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2011 Middle Tennessee

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Rick Stockstill.

Schedule and results

Middle Tennessee in 2011, game by game: lost at Purdue 24–27; lost vs. Georgia Tech 21–49; lost at Troy 35–38; won vs. Memphis 38–31; lost vs. Western Kentucky 33–36; won at Florida Atlantic 38–14; lost vs. Louisiana 20–45; lost at Tennessee 0–24; lost at UL Monroe 14–42; lost vs. Arkansas State 19–45; lost vs. Florida International 18–31; lost at North Texas 7–59+24−52Lost 24–27 at Purdue-3PurdueLost 21–49 vs. Georgia Tech-28Georgia TechLost 35–38 at Troy-3TroyWon 38–31 vs. Memphis+7MemphisLost 33–36 vs. Western Kentucky-3Western KentuckyWon 38–14 at Florida Atlantic+24Florida AtlanticLost 20–45 vs. Louisiana-25LouisianaLost 0–24 at Tennessee-24TennesseeLost 14–42 at UL Monroe-28UL MonroeLost 19–45 vs. Arkansas State-26Arkansas StateLost 18–31 vs. Florida International-13Florida Interna…Lost 7–59 at North Texas-52North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atPurdueL 24–⁠2745%
Sep 10vsGeorgia TechL 21–⁠4946%
Sep 24atTroyL 35–⁠3830%
Oct 1vsMemphisW 38–⁠3174%
Oct 6vsWestern KentuckyL 33–⁠3678%
Oct 22atFlorida AtlanticW 38–⁠1457%
Oct 29vsLouisianaL 20–⁠4554%
Nov 5atTennesseeL 0–⁠2427%
Nov 12atUL MonroeL 14–⁠4237%
Nov 19vsArkansas StateL 19–⁠4529%
Nov 26vsFlorida InternationalL 18–⁠3131%
Dec 3atNorth TexasL 7–⁠5936%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Texas 59–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 8th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠441
Coach
Rick Stockstill
Elo
1282 −174 this season
SP+ rating
-24.6 No. 116 of 120; offense No. 112, defense No. 117, special teams No. 97
SRS
−21.6 No. 116 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 99
Offensive coordinator
Willie Simmons
Defensive coordinator
Steve Ellis
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense113th of 120
  • Defense84th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted126th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted105th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0540%0.89113th of 120
Defense0.0844%0.9084th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.08 def		40% off
45% def		—126th off
105th 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-0.2own 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 311% 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 yardsLogan Kilgore QB2,084 yds
Passing touchdownsLogan Kilgore QB18 TD
Rushing yardsWilliam Pratcher RB579 yds
Rushing touchdownsBenny Cunningham RB3 TD
Receiving yardsMalcolm Beyah WR469 yds
Receiving touchdownsMalcolm Beyah WR6 TD
InterceptionsEric Russell S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Jared Singletary CB★★★No. 1305
Shaun White DUAL★★No. 1554
Rodney O’Neal CB★★No. 1640
Darius Johnson OG★★No. 1654
Kevin Byard WR★★No. 1684

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.763
Receivers32.00.749
Offensive line52.00.747
Defensive line42.00.733
Defensive backs32.30.779
Whole class172.10.752

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 116

The 2011 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Sun Belt Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State8–⁠010–⁠3
Western Kentucky7–⁠17–⁠5
Louisiana6–⁠29–⁠4
Florida International5–⁠38–⁠5
North Texas4–⁠45–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy2–⁠63–⁠9
Middle Tennessee1–⁠72–⁠10
Florida Atlantic0–⁠81–⁠11

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