en 2011 North Greenville Crusaders football team

2011 North Greenville Crusaders football
2011 North Greenville Crusaders football
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 23–28 vs. Delta State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AFCA	No. 12
Record	11–3
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Chad Staggs (3rd season)
Home stadium	Younts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 NCAA Division II independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 North Greenville ^		–		11	–	3
UNC Pembroke		–		8	–	3
Northeastern State		–		7	–	5
Southwest Baptist		–		6	–	5
Notre Dame (OH)		–		5	–	6
OK Panhandle State		–		3	–	7
Central Oklahoma		–		2	–	9
Central State		–		1	–	10

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2011 North Greenville Crusaders football team represented North Greenville University as an independent during the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Jamey Chadwell in his third and final season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 11–3. North Greenville advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Albany State in the first round and Mars Hill in the second round before falling to Delta State in the quarterfinals. The Crusaders offense scored 561 points while the defense allowed 268 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3		at Newberry		Setzler Field Newberry, SC	W 46–17	2,662
September 10	1:30 pm	at Presbyterian		Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	L 21–38	4,012
September 17		Tusculum		Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	W 27–7	4,618
September 24		at Mars Hill		Meares Stadium Mars Hill, NC	L 28–38	3,211
October 1		Lenoir–Rhyne		Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	W 35–27	3,700
October 8		at Central State (OH)		McPherson Stadium Wilberforce, OH	W 49–20	1,146
October 15		Carson–Newman		Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	W 34–27	3,259
October 22		at Brevard		Brevard Memorial Stadium Brevard, NC	W 36–6	2,715
October 29		Catawba		Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	W 25-7	3,260
November 5		at Wingate		Irwin Belk Stadium Wingate, NC	W 54–7	3,682
November 12		Notre Dame (OH)		Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	W 62–0	3,582
November 19		Albany State	No. 20	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 63–14	3,374
November 26		at No. 19 Mars Hill	No. 20	Meares Stadium Mars Hill, NC (NCAA Division II Second Round)	W 58–32	2,275
December 3		at No. 8 Delta State	No. 20	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 23–28	6,591
Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time