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2011 San José State

5–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Mike MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 7 Stanford 3–57; lost at UCLA 17–27; lost vs. Nevada 14–17; won vs. New Mexico State 34–24; won at Colorado State 38–31; lost at BYU 16–29; won vs. Hawai’i 28–27; lost at Louisiana Tech 28–38; lost vs. Idaho 29–32; lost at Utah State 33–34; won vs. Navy 27–24; won at Fresno State 27–24+10−54Lost 3–57 at No. 7 Stanford-54No. 7 StanfordLost 17–27 at UCLA-10UCLALost 14–17 vs. Nevada-3NevadaWon 34–24 vs. New Mexico State+10New Mexico StateWon 38–31 at Colorado State+7Colorado StateLost 16–29 at BYU-13BYUWon 28–27 vs. Hawai’i+1Hawai’iLost 28–38 at Louisiana Tech-10Louisiana TechLost 29–32 vs. Idaho-3IdahoLost 33–34 at Utah State-1Utah StateWon 27–24 vs. Navy+3NavyWon 27–24 at Fresno State+3Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at7StanfordL 3–⁠579%
Sep 10atUCLAL 17–⁠2728%
Sep 17vsNevadaL 14–⁠1721%
Sep 24vsNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠2458%
Oct 1atColorado StateW 38–⁠3135%
Oct 8atBYUL 16–⁠2921%
Oct 14vsHawai’iW 28–⁠2732%
Oct 29atLouisiana TechL 28–⁠3828%
Nov 5vsIdahoL 29–⁠3261%
Nov 12atUtah StateL 33–⁠3431%
Nov 19vsNavyW 27–⁠2430%
Nov 26atFresno StateW 27–⁠2430%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
294–⁠364
Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Elo
1376 +31 this season
SP+ rating
-11.9 No. 95 of 120; offense No. 87, defense No. 97, special teams No. 63
SRS
−5.3 No. 79 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 116
Offensive coordinator
John DeFilippo
Defensive coordinator
Kent Baer

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 120
  • Defense75th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted70th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0339%0.9474th of 120
Defense0.0745%0.8975th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.04 def		40% off
44% def		—70th off
62nd 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-0.2own 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 323% 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 yardsMatt Faulkner QB3,149 yds
Passing touchdownsMatt Faulkner QB13 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Rutley RB903 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Rutley RB12 TD
Receiving yardsNoel Grigsby WR886 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Otten TE5 TD
InterceptionsJames Orth S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Tyler Ervin ATH★★No. 1591
Joe Gray DUAL★★No. 1990
Mercy Maston S★★No. 1990
Dennis Rufus S★★No. 2233
Nathan Falo OG★★No. 2233

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers12.00.733
Offensive line32.00.733
Defensive line32.00.733
Linebackers22.00.733
Defensive backs32.00.744
Athletes and specialists32.00.752
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.

Roster 106

The 2011 roster

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

2011 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech6–⁠18–⁠5
Utah State5–⁠27–⁠6
Nevada5–⁠27–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠46–⁠7
San José State3–⁠45–⁠7
Fresno State3–⁠44–⁠9
New Mexico State2–⁠54–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠62–⁠10

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