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2011 Kansas

2–⁠10 (0–⁠9 Big 12), coached by Turner Gill.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2011, game by game: won vs. McNeese 42–24; won vs. Northern Illinois 45–42; lost at Georgia Tech 24–66; lost vs. Texas Tech 34–45; lost at No. 6 Oklahoma State 28–70; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 17–47; lost vs. No. 12 Kansas State 21–59; lost at Texas 0–43; lost at Iowa State 10–13; lost vs. Baylor 30–31; lost at Texas A&M 7–61; lost vs. Missouri 10–24+18−54Won 42–24 vs. McNeese+18McNeeseWon 45–42 vs. Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Lost 24–66 at Georgia Tech-42Georgia TechLost 34–45 vs. Texas Tech-11Texas TechLost 28–70 at No. 6 Oklahoma State-42No. 6 Oklahoma StateLost 17–47 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-30No. 3 OklahomaLost 21–59 vs. No. 12 Kansas State-38No. 12 Kansas StateLost 0–43 at Texas-43TexasLost 10–13 at Iowa State-3Iowa StateLost 30–31 vs. Baylor-1BaylorLost 7–61 at Texas A&M-54Texas A&MLost 10–24 vs. Missouri-14Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMcNeeseW 42–⁠2467%
Sep 10vsNorthern IllinoisW 45–⁠4234%
Sep 17atGeorgia TechL 24–⁠6628%
Oct 1vsTexas TechL 34–⁠4534%
Oct 8at6Oklahoma StateL 28–⁠7012%
Oct 15vs3OklahomaL 17–⁠4714%
Oct 22vs12Kansas StateL 21–⁠5929%
Oct 29atTexasL 0–⁠4319%
Nov 5atIowa StateL 10–⁠1326%
Nov 12vsBaylorL 30–⁠3132%
Nov 19atTexas A&ML 7–⁠6115%
Nov 26vsMissouriL 10–⁠2417%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 24–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠9 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
268–⁠525
Coach
Turner Gill
Elo
1336 −76 this season
SP+ rating
-15.0 No. 101 of 120; offense No. 73, defense No. 114, special teams No. 112
SRS
−8.1 No. 94 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 40
Offensive coordinator
Chuck Long
Defensive coordinator
Vic Shealy
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense94th of 120
  • Defense113th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted104th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted119th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%0.9294th of 120
Defense0.1551%0.87113th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.10 def		40% off
47% def		—104th off
119th 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-0.1own 284% allowed
Defense-0.1own 352% 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 yardsJordan Webb QB1,884 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Webb QB13 TD
Rushing yardsJames Sims 727 yds
Rushing touchdownsJames Sims 9 TD
Receiving yardsD.J. Beshears WR437 yds
Receiving touchdownsD.J. Beshears WR3 TD
InterceptionsBradley McDougald S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Tony Pierson RB★★★No. 312
Darrian Miller RB★★★No. 336
Brock Berglund DUAL★★★No. 391
Bryan Peters OT★★★No. 600
Ben Goodman WDE★★★No. 914

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.876
Running backs23.00.886
Offensive line53.00.839
Defensive line33.00.839
Linebackers33.00.820
Defensive backs42.80.820
Athletes and specialists13.00.801
Whole class192.90.837

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.

Roster 110

The 2011 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 second 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.