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2011 UAB

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Neil Callaway.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 18 Florida 0–39; lost vs. Tulane 10–49; lost at East Carolina 23–28; lost at Troy 23–24; lost vs. Mississippi State 3–21; lost at Tulsa 20–37; won vs. UCF 26–24; lost at Marshall 14–59; lost vs. No. 14 Houston 13–56; won at Memphis 41–35; won vs. No. 22 Southern Miss 34–31; lost at Florida Atlantic 35–38+7−45Lost 0–39 at No. 18 Florida-39No. 18 FloridaLost 10–49 vs. Tulane-39TulaneLost 23–28 at East Carolina-5East CarolinaLost 23–24 at Troy-1TroyLost 3–21 vs. Mississippi State-18Mississippi Sta…Lost 20–37 at Tulsa-17TulsaWon 26–24 vs. UCF+2UCFLost 14–59 at Marshall-45MarshallLost 13–56 vs. No. 14 Houston-43No. 14 HoustonWon 41–35 at Memphis+6MemphisWon 34–31 vs. No. 22 Southern Miss+3No. 22 Southern MissLost 35–38 at Florida Atlantic-3Florida Atlantic
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10at18FloridaL 0–⁠3917%
Sep 17vsTulaneL 10–⁠4964%
Sep 24atEast CarolinaL 23–⁠2833%
Oct 1atTroyL 23–⁠2422%
Oct 8vsMississippi StateL 3–⁠2129%
Oct 15atTulsaL 20–⁠3717%
Oct 20vsUCFW 26–⁠2426%
Oct 29atMarshallL 14–⁠5929%
Nov 5vs14HoustonL 13–⁠5621%
Nov 12atMemphisW 41–⁠3548%
Nov 17vs22Southern MissW 34–⁠3115%
Nov 26atFlorida AtlanticL 35–⁠3860%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida Atlantic 38–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠441
Coach
Neil Callaway
Elo
1333 −86 this season
SP+ rating
-19.2 No. 110 of 120; offense No. 91, defense No. 120, special teams No. 36
SRS
−17.3 No. 112 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 101
Offensive coordinator
Kim Helton
Defensive coordinator
Tommy West
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense103rd of 120
  • Defense119th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted108th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted131st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0143%0.81103rd of 120
Defense0.1955%0.80119th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.15 def		43% off
53% def		—108th off
131st 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-0.3own 282% allowed
Defense-0.1own 332% 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 yardsJonathan Perry QB2,042 yds
Passing touchdownsJonathan Perry QB10 TD
Rushing yardsGreg Franklin RB430 yds
Rushing touchdownsJackie Williams WR3 TD
Receiving yardsJackie Williams WR607 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ.J. Nelson WR4 TD
InterceptionsChase Daniel S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Micky Jackson DT★★No. 1693
Josh Greer PRO★★No. 1699
Kardeem Poole WR★★No. 1733
Shaquille Roberson OLB★★No. 1990
Kennard Backman TE★★No. 1990

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.756
Running backs22.00.733
Receivers32.00.758
Offensive line32.00.722
Defensive line52.00.743
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.733
Athletes and specialists22.00.733
Whole class202.00.742

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 6Matt McCants OTNew York Giants

Roster 104

The 2011 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 29 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.