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2011 Texas

8–⁠5 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2011, game by game: won vs. Rice 34–9; won vs. BYU 17–16; won at UCLA 49–20; won at Iowa State 37–14; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 17–55; lost vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State 26–38; won vs. Kansas 43–0; won vs. Texas Tech 52–20; lost at Missouri 5–17; lost vs. No. 16 Kansas State 13–17; won at Texas A&M 27–25; lost at No. 19 Baylor 24–48; won vs. California 21–10+43−38Won 34–9 vs. Rice+25RiceWon 17–16 vs. BYU+1BYUWon 49–20 at UCLA+29UCLAWon 37–14 at Iowa State+23Iowa StateLost 17–55 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-38No. 3 OklahomaLost 26–38 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State-12No. 6 Oklahoma StateWon 43–0 vs. Kansas+43KansasWon 52–20 vs. Texas Tech+32Texas TechLost 5–17 at Missouri-12MissouriLost 13–17 vs. No. 16 Kansas State-4No. 16 Kansas StateWon 27–25 at Texas A&M+2Texas A&MLost 24–48 at No. 19 Baylor-24No. 19 BaylorWon 21–10 vs. California+11California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsRiceW 34–⁠974%
Sep 10vsBYUW 17–⁠1657%
Sep 17atUCLAW 49–⁠2056%
Oct 1atIowa StateW 37–⁠1451%
Oct 8vs3OklahomaL 17–⁠5532%
Oct 15vs6Oklahoma StateL 26–⁠3841%
Oct 29vsKansasW 43–⁠081%
Nov 5vsTexas TechW 52–⁠2065%
Nov 12atMissouriL 5–⁠1746%
Nov 19vs16Kansas StateL 13–⁠1756%
Nov 24atTexas A&MW 27–⁠2536%
Dec 3at19BaylorL 24–⁠4840%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsCaliforniaHoliday BowlW 21–⁠1051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 21–⁠10 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 24
  2. Wk 3: 23
  3. Wk 4: 19
  4. Wk 5: 17
  5. Wk 6: 11
  6. Wk 7: 22
  7. Wk 11: 21
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
365–⁠289
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1585 +48 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 16 of 120; offense No. 43, defense No. 5, special teams No. 40
SRS
12.0 No. 16 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 4
Offensive coordinators
Major Applewhite and Bryan Harsin
Defensive coordinator
Manny Diaz
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense64th of 120
  • Defense5th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted68th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0442%0.9064th of 120
Defense-0.0536%0.965th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
-0.04 def		42% off
35% def		—68th off
3rd 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 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 313% 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 yardsDavid Ash QB1,079 yds
Passing touchdownsCase McCoy QB7 TD
Rushing yardsMalcolm Brown RB742 yds
Rushing touchdownsCody Johnson RB6 TD
Receiving yardsMike Davis WR609 yds
Receiving touchdownsBlaine Irby TE3 TD
InterceptionsQuandre Diggs CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Malcolm Brown RB★★★★★No. 14
Steve Edmond ILB★★★★★No. 24
Desmond Jackson DT★★★★No. 45
Sedrick Flowers OG★★★★No. 58
Quandre Diggs ATH★★★★No. 67
Josh Turner CB★★★★No. 85
Jaxon Shipley WR★★★★No. 89
Sheroid Evans S★★★★No. 129

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.890
Running backs24.00.935
Receivers33.30.907
Offensive line34.00.934
Defensive line24.00.955
Linebackers34.00.929
Defensive backs34.00.939
Athletes and specialists33.30.884
Whole class203.70.922

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 4Keenan Robinson OLBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Emmanuel Acho ILBCleveland Browns
Rd 7Kheeston Randall DTMiami Dolphins

Roster 113

The 2011 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

5 first team, 6 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.