2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2011
| team = San Diego State Aztecs
| sport = football
| image = San Diego State athletics logo 2002.png
| image_size = 150
| conference = Mountain West Conference
| short_conf = MW
| record = 8–5
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Rocky Long
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach= Andy Ludwig
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Pro-style
| def_scheme = 3–3–5
| captain =
| stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| bowl = New Orleans Bowl
| bowl_result = L 30–32 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
}}
{{2011 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
The 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by first-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8-5, 4–3 in Mountain West play to finish fourth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost, but then eventually won a forfeited game to Louisiana–Lafayette.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2011
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = Mtn.
| score = 49–21
| attend = 34,384
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 9:00 a.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 23–20
| attend = 26,778
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = Mtn.
| score = 42–24
| attend = 57,286
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 9:00 a.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| tv = BTN
| score = 7–28
| attend = 110,707
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 14–27
| attend = 44,248
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium
| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 41–27
| attend = 27,490
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = Mtn.
| score = 27–30
| attend = 29,730
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = Mtn.
| score = 35–7
| attend = 28,362
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = Mtn.
| score = 18–15
| attend = 16,811
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Boise State
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 35–52
| attend = 52,256
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = Mtn.
| score = 31–14
| attend = 19,075
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 3
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 35–28
| attend = 32,790
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 17
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| site_stadium = Mercedes-Benz Superdome
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = New Orleans Bowl
| tv = ESPN
| score = 30–32
| attend = 42,841
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2011 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/21/season/2011 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=August 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2011 Football Schedule |url=https://goaztecs.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 |publisher=San Diego State University Athletics |access-date=August 23, 2023 }}
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