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2011 Tulane

2–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Conference USA), coached by Bob Toledo, then Mark Hutson (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2011, game by game: won vs. SE Louisiana 47–33; lost vs. Tulsa 3–31; won at UAB 49–10; lost at Duke 27–48; lost at Army 6–45; lost vs. Syracuse 34–37; lost vs. UTEP 7–44; lost vs. Memphis 17–33; lost at East Carolina 13–34; lost at SMU 24–45; lost vs. No. 11 Houston 17–73; lost at Rice 7–19; lost at Hawai’i 23–35+39−56Won 47–33 vs. SE Louisiana+14SE LouisianaLost 3–31 vs. Tulsa-28TulsaWon 49–10 at UAB+39UABLost 27–48 at Duke-21DukeLost 6–45 at Army-39ArmyLost 34–37 vs. Syracuse-3SyracuseLost 7–44 vs. UTEP-37UTEPLost 17–33 vs. Memphis-16MemphisLost 13–34 at East Carolina-21East CarolinaLost 24–45 at SMU-21SMULost 17–73 vs. No. 11 Houston-56No. 11 HoustonLost 7–19 at Rice-12RiceLost 23–35 at Hawai’i-12Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSE LouisianaW 47–⁠3374%
Sep 10vsTulsaL 3–⁠3133%
Sep 17atUABW 49–⁠1036%
Sep 24atDukeL 27–⁠4843%
Oct 1atArmyL 6–⁠4536%
Oct 8vsSyracuseL 34–⁠3740%
Oct 15vsUTEPL 7–⁠4449%
Oct 22vsMemphisL 17–⁠3369%
Oct 29atEast CarolinaL 13–⁠3422%
Nov 5atSMUL 24–⁠4513%
Nov 10vs11HoustonL 17–⁠7315%
Nov 19atRiceL 7–⁠1927%
Nov 26atHawai’iL 23–⁠3514%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 35–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
2–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠487
Coach
Bob Toledo, then Mark Hutson (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1224 −146 this season
SP+ rating
-21.9 No. 113 of 120; offense No. 109, defense No. 107, special teams No. 97
SRS
−21.9 No. 117 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 81
Offensive coordinators
Greg Davis Jr. and Mark Hutson
Defensive coordinator
Steve Stanard
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense101st of 120
  • Defense85th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted82nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0139%0.95101st of 120
Defense0.0842%0.9685th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.00 off
0.07 def		38% off
41% def		—121st off
82nd 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-0.4own 303% allowed
Defense-0.2own 322% 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 Griffin QB2,502 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Griffin QB13 TD
Rushing yardsOrleans Darkwa RB924 yds
Rushing touchdownsOrleans Darkwa RB13 TD
Receiving yardsWilson Van Hooser WR487 yds
Receiving touchdownsWilson Van Hooser WR4 TD
InterceptionsRyan Travis CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Marc Edwards WR★★★No. 1036
Dante Butler RB★★★No. 1112
Renaldo Thomas S★★★No. 1173
Robert Kelley RB★★★No. 1282
Nick SanGiacomo PRO★★No. 1545

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.781
Running backs23.00.825
Receivers72.10.781
Offensive line22.00.780
Defensive line42.00.767
Linebackers22.00.775
Defensive backs22.50.797
Athletes and specialists12.00.744
Whole class222.20.782

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.

Roster 97

The 2011 roster

97 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston8–⁠013–⁠118
Tulsa7–⁠18–⁠5
Southern Miss6–⁠212–⁠220
SMU5–⁠38–⁠5
Marshall5–⁠37–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠45–⁠7
UCF3–⁠55–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
UAB3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠65–⁠7
Memphis1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulane1–⁠72–⁠11

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