2011 South Alabama
4–4. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–4, over 10 games to the eight on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi Valley State 35–3Nov 3
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Lamar | W 30–8 | 50% |
| Sep 17 | at NC State | L 13–35 | 16% |
| Sep 24 | at Kent State | L 25–33 | 34% |
| Oct 8 | at UTSA | W 30–27 | 46% |
| Oct 15 | vs UT Martin | W 33–30 | 47% |
| Oct 22 | vs Georgia State | L 20–27 | 64% |
| Nov 3 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 35–3 | 82% |
| Nov 19 | vs Cal Poly | L 10–41 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 41–10; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of South Alabama’s 2011 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsWest Alabama | W 20–10 | South Alabama’s article |
| Oct 29 | vsHenderson State | W 28–3 | South Alabama’s article |
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 196–204
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1291 −9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- No. 91
- Offensive coordinator
- Greg Gregory
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Clark
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- Multiple 3–4
Leaders
| Passing yards | C.J. Bennett QB | 463 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | C.J. Bennett QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Kendall Houston RB | 140 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Demetre Baker RB | 3 TD |
| Receiving yards | Bryant Lavender WR | 136 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jereme Jones WR | 1 TD |
Top recruits in the 2011 class
| J.J. Keels RB | ★★★ | No. 1516 |
| Carl Williams S | ★★ | No. 1577 |
| Wes Saxton TE | ★★ | No. 1628 |
| Maleki Harris OLB | ★★ | No. 1776 |
| Devin Robinson RB | ★★ | No. 1795 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2011 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 2 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Running backs | 3 | 2.3 | 0.777 |
| Receivers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.777 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Linebackers | 3 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 2.0 | 0.775 |
| Whole class | 14 | 2.1 | 0.772 |
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.