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2011 Rice

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by David Bailiff.

Schedule and results

Rice in 2011, game by game: lost at Texas 9–34; won vs. Purdue 24–22; lost at No. 17 Baylor 31–56; lost at Southern Miss 24–48; won vs. Memphis 28–6; lost at Marshall 20–24; lost vs. Tulsa 20–38; lost at No. 18 Houston 34–73; won vs. UTEP 41–37; lost at Northwestern 6–28; won vs. Tulane 19–7; lost at SMU 24–27+22−39Lost 9–34 at Texas-25TexasWon 24–22 vs. Purdue+2PurdueLost 31–56 at No. 17 Baylor-25No. 17 BaylorLost 24–48 at Southern Miss-24Southern MissWon 28–6 vs. Memphis+22MemphisLost 20–24 at Marshall-4MarshallLost 20–38 vs. Tulsa-18TulsaLost 34–73 at No. 18 Houston-39No. 18 HoustonWon 41–37 vs. UTEP+4UTEPLost 6–28 at Northwestern-22NorthwesternWon 19–7 vs. Tulane+12TulaneLost 24–27 at SMU-3SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atTexasL 9–⁠3426%
Sep 10vsPurdueW 24–⁠2251%
Sep 24at17BaylorL 31–⁠5627%
Oct 1atSouthern MissL 24–⁠4822%
Oct 8vsMemphisW 28–⁠672%
Oct 15atMarshallL 20–⁠2436%
Oct 22vsTulsaL 20–⁠3833%
Oct 27at18HoustonL 34–⁠7317%
Nov 5vsUTEPW 41–⁠3745%
Nov 12atNorthwesternL 6–⁠2826%
Nov 19vsTulaneW 19–⁠773%
Nov 26atSMUL 24–⁠2726%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SMU 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠400
Coach
David Bailiff
Elo
1365 −49 this season
SP+ rating
-12.0 No. 96 of 120; offense No. 104, defense No. 90, special teams No. 3
SRS
−9.8 No. 100 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 97
Offensive coordinator
John Reagan
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Driesbach
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense87th of 120
  • Defense54th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted94th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0138%0.9787th of 120
Defense0.0442%0.9054th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.04 def		39% off
42% def		—94th off
52nd 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-0.6own 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 304% 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 yardsNick Fanuzzi QB1,123 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor McHargue QB8 TD
Rushing yardsTyler Smith RB860 yds
Rushing touchdownsTurner Petersen RB5 TD
Receiving yardsVance McDonald WR532 yds
Receiving touchdownsVance McDonald WR5 TD
InterceptionsBryce Callahan CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Lovett Gibson WR★★No. 1759
Matt Wofford OT★★No. 1990
Nick Elder OLB★★No. 1990
Driphus Jackson ATH★★No. 1990
Michael Sam WDE★★No. 1990

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers42.00.735
Offensive line42.00.742
Defensive line42.00.742
Linebackers22.00.750
Athletes and specialists32.00.744
Whole class172.00.741

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 7Scott Solomon DETennessee Titans

Roster 100

The 2011 roster

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

2011 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston8–⁠013–⁠118
Tulsa7–⁠18–⁠5
Southern Miss6–⁠212–⁠220
SMU5–⁠38–⁠5
Marshall5–⁠37–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠45–⁠7
UCF3–⁠55–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
UAB3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠65–⁠7
Memphis1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulane1–⁠72–⁠11

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