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2011 Miami

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Al Golden.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2011, game by game: lost at Maryland 24–32; won vs. No. 17 Ohio State 24–6; lost vs. Kansas State 24–28; won vs. Bethune-Cookman 45–14; lost at No. 21 Virginia Tech 35–38; won at North Carolina 30–24; won vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech 24–7; lost vs. Virginia 21–28; won vs. Duke 49–14; lost at Florida State 19–23; won at South Florida 6–3; lost vs. Boston College 17–24+35−8Lost 24–32 at Maryland-8MarylandWon 24–6 vs. No. 17 Ohio State+18No. 17 Ohio StateLost 24–28 vs. Kansas State-4Kansas StateWon 45–14 vs. Bethune-Cookman+31Bethune-CookmanLost 35–38 at No. 21 Virginia Tech-3No. 21 Virginia TechWon 30–24 at North Carolina+6North CarolinaWon 24–7 vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech+17No. 20 Georgia TechLost 21–28 vs. Virginia-7VirginiaWon 49–14 vs. Duke+35DukeLost 19–23 at Florida State-4Florida StateWon 6–3 at South Florida+3South FloridaLost 17–24 vs. Boston College-7Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atMarylandL 24–⁠3245%
Sep 17vs17Ohio StateW 24–⁠635%
Sep 24vsKansas StateL 24–⁠2864%
Oct 1vsBethune-CookmanW 45–⁠1479%
Oct 8at21Virginia TechL 35–⁠3830%
Oct 15atNorth CarolinaW 30–⁠2436%
Oct 22vs20Georgia TechW 24–⁠755%
Oct 27vsVirginiaL 21–⁠2879%
Nov 5vsDukeW 49–⁠1478%
Nov 12atFlorida StateL 19–⁠2331%
Nov 19atSouth FloridaW 6–⁠345%
Nov 25vsBoston CollegeL 17–⁠2474%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 24–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
318–⁠241
Coach
Al Golden
Elo
1567 +7 this season
SP+ rating
16.4 No. 20 of 120; offense No. 22, defense No. 36, special teams No. 14
SRS
4.8 No. 39 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 33
Offensive coordinator
Jedd Fisch
Defensive coordinator
Mark D’Onofrio
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense28th of 120
  • Defense64th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted26th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted70th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1043%1.0028th of 120
Defense0.0545%0.8464th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.05 def		43% off
44% def		—26th off
70th 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 293% allowed
Defense-0.1own 282% 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 yardsJacory Harris QB2,486 yds
Passing touchdownsJacory Harris QB20 TD
Rushing yardsLamar Miller RB1,272 yds
Rushing touchdownsLamar Miller RB9 TD
Receiving yardsTommy Streeter WR811 yds
Receiving touchdownsTommy Streeter WR8 TD
InterceptionsJoJo Nicolas DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Anthony Chickillo WDE★★★★★No. 22
Kevin Grooms ATH★★★★No. 170
Jalen Grimble SDE★★★★No. 189
Dallas Crawford CB★★★★No. 254
Denzel Perryman OLB★★★No. 313

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.854
Offensive line12.00.792
Defensive line53.40.866
Linebackers23.00.860
Defensive backs14.00.900
Athletes and specialists23.50.865
Whole class133.20.860

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 3Olivier Vernon DEMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Sean Spence OLBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Lamar Miller RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Travis Benjamin WRCleveland Browns
Rd 6Tommy Streeter WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Brandon Washington OGPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 108

The 2011 roster

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

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
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.