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2011 Louisiana

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Mark Hudspeth. Officially 1–⁠4: the NCAA vacated seven regular-season wins and the 2011 New Orleans Bowl win.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins including their New Orleans Bowl victory due to major NCAA violations.”

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 9 Oklahoma State 34–61; won at Kent State 20–12; won vs. Nicholls 38–21; won at Florida International 36–31; won vs. Florida Atlantic 37–34; won vs. Troy 31–17; won vs. North Texas 30–10; lost at Western Kentucky 23–42; won at Middle Tennessee 45–20; won vs. UL Monroe 36–35; lost at Arkansas State 21–30; lost at Arizona 37–45; won vs. San Diego State 32–30+25−27Lost 34–61 at No. 9 Oklahoma State-27No. 9 Oklahoma StateWon 20–12 at Kent State+8Kent StateWon 38–21 vs. Nicholls+17NichollsWon 36–31 at Florida International+5Florida Interna…Won 37–34 vs. Florida Atlantic+3Florida AtlanticWon 31–17 vs. Troy+14TroyWon 30–10 vs. North Texas+20North TexasLost 23–42 at Western Kentucky-19Western KentuckyWon 45–20 at Middle Tennessee+25Middle TennesseeWon 36–35 vs. UL Monroe+1UL MonroeLost 21–30 at Arkansas State-9Arkansas StateLost 37–45 at Arizona-8ArizonaWon 32–30 vs. San Diego State+2San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at9Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠6112%
Sep 10atKent StateW 20–⁠12vacated32%
Sep 17vsNichollsW 38–⁠21vacated74%
Sep 24atFlorida InternationalW 36–⁠31vacated23%
Oct 1vsFlorida AtlanticW 37–⁠34vacated67%
Oct 8vsTroyW 31–⁠17vacated47%
Oct 15vsNorth TexasW 30–⁠10vacated72%
Oct 22atWestern KentuckyL 23–⁠4266%
Oct 29atMiddle TennesseeW 45–⁠2046%
Nov 5vsUL MonroeW 36–⁠35vacated67%
Nov 12atArkansas StateL 21–⁠3035%
Nov 26atArizonaL 37–⁠4545%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsSan Diego StateNew Orleans BowlW 32–⁠30vacated34%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San Diego State 32–⁠30 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
420–⁠388
Coach
Mark Hudspeth
Elo
1464 +102 this season
SP+ rating
-9.8 No. 93 of 120; offense No. 94, defense No. 88, special teams No. 23
SRS
−7.3 No. 90 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 84
Offensive coordinator
Jay Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Greg Stewart
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 120
  • Defense31st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted50th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted41st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0539%0.9949th of 120
Defense0.0140%0.8731st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.03 def		40% off
41% def		—50th off
41st 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.2own 332% 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 yardsBlaine Gautier QB2,958 yds
Passing touchdownsBlaine Gautier QB23 TD
Rushing yardsAlonzo Harris RB700 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlonzo Harris RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJavone Lawson WR1,092 yds
Receiving touchdownsJavone Lawson WR8 TD
InterceptionsJemarlous Moten CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Dexter Aucoin CB★★★No. 1177
Darryl Surgent WR★★No. 1714
Qyendarius Griffin RB★★No. 1725
Mykhael Quave OT★★No. 1743
Carlos Alvarez K★★No. 1771

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs42.00.752
Receivers32.00.757
Offensive line32.00.747
Defensive line42.00.733
Linebackers42.00.745
Defensive backs42.30.760
Athletes and specialists12.00.769
Whole class232.00.749

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 3Dwight Bentley CBDetroit Lions
Rd 4Ladarius Green TESan Diego Chargers

Roster 112

The 2011 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State8–⁠010–⁠3
Western Kentucky7–⁠17–⁠5
Louisiana6–⁠29–⁠4
Florida International5–⁠38–⁠5
North Texas4–⁠45–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy2–⁠63–⁠9
Middle Tennessee1–⁠72–⁠10
Florida Atlantic0–⁠81–⁠11

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