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2011 South Florida

5–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Big East), coached by Skip Holtz.

Schedule and results

South Florida in 2011, game by game: won at No. 16 Notre Dame 23–20; won vs. Ball State 37–7; won vs. Florida A&M 70–17; won vs. UTEP 52–24; lost at Pittsburgh 17–44; lost at UConn 10–16; lost vs. Cincinnati 34–37; lost at Rutgers 17–20; won at Syracuse 37–17; lost vs. Miami 3–6; lost vs. Louisville 24–34; lost vs. No. 22 West Virginia 27–30+53−27Won 23–20 at No. 16 Notre Dame+3No. 16 Notre DameWon 37–7 vs. Ball State+30Ball StateWon 70–17 vs. Florida A&M+53Florida A&MWon 52–24 vs. UTEP+28UTEPLost 17–44 at Pittsburgh-27PittsburghLost 10–16 at UConn-6UConnLost 34–37 vs. Cincinnati-3CincinnatiLost 17–20 at Rutgers-3RutgersWon 37–17 at Syracuse+20SyracuseLost 3–6 vs. Miami-3MiamiLost 24–34 vs. Louisville-10LouisvilleLost 27–30 vs. No. 22 West Virginia-3No. 22 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at16Notre DameW 23–⁠2036%
Sep 10vsBall StateW 37–⁠776%
Sep 17vsFlorida A&MW 70–⁠1783%
Sep 24vsUTEPW 52–⁠2477%
Sep 29atPittsburghL 17–⁠4447%
Oct 15atUConnL 10–⁠1654%
Oct 22vsCincinnatiL 34–⁠3756%
Nov 5atRutgersL 17–⁠2046%
Nov 11atSyracuseW 37–⁠1747%
Nov 19vsMiamiL 3–⁠655%
Nov 25vsLouisvilleL 24–⁠3458%
Dec 1vs22West VirginiaL 27–⁠3044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 30–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big East.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 28 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 22
  2. Wk 3: 20
  3. Wk 4: 18
  4. Wk 5: 16
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
351–⁠272
Coach
Skip Holtz
Elo
1510 −45 this season
SP+ rating
9.7 No. 35 of 120; offense No. 52, defense No. 28, special teams No. 67
SRS
4.3 No. 42 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 70
Offensive coordinator
Todd Fitch
Defensive coordinator
Mark Snyder
Captains
B.J. Daniels, Chaz Hine, Jerrell Young and Quenton Washington
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense47th of 120
  • Defense59th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted54th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted63rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0645%0.8447th of 120
Defense0.0440%0.9559th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.04 def		45% off
41% def		—54th off
63rd 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
Defense-0.4own 302% 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 yardsB.J. Daniels QB2,604 yds
Passing touchdownsB.J. Daniels QB13 TD
Rushing yardsDarrell Scott RB814 yds
Rushing touchdownsDemetris Murray RB8 TD
Receiving yardsSterling Griffin WR530 yds
Receiving touchdownsLindsey Lamar RB3 TD
InterceptionsJaQuez Jenkins S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Andre Davis WR★★★No. 360
Darrell Williams OT★★★No. 928
David Simon OT★★★No. 964
Max Lang OG★★★No. 1018
Corian Hamilton S★★★No. 1184

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.788
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers32.70.805
Offensive line62.70.802
Defensive line12.00.773
Linebackers32.70.794
Defensive backs42.80.803
Whole class192.60.797

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 118

The 2011 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 38 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cincinnati5–⁠210–⁠325
West Virginia5–⁠210–⁠317
Louisville5–⁠27–⁠6
Rutgers4–⁠39–⁠4
Pittsburgh4–⁠36–⁠7
UConn3–⁠45–⁠7
South Florida1–⁠65–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠65–⁠7

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