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2011 Tulsa

8–⁠5 (7–⁠1 Conference USA), coached by Bill Blankenship.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 1 Oklahoma 14–47; won at Tulane 31–3; lost vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State 33–59; lost at No. 4 Boise State 21–41; won vs. North Texas 41–24; won vs. UAB 37–20; won at Rice 38–20; won vs. SMU 38–7; won at UCF 24–17; won vs. Marshall 59–17; won at UTEP 57–28; lost vs. No. 8 Houston 16–48; lost vs. BYU 21–24+42−33Lost 14–47 at No. 1 Oklahoma-33No. 1 OklahomaWon 31–3 at Tulane+28TulaneLost 33–59 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State-26No. 8 Oklahoma StateLost 21–41 at No. 4 Boise State-20No. 4 Boise StateWon 41–24 vs. North Texas+17North TexasWon 37–20 vs. UAB+17UABWon 38–20 at Rice+18RiceWon 38–7 vs. SMU+31SMUWon 24–17 at UCF+7UCFWon 59–17 vs. Marshall+42MarshallWon 57–28 at UTEP+29UTEPLost 16–48 vs. No. 8 Houston-32No. 8 HoustonLost 21–24 vs. BYU-3BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at1OklahomaL 14–⁠4729%
Sep 10atTulaneW 31–⁠367%
Sep 17vs8Oklahoma StateL 33–⁠5945%
Sep 24at4Boise StateL 21–⁠4120%
Oct 1vsNorth TexasW 41–⁠2482%
Oct 15vsUABW 37–⁠2083%
Oct 22atRiceW 38–⁠2067%
Oct 29vsSMUW 38–⁠761%
Nov 3atUCFW 24–⁠1751%
Nov 12vsMarshallW 59–⁠1779%
Nov 19atUTEPW 57–⁠2870%
Nov 25vs8HoustonL 16–⁠4860%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsBYUArmed Forces BowlL 21–⁠2451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 24–⁠21 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
430–⁠355
Coach
Bill Blankenship
Elo
1604 +21 this season
SP+ rating
2.5 No. 57 of 120; offense No. 52, defense No. 62, special teams No. 57
SRS
5.3 No. 36 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 80
Offensive coordinator
Greg Peterson
Defensive coordinator
Brent Guy

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 120
  • Defense48th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted34th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0443%0.9062nd of 120
Defense0.0341%0.9148th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.03 def		43% off
39% def		—73rd off
34th 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
Offense0.1own 292% allowed
Defense-0.1own 323% 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 yardsG.J. Kinne QB3,090 yds
Passing touchdownsG.J. Kinne QB28 TD
Rushing yardsJa’Terian Douglas RB883 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Singleton RB8 TD
Receiving yardsWillie Carter 868 yds
Receiving touchdownsBryan Burnham WR9 TD
InterceptionsDexter McCoil DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Trent Martin ILB★★★No. 1362
Gary Owens WR★★★No. 1390
Kwame Sexton CB★★★No. 1462
Michael Sorrells S★★★No. 1534
Conner Floyd WR★★No. 1543

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.781
Running backs12.00.779
Receivers42.30.792
Offensive line22.00.744
Defensive line42.00.766
Linebackers13.00.812
Defensive backs32.70.790
Athletes and specialists22.00.764
Whole class182.20.777

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 107

The 2011 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 28 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.