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2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season
OwnerWayne Weaver
General managerGene Smith
Head coachJack Del Rio (fired November 29; 3–8 record)
Mel Tucker (interim; 2–3 record)
Home fieldEverBank Field
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB 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.

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

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NFL draft

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Main article: 2011 NFL draft
2011 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Blaine Gabbert  Quarterback Missouri
3 76 Will Rackley  Guard Lehigh
4 114 Cecil Shorts III  Wide receiver Mount Union
4 121 Chris Prosinski  Safety Wyoming
5 147 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

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Jacksonville Jaguars 2011 staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

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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

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 at New England Patriots L 12–47 0–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 August 19 Atlanta Falcons W 15–13 1–1 EverBank Field Recap
3 August 27 at Buffalo Bills L 32–35 (OT) 1–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
4 September 1 St. Louis Rams L 17–24 1–3 EverBank Field Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 11 Tennessee Titans W 16–14 1–0 EverBank Field Recap
2 September 18 at New York Jets L 3–32 1–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
3 September 25 at Carolina Panthers L 10–16 1–2 Bank of America Stadium Recap
4 October 2 New Orleans Saints L 10–23 1–3 EverBank Field Recap
5 October 9 Cincinnati Bengals L 20–30 1–4 EverBank Field Recap
6 October 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–17 1–5 Heinz Field Recap
7 October 24 Baltimore Ravens W 12–7 2–5 EverBank Field Recap
8 October 30 at Houston Texans L 14–24 2–6 Reliant Stadium Recap
9 Bye
10 November 13 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–3 3–6 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
11 November 20 at Cleveland Browns L 10–14 3–7 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
12 November 27 Houston Texans L 13–20 3–8 EverBank Field Recap
13 December 5 San Diego Chargers L 14–38 3–9 EverBank Field Recap
14 December 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 41–14 4–9 EverBank Field Recap
15 December 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 14–41 4–10 Georgia Dome Recap
16 December 24 at Tennessee Titans L 17–23 4–11 LP Field Recap
17 January 1 Indianapolis Colts W 19–13 5–11 EverBank Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

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Week One: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 7714
Jaguars 7 3 3316

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 2: at New York Jets

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Week Two: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 0 003
Jets 9 6 14332

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 3: at Carolina Panthers

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Week Three: Jacksonville Jaguars at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 10 0010
Panthers 2 3 3816

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Week Four: New Orleans Saints at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 7 6323
Jaguars 0 10 0010

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week Five: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 6 01730
Jaguars 7 6 0720

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week Six: Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 3 7313
Steelers 7 10 0017

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

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Week Seven: Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 0 077
Jaguars 3 3 3312

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 8: at Houston Texans

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Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 0714
Texans 7 0 71024

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week Ten: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 0 7717
Colts 0 3 003

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

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Week Eleven: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 0310
Browns 0 7 0714

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

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Week Twelve: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 13 0020
Jaguars 7 3 0313

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week Thirteen: San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 14 7738
Jaguars 0 14 0014

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

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Week Fourteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 7 7 0014
Jaguars 0 28 01341

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

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Week Fifteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 7714
Falcons 10 17 14041

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 16: at Tennessee Titans

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Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 3 0717
Titans 10 7 3323

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

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Week Seventeen: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 3 3713
Jaguars 7 3 6319

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Standings

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Division

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AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Houston Texans 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 381 278 L3
Tennessee Titans 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 325 317 W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 .313 3–3 4–8 243 329 W1
Indianapolis Colts 2 14 0 .125 2–4 2–10 243 430 L1

Conference

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AFC[1]
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1 New England Patriots East 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .449 .423 W8
2[a] Baltimore Ravens North 12 4 0 .750 6–0 9–3 .477 .484 W2
3 Houston Texans South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 .453 .413 L3
4[b] Denver Broncos West 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .520 .445 L3
Wild cards
5[a] Pittsburgh Steelers North 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .492 .411 W2
6[c] Cincinnati Bengals North 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .492 .326 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c] Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .461 .396 W2
8[d] New York Jets East 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .500 .395 L3
9[b][d][e] San Diego Chargers West 8 8 0 .500 3–3 7–5 .516 .430 W1
10[b][e] Oakland Raiders West 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .504 .438 L1
11 Kansas City Chiefs West 7 9 0 .438 3–3 4–8 .512 .464 W1
12[f] Miami Dolphins East 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 .504 .417 W1
13[f] Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .520 .510 L1
14 Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 11 0 .313 3–3 4–8 .500 .363 W1
15 Cleveland Browns North 4 12 0 .250 0–6 3–9 .531 .313 L6
16 Indianapolis Colts South 2 14 0 .125 2–4 2–10 .539 .594 L1
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Baltimore clinched the AFC North title based on a head-to-head sweep over Pittsburgh.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Cincinnati clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Tennessee based on a head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b San Diego finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better conference record (7–5 to 6–6).
  6. ^ a b 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.

Awards and records

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  • Maurice Jones-Drew, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season (1,606).
  • Maurice Jones-Drew, 2011 NFL Rushing Yards Leader.

References

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