2011 Central Arkansas Bears football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 15
FCS CoachesNo. 15
Record9–4 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrooks Hollingsworth
Defensive coordinatorMatt Williamson (2nd season)
Home stadiumEstes Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Sam Houston State $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 14 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 poll

The 2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Clint Conque, the Bears compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play placing second in the Southland. Central Arkansas received an at-large bid into the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship playoffs, where the Bears defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling to Montana in the second round.

Central Arkansas played home games at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas. Estes Stadium had a new playing surface for 2011, a synthetic turf that is stripped purple and gray with black endzones. The field is the third non-green field in NCAA Division I football behind Albertsons Stadium at Boise State University (blue) and Roos Field at Eastern Washington University (red).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmHenderson State*No. 18
W 38–1412,755
September 106:00 pmat Louisiana Tech*No. 18
ESPN3L 42–48 OT20,652
September 176:00 pmat Sam Houston StateNo. 18
L 10–319,831
September 247:00 pmat Arkansas State*
KATVL 24–5327,918
October 16:00 pmStephen F. Austin
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
W 38–2811,127
October 82:00 pmat Nicholls State
W 37–315,432
October 153:00 pmNo. 22 McNeese State
SLC TVW 21–189,528
October 223:00 pmat Lamar
SLC TVW 38–2415,367
October 296:00 pmSoutheastern Louisianadagger
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, Ar
W 55–2910,543
November 53:00 pmat Northwestern StateNo. 25
SLC TVW 45–209,156
November 124:00 pmTexas State*No. 19
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
W 23–227,724
November 262:00 pmat No. 21 Tennessee Tech*No. 15
ESPN3W 34–146,115
December 31:00 pmat No. 5 Montana*No. 15
ESPN3L 14–4122,005

[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "2011 Football Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
Categories