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2011 Texas A&M

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Mike Sherman, then Tim DeRuyter (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2011, game by game: won vs. SMU 46–14; won vs. Idaho 37–7; lost vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State 29–30; lost vs. No. 18 Arkansas 38–42; won at Texas Tech 45–40; won vs. No. 20 Baylor 55–28; won at Iowa State 33–17; lost vs. Missouri 31–38; lost at No. 7 Oklahoma 25–41; lost at No. 17 Kansas State 50–53; won vs. Kansas 61–7; lost vs. Texas 25–27; won vs. Northwestern 33–22+54−16Won 46–14 vs. SMU+32SMUWon 37–7 vs. Idaho+30IdahoLost 29–30 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State-1No. 7 Oklahoma StateLost 38–42 vs. No. 18 Arkansas-4No. 18 ArkansasWon 45–40 at Texas Tech+5Texas TechWon 55–28 vs. No. 20 Baylor+27No. 20 BaylorWon 33–17 at Iowa State+16Iowa StateLost 31–38 vs. Missouri-7MissouriLost 25–41 at No. 7 Oklahoma-16No. 7 OklahomaLost 50–53 at No. 17 Kansas State-3No. 17 Kansas StateWon 61–7 vs. Kansas+54KansasLost 25–27 vs. Texas-2TexasWon 33–22 vs. Northwestern+11Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSMUW 46–⁠1472%
Sep 17vsIdahoW 37–⁠779%
Sep 24vs7Oklahoma StateL 29–⁠3046%
Oct 1vs18ArkansasL 38–⁠4246%
Oct 8atTexas TechW 45–⁠4040%
Oct 15vs20BaylorW 55–⁠2867%
Oct 22atIowa StateW 33–⁠1769%
Oct 29vsMissouriL 31–⁠3870%
Nov 5at7OklahomaL 25–⁠4123%
Nov 12at17Kansas StateL 50–⁠5346%
Nov 19vsKansasW 61–⁠785%
Nov 24vsTexasL 25–⁠2764%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsNorthwesternMeineke Car Care Bowl of TexasW 33–⁠2263%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 33–⁠22 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 24
  7. Wk 7: 21
  8. Wk 8: 17
  9. Wk 9: 16

Led the nationDustin Harris: punt return average (18.2)

Lou Groza AwardRandy Bullock, K

Consensus All-AmericanRandy Bullock, K

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
508–⁠366
Coach
Mike Sherman, then Tim DeRuyter (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1619 +28 this season
SP+ rating
22.7 No. 11 of 120; offense No. 8, defense No. 31, special teams No. 20
SRS
15.0 No. 10 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 34
Defensive coordinator
Tim DeRuyter
Captains
Trent Hunter and Ryan Tannehill
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense31st of 120
  • Defense58th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted27th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted40th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0948%0.8731st of 120
Defense0.0439%0.8858th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.03 def		47% off
37% def		—27th off
40th 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 291% 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 yardsRyan Tannehill QB3,744 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Tannehill QB29 TD
Rushing yardsCyrus Gray RB1,045 yds
Rushing touchdownsCyrus Gray RB12 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Swope WR1,207 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Swope WR11 TD
InterceptionsSteven Terrell DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Floyd Raven CB★★★★No. 222
Shayvion Hatten OT★★★★No. 237
Howard Matthews S★★★★No. 239
Brandon Alexander SDE★★★★No. 268
Devonta Burns S★★★No. 368

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.877
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.733
Offensive line33.30.870
Defensive line14.00.898
Linebackers22.00.750
Defensive backs43.50.879
Athletes and specialists22.00.767
Whole class152.90.829

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 1Ryan Tannehill QBMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Randy Bullock KHouston Texans
Rd 6Cyrus Gray RBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Terrence Frederick CBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 123

The 2011 roster

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

All-Big 12

3 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 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State8–⁠112–⁠13
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠315
Oklahoma6–⁠310–⁠316
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
Missouri5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠66–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠75–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠92–⁠10

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