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2011 TCU

11–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Mountain West Conference), coached by Gary Patterson, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2011, game by game: lost at Baylor 48–50; won at Air Force 35–19; won vs. UL Monroe 38–17; won vs. Portland State 55–13; lost vs. SMU 33–40; won at San Diego State 27–14; won vs. New Mexico 69–0; won vs. BYU 38–28; won at Wyoming 31–20; won at No. 5 Boise State 36–35; won vs. Colorado State 34–10; won vs. UNLV 56–9; won vs. Louisiana Tech 31–24+69−7Lost 48–50 at Baylor-2BaylorWon 35–19 at Air Force+16Air ForceWon 38–17 vs. UL Monroe+21UL MonroeWon 55–13 vs. Portland State+42Portland StateLost 33–40 vs. SMU-7SMUWon 27–14 at San Diego State+13San Diego StateWon 69–0 vs. New Mexico+69New MexicoWon 38–28 vs. BYU+10BYUWon 31–20 at Wyoming+11WyomingWon 36–35 at No. 5 Boise State+1No. 5 Boise StateWon 34–10 vs. Colorado State+24Colorado StateWon 56–9 vs. UNLV+47UNLVWon 31–24 vs. Louisiana Tech+7Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atBaylorL 48–⁠5073%
Sep 10atAir ForceW 35–⁠1957%
Sep 17vsUL MonroeW 38–⁠1787%
Sep 24vsPortland StateW 55–⁠1396%
Oct 1vsSMUL 33–⁠4083%
Oct 8atSan Diego StateW 27–⁠1463%
Oct 22vsNew MexicoW 69–⁠095%
Oct 28vsBYUW 38–⁠2869%
Nov 5atWyomingW 31–⁠2080%
Nov 12at5Boise StateW 36–⁠3534%
Nov 19vsColorado StateW 34–⁠1094%
Dec 3vsUNLVW 56–⁠996%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsLouisiana TechPoinsettia BowlW 31–⁠2473%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana Tech 31–⁠24 in the Poinsettia Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 25
  3. Wk 3: 23
  4. Wk 4: 20
  5. Wk 5: 20
  6. Wk 12: 19
  7. Wk 13: 19
  8. Wk 14: 18
  9. Wk 15: 16
  10. Final: 14

Mountain West Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
531–⁠279
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1768 +47 this season
SP+ rating
15.7 No. 21 of 120; offense No. 16, defense No. 47, special teams No. 23
SRS
11.2 No. 20 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 28
Offensive coordinators
Jarrett Anderson and Justin Fuente
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 120
  • Defense33rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted17th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted29th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1246%0.9113th of 120
Defense0.0137%0.9233rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.02 def		44% off
38% def		—17th off
29th 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
Offense0.0own 362% allowed
Defense-0.4own 282% 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 yardsCasey Pachall QB2,921 yds
Passing touchdownsCasey Pachall QB25 TD
Rushing yardsWaymon James 875 yds
Rushing touchdownsMatthew Tucker 12 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Boyce WR998 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Boyce WR9 TD
InterceptionsGreg McCoy CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Ladarius Brown ATH★★★★No. 81
Brandon Carter ATH★★★★No. 216
Cameron White WR★★★★No. 281
Deryck Gildon OLB★★★No. 357
Chuck Hunter DT★★★No. 402

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.831
Receivers14.00.894
Offensive line23.00.853
Defensive line33.00.863
Linebackers13.00.880
Athletes and specialists53.40.868
Whole class133.20.865

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 5Tank Carder OLBBuffalo Bills
Rd 7Greg McCoy CBChicago Bears

Roster 115

The 2011 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU7–⁠011–⁠214
Boise State6–⁠112–⁠18
Wyoming5–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠38–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State1–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠62–⁠10
New Mexico1–⁠61–⁠11

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