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2011 SMU

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by June Jones.

Schedule and results

SMU in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 8 Texas A&M 14–46; won vs. UTEP 28–17; won vs. Northwestern State 40–7; won at Memphis 42–0; won at No. 20 TCU 40–33; won vs. UCF 38–17; lost at Southern Miss 3–27; lost at Tulsa 7–38; won vs. Tulane 45–24; lost vs. Navy 17–24; lost at No. 11 Houston 7–37; won vs. Rice 27–24; won vs. Pittsburgh 28–6+42−32Lost 14–46 at No. 8 Texas A&M-32No. 8 Texas A&MWon 28–17 vs. UTEP+11UTEPWon 40–7 vs. Northwestern State+33Northwestern St…Won 42–0 at Memphis+42MemphisWon 40–33 at No. 20 TCU+7No. 20 TCUWon 38–17 vs. UCF+21UCFLost 3–27 at Southern Miss-24Southern MissLost 7–38 at Tulsa-31TulsaWon 45–24 vs. Tulane+21TulaneLost 17–24 vs. Navy-7NavyLost 7–37 at No. 11 Houston-30No. 11 HoustonWon 27–24 vs. Rice+3RiceWon 28–6 vs. Pittsburgh+22Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at8Texas A&ML 14–⁠4628%
Sep 10vsUTEPW 28–⁠1761%
Sep 17vsNorthwestern StateW 40–⁠785%
Sep 24atMemphisW 42–⁠069%
Oct 1at20TCUW 40–⁠3317%
Oct 15vsUCFW 38–⁠1754%
Oct 22atSouthern MissL 3–⁠2738%
Oct 29atTulsaL 7–⁠3839%
Nov 5vsTulaneW 45–⁠2487%
Nov 12vsNavyL 17–⁠2462%
Nov 19at11HoustonL 7–⁠3728%
Nov 26vsRiceW 27–⁠2474%
Jan 7Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghBBVA Compass BowlW 28–⁠639%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 28–⁠6 in the BBVA Compass Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
336–⁠300
Coach
June Jones
Elo
1543 +58 this season
SP+ rating
0.3 No. 63 of 120; offense No. 56, defense No. 57, special teams No. 112
SRS
−1.3 No. 70 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 67
Defensive coordinator
Tom Mason
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense51st of 120
  • Defense76th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted51st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted71st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0541%0.9951st of 120
Defense0.0743%0.9676th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.05 def		42% off
42% def		—51st off
71st 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 294% allowed
Defense-0.3own 331% 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 yardsJ.J. McDermott QB3,421 yds
Passing touchdownsJ.J. McDermott QB17 TD
Rushing yardsZach Line RB1,224 yds
Rushing touchdownsZach Line RB17 TD
Receiving yardsDarius Johnson WR1,118 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarius Johnson WR8 TD
InterceptionsJa’Gared Davis LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Davon Moreland WDE★★★★No. 228
K.C. Nlemchi RB★★★No. 1223
Conner Preston PRO★★★No. 1282
Stephon Sanders SDE★★★No. 1297
Zach Wood DT★★★No. 1340

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.818
Running backs13.00.823
Receivers52.00.773
Offensive line32.70.797
Defensive line92.60.806
Linebackers12.00.733
Defensive backs32.00.776
Whole class232.40.792

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 3Josh LeRibeus OGWashington Redskins
Rd 5Taylor Thompson TETennessee Titans
Rd 7Richard Crawford CBWashington Redskins
Rd 7Kelvin Beachum OGPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 110

The 2011 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 33 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.