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2011 Kansas State

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2011, game by game: won vs. Eastern Kentucky 10–7; won vs. Kent State 37–0; won at Miami 28–24; won vs. No. 15 Baylor 36–35; won vs. Missouri 24–17; won at Texas Tech 41–34; won at Kansas 59–21; lost vs. No. 11 Oklahoma 17–58; lost at No. 3 Oklahoma State 45–52; won vs. Texas A&M 53–50; won at Texas 17–13; won vs. Iowa State 30–23; lost vs. No. 7 Arkansas 16–29+38−41Won 10–7 vs. Eastern Kentucky+3Eastern KentuckyWon 37–0 vs. Kent State+37Kent StateWon 28–24 at Miami+4MiamiWon 36–35 vs. No. 15 Baylor+1No. 15 BaylorWon 24–17 vs. Missouri+7MissouriWon 41–34 at Texas Tech+7Texas TechWon 59–21 at Kansas+38KansasLost 17–58 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma-41No. 11 OklahomaLost 45–52 at No. 3 Oklahoma State-7No. 3 Oklahoma StateWon 53–50 vs. Texas A&M+3Texas A&MWon 17–13 at Texas+4TexasWon 30–23 vs. Iowa State+7Iowa StateLost 16–29 vs. No. 7 Arkansas-13No. 7 Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsEastern KentuckyW 10–⁠780%
Sep 17vsKent StateW 37–⁠073%
Sep 24atMiamiW 28–⁠2436%
Oct 1vs15BaylorW 36–⁠3560%
Oct 8vsMissouriW 24–⁠1753%
Oct 15atTexas TechW 41–⁠3440%
Oct 22atKansasW 59–⁠2171%
Oct 29vs11OklahomaL 17–⁠5840%
Nov 5at3Oklahoma StateL 45–⁠5221%
Nov 12vsTexas A&MW 53–⁠5054%
Nov 19atTexasW 17–⁠1344%
Dec 3vsIowa StateW 30–⁠2370%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvs7ArkansasCotton BowlL 16–⁠2936%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 29–⁠16 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 20
  2. Wk 7: 17
  3. Wk 8: 12
  4. Wk 9: 10
  5. Wk 10: 17
  6. Wk 11: 17
  7. Wk 12: 16
  8. Wk 13: 16
  9. Wk 14: 16
  10. Wk 15: 11
  11. Final: 15
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 10
Points
413–⁠363
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1615 +103 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 40 of 120; offense No. 40, defense No. 51, special teams No. 52
SRS
9.4 No. 23 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinators
Dana Dimel and Del Miller
Defensive coordinator
Chris Cosh
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense67th of 120
  • Defense73rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted60th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted65th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%0.8967th of 120
Defense0.0747%0.8373rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.05 def		41% off
44% def		—60th off
65th 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
Offense0.1own 321% allowed
Defense-0.2own 302% 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 yardsCollin Klein QB1,918 yds
Passing touchdownsCollin Klein QB13 TD
Rushing yardsCollin Klein QB1,141 yds
Rushing touchdownsCollin Klein QB27 TD
Receiving yardsChris Harper WR547 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Harper WR5 TD
InterceptionsNigel Malone DB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Michael Moore OLB★★★No. 914
Daniel Sams ATH★★★No. 925
Jade Cathey WR★★★No. 1135
Cody Whitehair OT★★★No. 1194
Brandon Mickens WDE★★★No. 1336

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.782
Receivers32.70.808
Offensive line23.00.816
Defensive line13.00.814
Linebackers13.00.842
Defensive backs22.00.774
Athletes and specialists33.00.817
Whole class132.70.807

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 7Bryce Brown RBPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 125

The 2011 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

4 first team, 4 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.