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2011 Tennessee

5–⁠7 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Derek Dooley.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2011, game by game: won vs. Montana 42–16; won vs. Cincinnati 45–23; lost at No. 16 Florida 23–33; won vs. Buffalo 41–10; lost vs. Georgia 12–20; lost vs. No. 1 LSU 7–38; lost at No. 2 Alabama 6–37; lost vs. No. 14 South Carolina 3–14; won vs. Middle Tennessee 24–0; lost at No. 8 Arkansas 7–49; won vs. Vanderbilt 27–21; lost at Kentucky 7–10+31−42Won 42–16 vs. Montana+26MontanaWon 45–23 vs. Cincinnati+22CincinnatiLost 23–33 at No. 16 Florida-10No. 16 FloridaWon 41–10 vs. Buffalo+31BuffaloLost 12–20 vs. Georgia-8GeorgiaLost 7–38 vs. No. 1 LSU-31No. 1 LSULost 6–37 at No. 2 Alabama-31No. 2 AlabamaLost 3–14 vs. No. 14 South Carolina-11No. 14 South CarolinaWon 24–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+24Middle TennesseeLost 7–49 at No. 8 Arkansas-42No. 8 ArkansasWon 27–21 vs. Vanderbilt+6VanderbiltLost 7–10 at Kentucky-3Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMontanaW 42–⁠1675%
Sep 10vsCincinnatiW 45–⁠2364%
Sep 17at16FloridaL 23–⁠3332%
Oct 1vsBuffaloW 41–⁠1084%
Oct 8vsGeorgiaL 12–⁠2054%
Oct 15vs1LSUL 7–⁠3828%
Oct 22at2AlabamaL 6–⁠3712%
Oct 29vs14South CarolinaL 3–⁠1438%
Nov 5vsMiddle TennesseeW 24–⁠073%
Nov 12at8ArkansasL 7–⁠4918%
Nov 19vsVanderbiltW 27–⁠2162%
Nov 26atKentuckyL 7–⁠1054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠7 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
244–⁠271
Coach
Derek Dooley
Elo
1502 −32 this season
SP+ rating
6.9 No. 42 of 120; offense No. 60, defense No. 20, special teams No. 104
SRS
3.3 No. 47 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chaney
Defensive coordinator
Justin Wilcox
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense76th of 120
  • Defense16th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted74th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%0.9176th of 120
Defense-0.0139%0.9516th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.03 def		41% off
40% def		—74th off
35th 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 293% allowed
Defense0.0own 333% 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 yardsTyler Bray QB1,983 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Bray QB17 TD
Rushing yardsTauren Poole 693 yds
Rushing touchdownsTauren Poole 5 TD
Receiving yardsDa’Rick Rogers WR1,040 yds
Receiving touchdownsDa’Rick Rogers WR9 TD
InterceptionsAustin Johnson LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

DeAnthony Arnett WR★★★★No. 41
Antonio Richardson OT★★★★No. 92
Cameron Clear OT★★★★No. 107
Alexander Johnson WDE★★★★No. 128
Curt Maggitt WDE★★★★No. 147
Marlin Lane RB★★★★No. 154
Marcus Jackson OG★★★★No. 241

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.929
Receivers14.00.977
Offensive line43.80.924
Defensive line33.70.901
Defensive backs23.00.878
Whole class113.60.915

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 5Malik Jackson DEDenver Broncos

Roster 117

The 2011 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team

First 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠013–⁠12
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠110–⁠419
Arkansas6–⁠211–⁠25
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠29
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida3–⁠57–⁠6
Mississippi State2–⁠67–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠66–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Tennessee1–⁠75–⁠7
Ole Miss0–⁠82–⁠10

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