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2011 Wake Forest

6–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jim Grobe.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2011, game by game: lost at Syracuse 29–36; won vs. NC State 34–27; won vs. Gardner-Webb 48–5; won at Boston College 27–19; won vs. No. 23 Florida State 35–30; lost vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech 17–38; won at Duke 24–23; lost at North Carolina 24–49; lost vs. Notre Dame 17–24; lost at No. 9 Clemson 28–31; won vs. Maryland 31–10; lost vs. Vanderbilt 7–41; lost vs. Mississippi State 17–23+43−34Lost 29–36 at Syracuse-7SyracuseWon 34–27 vs. NC State+7NC StateWon 48–5 vs. Gardner-Webb+43Gardner-WebbWon 27–19 at Boston College+8Boston CollegeWon 35–30 vs. No. 23 Florida State+5No. 23 Florida StateLost 17–38 vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech-21No. 19 Virginia TechWon 24–23 at Duke+1DukeLost 24–49 at North Carolina-25North CarolinaLost 17–24 vs. Notre Dame-7Notre DameLost 28–31 at No. 9 Clemson-3No. 9 ClemsonWon 31–10 vs. Maryland+21MarylandLost 7–41 vs. Vanderbilt-34VanderbiltLost 17–23 vs. Mississippi State-6Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atSyracuseL 29–⁠3635%
Sep 10vsNC StateW 34–⁠2735%
Sep 17vsGardner-WebbW 48–⁠581%
Oct 1atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠1938%
Oct 8vs23Florida StateW 35–⁠3041%
Oct 15vs19Virginia TechL 17–⁠3835%
Oct 22atDukeW 24–⁠2351%
Oct 29atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠4933%
Nov 5vsNotre DameL 17–⁠2436%
Nov 12at9ClemsonL 28–⁠3118%
Nov 19vsMarylandW 31–⁠1067%
Nov 26vsVanderbiltL 7–⁠4161%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsMississippi StateMusic City BowlL 17–⁠2331%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 23–⁠17 in the Music City 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 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
338–⁠356
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1427 −13 this season
SP+ rating
-3.5 No. 79 of 120; offense No. 69, defense No. 69, special teams No. 94
SRS
−2.6 No. 74 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 66
Offensive coordinator
Steed Lobotzke
Defensive coordinators
Tim Billings and Brian Knorr
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense81st of 120
  • Defense45th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted78th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted56th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0237%1.0781st of 120
Defense0.0342%0.8945th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.04 def		39% off
42% def		—78th off
56th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.1own 311% 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 yardsTanner Price QB3,017 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Price QB20 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Pendergrass 823 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Pendergrass 9 TD
Receiving yardsChris Givens WR1,330 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Givens WR9 TD
InterceptionsJosh Bush 6 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Cody Preble OG★★★No. 909
Desmond Floyd WDE★★★No. 914
Hunter Goodwin OT★★★No. 1038
Andre Wiggins S★★★No. 1066
Kevin Sousa DUAL★★★No. 1120

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.832
Running backs13.00.823
Offensive line23.00.839
Defensive line23.00.820
Linebackers32.30.782
Defensive backs23.00.827
Athletes and specialists13.00.807
Whole class122.80.815

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 4Chris Givens WRSt. Louis Rams
Rd 4Kyle Wilber OLBDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Joe Looney OGSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Josh Bush SNew York Jets

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

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.