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2011 Ohio

10–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Solich.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2011, game by game: won at New Mexico State 44–24; won vs. Gardner-Webb 30–3; won vs. Marshall 44–7; lost at Rutgers 26–38; won vs. Kent State 17–10; lost at Buffalo 37–38; lost vs. Ball State 20–23; won at Akron 37–20; won vs. Temple 35–31; won at Central Michigan 43–28; won at Bowling Green 29–28; won vs. Miami (OH) 21–14; lost vs. Northern Illinois 20–23; won vs. Utah State 24–23+37−12Won 44–24 at New Mexico State+20New Mexico StateWon 30–3 vs. Gardner-Webb+27Gardner-WebbWon 44–7 vs. Marshall+37MarshallLost 26–38 at Rutgers-12RutgersWon 17–10 vs. Kent State+7Kent StateLost 37–38 at Buffalo-1BuffaloLost 20–23 vs. Ball State-3Ball StateWon 37–20 at Akron+17AkronWon 35–31 vs. Temple+4TempleWon 43–28 at Central Michigan+15Central MichiganWon 29–28 at Bowling Green+1Bowling GreenWon 21–14 vs. Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Lost 20–23 vs. Northern Illinois-3Northern Illino…Won 24–23 vs. Utah State+1Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atNew Mexico StateW 44–⁠2467%
Sep 10vsGardner-WebbW 30–⁠386%
Sep 17vsMarshallW 44–⁠766%
Sep 24atRutgersL 26–⁠3854%
Oct 1vsKent StateW 17–⁠1074%
Oct 8atBuffaloL 37–⁠3871%
Oct 15vsBall StateL 20–⁠2372%
Oct 22atAkronW 37–⁠2073%
Nov 2vsTempleW 35–⁠3151%
Nov 10atCentral MichiganW 43–⁠2864%
Nov 16atBowling GreenW 29–⁠2865%
Nov 22vsMiami (OH)W 21–⁠1472%
Dec 2vsNorthern IllinoisMid-American Championship GameL 20–⁠2341%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsUtah StateFamous Idaho Potato BowlW 24–⁠2360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 24–⁠23 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

MAC East champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
427–⁠310
Coach
Frank Solich
Elo
1558 +60 this season
SP+ rating
0.9 No. 60 of 120; offense No. 48, defense No. 78, special teams No. 16
SRS
−1.8 No. 72 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 96
Offensive coordinators
Tim Albin and Gerry Gdowski
Defensive coordinator
Jim Burrow
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense34th of 120
  • Defense72nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted32nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted98th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0945%0.9234th of 120
Defense0.0739%1.0772nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.08 def		44% off
42% def		—32nd off
98th 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 332% 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 yardsTyler Tettleton QB3,306 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Tettleton QB28 TD
Rushing yardsDonte Harden RB986 yds
Rushing touchdownsTyler Tettleton QB10 TD
Receiving yardsLaVon Brazill WR1,150 yds
Receiving touchdownsLaVon Brazill WR11 TD
InterceptionsGerald Moore S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Antwan Crutcher DT★★★No. 1427
Tony Davis SDE★★No. 1990
Jacob Welter OG★★No. 1990
Kyle Hammonds RB★★No. 1990
Andrew Bennett SDE★★No. 1990

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line52.00.740
Defensive line62.20.762
Linebackers22.00.733
Defensive backs42.00.737
Whole class202.10.748

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 6LaVon Brazill WRIndianapolis Colts

Roster 118

The 2011 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠210–⁠4
Temple5–⁠39–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠46–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo2–⁠63–⁠9
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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