2011 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

2011 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football

Great West Conference Co–Champions
Conference	Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 23
FCS Coaches	No. 21
2011 record	8–3 (3–1 Great West)
Head coach	Chris Mussman (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Breitbach
Defensive coordinator	Mike Mannausau/John Kelling
Home stadium	Alerus Center (Capacity: 12,283)

2011 Great West football standings
	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

The 2011 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Sioux were led by fourth year head coach Chris Mussman and played their home games at the Alerus Center. They are a member of the Great West Conference. This was North Dakota's final year as a member of the Great West as they will become a full member of the Big Sky Conference in 2012.

They finished the season 8–3, 3–1 in Great West play and were conference co-champions, share with Cal Poly.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	Drake*		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	FSSN/FCS Central	W 16–0	8,484
September 10	4:00 PM	at Idaho*		Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	SWX	L 14–44	10,608
September 17	9:00 PM	at Fresno State*		Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN3	L 22–27	17,238
September 24	6:00 PM	Black Hills State*		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND		W 53–19	8,545
October 1	2:00 PM	at No. 17 Southern Utah		Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT	KMYU	W 26–20	4,987
October 8	1:00 PM	Montana Western*		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND		W 42–9	6,407
October 22	1:00 PM	Cal Poly	No. 20	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	FSSN/FCS Central	L 19–23	9,930
October 29	2:30 PM	at Northern Colorado*		Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	Big Sky TV	W 27–25	3,171
November 5	1:00 PM	Sioux Falls*		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND		W 15–13	6,279
November 12	4:00 PM	at UC Davis		Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA		W 14–7	7,726
November 19	1:00 PM	No. 22 South Dakota		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	FSSN/FCS	W 38–37	7,400
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

Venues	Memorial Stadium (1927–2000) Alerus Center (2001–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Nickel Trophy (North Dakota State) Sitting Bull Trophy (South Dakota)

Culture & lore	"Fight On Sioux" "It's for You, North Dakota U" Pride of the North

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 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 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 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

National championship seasons in bold

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