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2011 Jacksonville Jaguars

The 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars went 5–11, finishing 3rd in the AFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 243 points and allowed 329.

Record
5–11
Home
4–4
Road & neutral
1–7
Points
243–329
AFC South
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 243 points, tied for the fourth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 329, the 11th-fewest. Their point differential was -86.

How the season unfolded

The Jaguars started 1–3 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 5–11.

Their longest losing streak was five games, from Week 2 to Week 6.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 41–14 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 14 (December 11, 2011).

Their heaviest loss was 32–3 to the New York Jets in Week 2 (September 18, 2011).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–5.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 3–3 against the AFC South, sweeping the Colts, splitting with the Titans, and getting swept by the Texans.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 8–8, three games better than their record.

Before and after

That was three wins fewer than in 2010, when they went 8–8.

In 2012, they went 2–14.

2011 schedule and results

2011 Jacksonville Jaguars · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 11, 2011vs Tennessee TitansW 16–14
Week 2Sep 18, 2011at New York JetsL 3–32
Week 3Sep 25, 2011at Carolina PanthersL 10–16
Week 4Oct 2, 2011vs New Orleans SaintsL 10–23
Week 5Oct 9, 2011vs Cincinnati BengalsL 20–30
Week 6Oct 16, 2011at Pittsburgh SteelersL 13–17
Week 7Oct 24, 2011vs Baltimore RavensW 12–7
Week 8Oct 30, 2011at Houston TexansL 14–24
Week 10Nov 13, 2011at Indianapolis ColtsW 17–3
Week 11Nov 20, 2011at Cleveland BrownsL 10–14
Week 12Nov 27, 2011vs Houston TexansL 13–20
Week 13Dec 5, 2011vs San Diego ChargersL 14–38
Week 14Dec 11, 2011vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 41–14
Week 15Dec 15, 2011at Atlanta FalconsL 14–41
Week 16Dec 24, 2011at Tennessee TitansL 17–23
Week 17Jan 1, 2012vs Indianapolis ColtsW 19–13

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2011 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.