2011 Wayne State Warriors football team

2011 Wayne State Warriors football
NCAA Division II Football Championship, L 21–35 vs. Pittsburg State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 2
Record	12–4 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Paul Winters (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Hauser (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams Field

2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Grand Valley State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State ^		7	–	3					7	–	4
Indianapolis		6	–	4					7	–	4
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ferris State		5	–	5					6	–	5
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					4	–	7
Northwood		1	–	9					2	–	9
South
Hillsdale $		8	–	2					8	–	3
No. 2 Wayne State (MI) ^		7	–	3					12	–	4
Ohio Dominican		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ashland		6	–	4					6	–	5
Findlay		6	–	4					6	–	5
Lake Erie		2	–	8					3	–	8
Tiffin		0	–	10					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2011 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University in the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. The Warriors offense scored 550 points while the defense allowed 382 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 3	Urbana*	No. 21	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 69–24
September 10	Tiffin	No. 17	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 55–0
September 17	Michigan Tech	No. 14	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 27–10
September 24	at Ohio Dominican	No. 9	Columbus, OH	W 31–24
October 1	at No. 22 Northern Michigan	No. 9	Marquette, MI	W 30–28
October 8	Lake Erie	No. 6	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 45–24
October 15	at Ashland	No. 6	Ashland, OH	L 17–20
October 22	at Hillsdale	No. 17	Hillsdale, MI	W 27–24
October 29	Saginaw Valley State	No. 15	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 20–28
November 5	at Indianapolis	No. 24	Indianapolis, IN	W 28–19
November 12	Findlay	No. 22	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 42–43
November 19	at No. 14 St. Cloud State*		Husky Stadium St. Cloud, MN (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 48–38
November 26	at No. 4 Nebraska–Kearney*		Kearney, NE (NCAA Division II Second Round)	W 38–26
December 3	at No. 6 Minnesota–Duluth*		James S. Malosky Stadium Duluth, MN (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 31–25
December 10	at No. 3 Winston-Salem State*		Winston-Salem, NC (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	W 21–14
December 17	vs. No. 1 Pittsburg State*		Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship)	L 21–35
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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