American college football season
The 2011 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2011, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2011 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks won their fourth, and third consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders , 13−10. This was the seventh of seven straight championship games between Mount Union (3 wins) and Wisconsin–Whitewater (4 wins).
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , wide receiver from Dubuque .[1]
Conference standings [ ]
2011 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
No. 14 McMurry ^
7
–
1
9
–
3
Louisiana College
5
–
3
7
–
3
Hardin–Simmons
4
–
4
6
–
4
East Texas Baptist
4
–
4
5
–
5
Texas Lutheran
4
–
4
5
–
5
Mississippi College
2
–
6
3
–
7
Sul Ross
1
–
7
2
–
8
Howard Payne
1
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 18 Johns Hopkins $^
9
–
0
10
–
1
Muhlenberg
7
–
2
7
–
3
Gettysburg
6
–
3
6
–
4
Ursinus
6
–
3
6
–
4
Susquehanna
5
–
4
6
–
4
Dickinson
4
–
5
4
–
6
Franklin & Marshall
3
–
6
3
–
7
McDaniel
2
–
7
2
–
8
Moravian
2
–
7
2
–
8
Juniata
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 North Central (IL) $^
7
–
0
10
–
2
No. 21 Illinois Wesleyan ^
6
–
1
9
–
2
No. 22 Wheaton (IL)
5
–
2
8
–
2
Elmhurst
4
–
3
6
–
4
Carthage
2
–
5
5
–
5
Millikin
2
–
5
4
–
6
Augustana (IL)
2
–
5
2
–
8
North Park
0
–
7
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Norwich $^
7
–
0
7
–
4
SUNY Maritime
6
–
1
8
–
2
Mount Ida
5
–
2
6
–
5
Gallaudet
4
–
3
5
–
5
Castleton
3
–
4
4
–
6
Anna Maria
2
–
5
2
–
8
Becker
1
–
6
1
–
9
Husson
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2011 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Salisbury $^
7
–
0
11
–
2
No. 11 St. John Fisher ^
6
–
1
10
–
3
Alfred
4
–
3
8
–
3
Springfield
4
–
3
6
–
4
Frostburg State
3
–
4
4
–
6
Utica
2
–
5
5
–
5
Ithaca
2
–
5
4
–
6
Hartwick
0
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 15 Franklin (IN) $^
8
–
0
10
–
2
Mount St. Joseph
5
–
3
6
–
4
Bluffton
5
–
3
5
–
5
Hanover
5
–
3
5
–
5
Rose-Hulman
5
–
3
5
–
5
Defiance
4
–
4
4
–
6
Manchester
3
–
5
4
–
6
Anderson (IN)
1
–
7
1
–
9
Earlham
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Dubuque $^
7
–
1
9
–
2
Wartburg
6
–
2
8
–
2
Central (IA)
6
–
2
7
–
3
Coe
6
–
2
6
–
4
Simpson
5
–
3
5
–
5
Luther
3
–
5
3
–
7
Buena Vista
2
–
6
2
–
8
Cornell (IA)
1
–
7
3
–
7
Loras
0
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2011 Liberty League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hobart +^
5
–
1
7
–
2
Union (NY) +
5
–
1
6
–
4
Rochester (NY)
3
–
3
4
–
5
RPI
3
–
3
4
–
5
St. Lawrence
2
–
4
3
–
6
Merchant Marine
2
–
4
3
–
7
WPI
1
–
5
2
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2011 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Albion $^
6
–
0
6
–
5
Hope
5
–
1
7
–
3
Adrian
4
–
2
8
–
2
Trine
3
–
3
7
–
3
Kalamazoo
1
–
5
4
–
6
Alma
1
–
5
2
–
8
Olivet
1
–
5
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2011 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 13 Delaware Valley $^
8
–
0
11
–
1
Widener
6
–
2
9
–
2
Lycoming
6
–
2
8
–
2
Lebanon Valley
5
–
3
8
–
3
Albright
4
–
4
6
–
5
Wilkes
4
–
4
4
–
5
Stevenson
1
–
7
2
–
8
FDU Florham
1
–
7
1
–
9
King's
1
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 19 Monmouth (IL) $^
9
–
0
10
–
2
Illinois College ^
8
–
1
9
–
2
St. Norbert
7
–
2
7
–
3
Carroll (WI)
6
–
3
7
–
3
Ripon
5
–
4
6
–
4
Grinnell
4
–
5
5
–
5
Lake Forest
3
–
6
3
–
7
Beloit
2
–
7
2
–
8
Lawrence
1
–
8
1
–
9
Knox
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 St. Thomas (MN) $^
8
–
0
13
–
1
No. 25 Bethel (MN)
6
–
2
8
–
2
St. Olaf
6
–
2
8
–
2
Saint John's (MN)
5
–
3
6
–
4
Augsburg
4
–
4
6
–
4
Concordia–Moorhead
4
–
4
6
–
4
Gustavus Adolphus
2
–
6
2
–
8
Carleton
1
–
7
2
–
8
Hamline
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bogan Division
Framingham State xy
6
–
1
7
–
4
Worcester State
5
–
2
8
–
3
Bridgewater State
5
–
2
7
–
3
Westfield State
4
–
3
5
–
5
Massachusetts Maritime
3
–
4
5
–
4
Maine Maritime
2
–
5
4
–
5
Coast Guard
2
–
5
2
–
7
Fitchburg State
1
–
6
2
–
8
Boyd Division
Western New England xy$^
7
–
0
10
–
2
Endicott
6
–
1
10
–
1
Salve Regina
5
–
2
8
–
3
UMass Dartmouth
4
–
3
5
–
5
Curry
3
–
4
5
–
5
Plymouth State
2
–
5
4
–
6
MIT
1
–
6
2
–
7
Nichols
0
–
7
0
–
10
Championship: Western New England 20 , Framingham State 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2011 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Kean $^
8
–
1
10
–
2
Cortland
7
–
2
9
–
2
Montclair State
7
–
2
8
–
2
TCNJ
6
–
3
7
–
3
Buffalo State
5
–
4
5
–
5
Rowan
5
–
4
5
–
5
William Paterson
3
–
6
4
–
6
Brockport
3
–
6
3
–
7
Morrisville State
1
–
8
1
–
9
Western Connecticut
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Wabash $^
6
–
0
12
–
1
Wittenberg
5
–
1
8
–
2
Denison
4
–
2
5
–
5
Allegheny
3
–
3
5
–
5
Ohio Wesleyan
3
–
3
4
–
6
Wooster
3
–
3
4
–
6
Oberlin
2
–
4
3
–
7
Hiram
1
–
5
1
–
9
Kenyon
0
–
6
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Northern Athletics Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Concordia (IL) +
6
–
1
8
–
2
Benedictine (IL) +^
6
–
1
7
–
4
Wisconsin Lutheran
5
–
2
6
–
4
Concordia (WI)
4
–
3
4
–
6
Lakeland
4
–
3
4
–
6
Aurora
2
–
5
3
–
7
Maranatha Baptist
1
–
6
3
–
7
Rockford
0
–
7
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2011 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Linfield $^
6
–
0
10
–
1
Lewis & Clark
4
–
2
7
–
2
Pacific Lutheran
4
–
2
6
–
3
Whitworth
3
–
3
4
–
6
Willamette
3
–
3
4
–
6
Pacific (OR)
1
–
5
1
–
8
Puget Sound
0
–
6
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Mount Union $^
9
–
0
14
–
1
No. 24 Baldwin–Wallace
7
–
2
8
–
2
Heidelberg
7
–
2
8
–
2
Ohio Northern
5
–
4
6
–
4
Capital
5
–
4
5
–
5
John Carroll
5
–
4
5
–
5
Muskingum
3
–
6
4
–
6
Marietta
2
–
7
3
–
7
Otterbein
2
–
7
3
–
7
Wilmington (OH)
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Washington and Lee +
5
–
1
8
–
2
Hampden–Sydney +^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Randolph–Macon
4
–
2
8
–
2
Bridgewater
3
–
3
6
–
4
Emory & Henry
2
–
4
5
–
5
Catholic University
1
–
5
5
–
5
Guilford
1
–
5
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2011 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 23 Thomas More $^
7
–
1
9
–
2
Washington & Jefferson
5
–
3
6
–
4
Saint Vincent
5
–
3
6
–
5
Waynesburg
5
–
3
5
–
5
Westminster (PA)
4
–
4
5
–
5
Geneva
4
–
4
4
–
6
Bethany (WV)
3
–
5
5
–
5
Grove City
3
–
5
3
–
7
Thiel
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Cal Lutheran $^
6
–
0
8
–
2
No. 20 Redlands ^
5
–
1
8
–
2
Occidental
3
–
3
5
–
4
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
3
–
3
4
–
5
La Verne
3
–
3
4
–
5
Whittier
1
–
5
2
–
7
Pomona–Pitzer
0
–
6
0
–
9
Chapman *
–
4
–
5
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 17 Trinity (TX) $^
6
–
0
10
–
1
No. 16 Centre ^
5
–
1
9
–
2
Birmingham–Southern
4
–
2
7
–
2
Millsaps
3
–
3
4
–
6
Sewanee
2
–
4
5
–
5
Rhodes
1
–
5
3
–
6
Austin
0
–
6
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2011 University Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Case Western Reserve $
3
–
0
9
–
1
Washington University
2
–
1
6
–
4
Carnegie Mellon
1
–
2
5
–
5
Chicago
0
–
3
5
–
5
2011 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
St. Scholastica $^
9
–
0
10
–
1
Westminster (MO)
7
–
2
8
–
2
Greenville
7
–
2
7
–
4
Northwestern (MN)
6
–
3
6
–
4
Minnesota–Morris
5
–
4
5
–
5
Eureka
4
–
5
4
–
6
Presentation
3
–
6
3
–
7
MacMurray
2
–
7
2
–
8
Martin Luther
2
–
7
2
–
8
Crown
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2011 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Christopher Newport $^
7
–
0
8
–
3
Ferrum
6
–
1
7
–
3
Shenandoah
5
–
2
6
–
4
Maryville (TN)
4
–
3
4
–
6
Averett
2
–
5
3
–
7
Methodist
2
–
5
3
–
7
North Carolina Wesleyan
2
–
5
2
–
8
Greensboro
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor
Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – North Central (IL)
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Norwich
Empire 8 Conference – Salisbury
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Dubuque
Liberty League – Hobart and Union (NY)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Delaware Valley
Midwest Conference – Monmouth (IL)
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – St. Thomas (MN)
New England Football Conference – Framingham State (Bogan Division), Western New England (Boyd Division)
Championship Game: Western New England 20, Framingham State 13 (OT)
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Amherst
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Kean
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wabash
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Benedictine (IL) and Concordia Chicago
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney and Washington & Lee
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Thomas More
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cal Lutheran
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
University Athletic Association – Case
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – St. Scholastica
USA South Athletic Conference – Christopher Newport
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ]
The 2011 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 39th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the 19th time.[2]
Qualification [ ]
Twenty-five conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, the UAA had no Pool A bid, failing to meet the seven-member requirement. The ECFC and UMAC received Pool A bids for the first time, having passed through the two-year waiting period.
Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 25 Pool A conferences contained 220 schools, an average of 8.8 teams per conference. Nine schools were in Pool B, enough for one bid.
The remaining six playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First Round Campus Sites
Second Round Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Wisconsin–Whitewater
59
Albion
0
Wisconsin–Whitewater
41
Franklin
24
Franklin
14
Thomas More
21
Wisconsin–Whitewater
34
Kean
34
Salisbury
14
Christopher Newport
10
Kean
47
Salisbury
62
Salisbury
49
Western New England
24
Wisconsin–Whitewater
20
St. Thomas (MN)
48
St. Thomas (MN)
0
St. Scholastica
2
St. Thomas (MN)
38
Monmouth (IL)
33
Monmouth (IL)
10
Illinois Wesleyan
24
St. Thomas (MN)
45
St. John Fisher
23
St. John Fisher
10
Johns Hopkins
12
St. John Fisher
27
Delaware Valley
62
Delaware Valley
14
Norwich
10
Wisconsin–Whitewater
13
Mary Hardin–Baylor
34
Mount Union
10
Redlands
13
Mary Hardin–Baylor
49
McMurry
25
McMurry
20
Trinity (TX)
16
Mary Hardin–Baylor
24
Linfield
30
Wesley
27
Cal Lutheran
27
Linfield
34
Wesley
35
Wesley
49
Hobart
28
Wesley
21
Wabash
38
Mount Union
28
Illinois College
20
Wabash
29
North Central (IL)
59
North Central (IL)
28
Dubuque
13
Wabash
8
Centre
51
Mount Union
20
Hampden–Sydney
41
Centre
10
Mount Union
47
Mount Union
30
Benedictine (IL)
7
* Overtime
See also [ ]
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