2011 NCAA Division II football season

2011 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 1 – November 12, 2011
Postseason	November 19 – December 17, 2011[1]
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Pittsburg State
Harlon Hill Trophy	Jonas Randolph, Mars Hill
Division II football season «2010 2012»

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]

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

Conference standings

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         9 – 2   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 ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2011 NCAA Division II independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #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   ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2011 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #7 Midwestern State $^   8 – 0         10 – 1   #16 Abilene Christian ^   7 – 1         8 – 3   #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 ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2011 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #1 Pittsburg State $^   8 – 1         13 – 1   #5 NW Missouri St. ^   7 – 2         11 – 3   #11 Washburn ^   7 – 2         10 – 3   #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 State   2 – 7         4 – 7   Missouri Southern State   2 – 7         3 – 7   Lincoln   0 – 9         1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2011 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #9 CSU–Pueblo $^   9 – 0         11 – 1   #10 Neb.–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 (CO)   1 – 8         1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

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 National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	24
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Pittsburg State (2nd title)
Runner-Up	Wayne State (MI) (1st championship game)
Semifinalists	Delta State Winston-Salem State

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

• Colorado State–Pueblo
• Delta State
• Mars Hill
• Midwestern State
• Nebraska–Kearney
• New Haven
• Pittsburg State
• Winston-Salem State

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
	Super Region 2
	—	Elizabeth City State	0			—	California (PA)	28
	—	Kutztown	17	—	New Haven	44
	—	Concord	14			—	Kutztown	37
	Super Region 4
	—	Minnesota–Duluth†	30			—	CSU–Pueblo	21
	—	Saginaw Valley	27			—	Minnesota–Duluth	24
	—	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. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
2. "2011 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved January 27, 2014.