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2011 Stanford

11–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Pac-12), coached by David Shaw, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2011, game by game: won vs. San José State 57–3; won at Duke 44–14; won at Arizona 37–10; won vs. UCLA 45–19; won vs. Colorado 48–7; won at Washington State 44–14; won vs. No. 22 Washington 65–21; won at No. 20 USC 56–48; won at Oregon State 38–13; lost vs. No. 6 Oregon 30–53; won vs. California 31–28; won vs. No. 22 Notre Dame 28–14; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State 38–41+54−23Won 57–3 vs. San José State+54San José StateWon 44–14 at Duke+30DukeWon 37–10 at Arizona+27ArizonaWon 45–19 vs. UCLA+26UCLAWon 48–7 vs. Colorado+41ColoradoWon 44–14 at Washington State+30Washington StateWon 65–21 vs. No. 22 Washington+44No. 22 WashingtonWon 56–48 at No. 20 USC+8No. 20 USCWon 38–13 at Oregon State+25Oregon StateLost 30–53 vs. No. 6 Oregon-23No. 6 OregonWon 31–28 vs. California+3CaliforniaWon 28–14 vs. No. 22 Notre Dame+14No. 22 Notre DameLost 38–41 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State-3No. 3 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSan José StateW 57–⁠391%
Sep 10atDukeW 44–⁠1479%
Sep 17atArizonaW 37–⁠1066%
Oct 1vsUCLAW 45–⁠1987%
Oct 8vsColoradoW 48–⁠789%
Oct 15atWashington StateW 44–⁠1483%
Oct 22vs22WashingtonW 65–⁠2176%
Oct 29at20USCW 56–⁠4858%
Nov 5atOregon StateW 38–⁠1382%
Nov 12vs6OregonL 30–⁠5361%
Nov 19vsCaliforniaW 31–⁠2884%
Nov 26vs22Notre DameW 28–⁠1470%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs3Oklahoma StateFiesta BowlL 38–⁠4148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 41–⁠38 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Wk 15: 4
  16. Final: 7

Pac-12 North champions8–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Oregon

Heisman voteAndrew Luck, second

Maxwell AwardAndrew Luck, QB; also the Walter Camp and Unitas Golden Arm

Consensus All-AmericanDavid DeCastro, OG

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Pac-12
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 3
Points
561–⁠285
Coach
David Shaw
Elo
1766 +76 this season
SP+ rating
20.0 No. 14 of 120; offense No. 5, defense No. 50, special teams No. 59
SRS
20.1 No. 7 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 22
Offensive coordinator
Pep Hamilton
Defensive coordinators
Derek Mason and Jason Tarver
Captains
Andrew Luck and Michael Thomas
Offense
West Coast
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense2nd of 120
  • Defense38th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted4th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1950%0.882nd of 120
Defense0.0237%1.0938th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.01 def		48% off
36% def		—4th off
23rd 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 311% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 yardsAndrew Luck QB3,517 yds
Passing touchdownsAndrew Luck QB37 TD
Rushing yardsStepfan Taylor RB1,330 yds
Rushing touchdownsStepfan Taylor RB10 TD
Receiving yardsGriff Whalen WR749 yds
Receiving touchdownsCoby Fleener TE10 TD
InterceptionsMichael Thomas 3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

James Vaughters ILB★★★★No. 65
Wayne Lyons S★★★★No. 102
Kelsey Young RB★★★★No. 163
Brendon Austin OG★★★★No. 190
Remound Wright RB★★★★No. 219
Ty Montgomery WR★★★★No. 230

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.879
Running backs24.00.917
Receivers14.00.906
Offensive line14.00.919
Defensive line33.00.853
Linebackers14.00.967
Defensive backs14.00.951
Athletes and specialists13.00.879
Whole class113.50.899

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 1Andrew Luck QBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 1David DeCastro OGPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 2Coby Fleener TEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 2Jonathan Martin OTMiami Dolphins

Roster 111

The 2011 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2011 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2011 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠24
Stanford8–⁠111–⁠27
USC7–⁠210–⁠26
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠8
California5–⁠57–⁠6
Utah4–⁠58–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠63–⁠9
Washington State2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠83–⁠10

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