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2011 Minnesota

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Jerry Kill.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 25 USC 17–19; lost vs. New Mexico State 21–28; won vs. Miami (OH) 29–23; lost vs. North Dakota State 24–37; lost at No. 19 Michigan 0–58; lost at Purdue 17–45; lost vs. No. 13 Nebraska 14–41; won vs. Iowa 22–21; lost at No. 15 Michigan State 24–31; lost vs. No. 16 Wisconsin 13–42; lost at Northwestern 13–28; won vs. Illinois 27–7+20−58Lost 17–19 at No. 25 USC-2No. 25 USCLost 21–28 vs. New Mexico State-7New Mexico StateWon 29–23 vs. Miami (OH)+6Miami (OH)Lost 24–37 vs. North Dakota State-13North Dakota St…Lost 0–58 at No. 19 Michigan-58No. 19 MichiganLost 17–45 at Purdue-28PurdueLost 14–41 vs. No. 13 Nebraska-27No. 13 NebraskaWon 22–21 vs. Iowa+1IowaLost 24–31 at No. 15 Michigan State-7No. 15 Michigan StateLost 13–42 vs. No. 16 Wisconsin-29No. 16 WisconsinLost 13–28 at Northwestern-15NorthwesternWon 27–7 vs. Illinois+20Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at25USCL 17–⁠1926%
Sep 10vsNew Mexico StateL 21–⁠2876%
Sep 17vsMiami (OH)W 29–⁠2345%
Sep 24vsNorth Dakota StateL 24–⁠3760%
Oct 1at19MichiganL 0–⁠5821%
Oct 8atPurdueL 17–⁠4536%
Oct 22vs13NebraskaL 14–⁠4120%
Oct 29vsIowaW 22–⁠2122%
Nov 5at15Michigan StateL 24–⁠3113%
Nov 12vs16WisconsinL 13–⁠4215%
Nov 19atNorthwesternL 13–⁠2822%
Nov 26vsIllinoisW 27–⁠733%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠380
Coach
Jerry Kill
Elo
1381 −71 this season
SP+ rating
-3.8 No. 80 of 120; offense No. 84, defense No. 65, special teams No. 40
SRS
−6.6 No. 87 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 57
Offensive coordinator
Matt Limegrover
Defensive coordinator
Tracy Claeys
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense93rd of 120
  • Defense99th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted97th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted97th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%0.9493rd of 120
Defense0.1144%0.9299th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.08 def		40% off
43% def		—97th off
97th 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 304% allowed
Defense0.0own 324% 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 yardsMarQueis Gray QB1,495 yds
Passing touchdownsMarQueis Gray QB8 TD
Rushing yardsMarQueis Gray QB966 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarQueis Gray QB6 TD
Receiving yardsDa’Jon McKnight WR760 yds
Receiving touchdownsDa’Jon McKnight WR4 TD
InterceptionsTroy Stoudermire DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Tommy Olson OG★★★No. 410
Quentin Gardener WR★★★No. 955
Peter Westerhaus OLB★★★No. 955
Quinn Bauducco ILB★★★No. 1010
David Cobb RB★★★No. 1018

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.837
Receivers23.00.829
Offensive line52.80.826
Defensive line32.70.803
Linebackers33.00.833
Defensive backs42.30.774
Whole class182.70.813

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 117

The 2011 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan State7–⁠111–⁠311
Michigan6–⁠211–⁠212
Wisconsin6–⁠211–⁠310
Penn State6–⁠29–⁠4
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠424
Iowa4–⁠47–⁠6
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠6
Ohio State3–⁠56–⁠7
Northwestern3–⁠56–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠67–⁠6
Minnesota2–⁠63–⁠9
Indiana0–⁠81–⁠11

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