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2011 Virginia Tech

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Beamer, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 2011, game by game: won vs. App State 66–13; won at East Carolina 17–10; won vs. Arkansas State 26–7; won at Marshall 30–10; lost vs. No. 13 Clemson 3–23; won vs. Miami 38–35; won at Wake Forest 38–17; won vs. Boston College 30–14; won at Duke 14–10; won at No. 20 Georgia Tech 37–26; won vs. North Carolina 24–21; won at No. 24 Virginia 38–0; lost vs. No. 21 Clemson 10–38; lost vs. No. 13 Michigan 20–23+53−28Won 66–13 vs. App State+53App StateWon 17–10 at East Carolina+7East CarolinaWon 26–7 vs. Arkansas State+19Arkansas StateWon 30–10 at Marshall+20MarshallLost 3–23 vs. No. 13 Clemson-20No. 13 ClemsonWon 38–35 vs. Miami+3MiamiWon 38–17 at Wake Forest+21Wake ForestWon 30–14 vs. Boston College+16Boston CollegeWon 14–10 at Duke+4DukeWon 37–26 at No. 20 Georgia Tech+11No. 20 Georgia TechWon 24–21 vs. North Carolina+3North CarolinaWon 38–0 at No. 24 Virginia+38No. 24 VirginiaLost 10–38 vs. No. 21 Clemson-28No. 21 ClemsonLost 20–23 vs. No. 13 Michigan-3No. 13 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsApp StateW 66–⁠1381%
Sep 10atEast CarolinaW 17–⁠1075%
Sep 17vsArkansas StateW 26–⁠785%
Sep 24atMarshallW 30–⁠1077%
Oct 1vs13ClemsonL 3–⁠2371%
Oct 8vsMiamiW 38–⁠3570%
Oct 15atWake ForestW 38–⁠1765%
Oct 22vsBoston CollegeW 30–⁠1485%
Oct 29atDukeW 14–⁠1078%
Nov 10at20Georgia TechW 37–⁠2656%
Nov 17vsNorth CarolinaW 24–⁠2179%
Nov 26at24VirginiaW 38–⁠070%
Dec 3vs21ClemsonACC Championship GameL 10–⁠3870%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs13MichiganSugar BowlL 20–⁠2355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 23–⁠20 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; first in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 21
  7. Wk 7: 19
  8. Wk 8: 16
  9. Wk 9: 15
  10. Wk 10: 12
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 9
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Wk 14: 5
  15. Wk 15: 17
  16. Final: 21

ACC Coastal champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 5
Points
391–⁠247
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1693 +21 this season
SP+ rating
15.4 No. 22 of 120; offense No. 26, defense No. 14, special teams No. 88
SRS
8.9 No. 24 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 35
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Stinespring
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense69th of 120
  • Defense20th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted64th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted11th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0443%0.9369th of 120
Defense-0.0134%1.0620th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
-0.00 def		42% off
35% def		—64th off
11th 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 293% 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 yardsLogan Thomas QB3,013 yds
Passing touchdownsLogan Thomas QB19 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Wilson 1,709 yds
Rushing touchdownsLogan Thomas QB11 TD
Receiving yardsDanny Coale 904 yds
Receiving touchdownsJarrett Boykin 5 TD
InterceptionsJayron Hosley CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Kris Harley DT★★★★No. 151
Kyshoen Jarrett CB★★★★No. 176
Corey Marshall SDE★★★★No. 232
Ronny Vandyke S★★★No. 376
Michael Holmes RB★★★No. 928

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.842
Receivers52.80.822
Defensive line53.40.860
Defensive backs33.30.880
Athletes and specialists22.50.809
Whole class163.10.844

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 1David Wilson RBNew York Giants
Rd 3Jayron Hosley CBNew York Giants
Rd 5Danny Coale WRDallas Cowboys

Roster 123

The 2011 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 37 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠321
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠422
Florida State5–⁠39–⁠423
Georgia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia5–⁠38–⁠5
Wake Forest5–⁠36–⁠7
NC State4–⁠48–⁠5
North Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠56–⁠6
Boston College3–⁠54–⁠8
Duke1–⁠73–⁠9
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠10

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