2011 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 1 – November 12, 2011
Playoffs	November 19 – December 17, 2011^[1]
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Pittsburg State
Harlon Hill Trophy	Jonas Randolph, Mars Hill
← 2010 NCAA Division II football seasons 2012 →

The 2011 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 1, 2011, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 17, 2011 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Pittsburg State Gorillas defeated the Wayne State Warriors, 35–21, to win their second Division II national title.^[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Jonas Randolph, running back from Mars Hill.

Conference and program changes

The Great American Conference began play this season with nine member teams from Arkansas and Oklahoma.

School	Former conference	New conference
Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils	Gulf South	Great American
Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys	Gulf South	Great American
Black Hills State Yellow Jackets	DAC (NAIA)	Independent
Central Oklahoma Bronchos	Lone Star	Independent
East Central Tigers	Lone Star	Great American
Harding Bisons	Gulf South	Great American
Henderson State Reddies	Gulf South	Great American
Lambuth Eagles	Independent	School closed
Lincoln Blue Tigers	Independent	MIAA
Lindenwood Lions	HAAC (NAIA)	Independent
Minot State Beavers	DAC (NAIA)	Independent
Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks	MIAA	Dropped program
Northeastern State RiverHawks	Lone Star	Independent
Ouachita Baptist Tigers	Gulf South	Great American
Saint Paul's Tigers	CIAA	Dropped program
Sioux Falls Cougars	GPAC (NAIA)	Independent
South Dakota Mines Hardrockers	DAC (NAIA)	Independent
Southern Arkansas Muleriders	Gulf South	Great American
Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm	Lone Star	Great American
Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs	Lone Star	Great American
William Jewell Cardinals	HAAC (NAIA)	Independent

Ohio Dominican completed their transition to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2011 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Northern
Elizabeth City St. xy^	6	–	1	8	–	4
Virginia State	4	–	3	5	–	5
Virginia Union	3	–	4	5	–	5
Bowie State	3	–	4	4	–	6
Chowan	2	–	5	3	–	7
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	5	2	–	8
Southern
No. 3 Winston-Salem St. xy$^	7	–	0	13	–	1
Johnson C. Smith #	4	–	3	6	–	5
Fayetteville State	4	–	3	4	–	6
St. Augustine's	3	–	4	4	–	6
Shaw	3	–	4	3	–	7
Livingstone	0	–	7	1	–	9
Championship: Winston–Salem State 38, Elizabeth City State 18
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2011 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 New Haven $^	8	–	0	11	–	2
Southern Connecticut	6	–	2	7	–	3
American International	5	–	3	6	–	4
Bentley	5	–	3	6	–	4
Merrimack	5	–	3	6	–	4
Assumption	3	–	5	4	–	6
Stonehill	3	–	5	4	–	7
Saint Anselm	1	–	7	1	–	9
Pace	0	–	8	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

2011 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East
No. 13 Kutztown xy$^	6	–	1	11	–	2
C. W. Post x	6	–	1	7	–	4
No. 21 Bloomsburg	5	–	2	9	–	2
Shippensburg	4	–	3	7	–	4
West Chester	4	–	3	5	–	6
Millersville	2	–	5	3	–	8
East Stroudsburg	1	–	6	3	–	8
Cheyney	0	–	7	1	–	10
West
No. 15 California (PA) x^	6	–	1	10	–	3
Slippery Rock xy	6	–	1	8	–	3
IUP	5	–	2	7	–	3
Edinboro	4	–	3	7	–	4
Gannon	3	–	4	4	–	7
Mercyhurst	2	–	5	4	–	7
Clarion	2	–	5	3	–	8
Lock Haven	0	–	7	0	–	10
Championship: Kutztown 21, Slippery Rock 14
x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

2011 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Concord $^	7	–	1	7	–	4
No. 22 Shepherd	6	–	2	9	–	2
No. 24 West Virginia Wesleyan	6	–	2	9	–	2
Charleston (WV)	5	–	3	5	–	6
Glenville State	5	–	3	5	–	6
Fairmont State	4	–	4	7	–	4
Seton Hill	1	–	7	1	–	10
West Liberty	1	–	7	1	–	10
West Virginia State	1	–	7	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2

2011 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Delta State $^	3	–	1	11	–	3
No. 14 North Alabama ^	2	–	2	9	–	4
No. 23 West Alabama ^	2	–	2	8	–	4
West Georgia	2	–	2	6	–	4
Valdosta State	1	–	3	6	–	4

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2011 South Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 19 Mars Hill +^	6	–	1	8	–	3
Lenoir–Rhyne +	6	–	1	7	–	3
Wingate	4	–	3	5	–	6
Newberry	4	–	3	4	–	6
Carson–Newman	3	–	4	5	–	6
Catawba	2	–	5	3	–	8
Tusculum	2	–	5	3	–	8
Brevard	1	–	6	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

2011 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East
Albany State xy^	6	–	1	8	–	4
Morehouse x	6	–	1	8	–	2
Fort Valley State	2	–	5	2	–	8
Benedict	1	–	6	2	–	8
Clark Atlanta	1	–	6	2	–	8
West
Miles # xy$	5	–	2	7	–	5
Stillman x	5	–	2	7	–	4
Tuskegee	4	–	3	4	–	6
Kentucky State	3	–	4	6	–	4
Lane	2	–	5	4	–	6
Championship: Miles 20, Albany State 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2011 NCAA Division II Super Region 2 independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 North Greenville ^		–		11	–	3
UNC Pembroke		–		8	–	3

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3

2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North
Grand Valley State	7	–	3	8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State ^	7	–	3	7	–	4
Indianapolis	6	–	4	7	–	4
Michigan Tech	6	–	4	7	–	4
Ferris State	5	–	5	6	–	5
Northern Michigan	3	–	7	4	–	7
Northwood	1	–	9	2	–	9
South
Hillsdale $	8	–	2	8	–	3
No. 2 Wayne State (MI) ^	7	–	3	12	–	4
Ohio Dominican	6	–	4	7	–	4
Ashland	6	–	4	6	–	5
Findlay	6	–	4	6	–	5
Lake Erie	2	–	8	3	–	8
Tiffin	0	–	10	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

2011 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North
No. 6 Minnesota–Duluth +^	8	–	2	11	–	3
No. 17 St. Cloud State +^	8	–	2	9	–	3
Bemidji State	7	–	3	8	–	3
Mary	4	–	6	5	–	6
Northern State	4	–	6	5	–	6
MSU Moorhead	1	–	9	2	–	9
Minnesota–Crookston	0	–	10	1	–	10
South
Minnesota State # +	8	–	2	9	–	3
Wayne State (NE)	7	–	3	7	–	4
Winona State	7	–	3	7	–	4
Augustana (SD)	6	–	4	6	–	5
Concordia–St. Paul	5	–	5	6	–	5
SW Minnesota State	3	–	7	3	–	8
Upper Iowa	2	–	8	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Mineral Water Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2011 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 CSU Pueblo $^	9	–	0	11	–	1
No. 10 Nebraska–Kearney ^	8	–	1	10	–	2
Colorado Mines	6	–	3	8	–	3
Chadron State	6	–	3	6	–	5
Adams State	4	–	5	6	–	5
Western New Mexico	4	–	5	5	–	6
Colorado Mesa	3	–	6	4	–	7
New Mexico Highlands	2	–	7	4	–	7
Fort Lewis	2	–	7	3	–	8
Western State	1	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2011 Great Lakes Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Urbana $	3	–	0	8	–	3
Missouri S&T	2	–	1	6	–	5
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	2	2	–	8
Kentucky Wesleyan	0	–	3	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AFCA Poll

2011 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Sioux Falls #		–		5	–	4
Notre Dame (OH) #		–		5	–	6
William Jewell #		–		4	–	6
Black Hills State #		–		3	–	7
Minot State #		–		2	–	8
Central State		–		1	–	10
South Dakota Mines #		–		1	–	10

# – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2011 Great American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Ouachita Baptist $	6	–	1	7	–	3
Henderson State	4	–	1	6	–	4
East Central	6	–	2	8	–	3
Arkansas–Monticello	3	–	3	5	–	6
Harding	3	–	3	4	–	7
Southern Arkansas	3	–	4	3	–	7
SW Oklahoma State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Arkansas Tech	1	–	4	2	–	8
SE Oklahoma State	1	–	7	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2011 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 20 Humboldt State $	7	–	1	9	–	1
Western Oregon	6	–	2	6	–	5
Central Washington	4	–	4	4	–	6
Simon Fraser #	2	–	6	3	–	7
Dixie State	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

2011 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Midwestern State $^	8	–	0	10	–	1
No. 16 Abilene Christian ^	7	–	1	8	–	3
No. 25 West Texas A&M #	6	–	2	8	–	3
Tarleton State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Texas A&M–Kingsville	4	–	4	6	–	5
Angelo State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Incarnate Word	2	–	6	2	–	8
Eastern New Mexico †	1	–	7	2	–	9
Texas A&M–Commerce	1	–	7	1	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Kanza Bowl participant † – Eastern New Mexico vacated both wins Rankings from AFCA poll

2011 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Pittsburg State $^	8	–	1	13	–	1
No. 5 NW Missouri State ^	7	–	2	11	–	3
No. 11 Washburn ^	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 18 Missouri Western ^	7	–	2	9	–	3
Central Missouri #	6	–	3	8	–	4
Emporia State	3	–	6	5	–	6
Fort Hays State	3	–	6	4	–	7
Truman	2	–	7	4	–	7
Missouri Southern	2	–	7	3	–	7
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	9	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Kanza Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2011 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Lindenwood @		–		8	–	3
Northeastern State #		–		7	–	5
Southwest Baptist		–		6	–	5
OK Panhandle State		–		3	–	7
Central Oklahoma		–		2	–	9

# – Mineral Water Bowl participant @ – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Great American Conference – Ouachita Baptist Great Lakes Football Conference – Urbana Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Humboldt State Gulf South Conference – Delta State Lone Star Conference – Midwestern State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State Northeast-10 Conference – New Haven Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth (North) and Minnesota State–Mankato (South) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Kutztown Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Miles West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concord (WV)

Postseason

2011 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	24
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Pittsburg State (2nd title, title game)
Runner-up	Wayne State (MI) (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Delta State Winston-Salem State
Winning coach	championship

The 2011 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 38th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 24th time.

Seeded teams

Playoff bracket

First Round November 19 Campus Sites			Second Round November 26 Campus Sites			Quarterfinals December 3 Campus Sites			Semifinals December 10 Campus Sites			National Championship Game December 17 Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama

			1	Delta State*	42

			5	North Alabama	14
5	North Alabama	43

4	West Alabama*	27
						1	Delta State*	28
Super Region 2
						3	North Greenville	23



			2	Mars Hill*	38

			3	North Greenville	52
3	North Greenville*	63

6	Albany State	14
									1	Delta State	23

									2	Pittsburg State*	49



			1	Midwestern State*	31

			5	NW Missouri State†	38
5	NW Missouri State	35

4	Missouri Western*	29
						5	NW Missouri State	16
Super Region 4
						2	Pittsburg State*	41



			2	Pittsburg State*	31

			3	Washburn	22
3	Washburn*	52

6	Abilene Christian	49
												2	Pittsburg State	35

												6	Wayne State (MI)	21



			1	Winston-Salem State*	35

			5	California (PA)	28
5	California (PA)*	44

4	Elizabeth City State	0
						1	Winston-Salem State*	27
Super Region 1
						2	New Haven	7



			2	New Haven*	44

			3	Kutztown	37
3	Kutztown*	17

6	Concord	14
									1	Winston-Salem State*	14

									6	Wayne State (MI)	21



			1	CSU Pueblo*	21

			4	Minnesota–Duluth	24
4	Minnesota–Duluth*†	30

5	Saginaw Valley State	27
						4	Minnesota–Duluth*	25
Super Region 3
						6	Wayne State (MI)	31



			2	Nebraska–Kearney*	14

			6	Wayne State (MI)	38
6	Wayne State (MI)	48

3	St. Cloud State*	38

* Home team † Overtime

References

^ "2010-2014 Pittsburg State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
^ "2011 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

NCAA Division II football

Seasons

Playoffs

Championship games

Bowl era	East: Tangerine Bowl (1964–1967), Boardwalk Bowl (1968–1972) Mideast: Grantland Rice Bowl (1964–1972) Midwest: Pecan Bowl (1964–1970), Pioneer Bowl (1971–1972) West: Camellia Bowl (1964–1967)
Playoff era	1973 2008 2009 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Records & statistics

v t e NCAA football seasons
Pre-NCAA	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905
NCAA pre-divisional	1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
NCAA University Division	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division I	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NCAA Division I-A/FBS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
NCAA College Division	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
NCAA Division III	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023