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2011 Missouri

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Gary Pinkel.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2011, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 17–6; lost at Arizona State 30–37; won vs. Western Illinois 69–0; lost at No. 1 Oklahoma 28–38; lost at No. 20 Kansas State 17–24; won vs. Iowa State 52–17; lost vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State 24–45; won at No. 16 Texas A&M 38–31; lost at Baylor 39–42; won vs. No. 21 Texas 17–5; won vs. Texas Tech 31–27; won vs. Kansas 24–10; won vs. North Carolina 41–24+69−21Won 17–6 vs. Miami (OH)+11Miami (OH)Lost 30–37 at Arizona State-7Arizona StateWon 69–0 vs. Western Illinois+69Western IllinoisLost 28–38 at No. 1 Oklahoma-10No. 1 OklahomaLost 17–24 at No. 20 Kansas State-7No. 20 Kansas StateWon 52–17 vs. Iowa State+35Iowa StateLost 24–45 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State-21No. 6 Oklahoma StateWon 38–31 at No. 16 Texas A&M+7No. 16 Texas A&MLost 39–42 at Baylor-3BaylorWon 17–5 vs. No. 21 Texas+12No. 21 TexasWon 31–27 vs. Texas Tech+4Texas TechWon 24–10 vs. Kansas+14KansasWon 41–24 vs. North Carolina+17North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMiami (OH)W 17–⁠670%
Sep 9atArizona StateL 30–⁠3757%
Sep 17vsWestern IllinoisW 69–⁠085%
Sep 24at1OklahomaL 28–⁠3826%
Oct 8at20Kansas StateL 17–⁠2447%
Oct 15vsIowa StateW 52–⁠1771%
Oct 22vs6Oklahoma StateL 24–⁠4538%
Oct 29at16Texas A&MW 38–⁠3130%
Nov 5atBaylorL 39–⁠4253%
Nov 12vs21TexasW 17–⁠554%
Nov 19vsTexas TechW 31–⁠2773%
Nov 26vsKansasW 24–⁠1083%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsNorth CarolinaIndependence BowlW 41–⁠2459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 41–⁠24 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 21

Led the nationHenry Josey: yards per carry (8.1)

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
427–⁠306
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1651 +46 this season
SP+ rating
15.0 No. 23 of 120; offense No. 16, defense No. 41, special teams No. 82
SRS
12.6 No. 15 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 56
Offensive coordinator
David Yost
Defensive coordinator
Dave Steckel
Captains
Michael Egnew, Elvis Fisher, Kenji Jackson, Jacquies Smith and Jerrell Jackson
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense15th of 120
  • Defense61st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted10th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1247%0.8715th of 120
Defense0.0444%0.9361st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.03 def		46% off
41% def		—10th off
43rd 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 293% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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 yardsJames Franklin QB2,865 yds
Passing touchdownsJames Franklin QB21 TD
Rushing yardsHenry Josey 1,168 yds
Rushing touchdownsJames Franklin QB15 TD
Receiving yardsT.J. Moe WR649 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarcus Lucas WR5 TD
InterceptionsKenji Jackson S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Shane Ray WDE★★★No. 334
Clarence Green OLB★★★No. 1038
Wesley Leftwich WR★★★No. 1066
Ian Simon S★★★No. 1197
Connor McGovern OG★★★No. 1227

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.826
Offensive line13.00.822
Defensive line13.00.884
Linebackers13.00.836
Defensive backs32.30.794
Whole class82.70.822

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 3Michael Egnew TEMiami Dolphins

Roster 116

The 2011 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 38 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2011 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2011 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State8–⁠112–⁠13
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠315
Oklahoma6–⁠310–⁠316
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
Missouri5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠66–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠75–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠92–⁠10

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