CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2011 UTEP

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Mike Price.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2011, game by game: won vs. Stony Brook 31–24; lost at SMU 17–28; won at New Mexico State 16–10; lost at No. 18 South Florida 24–52; lost vs. Houston 42–49; won at Tulane 44–7; won vs. Colorado State 31–17; lost vs. Southern Miss 13–31; lost at Rice 37–41; won vs. East Carolina 22–17; lost vs. Tulsa 28–57; lost at UCF 14–31+37−29Won 31–24 vs. Stony Brook+7Stony BrookLost 17–28 at SMU-11SMUWon 16–10 at New Mexico State+6New Mexico StateLost 24–52 at No. 18 South Florida-28No. 18 South FloridaLost 42–49 vs. Houston-7HoustonWon 44–7 at Tulane+37TulaneWon 31–17 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado StateLost 13–31 vs. Southern Miss-18Southern MissLost 37–41 at Rice-4RiceWon 22–17 vs. East Carolina+5East CarolinaLost 28–57 vs. Tulsa-29TulsaLost 14–31 at UCF-17UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsStony BrookW 31–⁠2471%
Sep 10atSMUL 17–⁠2839%
Sep 17atNew Mexico StateW 16–⁠1056%
Sep 24at18South FloridaL 24–⁠5223%
Sep 29vsHoustonL 42–⁠4942%
Oct 15atTulaneW 44–⁠751%
Oct 22vsColorado StateW 31–⁠1770%
Oct 29vsSouthern MissL 13–⁠3134%
Nov 5atRiceL 37–⁠4155%
Nov 12vsEast CarolinaW 22–⁠1757%
Nov 19vsTulsaL 28–⁠5730%
Nov 25atUCFL 14–⁠3132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 31–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠364
Coach
Mike Price
Elo
1406 −30 this season
SP+ rating
-4.1 No. 81 of 120; offense No. 62, defense No. 83, special teams No. 31
SRS
−9.0 No. 96 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 120
Offensive coordinator
Bob Connelly
Defensive coordinator
Andre Patterson
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense48th of 120
  • Defense95th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted48th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted92nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0639%1.0448th of 120
Defense0.0944%0.9495th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.08 def		40% off
44% def		—48th off
92nd 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 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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 yardsNick Lamaison QB1,718 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Lamaison QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJoe Banyard RB832 yds
Rushing touchdownsLeilyon Myers RB12 TD
Receiving yardsMike Edwards WR657 yds
Receiving touchdownsMike Edwards WR3 TD
InterceptionsTravaun Nixon DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Roy Robertson SDE★★No. 1990
Kishon Sanders TE★★No. 2233
Trey Brown OLB★★No. 2233
Gage Sharp S★★No. 2233
Tyrone Darling OLB★★No. 2233

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.700
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers42.00.725
Offensive line42.00.725
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers22.00.733
Defensive backs32.00.722
Whole class172.00.725

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 109

The 2011 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 33 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.