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2011 UCF

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by George O’Leary.

Schedule and results

UCF in 2011, game by game: won vs. Charleston Southern 62–0; won vs. Boston College 30–3; lost at Florida International 10–17; lost at BYU 17–24; won vs. Marshall 16–6; lost at SMU 17–38; lost at UAB 24–26; won vs. Memphis 41–0; lost vs. Tulsa 17–24; lost at No. 25 Southern Miss 29–30; lost at East Carolina 31–38; won vs. UTEP 31–14+62−21Won 62–0 vs. Charleston Southern+62Charleston Sout…Won 30–3 vs. Boston College+27Boston CollegeLost 10–17 at Florida International-7Florida Interna…Lost 17–24 at BYU-7BYUWon 16–6 vs. Marshall+10MarshallLost 17–38 at SMU-21SMULost 24–26 at UAB-2UABWon 41–0 vs. Memphis+41MemphisLost 17–24 vs. Tulsa-7TulsaLost 29–30 at No. 25 Southern Miss-1No. 25 Southern MissLost 31–38 at East Carolina-7East CarolinaWon 31–14 vs. UTEP+17UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsCharleston SouthernW 62–⁠092%
Sep 10vsBoston CollegeW 30–⁠370%
Sep 17atFlorida InternationalL 10–⁠1754%
Sep 23atBYUL 17–⁠2453%
Oct 8vsMarshallW 16–⁠673%
Oct 15atSMUL 17–⁠3846%
Oct 20atUABL 24–⁠2674%
Oct 29vsMemphisW 41–⁠086%
Nov 3vsTulsaL 17–⁠2449%
Nov 12at25Southern MissL 29–⁠3024%
Nov 19atEast CarolinaL 31–⁠3856%
Nov 25vsUTEPW 31–⁠1468%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 31–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠220
Coach
George O’Leary
Elo
1515 −75 this season
SP+ rating
5.1 No. 49 of 120; offense No. 60, defense No. 43, special teams No. 31
SRS
−1.1 No. 69 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 54
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator
John Skladany
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense24th of 120
  • Defense39th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted49th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%0.9024th of 120
Defense0.0239%0.9239th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.04 def		43% off
39% def		—22nd off
49th 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 343% allowed
Defense-0.2own 262% 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 yardsJeff Godfrey WR1,898 yds
Passing touchdownsBlake Bortles QB6 TD
Rushing yardsBrynn Harvey RB574 yds
Rushing touchdownsJeff Godfrey WR9 TD
Receiving yardsJ.J. Worton WR531 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ.J. Worton WR4 TD
InterceptionsA.J. Bouye DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Leilon Willingham OLB★★★No. 402
Jared Henry S★★★No. 928
Deion Green SDE★★★No. 1010
Thomas Niles DT★★★No. 1058
Terrance Plummer ILB★★★No. 1062

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.792
Receivers32.30.785
Defensive line72.90.812
Linebackers32.70.832
Defensive backs32.30.803
Whole class172.60.808

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 3Josh Robinson CBMinnesota Vikings

Roster 101

The 2011 roster

101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 26 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.