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2011 Troy

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Larry Blakeney.

Schedule and results

Troy in 2011, game by game: lost at Clemson 19–43; lost at No. 14 Arkansas 28–38; won vs. Middle Tennessee 38–35; won vs. UAB 24–23; lost at Louisiana 17–31; lost vs. UL Monroe 10–38; lost at Florida International 20–23; lost at Navy 14–42; lost vs. North Texas 33–38; won vs. Florida Atlantic 34–7; lost at Western Kentucky 18–41; lost at Arkansas State 14–45+27−31Lost 19–43 at Clemson-24ClemsonLost 28–38 at No. 14 Arkansas-10No. 14 ArkansasWon 38–35 vs. Middle Tennessee+3Middle TennesseeWon 24–23 vs. UAB+1UABLost 17–31 at Louisiana-14LouisianaLost 10–38 vs. UL Monroe-28UL MonroeLost 20–23 at Florida International-3Florida Interna…Lost 14–42 at Navy-28NavyLost 33–38 vs. North Texas-5North TexasWon 34–7 vs. Florida Atlantic+27Florida AtlanticLost 18–41 at Western Kentucky-23Western KentuckyLost 14–45 at Arkansas State-31Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atClemsonL 19–⁠4344%
Sep 17at14ArkansasL 28–⁠3825%
Sep 24vsMiddle TennesseeW 38–⁠3570%
Oct 1vsUABW 24–⁠2378%
Oct 8atLouisianaL 17–⁠3153%
Oct 15vsUL MonroeL 10–⁠3867%
Oct 25atFlorida InternationalL 20–⁠2336%
Nov 5atNavyL 14–⁠4234%
Nov 12vsNorth TexasL 33–⁠3864%
Nov 19vsFlorida AtlanticW 34–⁠776%
Nov 26atWestern KentuckyL 18–⁠4140%
Dec 3atArkansas StateL 14–⁠4519%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 45–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 7th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
269–⁠404
Coach
Larry Blakeney
Elo
1361 −183 this season
SP+ rating
-18.5 No. 107 of 120; offense No. 102, defense No. 106, special teams No. 94
SRS
−18.3 No. 113 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 112
Offensive coordinator
Kenny Edenfield
Defensive coordinator
Jeremy Rowell
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 120
  • Defense92nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted95th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%0.9785th of 120
Defense0.0942%0.9592nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.08 def		38% off
42% def		—95th off
102nd 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-0.3own 301% 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 yardsCorey Robinson QB3,100 yds
Passing touchdownsCorey Robinson QB19 TD
Rushing yardsShawn Southward RB484 yds
Rushing touchdownsD.J. Taylor RB6 TD
Receiving yardsEric Thomas WR791 yds
Receiving touchdownsEric Thomas WR9 TD
InterceptionsBarry Valcin DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Dionte Ponder CB★★★No. 1427
Daron White APB★★No. 1654
Deon Lee OLB★★No. 1763
Dre’shon McGaster OLB★★No. 1990
Chandler Worthy WR★★No. 2233

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

Drafted in 2012

The 2012 draft
Rd 5Jonathan Massaquoi DEAtlanta Falcons

Roster 127

The 2011 roster

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

2011 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State8–⁠010–⁠3
Western Kentucky7–⁠17–⁠5
Louisiana6–⁠29–⁠4
Florida International5–⁠38–⁠5
North Texas4–⁠45–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy2–⁠63–⁠9
Middle Tennessee1–⁠72–⁠10
Florida Atlantic0–⁠81–⁠11

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