The 2011 season was the

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' 17th in the

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(NFL). It was also their ninth season under head coach Jack Del Rio, but he was fired on November 29 after going 3–8 in the team's first 11 games and replaced on an interim basis by defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. Del Rio finished his tenure in Jacksonville with an overall 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

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, 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

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, 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 offseason 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 sixth-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

: The Jaguars acquired this first-round selection in a trade that sent a

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first-round and a second-round selection to the

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. : The Jaguars acquired this third-round selection in a trade that sent a

third-round and a sixth-round selection to the

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. : The Jaguars acquired this fourth-round selection in a trade that sent a

fifth-round selection to the

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. :The Jaguars traded their seventh-round selection to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for G Justin Smiley.

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 2: at New York Jets

Week 3: at Carolina Panthers

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 8: at Houston Texans

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

Week 12: vs. Houston Texans

Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 16: at Tennessee Titans

Week 17: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Standings

Division

Conference

Awards and records

* 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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