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2011 Utah

8–⁠5 (4–⁠5 Pac-12), coached by Kyle Whittingham.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2011, game by game: won vs. Montana State 27–10; lost at USC 14–23; won at BYU 54–10; lost vs. Washington 14–31; lost vs. No. 22 Arizona State 14–35; won at Pittsburgh 26–14; lost at California 10–34; won vs. Oregon State 27–8; won at Arizona 34–21; won vs. UCLA 31–6; won at Washington State 30–27; lost vs. Colorado 14–17; won vs. Georgia Tech 30–27+44−24Won 27–10 vs. Montana State+17Montana StateLost 14–23 at USC-9USCWon 54–10 at BYU+44BYULost 14–31 vs. Washington-17WashingtonLost 14–35 vs. No. 22 Arizona State-21No. 22 Arizona StateWon 26–14 at Pittsburgh+12PittsburghLost 10–34 at California-24CaliforniaWon 27–8 vs. Oregon State+19Oregon StateWon 34–21 at Arizona+13ArizonaWon 31–6 vs. UCLA+25UCLAWon 30–27 at Washington State+3Washington StateLost 14–17 vs. Colorado-3ColoradoWon 30–27 vs. Georgia Tech+3Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMontana StateW 27–⁠1084%
Sep 10atUSCL 14–⁠2345%
Sep 17atBYUW 54–⁠1047%
Oct 1vsWashingtonL 14–⁠3168%
Oct 8vs22Arizona StateL 14–⁠3558%
Oct 15atPittsburghW 26–⁠1439%
Oct 22atCaliforniaL 10–⁠3455%
Oct 29vsOregon StateW 27–⁠866%
Nov 5atArizonaW 34–⁠2155%
Nov 12vsUCLAW 31–⁠672%
Nov 19atWashington StateW 30–⁠2771%
Nov 25vsColoradoL 14–⁠1784%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsGeorgia TechSun BowlW 30–⁠2750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 30–⁠27 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 7th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠263
Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Elo
1600 +0 this season
SP+ rating
6.4 No. 45 of 120; offense No. 92, defense No. 19, special teams No. 6
SRS
4.0 No. 45 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 38
Offensive coordinator
Norm Chow
Defensive coordinator
Kalani Sitake
Captains
Tony Bergstrom, Star Lotulelei, Matt Martinez, Luke Matthews, Chaz Walker and Jordan Wynn
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense111th of 120
  • Defense40th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted127th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted26th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0438%0.85111th of 120
Defense0.0239%0.9640th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.01 def		38% off
39% def		—127th off
26th 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-0.2own 343% allowed
Defense-0.1own 281% 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 yardsJon Hays QB1,459 yds
Passing touchdownsJon Hays QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJohn White RB1,519 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohn White RB15 TD
Receiving yardsDeVonte Christopher WR663 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeVonte Christopher WR5 TD
InterceptionsConroy Black DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Harvey Langi ATH★★★★No. 215
Joseph Bryant ATH★★★No. 907
Seni Fauonuku DT★★★No. 910
Travis Still WR★★★No. 947
Daniel Kristensen OT★★★No. 962

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.841
Offensive line23.00.833
Defensive line23.00.837
Linebackers13.00.818
Athletes and specialists23.50.876
Whole class83.10.844

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 3Tony Bergstrom OGOakland Raiders

Roster 123

The 2011 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 41 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2011 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2011 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠24
Stanford8–⁠111–⁠27
USC7–⁠210–⁠26
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠8
California5–⁠57–⁠6
Utah4–⁠58–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠63–⁠9
Washington State2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠83–⁠10

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