American college football season
2011 NCAA Division I FCS season Duration September – November Payton Award Bo Levi Mitchell , Eastern Washington Buchanan Award Matt Evans, New Hampshire Duration November 26 – December 17 Championship date January 7, 2012 Championship site Pizza Hut Park , Frisco, TX Champion North Dakota State «2010
The 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season , part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on September 1, 2011, and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January 7, 2012, at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas . North Dakota State won their first FCS championship, defeating Sam Houston State by a final score of 17–6.
New FCS program [ ] The University of Texas at San Antonio Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Roadrunners played one season as an FCS independent, and under NCAA rules for transitioning programs were ineligible for the FCS playoffs. They then joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2012, but were be ineligible for FBS bowl games. UTSA became a full FBS member upon completion of the transition in 2013. The Roadrunners, coached by former Miami head coach Larry Coker , played at the Alamodome in downtown San Antonio . Teams transitioning to FBS [ ] In addition to UTSA, three other schools began transitions to the FBS. They are subject to the same restrictions as UTSA regarding postseason eligibility until 2013.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Atlantic 10 Conference and a football-only member of the Colonial Athletic Association , will move for football only to the Mid-American Conference effective in 2012.[1]
The University of South Alabama Sun Belt Conference , will eventually join that conference for football as well.
Texas State University–San Marcos FCS team wins over FBS teams [ ] September 3:
Richmond 23, Duke 21Sacramento State 29, Oregon State 28 OT
September 17:
Indiana State 44, Western Kentucky 16
September 24:
North Dakota State 37, Minnesota 24Sam Houston State 48, New Mexico 45 OT Southern Utah 41, UNLV 16 Conference standings [ ]
2011 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Montana State $^
7
–
1
10
–
3
No. 5 Montana † ^
5
–
1
6
–
3
Portland State
5
–
3
7
–
4
Eastern Washington
5
–
3
6
–
5
Weber State
5
–
3
5
–
6
Northern Arizona
3
–
5
4
–
7
Sacramento State
3
–
5
4
–
7
Idaho State *
1
–
7
2
–
9
Northern Colorado
0
–
8
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant † Montana vacated two conference wins, five total wins, their conference co-championship, and playoff participation in 2013APR violations The Sports Network poll
2011 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 18 Stony Brook $^
6
–
0
9
–
4
No. 25 Liberty
5
–
1
7
–
4
Coastal Carolina
3
–
3
7
–
4
Presbyterian
3
–
3
4
–
7
Gardner–Webb
2
–
4
4
–
7
VMI
2
–
4
2
–
9
Charleston Southern
0
–
6
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant The Sports Network poll
2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Towson $^
7
–
1
9
–
3
No. 10 Old Dominion ^
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. 8 Maine ^
6
–
2
9
–
4
No. 11 New Hampshire ^
6
–
2
8
–
4
No. 17 Delaware
5
–
3
7
–
4
No. 15 James Madison ^
5
–
3
8
–
5
William & Mary
3
–
5
5
–
6
Rhode Island
2
–
6
3
–
8
Villanova
1
–
7
2
–
9
Richmond
0
–
8
3
–
8
UMass *
0
–
0
5
–
6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS.
The Sports Network poll
2011 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 16 Harvard $
7
–
0
9
–
1
Brown
4
–
3
7
–
3
Dartmouth
4
–
3
5
–
5
Penn
4
–
3
5
–
5
Yale
4
–
3
5
–
5
Cornell
3
–
4
5
–
5
Columbia
1
–
6
1
–
9
Princeton
1
–
6
1
–
9
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 19 Norfolk State $^
7
–
1
9
–
3
Bethune-Cookman
6
–
2
8
–
3
South Carolina State
6
–
2
7
–
4
Florida A&M
5
–
3
7
–
4
Hampton
5
–
3
7
–
4
Howard
4
–
4
5
–
6
Morgan State
4
–
4
5
–
6
North Carolina A&T
4
–
4
5
–
6
Delaware State
1
–
7
3
–
8
North Carolina Central
1
–
7
2
–
9
Savannah State
1
–
7
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant The Sports Network poll
2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 North Dakota State +^
7
–
1
14
–
1
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^
7
–
1
10
–
3
No. 18 Illinois State
5
–
3
7
–
4
Indiana State
4
–
4
6
–
5
Youngstown State
4
–
4
6
–
5
South Dakota State
4
–
4
5
–
6
Southern Illinois
2
–
6
4
–
7
Missouri State
2
–
6
2
–
9
Western Illinois
1
–
7
2
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant The Sports Network poll
2011 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Duquesne +
7
–
1
9
–
2
Albany +^
7
–
1
8
–
4
Bryant
5
–
3
7
–
4
Monmouth
4
–
4
5
–
6
Wagner
4
–
4
4
–
7
Sacred Heart
3
–
5
5
–
6
Central Connecticut
3
–
5
4
–
7
Robert Morris
2
–
6
2
–
9
Saint Francis (PA)
1
–
7
2
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant
2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 21 Tennessee Tech +^
6
–
2
7
–
4
Eastern Kentucky +^
6
–
2
7
–
5
Jacksonville State +
6
–
2
7
–
4
Murray State
5
–
3
7
–
4
Tennessee State
4
–
4
5
–
6
UT Martin
4
–
4
5
–
6
Austin Peay
2
–
6
3
–
8
Southeast Missouri State
2
–
6
3
–
8
Eastern Illinois
1
–
7
2
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant The Sports Network poll
2011 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Lehigh $^
6
–
0
11
–
2
Georgetown
4
–
2
8
–
3
Holy Cross
4
–
2
6
–
5
Bucknell
3
–
3
6
–
5
Colgate
2
–
4
5
–
6
Lafayette
2
–
4
4
–
7
Fordham
0
–
6
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not. The Sports Network poll
2011 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
San Diego +
7
–
1
9
–
2
Drake +
7
–
1
9
–
2
Jacksonville
6
–
2
7
–
4
Campbell
5
–
3
6
–
5
Dayton
4
–
4
6
–
5
Marist
3
–
5
4
–
7
Butler
3
–
5
5
–
6
Davidson
2
–
6
4
–
7
Morehead State
2
–
6
3
–
8
Valparaiso
1
–
7
1
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions
2011 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^
7
–
1
11
–
3
No. 12 Wofford ^
6
–
2
8
–
4
No. 9 Appalachian State ^
6
–
2
8
–
4
Furman
5
–
3
6
–
5
Samford
4
–
4
6
–
5
Chattanooga
3
–
5
5
–
6
Elon
3
–
5
5
–
6
The Citadel
2
–
6
4
–
7
Western Carolina
0
–
8
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant
2011 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Sam Houston State $^
7
–
0
14
–
1
No. 15 Central Arkansas ^
6
–
1
9
–
4
Stephen F. Austin
5
–
2
6
–
5
McNeese State
4
–
3
6
–
5
Northwestern State
3
–
4
5
–
6
Lamar
2
–
5
4
–
7
Southeastern Louisiana
1
–
6
3
–
8
Nicholls State
0
–
7
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant The Sports Network poll
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East
Alabama A&M xy
7
–
2
8
–
4
Alabama State x
7
–
2
8
–
3
No. 21 Jackson State x
7
–
2
9
–
2
Alcorn State
1
–
8
2
–
8
Mississippi Valley State
1
–
8
1
–
10
West
Grambling State xy$
6
–
3
8
–
4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
5
–
4
6
–
5
Prairie View A&M
5
–
4
5
–
6
Southern
4
–
5
4
–
7
Texas Southern
2
–
7
4
–
7
Championship : Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Jackson State and Southern are ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores. The Sports Network FCS Poll
Playoff qualifiers [ ] Automatic berths for conference champions [ ] Big Sky Conference – Montana Big South Conference – Stony Brook Colonial Athletic Association – Towson Missouri Valley Football Conference – North Dakota State Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Norfolk State Northeast Conference – Albany Ohio Valley Conference – Tennessee Tech Patriot League – Lehigh Southern Conference – Georgia Southern Southland Conference – Sam Houston State At large qualifiers [ ] Big Sky Conference – Montana State Colonial Athletic Association – James Madison , Maine , New Hampshire , Old Dominion Missouri Valley Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Southern Conference – Appalachian State , Wofford Southland Conference – Central Arkansas No teams from the conferences that do not have automatic bids—currently the Great West Conference and Pioneer Football League —received bids.
Abstains [ ] Ivy League – Harvard Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State Postseason [ ] NCAA Division I playoff bracket [ ] First Round Second Round December 3
Quarterfinals December 9 and December 10
Semifinals December 16 and December 17
National Championship Game January 7Pizza Hut Park ,Frisco, Texas
Stony Brook
27
Albany
28
1
Sam Houston State*
34
Stony Brook*
31
1
Sam Houston State*
49
Montana State
13
New Hampshire
25
Montana State*
26
1
Sam Houston State*
31
4
Montana
28
Central Arkansas
14
Central Arkansas
34
4
Montana*
41
Tennessee Tech*
14
4
Montana*
48
5
Northern Iowa
10
Wofford
21
5
Northern Iowa*
28
1
Sam Houston State
6
2
North Dakota State
17
James Madison
14
James Madison
20
2
North Dakota State*
26
Eastern Kentucky*
17
2
North Dakota State*
24
Lehigh
0
Lehigh
40
Towson*
38
2
North Dakota State*
35
3
Georgia Southern
7
Old Dominion
48
Norfolk State
18
3
Georgia Southern*
55
Old Dominion*
35
3
Georgia Southern*
35
Maine
23
Maine
34
Appalachian State*
12
* Host institution
SWAC Championship Game [ ] Main article: SWAC Championship Game
Date
Location
Venue
West Div. Champion
East Div. Champion
Result
December 10
Birmingham, Alabama
Legion Field
Grambling State
Alabama A&M
GSU 16 – AAMU 15[2]
See also [ ] References [ ]
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