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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.
2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season | |
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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 | |
Record | 5–11 |
Division place | 3rd AFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | RB Maurice Jones-Drew |
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
editNFL draft
edit2011 Jacksonville Jaguars draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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.
Preseason
editSchedule
editThe Jaguars' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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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
editSchedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
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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
editWeek 1: vs. Tennessee Titans
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C) (Rain Clouds)
- Game attendance: 61,619
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
- Game Recap
Game information | ||
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Week 2: at New York Jets
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jets | 9 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 32 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) (Clear)
- Game attendance: 78,834
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
- Game Recap
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Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Panthers | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) (Heavy Rain)
- Game attendance: 71,704
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
- Game Recap, Stats
Game information | ||
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Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 62,471
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington
- Game Recap
Game information | ||
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Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
Jaguars | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) (70% Chance of rain)
- Game attendance: 61,799
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
- Game Recap
Game information | ||
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Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Steelers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 62,934
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
- Game Recap
Game information | ||
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Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Jaguars | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 24
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) (Scattered Clouds)
- Game attendance: 62,976
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Sal Paolantonio
Game information | ||
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Week 8: at Houston Texans
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Texans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 71,412
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
- Game Recap
Game information | ||
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Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 64,619
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
- Game Recap
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Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 63,498
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
- Game Recap
Game information | ||
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Week 12: vs. Houston Texans
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) (10% chance of rain)
- Game attendance: 62,004
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
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Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Jaguars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 5
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) (Clear)
- Game attendance: 62,743
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Sal Paolantonio
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Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Jaguars | 0 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 41 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 11
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) (Rain)
- Game attendance: 62,562
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington
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Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Falcons | 10 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: December 15
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 68,856
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
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Week 16: at Tennessee Titans
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Titans | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 69,143
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
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Week 17: vs. Indianapolis Colts
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: January 1
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) (Chance of rain)
- Game attendance: 62,481
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes & Steve Beuerlein
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Standings
editAFC South | |||||||||
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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 |
Coaching staff
editJacksonville Jaguars 2011 staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
editAwards and records
edit- Maurice Jones-Drew, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season (1,606).
- Maurice Jones-Drew, 2011 NFL Rushing Yards Leader.