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2011 Vanderbilt

6–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by James Franklin.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 2011, game by game: won vs. Elon 45–14; won vs. UConn 24–21; won vs. Ole Miss 30–7; lost at No. 12 South Carolina 3–21; lost at No. 2 Alabama 0–34; lost vs. Georgia 28–33; won vs. Army 44–21; lost vs. No. 8 Arkansas 28–31; lost at Florida 21–26; won vs. Kentucky 38–8; lost at Tennessee 21–27; won at Wake Forest 41–7; lost vs. Cincinnati 24–31+34−34Won 45–14 vs. Elon+31ElonWon 24–21 vs. UConn+3UConnWon 30–7 vs. Ole Miss+23Ole MissLost 3–21 at No. 12 South Carolina-18No. 12 South CarolinaLost 0–34 at No. 2 Alabama-34No. 2 AlabamaLost 28–33 vs. Georgia-5GeorgiaWon 44–21 vs. Army+23ArmyLost 28–31 vs. No. 8 Arkansas-3No. 8 ArkansasLost 21–26 at Florida-5FloridaWon 38–8 vs. Kentucky+30KentuckyLost 21–27 at Tennessee-6TennesseeWon 41–7 at Wake Forest+34Wake ForestLost 24–31 vs. Cincinnati-7Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsElonW 45–⁠1458%
Sep 10vsUConnW 24–⁠2135%
Sep 17vsOle MissW 30–⁠748%
Sep 24at12South CarolinaL 3–⁠2121%
Oct 8at2AlabamaL 0–⁠349%
Oct 15vsGeorgiaL 28–⁠3334%
Oct 22vsArmyW 44–⁠2157%
Oct 29vs8ArkansasL 28–⁠3126%
Nov 5atFloridaL 21–⁠2623%
Nov 12vsKentuckyW 38–⁠853%
Nov 19atTennesseeL 21–⁠2738%
Nov 26atWake ForestW 41–⁠739%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsCincinnatiLiberty BowlL 24–⁠3136%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 31–⁠24 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
347–⁠281
Coach
James Franklin
Elo
1490 +114 this season
SP+ rating
8.1 No. 37 of 120; offense No. 62, defense No. 16, special teams No. 88
SRS
6.1 No. 32 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 49
Offensive coordinator
John Donovan
Defensive coordinators
Bob Shoop and Brent Pry
Captains
Kyle Fischer, Casey Hayward, Chris Marve, Larry Smith and Carey Spear
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 120
  • Defense13th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted15th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0037%0.9696th of 120
Defense-0.0238%0.9313th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.00 def		39% off
39% def		—102nd off
15th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.2own 304% 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 yardsJordan Rodgers QB1,524 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Rodgers QB9 TD
Rushing yardsZac Stacy RB1,193 yds
Rushing touchdownsZac Stacy RB14 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Matthews WR778 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Boyd WR8 TD
InterceptionsCasey Hayward DB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Dillon Van der wal TE★★★★No. 234
Lafonte Thourogood DUAL★★★No. 372
Jake Bernstein OG★★★No. 975
James Lewis OT★★★No. 1038
Larry Franklin S★★★No. 1159

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.70.818
Running backs23.00.817
Receivers23.50.861
Offensive line32.70.814
Defensive line22.50.788
Linebackers12.00.788
Defensive backs32.70.813
Whole class162.80.816

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 2Casey Hayward CBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Tim Fugger OLBIndianapolis Colts

Roster 103

The 2011 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

4 second 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠013–⁠12
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠110–⁠419
Arkansas6–⁠211–⁠25
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠29
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida3–⁠57–⁠6
Mississippi State2–⁠67–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠66–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Tennessee1–⁠75–⁠7
Ole Miss0–⁠82–⁠10

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