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2011 Memphis

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Conference USA), coached by Larry Porter.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 2011, game by game: lost vs. No. 20 Mississippi State 14–59; lost at Arkansas State 3–47; won vs. Austin Peay 27–6; lost vs. SMU 0–42; lost at Middle Tennessee 31–38; lost at Rice 6–28; lost vs. East Carolina 17–35; won at Tulane 33–17; lost at UCF 0–41; lost vs. UAB 35–41; lost vs. Marshall 22–23; lost at Southern Miss 7–44+21−45Lost 14–59 vs. No. 20 Mississippi State-45No. 20 Mississippi Sta…Lost 3–47 at Arkansas State-44Arkansas StateWon 27–6 vs. Austin Peay+21Austin PeayLost 0–42 vs. SMU-42SMULost 31–38 at Middle Tennessee-7Middle TennesseeLost 6–28 at Rice-22RiceLost 17–35 vs. East Carolina-18East CarolinaWon 33–17 at Tulane+16TulaneLost 0–41 at UCF-41UCFLost 35–41 vs. UAB-6UABLost 22–23 vs. Marshall-1MarshallLost 7–44 at Southern Miss-37Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs20Mississippi StateL 14–⁠5923%
Sep 10atArkansas StateL 3–⁠4727%
Sep 17vsAustin PeayW 27–⁠675%
Sep 24vsSMUL 0–⁠4231%
Oct 1atMiddle TennesseeL 31–⁠3826%
Oct 8atRiceL 6–⁠2828%
Oct 15vsEast CarolinaL 17–⁠3537%
Oct 22atTulaneW 33–⁠1731%
Oct 29atUCFL 0–⁠4114%
Nov 12vsUABL 35–⁠4152%
Nov 17vsMarshallL 22–⁠2330%
Nov 26atSouthern MissL 7–⁠446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 44–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠421
Coach
Larry Porter
Elo
1235 −85 this season
SP+ rating
-25.9 No. 117 of 120; offense No. 115, defense No. 111, special teams No. 115
SRS
−23.0 No. 118 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 77
Offensive coordinator
Eric Price
Defensive coordinator
Jay Hopson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense116th of 120
  • Defense74th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted124th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted85th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0732%0.91116th of 120
Defense0.0741%0.9574th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.07 def		34% off
42% def		—124th off
85th 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-0.4own 263% allowed
Defense-0.5own 342% 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 yardsTaylor Reed QB1,690 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor Reed QB10 TD
Rushing yardsBilly Foster WR479 yds
Rushing touchdownsBilly Foster WR6 TD
Receiving yardsTannar Rehrer WR593 yds
Receiving touchdownsTannar Rehrer WR4 TD
InterceptionsAkeem Davis LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Ryan Byrd ATH★★★No. 1120
Jermaine Johnson WR★★★No. 1271
Joe Price APB★★★No. 1295
Bobby McCain ATH★★★No. 1316
Artaves Gibson RB★★★No. 1340

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.798
Running backs32.70.799
Receivers32.30.791
Offensive line32.00.749
Defensive line32.30.782
Linebackers42.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.771
Athletes and specialists32.70.805
Whole class232.30.782

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 1Dontari Poe DTKansas City Chiefs

Roster 99

The 2011 roster

99 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.