2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2011 Central Arkansas Bears football

FCS Playoffs Second Round vs Montana, L 14–41
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 15
2011 record	9–4 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Conque (12th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brooks Hollingsworth
Defensive coordinator	Matt Williamson
Home stadium	Estes Stadium (Capacity: 8,700)

2011 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Sam Houston State $^		7	–	0		14	–	1
#15 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 FCS Poll

The 2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by 12th year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling to Montana in the second round.

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 Division I football behind Bronco Stadium at Boise State of the FBS (blue) and Roos Field at Eastern Washington (red).

Schedule

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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 (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 34–14	6,115
December 3	1:00 PM	at No. 5 Montana*	No. 15	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 14–41	22,005
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.ucasports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football

Central Arkansas Bears football

Venues	Estes Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Red Beans and Rice Bowl (McNeese State) 1937 Charity Bowl 1947 Kickapoo Bowl

People	Head coaches

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2011 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Albany Appalachian State Central Arkansas Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern James Madison Lehigh Maine Montana Montana State New Hampshire Norfolk State North Dakota State Northern Iowa Old Dominion Sam Houston State Stony Brook Tennessee Tech Towson Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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