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2011 Temple

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Steve Addazio.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2011, game by game: won vs. Villanova 42–7; won at Akron 41–3; lost vs. Penn State 10–14; won at Maryland 38–7; lost vs. Toledo 13–36; won at Ball State 42–0; won vs. Buffalo 34–0; lost at Bowling Green 10–13; lost at Ohio 31–35; won vs. Miami (OH) 24–21; won vs. Army 42–14; won vs. Kent State 34–16; won vs. Wyoming 37–15+42−23Won 42–7 vs. Villanova+35VillanovaWon 41–3 at Akron+38AkronLost 10–14 vs. Penn State-4Penn StateWon 38–7 at Maryland+31MarylandLost 13–36 vs. Toledo-23ToledoWon 42–0 at Ball State+42Ball StateWon 34–0 vs. Buffalo+34BuffaloLost 10–13 at Bowling Green-3Bowling GreenLost 31–35 at Ohio-4OhioWon 24–21 vs. Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Won 42–14 vs. Army+28ArmyWon 34–16 vs. Kent State+18Kent StateWon 37–15 vs. Wyoming+22Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsVillanovaW 42–⁠764%
Sep 10atAkronW 41–⁠373%
Sep 17vsPenn StateL 10–⁠1460%
Sep 24atMarylandW 38–⁠743%
Oct 1vsToledoL 13–⁠3671%
Oct 8atBall StateW 42–⁠055%
Oct 15vsBuffaloW 34–⁠085%
Oct 22atBowling GreenL 10–⁠1365%
Nov 2atOhioL 31–⁠3549%
Nov 9vsMiami (OH)W 24–⁠2169%
Nov 19vsArmyW 42–⁠1477%
Nov 25vsKent StateW 34–⁠1675%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsWyomingNew Mexico BowlW 37–⁠1564%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wyoming 37–⁠15 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
398–⁠181
Coach
Steve Addazio
Elo
1602 +80 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 52 of 120; offense No. 69, defense No. 42, special teams No. 36
SRS
4.4 No. 41 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 83
Offensive coordinator
Scot Loeffler
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Heater

How good, play by play

  • Offense54th of 120
  • Defense24th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted79th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted47th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%0.9454th of 120
Defense0.0038%0.9524th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.04 def		39% off
40% def		—79th off
47th 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 334% allowed
Defense0.0own 271% 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 yardsChester Stewart QB649 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Coyer QB6 TD
Rushing yardsBernard Pierce RB1,292 yds
Rushing touchdownsBernard Pierce RB24 TD
Receiving yardsEvan Rodriguez TE476 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeon Miller WR3 TD
InterceptionsJustin Gildea DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Antonio Belt WR★★★No. 1221
Brandon Chudnoff WDE★★★No. 1376
Robby Anderson WR★★★No. 1448
Daquan Cooper WR★★No. 1552
Khadeem Wilson SDE★★No. 1635

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.752
Running backs12.00.744
Receivers42.50.796
Offensive line22.00.760
Defensive line32.30.784
Linebackers32.00.758
Defensive backs22.00.739
Whole class162.20.769

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 3Bernard Pierce RBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Evan Rodriguez TEChicago Bears
Rd 5Tahir Whitehead OLBDetroit Lions

Roster 103

The 2011 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠111–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠210–⁠4
Temple5–⁠39–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠46–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo2–⁠63–⁠9
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

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