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2011 Oregon

12–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Pac-12), coached by Chip Kelly, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2011, game by game: lost vs. No. 4 LSU 27–40; won vs. Nevada 69–20; won vs. Missouri State 56–7; won at Arizona 56–31; won vs. California 43–15; won vs. No. 18 Arizona State 41–27; won at Colorado 45–2; won vs. Washington State 43–28; won at Washington 34–17; won at No. 3 Stanford 53–30; lost vs. No. 18 USC 35–38; won vs. Oregon State 49–21; won vs. UCLA 49–31; won vs. No. 9 Wisconsin 45–38+49−13Lost 27–40 vs. No. 4 LSU-13No. 4 LSUWon 69–20 vs. Nevada+49NevadaWon 56–7 vs. Missouri State+49Missouri StateWon 56–31 at Arizona+25ArizonaWon 43–15 vs. California+28CaliforniaWon 41–27 vs. No. 18 Arizona State+14No. 18 Arizona StateWon 45–2 at Colorado+43ColoradoWon 43–28 vs. Washington State+15Washington StateWon 34–17 at Washington+17WashingtonWon 53–30 at No. 3 Stanford+23No. 3 StanfordLost 35–38 vs. No. 18 USC-3No. 18 USCWon 49–21 vs. Oregon State+28Oregon StateWon 49–31 vs. UCLA+18UCLAWon 45–38 vs. No. 9 Wisconsin+7No. 9 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs4LSUL 27–⁠4057%
Sep 10vsNevadaW 69–⁠2062%
Sep 17vsMissouri StateW 56–⁠794%
Sep 24atArizonaW 56–⁠3168%
Oct 6vsCaliforniaW 43–⁠1580%
Oct 15vs18Arizona StateW 41–⁠2772%
Oct 22atColoradoW 45–⁠283%
Oct 29vsWashington StateW 43–⁠2893%
Nov 5atWashingtonW 34–⁠1764%
Nov 12at3StanfordW 53–⁠3039%
Nov 19vs18USCL 35–⁠3876%
Nov 26vsOregon StateW 49–⁠2190%
Dec 2vsUCLAPac-12 Championship GameW 49–⁠3187%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs9WisconsinRose BowlW 45–⁠3856%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 45–⁠38 in the Rose Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Pac-12 champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 6
  12. Wk 12: 4
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 8
  15. Wk 15: 6
  16. Final: 4

Pac-12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference, won the Pac-12 Championship Game

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Pac-12
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 3
Points
645–⁠345
Coach
Chip Kelly
Elo
1827 +130 this season
SP+ rating
27.2 No. 5 of 120; offense No. 3, defense No. 29, special teams No. 34
SRS
22.0 No. 4 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 12
Offensive coordinator
Mark Helfrich
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti
Offense
No-huddle spread option
Defense
Hybrid 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense7th of 120
  • Defense29th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted8th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted10th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1545%0.997th of 120
Defense0.0139%0.9329th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
-0.00 def		45% off
37% def		—8th off
10th 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.5own 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Oregon are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2011 class

De’Anthony Thomas APB★★★★★No. 13
Devon Blackmon ATH★★★★No. 40
Colt Lyerla ATH★★★★No. 83
Andre Yruretagoyena OT★★★★No. 87
Anthony Wallace ILB★★★★No. 113
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB★★★★No. 179
Tyler Johnstone OT★★★★No. 212
Christian French ATH★★★★No. 217

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.00.937
Receivers14.00.908
Offensive line53.40.887
Defensive line13.00.882
Linebackers33.30.888
Defensive backs14.00.922
Athletes and specialists34.00.949
Whole class163.60.908

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 2LaMichael James RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Josh Kaddu OLBMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Mark Asper OGBuffalo Bills
Rd 7David Paulson TEPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 107

The 2011 roster

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

All-Pac-12

5 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 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠24
Stanford8–⁠111–⁠27
USC7–⁠210–⁠26
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠8
California5–⁠57–⁠6
Utah4–⁠58–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠63–⁠9
Washington State2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠83–⁠10

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