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2011 Kent State

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Darrell Hazell.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 2 Alabama 7–48; lost vs. Louisiana 12–20; lost at Kansas State 0–37; won vs. South Alabama 33–25; lost at Ohio 10–17; lost at Northern Illinois 10–40; lost vs. Miami (OH) 3–9; won vs. Bowling Green 27–15; won vs. Central Michigan 24–21; won at Akron 35–3; won vs. Eastern Michigan 28–22; lost at Temple 16–34+32−41Lost 7–48 at No. 2 Alabama-41No. 2 AlabamaLost 12–20 vs. Louisiana-8LouisianaLost 0–37 at Kansas State-37Kansas StateWon 33–25 vs. South Alabama+8South AlabamaLost 10–17 at Ohio-7OhioLost 10–40 at Northern Illinois-30Northern Illino…Lost 3–9 vs. Miami (OH)-6Miami (OH)Won 27–15 vs. Bowling Green+12Bowling GreenWon 24–21 vs. Central Michigan+3Central MichiganWon 35–3 at Akron+32AkronWon 28–22 vs. Eastern Michigan+6Eastern MichiganLost 16–34 at Temple-18Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at2AlabamaL 7–⁠4814%
Sep 10vsLouisianaL 12–⁠2068%
Sep 17atKansas StateL 0–⁠3727%
Sep 24vsSouth AlabamaW 33–⁠2566%
Oct 1atOhioL 10–⁠1726%
Oct 8atNorthern IllinoisL 10–⁠4023%
Oct 15vsMiami (OH)L 3–⁠949%
Oct 29vsBowling GreenW 27–⁠1546%
Nov 4vsCentral MichiganW 24–⁠2157%
Nov 12atAkronW 35–⁠364%
Nov 19vsEastern MichiganW 28–⁠2262%
Nov 25atTempleL 16–⁠3425%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 34–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
205–⁠291
Coach
Darrell Hazell
Elo
1418 −25 this season
SP+ rating
-10.4 No. 94 of 120; offense No. 118, defense No. 40, special teams No. 69
SRS
−10.2 No. 103 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 119
Offensive coordinator
Brian Rock
Defensive coordinator
Jon Heacock
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense119th of 120
  • Defense6th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted131st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted6th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1032%0.85119th of 120
Defense-0.0438%0.886th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.05 off
-0.01 def		33% off
39% def		—131st off
6th 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-0.2own 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 334% 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 yardsSpencer Keith QB1,422 yds
Passing touchdownsSpencer Keith QB10 TD
Rushing yardsTrayion Durham RB570 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrayion Durham RB4 TD
Receiving yardsTyshon Goode WR285 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Gilbert WR2 TD
InterceptionsLuke Wollet S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Trayion Durham FB★★★No. 1018
Evan Shimensky DUAL★★No. 2233
Jason Bitsko OT★★No. 2233
Kyle Payton TE★★No. 2233
Chevin Meadows CB★★No. 2233

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.733
Running backs32.30.768
Receivers42.00.733
Offensive line12.00.733
Defensive line22.00.733
Linebackers32.00.711
Defensive backs12.00.733
Athletes and specialists12.00.733
Whole class172.10.735

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 103

The 2011 roster

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

2011 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠210–⁠4
Temple5–⁠39–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠46–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo2–⁠63–⁠9
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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