2011 NCAA Division II football season

The 2011 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 1, 2011, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 17, 2011 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Pittsburg State Gorillas defeated the Wayne State Warriors, 35–21, to win their second Division II national title.[2]

2011 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonSeptember 1 – November 12, 2011
PlayoffsNovember 19 – December 17, 2011[1]
National ChampionshipBraly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
ChampionPittsburg State
Harlon Hill TrophyJonas Randolph, Mars Hill

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Jonas Randolph, running back from Mars Hill.

Conference and program changes
SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
Arkansas–Monticello Boll WeevilsGulf SouthGreat American
Arkansas Tech Wonder BoysGulf SouthGreat American
Black Hills State Yellow JacketsDAC (NAIA)Independent
Central Oklahoma BronchosLone StarIndependent
East Central TigersLone StarGreat American
Harding BisonsGulf SouthGreat American
Henderson State ReddiesGulf SouthGreat American
Lambuth EaglesIndependentSchool closed
Lincoln Blue TigersIndependentMIAA
Lindenwood LionsHAAC (NAIA)Independent
Minot State BeaversDAC (NAIA)Independent
Nebraska–Omaha MavericksMIAADropped program
Northeastern State RiverHawksLone StarIndependent
Ouachita Baptist TigersGulf SouthGreat American
Saint Paul's TigersCIAADropped program
Sioux Falls CougarsGPAC (NAIA)Independent
South Dakota Mines HardrockersDAC (NAIA)Independent
Southern Arkansas MuleridersGulf SouthGreat American
Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage StormLone StarGreat American
Southwestern Oklahoma State BulldogsLone StarGreat American
William Jewell CardinalsHAAC (NAIA)Independent

Ohio Dominican completed their transition to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings

Super Region 1
2011 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
Elizabeth City St. xy^  6 –1     8 –4  
Virginia State  4 –3     5 –5  
Virginia Union  3 –4     5 –5  
Bowie State  3 –4     4 –6  
Chowan  2 –5     3 –7  
Lincoln (PA)  2 –5     2 –8  
South
No. 3 Winston-Salem St. xy$^  7 –0     13 –1  
Johnson C. Smith  4 –3     6 –5  
Fayetteville State  4 –3     4 –6  
St. Augustine's  3 –4     4 –6  
Shaw  3 –4     3 –7  
Livingstone  0 –7     1 –9  
Championship: Winston–Salem State 38, Elizabeth City State 18
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 New Haven $^  8 –0     11 –2  
Southern Connecticut  6 –2     7 –3  
American International  5 –3     6 –4  
Bentley  5 –3     6 –4  
Merrimack  5 –3     6 –4  
Assumption  3 –5     4 –6  
Stonehill  3 –5     4 –7  
Saint Anselm  1 –7     1 –9  
Pace  0 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
No. 13 Kutztown xy$^  6 –1     11 –2  
C. W. Post x  6 –1     7 –4  
No. 21 Bloomsburg  5 –2     9 –2  
Shippensburg  4 –3     7 –4  
West Chester  4 –3     5 –6  
Millersville  2 –5     3 –8  
East Stroudsburg  1 –6     3 –8  
Cheyney  0 –7     1 –10  
West
No. 15 California (PA) x^  6 –1     10 –3  
Slippery Rock xy  6 –1     8 –3  
Indiana (PA)  5 –2     7 –3  
Edinboro  4 –3     7 –4  
Gannon  3 –4     4 –7  
Mercyhurst  2 –5     4 –7  
Clarion  2 –5     3 –8  
Lock Haven  0 –7     0 –10  
Championship: Kutztown 21, Slippery Rock 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Concord $^  7 –1     7 –4  
No. 22 Shepherd  6 –2     9 –2  
No. 24 West Virginia Wesleyan  6 –2     9 –2  
Charleston (WV)  5 –3     5 –6  
Glenville State  5 –3     5 –6  
Fairmont State  4 –4     7 –4  
Seton Hill  1 –7     1 –10  
West Liberty  1 –7     1 –10  
West Virginia State  1 –7     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2
2011 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Delta State $^  3 –1     11 –3  
No. 14 North Alabama ^  2 –2     9 –4  
No. 23 West Alabama ^  2 –2     8 –4  
West Georgia  2 –2     6 –4  
Valdosta State  1 –3     6 –4  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 19 Mars Hill +^  6 –1     8 –3  
Lenoir–Rhyne +  6 –1     7 –3  
Wingate  4 –3     5 –6  
Newberry  4 –3     4 –6  
Carson–Newman  3 –4     5 –6  
Catawba  2 –5     3 –8  
Tusculum  2 –5     3 –8  
Brevard  1 –6     3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2011 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Morehouse x  6 –1     8 –2  
Albany State xy^  6 –1     8 –4  
Fort Valley State  2 –5     2 –8  
Benedict  1 –6     2 –8  
Clark Atlanta  1 –6     2 –8  
West
Stillman x  5 –2     7 –4  
Miles xy$  5 –2     7 –5  
Tuskegee  4 –3     4 –6  
Kentucky State  3 –4     6 –4  
Lane  2 –5     4 –6  
Championship: Miles 20, Albany State 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 NCAA Division II Super Region 2 independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 North Greenville ^   –     11 –3  
UNC Pembroke   –     8 –3  
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3
2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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
2011 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
No. 6 Minnesota–Duluth +^  8 –2     11 –3  
No. 17 St. Cloud State +^  8 –2     9 –3  
Bemidji State  7 –3     8 –3  
Mary  4 –6     5 –6  
Northern State  4 –6     5 –6  
MSU Moorhead  1 –9     2 –9  
Minnesota–Crookston  0 –10     1 –10  
South
Minnesota State +  8 –2     9 –3  
Wayne State (NE)  7 –3     7 –4  
Winona State  7 –3     7 –4  
Augustana (SD)  6 –4     6 –5  
Concordia–St. Paul  5 –5     6 –5  
SW Minnesota State  3 –7     3 –8  
Upper Iowa  2 –8     3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 CSU–Pueblo $^  9 –0     11 –1  
No. 10 Nebraska–Kearney ^  8 –1     10 –2  
Colorado Mines  6 –3     8 –3  
Chadron State  6 –3     6 –5  
Adams State  4 –5     6 –5  
Western New Mexico  4 –5     5 –6  
Colorado Mesa  3 –6     4 –7  
New Mexico Highlands  2 –7     4 –7  
Fort Lewis  2 –7     3 –8  
Western State  1 –8     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 Great Lakes Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Urbana $  3 –0     8 –3  
Missouri S&T  2 –1     6 –5  
Saint Joseph's (IN)  1 –2     2 –8  
Kentucky Wesleyan  0 –3     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Sioux Falls #   –     5 –4  
Notre Dame (OH) #   –     5 –6  
William Jewell #   –     4 –6  
Black Hills State #   –     3 –7  
Minot State #   –     2 –8  
Central State   –     1 –10  
South Dakota Mines #   –     1 –10  
  • # – Provisional Division II member
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4
2011 Great American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Ouachita Baptist $  6 –1     7 –3  
Henderson State  4 –1     6 –4  
East Central  6 –2     8 –3  
Arkansas–Monticello  3 –3     5 –6  
Harding  3 –3     4 –7  
Southern Arkansas  3 –4     3 –7  
SW Oklahoma State  3 –5     5 –6  
Arkansas Tech  1 –4     2 –8  
SE Oklahoma State  1 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 20 Humboldt State $  7 –1     9 –1  
Western Oregon  6 –2     6 –5  
Central Washington  4 –4     4 –6  
Simon Fraser #  2 –6     3 –7  
Dixie State  1 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – Provisional Division II member
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 Midwestern State $^  8 –0     10 –1  
No. 16 Abilene Christian ^  7 –1     8 –3  
No. 25 West Texas A&M  6 –2     8 –3  
Tarleton State  5 –3     6 –5  
Texas A&M–Kingsville  4 –4     6 –5  
Angelo State  2 –6     5 –6  
Incarnate Word  2 –6     2 –8  
Eastern New Mexico †  1 –7     2 –9  
Texas A&M–Commerce  1 –7     1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • † – Eastern New Mexico vacated both wins.
Rankings from AFCA poll
2011 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Pittsburg State $^  8 –1     13 –1  
No. 5 NW Missouri St. ^  7 –2     11 –3  
No. 11 Washburn ^  7 –2     10 –3  
No. 18 Missouri Western ^  7 –2     9 –3  
Central Missouri  6 –3     8 –4  
Emporia State  3 –6     5 –6  
Fort Hays State  3 –6     4 –7  
Truman  2 –7     4 –7  
Missouri Southern  2 –7     3 –7  
Lincoln (MO)  0 –9     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Lindenwood #   –     8 –3  
Northeastern State   –     7 –5  
Southwest Baptist   –     6 –5  
OK Panhandle State   –     3 –7  
Central Oklahoma   –     2 –9  
  • # – Provisional Division II member
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries
See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State
Great American Conference – Ouachita Baptist
Great Lakes Football Conference – Urbana
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale
Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Humboldt State
Gulf South Conference – Delta State
Lone Star Conference – Midwestern State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State
Northeast-10 Conference – New Haven
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth (North) and Minnesota State–Mankato (South)
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Kutztown
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo
South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Miles
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concord (WV)

Postseason
2011 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams24
Finals Site
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Winning Coach
  • championship

The 2011 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 38th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 24th time.

Seeded teams

Playoff bracket
  First Round
November 19
Campus Sites		 Second Round
November 26
Campus Sites		 Quarterfinals
December 3
Campus Sites		 Semifinals
December 10
Campus Sites		 National Championship Game
December 17
Braly Municipal Stadium,
Florence, Alabama
                                               
— North Alabama 43     — Delta State 42  
— West Alabama 27     — North Alabama 14  
  — Delta State 28  
  — North Greenville 23  
— North Greenville 63 — Mars Hill 38
— Albany State 14     — North Greenville 52  
  — Delta State 23  
  — Pittsburg State 49  
— Northwest Missouri State 35     — Midwestern State 31  
— Missouri Western 29     — Northwest Missouri State† 38  
  — NW Missouri State 16
  — Pittsburg State 41  
— Washburn 52 — Pittsburg State 31
— Abilene Christian 49     — Washburn 22  
  — Pittsburg State 35
  — Wayne State (MI) 21
— California (PA) 44     — Winston-Salem State 35  
— Elizabeth City State 0     — California (PA) 28  
  — Winston-Salem State 27
  — New Haven 7  
— Kutztown 17 — New Haven 44
— Concord 14     — Kutztown 37  
  — Winston-Salem State 14
  — Wayne State (MI) 21  
— Minnesota–Duluth† 30     — CSU–Pueblo 21  
— Saginaw Valley State 27     — Minnesota–Duluth 24  
  — Minnesota–Duluth 25
  — Wayne State (MI) 31  
— Wayne State (MI) 48 — Nebraska–Kearney 14
— St. Cloud State 38     — Wayne State (MI) 38  

* Home team    † Overtime

References
  1. "2010-2014 Pittsburg State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. "2011 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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