 120; offense No. 36, defense No. 26, special teams No. 55
SRS
4.1 No. 44 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 26
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 120
  • Defense81st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted12th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted89th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1142%0.9519th of 120
Defense0.0742%0.9281st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.07 def		43% off
42% def		—12th off
89th 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
Offense0.0own 292% allowed
Defense-0.3own 312% 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 yardsJames Vandenberg QB3,022 yds
Passing touchdownsJames Vandenberg QB25 TD
Rushing yardsMarcus Coker RB1,384 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarcus Coker RB15 TD
Receiving yardsMarvin McNutt WR1,315 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarvin McNutt WR12 TD
InterceptionsMicah Hyde CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Rodney Coe RB★★★★No. 137
Jordan Walsh OG★★★★No. 140
Austin Blythe OG★★★★No. 245
Darian Cooper DT★★★★No. 250
Ray Hamilton TE★★★★No. 293

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.70.831
Receivers23.50.863
Offensive line24.00.919
Defensive line33.30.862
Linebackers32.30.794
Defensive backs12.00.740
Whole class143.00.840

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 1Riley Reiff OTDetroit Lions
Rd 4Mike Daniels DTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Adam Gettis OGWashington Redskins
Rd 5Shaun Prater CBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Marvin McNutt WRPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Jordan Bernstine CBWashington Redskins

Roster 107

The 2011 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 5 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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan State7–⁠111–⁠311
Michigan6–⁠211–⁠212
Wisconsin6–⁠211–⁠310
Penn State6–⁠29–⁠4
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠424
Iowa4–⁠47–⁠6
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠6
Ohio State3–⁠56–⁠7
Northwestern3–⁠56–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠67–⁠6
Minnesota2–⁠63–⁠9
Indiana0–⁠81–⁠11

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