2011 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–4 (6–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVyron Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCliff Yoshida (5th season)
Home stadiumEddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 Jackson State x   7 – 2     9 – 2  
Alabama State x   7 – 2     8 – 3  
Alabama A&M xy   7 – 2     8 – 4  
Alcorn State   1 – 8     2 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
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 were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2011 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led Doug Williams in the first season of his second stints as head coach and seventh overall after coaching the Tigers from 1998 to 2003. The Tigers finished the season 8–4 overall and 6–3 in SWAC play to win the West Division and defeated Alabama A&M in the SWAC Football Championship Game, 16–15, to become SWAC champions. The team played home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 pmvs. Alcorn State
W 21–144,204
September 106:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe*
L 7–3526,532
September 177:00 pmat Alabama State
L 17–3111,563
September 245:00 pmAlabama A&M
L 14–207,118
October 16:00 pmvs. Prairie View A&M
L 23–3137,311
October 154:00 pmConcordia College (AL)*
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 44–07,192
October 222:00 pmMississippi Valley Statedagger
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 30–2411,137
October 291:00 pmat Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 27–209,202
November 52:00 pmat Jackson State
W 26–2321,576
November 127:00 pmTexas Southern
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 29–257,142
November 261:00 pmvs. Southern
NBCW 36–1240,715
December 101:00 pmvs. Alabama A&M
ESPNUW 16–1523,476[1]

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References

  1. ^ Benson, Reggie (December 10, 2011). "Bulldogs come up short again against Tigers". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "2011 Football Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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