2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2011 Central Arkansas Bears football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 14–41 at Montana
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	9–4 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Conque (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brooks Hollingsworth (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Williamson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium

2011 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Sam Houston State $^		7	–	0					14	–	1
No. 14 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 poll

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 stripped 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Henderson State*	No. 18	Estes Stadium Conway, AR		W 38–14	12,755
September 10	6:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech*	No. 18	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3	L 42–48 ^OT	20,652
September 17	6:00 pm	at Sam Houston State	No. 18	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		L 10–31	9,831
September 24	7:00 pm	at Arkansas State*		ASU Stadium Jonesboro, 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 Stadium Thibodaux, 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 Stadium Beaumont, TX	SLC TV	W 38–24	15,367
October 29	6:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana		Estes Stadium Conway, Ar		W 55–29	10,543
November 5	3:00 pm	at Northwestern State	No. 25	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, 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 Stadium Cookeville, TN (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 34–14	6,115
December 3	1:00 pm	at No. 5 Montana*	No. 15	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 14–41	22,005
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
2. "2011 Football Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2023.