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2011 Massachusetts

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Massachusetts in 2011, game by game: won at Holy Cross 24–16; won vs. Rhode Island 36–27; lost at Boston College 17–45; lost at Old Dominion 33–48; won vs. Central Connecticut 42–26; won at Delaware 21–10; lost vs. New Hampshire 21–27; won at Richmond 28–7; lost vs. Villanova 17–35; lost at Maine 21–32; lost vs. James Madison 17–34+21−28Won 24–16 at Holy Cross+8Holy CrossWon 36–27 vs. Rhode Island+9Rhode IslandLost 17–45 at Boston College-28Boston CollegeLost 33–48 at Old Dominion-15Old DominionWon 42–26 vs. Central Connecticut+16Central Connect…Won 21–10 at Delaware+11DelawareLost 21–27 vs. New Hampshire-6New HampshireWon 28–7 at Richmond+21RichmondLost 17–35 vs. Villanova-18VillanovaLost 21–32 at Maine-11MaineLost 17–34 vs. James Madison-17James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atHoly CrossW 24–⁠1646%
Sep 17vsRhode IslandW 36–⁠2768%
Sep 24atBoston CollegeL 17–⁠4532%
Oct 1atOld DominionL 33–⁠4838%
Oct 8vsCentral ConnecticutW 42–⁠2661%
Oct 15atDelawareW 21–⁠1034%
Oct 22vsNew HampshireL 21–⁠2742%
Oct 29atRichmondW 28–⁠745%
Nov 5vsVillanovaL 17–⁠3571%
Nov 12atMaineL 21–⁠3241%
Nov 19vsJames MadisonL 17–⁠3440%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 34–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠307
Coach
—
Elo
1344 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.2 No. 44 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 130

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Massachusetts are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Mike Wegzyn PRO★★No. 1795

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767

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.

2011 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Towson7–⁠19–⁠3
Old Dominion6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine6–⁠29–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠4
Delaware5–⁠37–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠38–⁠5
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
Villanova1–⁠72–⁠9
Richmond0–⁠83–⁠8

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