2011 Washington State

4–⁠8 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Paul Wulff.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2011, game by game: won vs. Idaho State 64–21; won vs. UNLV 59–7; lost at San Diego State 24–42; won at Colorado 31–27; lost at UCLA 25–28; lost vs. No. 7 Stanford 14–44; lost vs. Oregon State 21–44; lost at No. 7 Oregon 28–43; lost at California 7–30; won vs. Arizona State 37–27; lost vs. Utah 27–30; lost at Washington 21–38+52−30Won 64–21 vs. Idaho State+43Idaho StateWon 59–7 vs. UNLV+52UNLVLost 24–42 at San Diego State-18San Diego StateWon 31–27 at Colorado+4ColoradoLost 25–28 at UCLA-3UCLALost 14–44 vs. No. 7 Stanford-30No. 7 StanfordLost 21–44 vs. Oregon State-23Oregon StateLost 28–43 at No. 7 Oregon-15No. 7 OregonLost 7–30 at California-23CaliforniaWon 37–27 vs. Arizona State+10Arizona StateLost 27–30 vs. Utah-3UtahLost 21–38 at Washington-17Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 10th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
358–⁠381
Coach
Paul Wulff
Elo
1371 +1 this season
SP+ rating
-1.7 No. 72 of 120; offense No. 50, defense No. 84, special teams No. 36
SRS
−3.9 No. 77 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 68
Offensive coordinator
Todd Sturdy
Defensive coordinator
Chris Ball
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 120
  • Defense87th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted72nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted86th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0438%1.0461st of 120
Defense0.0944%0.9587th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.07 def
40% off
44% def
—72nd off
86th 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-0.1own 292% allowed
Defense0.0own 322% 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 yardsMarshall Lobbestael QB2,584 yds
Passing touchdownsMarshall Lobbestael QB19 TD
Rushing yardsRickey Galvin WR602 yds
Rushing touchdownsRickey Galvin WR5 TD
Receiving yardsMarquess Wilson WR1,388 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarquess Wilson WR12 TD
InterceptionsDamante Horton CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Alex Mitchell OG★★★No. 927
Darryl Paulo ILB★★★No. 955
Max Hersey TE★★★No. 984
Dom Williams WR★★★No. 991
Max Gama ATH★★★No. 1109

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.806
Running backs22.00.788
Receivers52.60.817
Offensive line22.50.812
Defensive line23.00.819
Linebackers23.00.829
Defensive backs13.00.798
Athletes and specialists32.70.808
Whole class182.70.812

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 121

The 2011 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

3 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 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠24
Stanford8–⁠111–⁠27
USC7–⁠210–⁠26
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠8
California5–⁠57–⁠6
Utah4–⁠58–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠63–⁠9
Washington State2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠83–⁠10

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