2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2011
| team = Central Arkansas Bears
| sport = football
| image = Central Arkansas Athletics wordmark.svg
| image_size = 250
| conference = Southland Conference
| short_conf = Southland
| TSNRank = 15
| FCSCoachRank = 15
| record = 9–4
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = Clint Conque
| hc_year = 12th
| off_coach = Brooks Hollingsworth
| oc_year = 8th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Matt Williamson
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Estes Stadium
| bowl = NCAA Division I Second Round
| bowl_result = L 14–41 at Montana
}}
{{2011 Southland Conference football standings}}
The 2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Clint Conque, the Bears compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play placing second in the Southland. Central Arkansas received an at-large bid into the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship playoffs, where the Bears defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling to Montana in the second round.
Central Arkansas played home games at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas. Estes Stadium had a new playing surface for 2011, a synthetic turf that is striped purple and gray with black endzones. The field is the third non-green field in NCAA Division I football behind Albertsons Stadium at Boise State University (blue) and Roos Field at Eastern Washington University (red).
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2011
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2011|team=Henderson State Reddies|title=Henderson State}}
| site_stadium = Estes Stadium
| site_cityst = Conway, AR
| tv =
| score = 38–14
| attend = 12,755
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 42–48
| overtime = OT
| attend = 20,652
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| tv =
| score = 10–31
| attend = 9,831
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = ASU Stadium
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| tv = KATV
| score = 24–53
| attend = 27,918
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| site_stadium = Estes Stadium
| site_cityst = Conway, AR
| tv =
| score = 38–28
| attend = 11,127
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Nicholls State
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| tv =
| score = 37–31
| attend = 5,432
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = McNeese State
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Estes Stadium
| site_cityst = Conway, AR
| gamename = Red Beans and Rice Bowl
| tv = SLC TV
| score = 21–18
| attend = 9,528
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Lamar
| site_stadium = Provost Umphrey Stadium
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| tv = SLC TV
| score = 38–24
| attend = 15,367
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Estes Stadium
| site_cityst = Conway, Ar
| tv =
| score = 55–29
| attend = 10,543
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 25
| opponent = Northwestern State
| site_stadium = Harry Turpin Stadium
| site_cityst = Natchitoches, LA
| tv = SLC TV
| score = 45–20
| attend = 9,156
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Texas State
| site_stadium = Estes Stadium
| site_cityst = Conway, AR
| tv =
| score = 23–22
| attend = 7,724
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| gamename = NCAA Division I First Round
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 34–14
| attend = 6,115
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 3
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = NCAA Division I Second Round
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 14–41
| attend = 22,005
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Central Arkansas Bears Schedule 2011 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2110/season/2011 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=September 14, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2011 Football Schedule |url=https://ucasports.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 |publisher= University of Central Arkansas Athletics |access-date=September 14, 2023 }}
References
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