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2011 South Carolina State

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

South Carolina State in 2011, game by game: lost at Central Michigan 6–21; won at Bethune-Cookman 26–18; lost at Indiana 21–38; won vs. Delaware State 69–0; lost at Norfolk State 14–17; won vs. North Carolina Central 49–38; won vs. Georgia State 23–13; lost vs. Florida A&M 24–27; won at Howard 31–0; won vs. North Carolina A&T 30–22; won at Savannah State 20–10+69−17Lost 6–21 at Central Michigan-15Central MichiganWon 26–18 at Bethune-Cookman+8Bethune-CookmanLost 21–38 at Indiana-17IndianaWon 69–0 vs. Delaware State+69Delaware StateLost 14–17 at Norfolk State-3Norfolk StateWon 49–38 vs. North Carolina Central+11North Carolina …Won 23–13 vs. Georgia State+10Georgia StateLost 24–27 vs. Florida A&M-3Florida A&MWon 31–0 at Howard+31HowardWon 30–22 vs. North Carolina A&T+8North Carolina …Won 20–10 at Savannah State+10Savannah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atCentral MichiganL 6–⁠2135%
Sep 10atBethune-CookmanW 26–⁠1840%
Sep 17atIndianaL 21–⁠3845%
Sep 24vsDelaware StateW 69–⁠075%
Oct 1atNorfolk StateL 14–⁠1747%
Oct 8vsNorth Carolina CentralW 49–⁠3881%
Oct 15vsGeorgia StateW 23–⁠1377%
Oct 22vsFlorida A&ML 24–⁠2763%
Oct 29atHowardW 31–⁠074%
Nov 12vsNorth Carolina A&TW 30–⁠2280%
Nov 19atSavannah StateW 20–⁠1088%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Savannah State 20–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠204
Coach
—
Elo
1427 +19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.9 No. 66 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 124
Defensive coordinator
Mike Adams

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Dominique Cooper ATH★★★No. 1516
Julius Pendergrass APB★★No. 1654

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.783
Athletes and specialists13.00.798
Whole class22.50.791

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 4Christian Thompson SBaltimore Ravens

2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Norfolk State7–⁠19–⁠3
Bethune-Cookman6–⁠28–⁠3
South Carolina State6–⁠27–⁠4
Hampton5–⁠37–⁠4
Florida A&M5–⁠37–⁠4
North Carolina A&T4–⁠45–⁠6
Howard4–⁠45–⁠6
Morgan State4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware State1–⁠73–⁠8
North Carolina Central1–⁠72–⁠9
Savannah State1–⁠71–⁠10

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