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2011 UL Monroe

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Todd Berry.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 6 Florida State 0–34; won vs. Grambling 35–7; lost at No. 23 TCU 17–38; lost at Iowa 17–45; lost vs. Arkansas State 19–24; won at Troy 38–10; lost at North Texas 21–38; lost vs. Western Kentucky 28–31; lost at Louisiana 35–36; won vs. Middle Tennessee 42–14; lost vs. Florida International 17–28; won at Florida Atlantic 26–0+28−34Lost 0–34 at No. 6 Florida State-34No. 6 Florida StateWon 35–7 vs. Grambling+28GramblingLost 17–38 at No. 23 TCU-21No. 23 TCULost 17–45 at Iowa-28IowaLost 19–24 vs. Arkansas State-5Arkansas StateWon 38–10 at Troy+28TroyLost 21–38 at North Texas-17North TexasLost 28–31 vs. Western Kentucky-3Western KentuckyLost 35–36 at Louisiana-1LouisianaWon 42–14 vs. Middle Tennessee+28Middle TennesseeLost 17–28 vs. Florida International-11Florida Interna…Won 26–0 at Florida Atlantic+26Florida Atlantic
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at6Florida StateL 0–⁠3418%
Sep 10vsGramblingW 35–⁠757%
Sep 17at23TCUL 17–⁠3813%
Sep 24atIowaL 17–⁠4522%
Oct 8vsArkansas StateL 19–⁠2454%
Oct 15atTroyW 38–⁠1033%
Oct 22atNorth TexasL 21–⁠3860%
Oct 29vsWestern KentuckyL 28–⁠3167%
Nov 5atLouisianaL 35–⁠3633%
Nov 12vsMiddle TennesseeW 42–⁠1463%
Nov 19vsFlorida InternationalL 17–⁠2848%
Dec 3atFlorida AtlanticW 26–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida Atlantic 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 6th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠305
Coach
Todd Berry
Elo
1425 −12 this season
SP+ rating
-15.7 No. 103 of 120; offense No. 108, defense No. 75, special teams No. 117
SRS
−9.8 No. 100 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 106
Offensive coordinator
Steve Farmer
Defensive coordinator
Troy Reffett
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense88th of 120
  • Defense9th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted90th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted16th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0137%1.0788th of 120
Defense-0.0239%0.949th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.01 def		39% off
39% def		—90th off
16th 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
Offense0.0own 282% allowed
Defense-0.1own 353% 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 yardsKolton Browning QB2,300 yds
Passing touchdownsKolton Browning QB11 TD
Rushing yardsJyruss Edwards RB573 yds
Rushing touchdownsJyruss Edwards RB9 TD
Receiving yardsBrent Leonard WR694 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrent Leonard WR4 TD
InterceptionsDarius Prelow S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Luke Russell WR★★No. 1731
Earnest Carrington PRO★★No. 1990
Mitch Lane CB★★No. 2233
Ben Risenhoover OG★★No. 2233
Tyler Cain WR★★No. 2233

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.750
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers52.00.742
Offensive line32.00.733
Defensive line22.00.733
Linebackers32.00.733
Defensive backs22.00.733
Athletes and specialists22.00.733
Whole class202.00.737

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 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.