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2011 Marshall

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by Doc Holliday.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 24 West Virginia 13–34; won vs. Southern Miss 26–20; lost at Ohio 7–44; lost vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech 10–30; won at Louisville 17–13; lost at UCF 6–16; won vs. Rice 24–20; lost at No. 21 Houston 28–63; won vs. UAB 59–14; lost at Tulsa 17–59; won at Memphis 23–22; won vs. East Carolina 34–27; won vs. Florida International 20–10+45−42Lost 13–34 at No. 24 West Virginia-21No. 24 West VirginiaWon 26–20 vs. Southern Miss+6Southern MissLost 7–44 at Ohio-37OhioLost 10–30 vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech-20No. 13 Virginia TechWon 17–13 at Louisville+4LouisvilleLost 6–16 at UCF-10UCFWon 24–20 vs. Rice+4RiceLost 28–63 at No. 21 Houston-35No. 21 HoustonWon 59–14 vs. UAB+45UABLost 17–59 at Tulsa-42TulsaWon 23–22 at Memphis+1MemphisWon 34–27 vs. East Carolina+7East CarolinaWon 20–10 vs. Florida International+10Florida Interna…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at24West VirginiaL 13–⁠3425%
Sep 10vsSouthern MissW 26–⁠2042%
Sep 17atOhioL 7–⁠4434%
Sep 24vs13Virginia TechL 10–⁠3024%
Oct 1atLouisvilleW 17–⁠1329%
Oct 8atUCFL 6–⁠1627%
Oct 15vsRiceW 24–⁠2064%
Oct 22at21HoustonL 28–⁠6327%
Oct 29vsUABW 59–⁠1471%
Nov 12atTulsaL 17–⁠5921%
Nov 17atMemphisW 23–⁠2270%
Nov 26vsEast CarolinaW 34–⁠2758%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsFlorida InternationalBeef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. PetersburgW 20–⁠1040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida International 20–⁠10 in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
284–⁠372
Coach
Doc Holliday
Elo
1492 +36 this season
SP+ rating
-8.0 No. 87 of 120; offense No. 98, defense No. 66, special teams No. 59
SRS
−7.5 No. 92 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 60
Offensive coordinators
Bill Legg and Tony Petersen
Defensive coordinator
Chris Rippon
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense107th of 120
  • Defense37th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted118th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted32nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0337%0.93107th of 120
Defense0.0242%0.9037th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
0.02 def		38% off
41% def		—118th off
32nd 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-0.5own 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 323% 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 yardsRakeem Cato QB2,059 yds
Passing touchdownsRakeem Cato QB15 TD
Rushing yardsTron Martinez RB649 yds
Rushing touchdownsA.J. Graham QB3 TD
Receiving yardsAaron Dobson WR668 yds
Receiving touchdownsAaron Dobson WR12 TD
InterceptionsOmar Brown S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Eric Frohnapfel TE★★★No. 962
Robert Way ATH★★★No. 973
DeAndre Reaves APB★★★No. 1017
Craig Wilkins WR★★★No. 1226
Jarquez Samuel SDE★★★No. 1271

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.805
Running backs13.00.837
Receivers33.00.826
Offensive line22.00.780
Defensive line13.00.819
Linebackers22.50.796
Defensive backs42.30.784
Athletes and specialists23.00.829
Whole class172.60.805

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 2Vinny Curry DEPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 106

The 2011 roster

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

2011 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston8–⁠013–⁠118
Tulsa7–⁠18–⁠5
Southern Miss6–⁠212–⁠220
SMU5–⁠38–⁠5
Marshall5–⁠37–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠45–⁠7
UCF3–⁠55–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
UAB3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠65–⁠7
Memphis1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulane1–⁠72–⁠11

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