2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner Wayne Weaver
General manager Gene Smith
Head coach Jack Del Rio (fired November 29; 3–8 record)
Mel Tucker (interim; 2–3 record)
Home field EverBank Field
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers RB Maurice Jones-Drew

The 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the 17th season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Jacksonville Jaguars. It began as the 9th under head coach Jack Del Rio, until he was fired on November 29 and replaced on an interim basis by defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. Del Rio finished his tenure in Jacksonville with a 69-73 record in the regular season and 1-2 in the playoffs. He was also just 4 wins shy of surpassing his predecessor, Tom Coughlin as the winningest head coach in Jaguars history. The Jaguars had hoped to improve on their 8–8 record from 2010, but exceeded their loss total in Week 13, and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. With the 10th pick in the 2011 NFL draft, they selected quarterback Blaine Gabbert from the University of Missouri, and Gabbert would replace Luke McCown as the starting quarterback in Week 3.

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The 2011 season saw a dramatic increase in production from the Jaguars defense. This was due in part to off-season acquisitions Dwight Lowery, Dawan Landry, and Drew Coleman in the secondary; linebackers Clint Session and Paul Posluszny; and defensive linemen Matt Roth and John Chick. The development of players such as Terrance Knighton, Tyson Alualu, and Jeremy Mincey also helped improve the pass rush. Even after suffering a multitude of injuries, the Jaguars defense managed to finish with the 6th ranked overall defense in the NFL (The team had finished 28th overall in 2010). Jacksonville's offense, however, was not as efficient. The Jaguars finished last in the NFL in passing yards and total offensive yards gained in 2011.

Offseason

NFL draft

2011 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
110 Blaine Gabbert   Quarterback Missouri
376 Will Rackley   Guard Lehigh
4114 Cecil Shorts III   Wide receiver Mount Union
4121 Chris Prosinski   Safety Wyoming
5147 Rod Issac   Safety Middle Tennessee
      Made roster        Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
^[a] The Jaguars acquired this first-round selection in a trade that sent a 2011 first-round and a second-round selection to the Washington Redskins.
^[b] The Jaguars acquired this third-round selection in a trade that sent a 2011 third-round and a sixth-round selection to the San Francisco 49ers.
^[c] The Jaguars acquired this fourth-round selection in a trade that sent a 2010 fifth-round selection to the New Orleans Saints.
The Jaguars traded their seventh-round selection to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for G Justin Smiley.

Staff

Jacksonville Jaguars 2011 staff
Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Wayne Weaver
  • Senior vice president of football operations/general counsel – Paul Vance
  • General manager/senior vice president of player personnel – Gene Smith
  • Director of football administration – Tim Walsh
  • Director of player personnel – Terry McDonough
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Louis Clark
  • Assistant director of college personnel – Tim Mingey

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2011 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 25 reserve, 0 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 11at New England Patriots L 12–470–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
2August 19 Atlanta Falcons W 15–131–1 EverBank Field Recap
3August 27at Buffalo Bills L 32–35 (OT)1–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
4September 1 St. Louis Rams L 17–241–3EverBank Field Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11 Tennessee Titans W 16–141–0 EverBank Field Recap
2September 18at New York Jets L 3–321–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
3September 25at Carolina Panthers L 10–161–2 Bank of America Stadium Recap
4October 2 New Orleans Saints L 10–231–3EverBank Field Recap
5October 9 Cincinnati Bengals L 20–301–4EverBank Field Recap
6October 16at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–171–5 Heinz Field Recap
7October 24 Baltimore Ravens W 12–72–5EverBank Field Recap
8October 30at Houston Texans L 14–242–6 Reliant Stadium Recap
9 Bye
10November 13at Indianapolis Colts W 17–33–6 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
11November 20at Cleveland Browns L 10–143–7 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
12November 27 Houston Texans L 13–203–8EverBank Field Recap
13December 5 San Diego Chargers L 14–383–9EverBank Field Recap
14December 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 41–144–9EverBank Field Recap
15December 15at Atlanta Falcons L 14–414–10 Georgia Dome Recap
16December 24at Tennessee Titans L 17–234–11 LP Field Recap
17January 1 Indianapolis Colts W 19–135–11EverBank Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week One: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans007714
Jaguars733316

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 2: at New York Jets

Week Two: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars30003
Jets9614332

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 3: at Carolina Panthers

Week Three: Jacksonville Jaguars at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars0100010
Panthers233816

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Four: New Orleans Saints at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Saints776323
Jaguars0100010

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Five: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals7601730
Jaguars760720

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Six: Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars037313
Steelers7100017

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 16, 2011
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,934
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Seven: Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens00077
Jaguars333312

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 8: at Houston Texans

Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars070714
Texans7071024

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Ten: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars307717
Colts03003

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: November 13, 2011
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 64,619
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
  • Game Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

Week Eleven: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars070310
Browns070714

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,498
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
  • Game Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: vs. Houston Texans

Week Twelve: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans7130020
Jaguars730313

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Thirteen: San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chargers10147738
Jaguars0140014

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 5, 2011
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,743
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, and Sal Paolantonio
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Fourteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Buccaneers770014
Jaguars02801341

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 11, 2011
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,562
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Fifteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars007714
Falcons101714041

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 16: at Tennessee Titans

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars730717
Titans1073323

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 24, 2011
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,143
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Seventeen: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Colts033713
Jaguars736319

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) Houston Texans 1060.6254–28–4381278L3
Tennessee Titans 970.5633–37–5325317W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 5110.3133–34–8243329W1
Indianapolis Colts 2140.1252–42–10243430L1

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division winners
1 New England Patriots East1330.8135–110–2.449.423W8
2 [a] Baltimore Ravens North1240.7506–09–3.477.484W2
3 Houston Texans South1060.6254–28–4.453.413L3
4 [b] Denver Broncos West880.5003–36–6.520.445L3
Wild cards
5 [a] Pittsburgh Steelers North1240.7504–29–3.492.411W2
6 [c] Cincinnati Bengals North970.5632–46–6.492.326L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [c] Tennessee Titans South970.5633–37–5.461.396W2
8 [d] New York Jets East880.5003–36–6.500.395L3
9 [b] [d] [e] San Diego Chargers West880.5003–37–5.516.430W1
10 [b] [e] Oakland Raiders West880.5003–36–6.504.438L1
11 Kansas City Chiefs West790.4383–34–8.512.464W1
12 [f] Miami Dolphins East6100.3753–35–7.504.417W1
13 [f] Buffalo Bills East6100.3751–54–8.520.510L1
14 Jacksonville Jaguars South5110.3133–34–8.500.363W1
15 Cleveland Browns North4120.2500–63–9.531.313L6
16 Indianapolis Colts South2140.1252–42–10.539.594L1
Tiebreakers [g]
  1. 1 2 Baltimore clinched the AFC North title based on a head-to-head sweep over Pittsburgh.
  2. 1 2 3 Denver clinched the AFC West title instead of San Diego or Oakland based on record versus common opponents (5–5 to San Diego's and Oakland's 4–6).
  3. 1 2 Cincinnati clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Tennessee based on a head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.
  5. 1 2 San Diego finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better conference record (7–5 to 6–6).
  6. 1 2 Miami finished in third place in the AFC East based on a head-to-head sweep over Buffalo.
  7. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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References

  1. "2011 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.