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2011 Virginia

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike London.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 2011, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 40–3; won at Indiana 34–31; lost at North Carolina 17–28; lost vs. Southern Miss 24–30; won vs. Idaho 21–20; won vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech 24–21; lost vs. NC State 14–28; won at Miami 28–21; won at Maryland 31–13; won vs. Duke 31–21; won at No. 23 Florida State 14–13; lost vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech 0–38; lost vs. Auburn 24–43+37−38Won 40–3 vs. William & Mary+37William & MaryWon 34–31 at Indiana+3IndianaLost 17–28 at North Carolina-11North CarolinaLost 24–30 vs. Southern Miss-6Southern MissWon 21–20 vs. Idaho+1IdahoWon 24–21 vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech+3No. 12 Georgia TechLost 14–28 vs. NC State-14NC StateWon 28–21 at Miami+7MiamiWon 31–13 at Maryland+18MarylandWon 31–21 vs. Duke+10DukeWon 14–13 at No. 23 Florida State+1No. 23 Florida StateLost 0–38 vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech-38No. 6 Virginia TechLost 24–43 vs. Auburn-19Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsWilliam & MaryW 40–⁠359%
Sep 10atIndianaW 34–⁠3149%
Sep 17atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠2828%
Sep 24vsSouthern MissL 24–⁠3046%
Oct 1vsIdahoW 21–⁠2065%
Oct 15vs12Georgia TechW 24–⁠2133%
Oct 22vsNC StateL 14–⁠2849%
Oct 27atMiamiW 28–⁠2121%
Nov 5atMarylandW 31–⁠1348%
Nov 12vsDukeW 31–⁠2171%
Nov 19at23Florida StateW 14–⁠1322%
Nov 26vs6Virginia TechL 0–⁠3830%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsAuburnChick-fil-A BowlL 24–⁠4335%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 43–⁠24 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
302–⁠310
Coach
Mike London
Elo
1494 +62 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 54 of 120; offense No. 59, defense No. 45, special teams No. 90
SRS
−2.5 No. 73 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 23
Offensive coordinator
Bill Lazor
Defensive coordinator
Jim Reid
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense53rd of 120
  • Defense28th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0541%0.9853rd of 120
Defense0.0136%1.0428th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.03 def		40% off
37% def		—83rd off
42nd 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.2own 313% 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 yardsMichael Rocco QB2,671 yds
Passing touchdownsMichael Rocco QB13 TD
Rushing yardsPerry Jones 915 yds
Rushing touchdownsKevin Parks 9 TD
Receiving yardsKris Burd WR913 yds
Receiving touchdownsKris Burd WR3 TD
InterceptionsRodney McLeod S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Demetrious Nicholson CB★★★★No. 51
Darius Jennings ATH★★★★No. 143
Dominique Terrell ATH★★★★No. 164
Brandon Phelps S★★★★No. 174
Clifton Richardson RB★★★★No. 196

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.917
Receivers13.00.842
Offensive line23.00.854
Defensive line33.00.858
Linebackers23.00.825
Defensive backs43.30.876
Athletes and specialists33.70.893
Whole class163.30.867

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 7Cam Johnson DESan Francisco 49ers

Roster 119

The 2011 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 29 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.