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2011 Youngstown State

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Youngstown State in 2011, game by game: lost at No. 17 Michigan State 6–28; won vs. Valparaiso 77–13; won vs. Illinois State 34–27; lost at Indiana State 35–37; lost vs. South Dakota State 28–35; won at Southern Illinois 35–23; won vs. Saint Francis 49–23; won vs. Western Illinois 56–14; lost at Northern Iowa 17–21; won at North Dakota State 27–24; lost vs. Missouri State 34–38+64−22Lost 6–28 at No. 17 Michigan State-22No. 17 Michigan StateWon 77–13 vs. Valparaiso+64ValparaisoWon 34–27 vs. Illinois State+7Illinois StateLost 35–37 at Indiana State-2Indiana StateLost 28–35 vs. South Dakota State-7South Dakota St…Won 35–23 at Southern Illinois+12Southern Illino…Won 49–23 vs. Saint Francis+26Saint FrancisWon 56–14 vs. Western Illinois+42Western IllinoisLost 17–21 at Northern Iowa-4Northern IowaWon 27–24 at North Dakota State+3North Dakota St…Lost 34–38 vs. Missouri State-4Missouri State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at17Michigan StateL 6–⁠2810%
Sep 10vsValparaisoW 77–⁠1382%
Sep 17vsIllinois StateW 34–⁠2757%
Sep 24atIndiana StateL 35–⁠3739%
Oct 8vsSouth Dakota StateL 28–⁠3559%
Oct 15atSouthern IllinoisW 35–⁠2332%
Oct 22vsSaint FrancisW 49–⁠2384%
Oct 29vsWestern IllinoisW 56–⁠1464%
Nov 5atNorthern IowaL 17–⁠2126%
Nov 12atNorth Dakota StateW 27–⁠2418%
Nov 19vsMissouri StateL 34–⁠3877%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri State 38–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
398–⁠283
Coach
—
Elo
1329 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.2 No. 14 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Rick Kravitz

2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠111–⁠1
Northern Iowa7–⁠110–⁠2
Illinois State5–⁠37–⁠4
Indiana State4–⁠46–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
South Dakota State4–⁠45–⁠6
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠62–⁠9
Western Illinois1–⁠72–⁠9

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