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2011 Ohio State

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big Ten), coached by Luke Fickell.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 2011, game by game: won vs. Akron 42–0; won vs. Toledo 27–22; lost at Miami 6–24; won vs. Colorado 37–17; lost vs. Michigan State 7–10; lost at No. 14 Nebraska 27–34; won at No. 16 Illinois 17–7; won vs. No. 12 Wisconsin 33–29; won vs. Indiana 34–20; lost at Purdue 23–26; lost vs. No. 21 Penn State 14–20; lost at No. 17 Michigan 34–40; lost vs. Florida 17–24+42−18Won 42–0 vs. Akron+42AkronWon 27–22 vs. Toledo+5ToledoLost 6–24 at Miami-18MiamiWon 37–17 vs. Colorado+20ColoradoLost 7–10 vs. Michigan State-3Michigan StateLost 27–34 at No. 14 Nebraska-7No. 14 NebraskaWon 17–7 at No. 16 Illinois+10No. 16 IllinoisWon 33–29 vs. No. 12 Wisconsin+4No. 12 WisconsinWon 34–20 vs. Indiana+14IndianaLost 23–26 at Purdue-3PurdueLost 14–20 vs. No. 21 Penn State-6No. 21 Penn StateLost 34–40 at No. 17 Michigan-6No. 17 MichiganLost 17–24 vs. Florida-7Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsAkronW 42–⁠092%
Sep 10vsToledoW 27–⁠2279%
Sep 17atMiamiL 6–⁠2465%
Sep 24vsColoradoW 37–⁠1781%
Oct 1vsMichigan StateL 7–⁠1067%
Oct 8at14NebraskaL 27–⁠3444%
Oct 15at16IllinoisW 17–⁠744%
Oct 29vs12WisconsinW 33–⁠2951%
Nov 5vsIndianaW 34–⁠2091%
Nov 12atPurdueL 23–⁠2674%
Nov 19vs21Penn StateL 14–⁠2062%
Nov 26at17MichiganL 34–⁠4039%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsFloridaGator BowlL 17–⁠2456%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 24–⁠17 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 17
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
318–⁠273
Coach
Luke Fickell
Elo
1598 −95 this season
SP+ rating
13.2 No. 27 of 120; offense No. 58, defense No. 11, special teams No. 12
SRS
4.6 No. 40 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 6
Offensive coordinator
Jim Bollman
Defensive coordinator
Jim Heacock
Captains
Mike Brewster, Dan Herron, Andrew Sweat and John Simon
Most valuable player
Dan Herron
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense78th of 120
  • Defense34th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted89th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted36th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%0.9578th of 120
Defense0.0139%0.9434th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.03 def		39% off
40% def		—89th off
36th 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-0.1own 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 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 yardsBraxton Miller QB1,159 yds
Passing touchdownsBraxton Miller QB13 TD
Rushing yardsBraxton Miller QB715 yds
Rushing touchdownsBraxton Miller QB7 TD
Receiving yardsDevin Smith WR294 yds
Receiving touchdownsJake Stoneburner TE7 TD
InterceptionsBradley Roby CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Curtis Grant ILB★★★★★No. 23
Braxton Miller DUAL★★★★★No. 30
Michael Bennett DT★★★★No. 50
Doran Grant CB★★★★No. 60
Steve Miller WDE★★★★No. 63
Kenny Hayes SDE★★★★No. 106
Ryan Shazier OLB★★★★No. 108
Chase Farris SDE★★★★No. 161

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.930
Receivers43.80.901
Offensive line14.00.914
Defensive line53.80.939
Linebackers34.30.947
Defensive backs34.00.918
Athletes and specialists12.00.772
Whole class193.80.918

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 2Mike Adams OTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 3DeVier Posey WRHouston Texans
Rd 6Dan Herron RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Nate Ebner SNew England Patriots

Roster 114

The 2011 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 3 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 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.