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2011 Maryland

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Randy Edsall.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2011, game by game: won vs. Miami 32–24; lost vs. No. 18 West Virginia 31–37; lost vs. Temple 7–38; won vs. Towson 28–3; lost at No. 13 Georgia Tech 16–21; lost vs. No. 8 Clemson 45–56; lost at Florida State 16–41; lost vs. Boston College 17–28; lost vs. Virginia 13–31; lost vs. Notre Dame 21–45; lost at Wake Forest 10–31; lost at NC State 41–56+25−31Won 32–24 vs. Miami+8MiamiLost 31–37 vs. No. 18 West Virginia-6No. 18 West VirginiaLost 7–38 vs. Temple-31TempleWon 28–3 vs. Towson+25TowsonLost 16–21 at No. 13 Georgia Tech-5No. 13 Georgia TechLost 45–56 vs. No. 8 Clemson-11No. 8 ClemsonLost 16–41 at Florida State-25Florida StateLost 17–28 vs. Boston College-11Boston CollegeLost 13–31 vs. Virginia-18VirginiaLost 21–45 vs. Notre Dame-24Notre DameLost 10–31 at Wake Forest-21Wake ForestLost 41–56 at NC State-15NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMiamiW 32–⁠2455%
Sep 17vs18West VirginiaL 31–⁠3750%
Sep 24vsTempleL 7–⁠3857%
Oct 1vsTowsonW 28–⁠382%
Oct 8at13Georgia TechL 16–⁠2128%
Oct 15vs8ClemsonL 45–⁠5634%
Oct 22atFlorida StateL 16–⁠4125%
Oct 29vsBoston CollegeL 17–⁠2861%
Nov 5vsVirginiaL 13–⁠3152%
Nov 12vsNotre DameL 21–⁠4519%
Nov 19atWake ForestL 10–⁠3133%
Nov 26atNC StateL 41–⁠5618%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 56–⁠41; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The tied 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠411
Coach
Randy Edsall
Elo
1367 −172 this season
SP+ rating
-8.0 No. 87 of 120; offense No. 65, defense No. 87, special teams No. 108
SRS
−9.5 No. 98 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 50
Offensive coordinator
Gary Crowton
Defensive coordinator
Todd Bradford
Captains
Andrew Gonnella, Davin Meggett, Kenny Tate and Joe Vellano
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense91st of 120
  • Defense101st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted87th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted115th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0140%0.9391st of 120
Defense0.1245%0.92101st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.10 def		41% off
44% def		—87th off
115th 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-0.3own 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% 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 yardsDanny O’Brien QB1,648 yds
Passing touchdownsC.J. Brown QB7 TD
Rushing yardsDavin Meggett RB896 yds
Rushing touchdownsC.J. Brown QB5 TD
Receiving yardsKevin Dorsey WR573 yds
Receiving touchdownsKevin Dorsey WR3 TD
InterceptionsCameron Chism DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

A.J. Hendy ATH★★★★No. 177
Brandon Ross RB★★★No. 1066
Andrew Zeller OT★★★No. 1165
Ryan Doyle OT★★★No. 1165
Evan Mulrooney OC★★★No. 1178

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.823
Receivers12.00.733
Offensive line53.00.823
Defensive line12.00.792
Linebackers23.00.804
Defensive backs22.50.797
Athletes and specialists23.00.828
Whole class152.80.810

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 96

The 2011 roster

96 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠321
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠422
Florida State5–⁠39–⁠423
Georgia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia5–⁠38–⁠5
Wake Forest5–⁠36–⁠7
NC State4–⁠48–⁠5
North Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠56–⁠6
Boston College3–⁠54–⁠8
Duke1–⁠73–⁠9
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠10

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