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2011 Louisiana Tech

8–⁠5 (6–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Sonny Dykes.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 2011, game by game: lost at Southern Miss 17–19; won vs. Central Arkansas 48–42; lost vs. Houston 34–35; lost at Mississippi State 20–26; lost vs. Hawai’i 26–44; won at Idaho 24–11; won at Utah State 24–17; won vs. San José State 38–28; won at Fresno State 41–21; won at Ole Miss 27–7; won at Nevada 24–20; won vs. New Mexico State 44–0; lost vs. No. 16 TCU 24–31+44−18Lost 17–19 at Southern Miss-2Southern MissWon 48–42 vs. Central Arkansas+6Central ArkansasLost 34–35 vs. Houston-1HoustonLost 20–26 at Mississippi State-6Mississippi Sta…Lost 26–44 vs. Hawai’i-18Hawai’iWon 24–11 at Idaho+13IdahoWon 24–17 at Utah State+7Utah StateWon 38–28 vs. San José State+10San José StateWon 41–21 at Fresno State+20Fresno StateWon 27–7 at Ole Miss+20Ole MissWon 24–20 at Nevada+4NevadaWon 44–0 vs. New Mexico State+44New Mexico StateLost 24–31 vs. No. 16 TCU-7No. 16 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSouthern MissL 17–⁠1932%
Sep 10vsCentral ArkansasW 48–⁠4271%
Sep 17vsHoustonL 34–⁠3551%
Sep 24atMississippi StateL 20–⁠2629%
Oct 1vsHawai’iL 26–⁠4450%
Oct 8atIdahoW 24–⁠1148%
Oct 22atUtah StateW 24–⁠1747%
Oct 29vsSan José StateW 38–⁠2872%
Nov 5atFresno StateW 41–⁠2144%
Nov 12atOle MissW 27–⁠757%
Nov 19atNevadaW 24–⁠2030%
Nov 26vsNew Mexico StateW 44–⁠085%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvs16TCUPoinsettia BowlL 24–⁠3127%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 31–⁠24 in the Poinsettia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Ray Guy AwardRyan Allen, P

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
391–⁠301
Coach
Sonny Dykes
Elo
1574 +104 this season
SP+ rating
1.9 No. 59 of 120; offense No. 85, defense No. 44, special teams No. 25
SRS
3.9 No. 46 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 113
Offensive coordinator
Tony Franklin
Defensive coordinator
Tommy Spangler
Captains
Adrien Cole and Nick Isham
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense102nd of 120
  • Defense52nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted99th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted28th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0140%0.86102nd of 120
Defense0.0341%0.8952nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.02 def		41% off
40% def		—99th off
28th 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.4own 272% 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 yardsColby Cameron QB1,667 yds
Passing touchdownsColby Cameron QB13 TD
Rushing yardsLennon Creer RB838 yds
Rushing touchdownsLennon Creer RB9 TD
Receiving yardsQuinton Patton WR1,202 yds
Receiving touchdownsQuinton Patton WR11 TD
InterceptionsJay Dudley LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Beau Fitte ILB★★No. 1990
Malcolm Pichon DT★★No. 1990
Josh Robinson OG★★No. 2233
Vontarrius Dora WDE★★No. 2233
Dirk Tanner DT★★No. 2233

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Running backs12.00.733
Offensive line32.00.722
Defensive line42.00.742
Linebackers32.00.744
Athletes and specialists22.00.717
Whole class142.00.733

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; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech6–⁠18–⁠5
Utah State5–⁠27–⁠6
Nevada5–⁠27–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠46–⁠7
San José State3–⁠45–⁠7
Fresno State3–⁠44–⁠9
New Mexico State2–⁠54–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠62–⁠10

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