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2011 San Diego State

8–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Rocky Long.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 2011, game by game: won vs. Cal Poly 49–21; won at Army 23–20; won vs. Washington State 42–24; lost at No. 22 Michigan 7–28; lost vs. TCU 14–27; won at Air Force 41–27; lost vs. Wyoming 27–30; won vs. New Mexico 35–7; won at Colorado State 18–15; lost vs. No. 10 Boise State 35–52; won at UNLV 31–14; won vs. Fresno State 35–28; lost vs. Louisiana 30–32+28−21Won 49–21 vs. Cal Poly+28Cal PolyWon 23–20 at Army+3ArmyWon 42–24 vs. Washington State+18Washington StateLost 7–28 at No. 22 Michigan-21No. 22 MichiganLost 14–27 vs. TCU-13TCUWon 41–27 at Air Force+14Air ForceLost 27–30 vs. Wyoming-3WyomingWon 35–7 vs. New Mexico+28New MexicoWon 18–15 at Colorado State+3Colorado StateLost 35–52 vs. No. 10 Boise State-17No. 10 Boise StateWon 31–14 at UNLV+17UNLVWon 35–28 vs. Fresno State+7Fresno StateLost 30–32 vs. Louisiana-2Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsCal PolyW 49–⁠2181%
Sep 10atArmyW 23–⁠2057%
Sep 17vsWashington StateW 42–⁠2477%
Sep 24at22MichiganL 7–⁠2847%
Oct 8vsTCUL 14–⁠2737%
Oct 13atAir ForceW 41–⁠2737%
Oct 29vsWyomingL 27–⁠3076%
Nov 5vsNew MexicoW 35–⁠789%
Nov 12atColorado StateW 18–⁠1572%
Nov 19vs10Boise StateL 35–⁠5226%
Nov 26atUNLVW 31–⁠1476%
Dec 3vsFresno StateW 35–⁠2874%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsLouisianaNew Orleans BowlL 30–⁠3266%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 32–⁠30 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
387–⁠325
Coach
Rocky Long
Elo
1550 +7 this season
SP+ rating
-1.5 No. 71 of 120; offense No. 50, defense No. 75, special teams No. 104
SRS
0.1 No. 59 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 78
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 120
  • Defense80th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted88th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted77th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%0.9760th of 120
Defense0.0739%1.1580th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.06 def		39% off
39% def		—88th off
77th 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
Offense0.1own 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 yardsRyan Lindley QB3,153 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Lindley QB23 TD
Rushing yardsRonnie Hillman RB1,711 yds
Rushing touchdownsRonnie Hillman RB19 TD
Receiving yardsColin Lockett WR970 yds
Receiving touchdownsColin Lockett WR8 TD
InterceptionsLarry Parker DB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

De’Saan Hardwick ATH★★★No. 1154
Sam Meredith TE★★★No. 1362
Sam Atoe ATH★★No. 1545
Micah Seau OLB★★No. 1547
Paul Pitts WR★★No. 1557

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers72.10.781
Offensive line42.00.760
Defensive line22.00.780
Linebackers32.00.790
Defensive backs12.00.785
Athletes and specialists32.30.795
Whole class212.10.778

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 3Ronnie Hillman RBDenver Broncos
Rd 4Miles Burris OLBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Ryan Lindley QBArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Jerome Long DTKansas City Chiefs

Roster 111

The 2011 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU7–⁠011–⁠214
Boise State6–⁠112–⁠18
Wyoming5–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠38–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State1–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠62–⁠10
New Mexico1–⁠61–⁠11

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