2011 Alabama State Hornets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2011
| team = Alabama State Hornets
| sport = football
| image = Alabama State ASU Wordmark.png
| image_size = 150
| conference = Southwestern Athletic Conference
| division = East Division
| short_conf = SWAC
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 7–2
| head_coach = Reggie Barlow
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Fred Kaiss
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Cedric Thornton
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Cramton Bowl
| champion = SWAC East Division co-champion
}}
{{2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 2011 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Reggie Barlow, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, sharing SWAC East Division title with Alabama A&M and Southern. Alabama A&M advanced to SWAC Football Championship Game by virtue of a head-to-head win over the Alabama State, while Southern was ineligible for postseason play due to low Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. Alabama State played home games at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2011
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Field
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv =
| score = 41–9
| attend = 3,780
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| tv =
| score = 7–14
| attend = 4,771
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Grambling State
| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv =
| score = 31–17
| attend = 11,563
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Jackson State
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| tv =
| score = 21–14
| attend = 16,286
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Alcorn State
| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv =
| score = 31–23
| attend = 9,686
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Texas Southern
| site_stadium = Delmar Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv =
| score = 43–29
| attend = 3,851
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 24
| opponent = Prairie View A&M
| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv =
| score = 20–7
| attend = 12,564
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| gamename = Magic City Classic
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv =
| score = 19–20
| attend = 66,473
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| site_stadium = Golden Lion Stadium
| site_cityst = Pine Bluff, AR
| tv =
| score = 28–12
| attend = 13,473
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| rank = 23
| opponent = Southern
| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv =
| score = 23–26
| attend = 8,255
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2011|team=Tuskegee Golden Tigers|title=Tuskegee}}
| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| gamename = Turkey Day Classic
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 30–21
| attend = 18,587
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2011 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2011/season/2011 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=November 1, 2022 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2011 Football Schedule |url=https://bamastatesports.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 |publisher=Alabama State University |access-date=November 1, 2022 }}
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