2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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2011 NCAA Division I FCS season
NCAA logo.svg
Regular season
DurationSeptember – November
Payton Award
Bo Levi Mitchell, Eastern Washington
Buchanan AwardMatt Evans, New Hampshire
Playoff
DurationNovember 26 – December 17
Championship dateJanuary 7, 2012
Championship site
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX
ChampionNorth Dakota State
Division I FCS football season

«2010

2012»

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.




Contents





  • 1 New FCS program


  • 2 Teams transitioning to FBS


  • 3 FCS team wins over FBS teams


  • 4 Conference standings


  • 5 Playoff qualifiers

    • 5.1 Automatic berths for conference champions


    • 5.2 At large qualifiers


    • 5.3 Abstains



  • 6 Postseason

    • 6.1 NCAA FCS Playoff bracket


    • 6.2 SWAC Championship Game



  • 7 See also


  • 8 References




New FCS program


  • The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), which played its first football season in school history, was technically a new FCS program. However, UTSA announced before the 2011 season that it was transitioning to the 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 will then join the Western Athletic Conference in 2012, but will be ineligible for FBS bowl games. UTSA will become a full FBS member upon completion of the transition in 2013. The Roadrunners, coached by former Miami head coach Larry Coker, play at the Alamodome in downtown San Antonio.


Teams transitioning to FBS


See also: 2010–12 NCAA conference realignment

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 (UMass), currently a member of the non-football 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, after two years as an unclassified NCAA program, played its first complete NCAA season. The Jaguars, already full members of the Sun Belt Conference, will eventually join that conference for football as well.


  • Texas State University–San Marcos (Texas State), a Southland Conference member, will join the WAC along with UTSA in 2012. As a result, they were classified as an FCS Independent in 2011 despite playing a full seven-game Southland Conference schedule.


FCS team wins over FBS teams


  • September 3:

    • Richmond 23, Duke 21


    • Sacramento State 29, Oregon State 28 OT


  • September 17:

    • Indiana State 44, Western Kentucky 16

  • September 24:

    • North Dakota State 37, Minnesota 24


    • Sam Houston State 48, New Mexico 45 OT


    • Southern Utah 41, UNLV 16



Conference standings

























































































































































2011 Big Sky football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#7 Montana State +^
 7
–1
    10
–3
 
#5 Montana +^
 (7
5
–1)
1
    (11
6
–3)
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 co-champions

  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

  • Montana later vacated five wins, conference co-championship, and playoff participation; Idaho State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violations

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll














































































































2011 Big South football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#18 Stony Brook $^
 6
–0
    9
–4
 
#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

As of January 12, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll


































































































































































2011 CAA football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#9 Towson $^
 7
–1
    9
–3
 
#10 Old Dominion ^
 6
–2
    10
–3
 
#8 Maine ^
 6
–2
    9
–4
 
#11 New Hampshire ^
 6
–2
    8
–4
 
#17 Delaware
 5
–3
    7
–4
 
#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 is listed as 0-0 because they were in the process of transitioning to FBS

As of January 9, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll




















































































2011 Great West football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#23 North Dakota +
 3
–1
    8
–3
 

Cal Poly +
 3
–1
    6
–5
 

South Dakota
 2
–2
    6
–5
 

Southern Utah
 1
–3
    6
–5
 

UC Davis
 1
–3
    4
–7
 


  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll



























































































































2011 Ivy League football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#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
 


  • $ – Conference champion

  • The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll


































































































































































2011 MEAC football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#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

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll








































































































































2011 MVFC football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#4 North Dakota State +^
 7
–1
    14
–1
 
#2 Northern Iowa +^
 7
–1
    10
–3
 
#18 Illinois State
 5
–3
    7
–4
 

Indiana State
 4
–4
    6
–5
 

South Dakota State
 4
–4
    5
–6
 

Youngstown State
 4
–4
    6
–5
 

Southern Illinois
 2
–6
    4
–7
 

Missouri State
 2
–6
    2
–9
 

Western Illinois
 1
–7
    2
–9
 


  • + – Conference co-champions

  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll








































































































































2011 NEC football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

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

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll








































































































































2011 OVC football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

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

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll















































































































2011 Patriot League football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#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 offer football scholarships while other Patriot League members do not

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll






















































































































































2011 Pioneer Football League standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

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
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll









































































































































2011 Southern Conference football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#3 Georgia Southern $^
 7
–1
    11
–3
 
#12 Wofford ^
 6
–2
    8
–4
 
#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

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll




























































































































2011 Southland Conference football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#1 Sam Houston State $^
 7
–0
    14
–1
 
#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

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll





















































































































































2011 SWAC football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 

East

Alabama A&M xy
 7
–2
    8
–4
 

Alabama State x
 7
–2
    8
–3
 
#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
December 10, 2011

  • $ – 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.

Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll








































































2011 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
  • v

  • t

  • e

Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 

South Alabama
 
–
    6
–4
 

Texas State
 
–
    6
–6
 

UTSA
 
–
    4
–6
 

Georgia State
 
–
    3
–8
 



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 FCS Playoff bracket

























































































































































































































































































 

First Round
November 26
Campus Sites
 
 

Second Round
December 3
Campus Sites
 
 

Quarterfinals
December 9 and December 10
Campus Sites
 
 

Semifinals
December 16 and December 17
Campus Sites
 
 

National Championship Game

January 7
Pizza 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













DateLocationVenueWest Div. ChampionEast Div. ChampionResult
December 10

Birmingham, Alabama

Legion Field

Grambling State

Alabama A&M
GSU 16 – AAMU 15[2]


See also



  • 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings


References




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