2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2011 Central Arkansas Bears football
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs Montana, L 14–41
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 15
FCS Coaches No. 15
2011 record 9–4 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach Clint Conque (12th year)
Offensive coordinator Brooks Hollingsworth
Defensive coordinator Matt Williamson
Home stadium Estes Stadium
(Capacity: 8,700)
2011 Southland Conference football standings
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

The 2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by 12th year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling to Montana in the second round.

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 Division I football behind Bronco Stadium at Boise State of the FBS (blue) and Roos Field at Eastern Washington (red).

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM Henderson State* No. 18 Estes StadiumConway, AR W 38–14   12,755
September 10 6:00 PM at Louisiana Tech* No. 18 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA ESPN3 L 42–48 OT  20,652
September 17 6:00 PM at Sam Houston State No. 18 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX L 10–31   9,831
September 24 7:00 PM at Arkansas State* ASU StadiumJonesboro, AR KATV L 24–53   27,918
October 1 6:00 PM Stephen F. Austin Estes Stadium • Conway, AR W 38–28   11,127
October 8 2:00 PM at Nicholls State John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA W 37–31   5,432
October 15 3:00 PM No. 22 McNeese State Estes Stadium • Conway, AR (Red Beans and Rice Bowl) SLC TV W 21–18   9,528
October 22 3:00 PM at Lamar Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX SLC TV W 38–24   15,367
October 29 6:00 PM Southeastern Louisianadagger Estes Stadium • Conway, AR W 55–29   10,543
November 5 3:00 PM at Northwestern State No. 25 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA SLC TV W 45–20   9,156
November 12 4:00 PM Texas State* No. 19 Estes Stadium • Conway, AR W 23–22   7,724
November 26 2:00 PM at No. 21 Tennessee Tech* No. 15 Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 W 34–14   6,115
December 3 1:00 PM at No. 5 Montana* No. 15 Washington-Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 L 14–41   22,005
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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