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2011 Washington

7–⁠6 (5–⁠4 Pac-12), coached by Steve Sarkisian.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2011, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 30–27; won vs. Hawai’i 40–32; lost at No. 11 Nebraska 38–51; won vs. California 31–23; won at Utah 31–14; won vs. Colorado 52–24; lost at No. 7 Stanford 21–65; won vs. Arizona 42–31; lost vs. No. 6 Oregon 17–34; lost at No. 18 USC 17–40; lost at Oregon State 21–38; won vs. Washington State 38–21; lost vs. No. 15 Baylor 56–67+28−44Won 30–27 vs. Eastern Washington+3Eastern Washing…Won 40–32 vs. Hawai’i+8Hawai’iLost 38–51 at No. 11 Nebraska-13No. 11 NebraskaWon 31–23 vs. California+8CaliforniaWon 31–14 at Utah+17UtahWon 52–24 vs. Colorado+28ColoradoLost 21–65 at No. 7 Stanford-44No. 7 StanfordWon 42–31 vs. Arizona+11ArizonaLost 17–34 vs. No. 6 Oregon-17No. 6 OregonLost 17–40 at No. 18 USC-23No. 18 USCLost 21–38 at Oregon State-17Oregon StateWon 38–21 vs. Washington State+17Washington StateLost 56–67 vs. No. 15 Baylor-11No. 15 Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsEastern WashingtonW 30–⁠2770%
Sep 10vsHawai’iW 40–⁠3252%
Sep 17at11NebraskaL 38–⁠5130%
Sep 24vsCaliforniaW 31–⁠2356%
Oct 1atUtahW 31–⁠1432%
Oct 15vsColoradoW 52–⁠2478%
Oct 22at7StanfordL 21–⁠6524%
Oct 29vsArizonaW 42–⁠3171%
Nov 5vs6OregonL 17–⁠3436%
Nov 12at18USCL 17–⁠4032%
Nov 19atOregon StateL 21–⁠3860%
Nov 26vsWashington StateW 38–⁠2176%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs15BaylorAlamo BowlL 56–⁠6738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Baylor 67–⁠56 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 22
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
434–⁠467
Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Elo
1523 +4 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 53 of 120; offense No. 20, defense No. 92, special teams No. 6
SRS
2.0 No. 53 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 24
Offensive coordinator
Doug Nussmeier
Defensive coordinator
Nick Holt
Captains
Cort Denninson, Jermaine Kearse, Senio Kelemete and Alameda Ta’amu
Most valuable player
Cort Denninson and Greg Walker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense22nd of 120
  • Defense112th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted25th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted117th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1042%1.0522nd of 120
Defense0.1445%1.03112th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.10 def		43% off
43% def		—25th off
117th 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
Defense0.0own 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 yardsKeith Price QB3,063 yds
Passing touchdownsKeith Price QB33 TD
Rushing yardsChris Polk 1,488 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Polk 12 TD
Receiving yardsJermaine Kearse WR699 yds
Receiving touchdownsJermaine Kearse WR7 TD
InterceptionsSean Parker DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE★★★★No. 42
Kasen Williams WR★★★★No. 44
James Sample S★★★★No. 184
Bishop Sankey RB★★★★No. 229
Danny Shelton DT★★★No. 327

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.871
Running backs23.00.842
Receivers33.70.930
Offensive line13.00.826
Defensive line23.00.882
Linebackers23.00.845
Defensive backs23.50.871
Whole class133.20.874

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 4Alameda Ta’amu DTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Senio Kelemete OGArizona Cardinals

Roster 106

The 2011 roster

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

All-Pac-12

1 first team, 2 second team

First 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

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.