2011 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2011 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon champion
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 7–35 at North Dakota State
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record11–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Davis (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 Wofford ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 9 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Furman   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Samford   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Elon   3 – 5     5 – 6  
The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Western Carolina   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Southern Conference play, winning the conference championship outright. They received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Old Dominion in the second round and Maine in the quarterfinals before falling to North Dakota State in the semifinals.

Rankings

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On November 13, 2011 they received one vote in the AP Top 25 poll.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmat SamfordNo. 4
W 31–178,714
September 106:00 pmTusculum*No. 2
W 62–2121,812
September 246:00 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 52–2019,067
October 11:30 pmat ElonNo. 1
W 41–147,195
October 86:00 pmNo. 24 ChattanoogaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 28–2720,593
October 156:00 pmFurmanNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 50–2019,221
October 222:00 pmPresbyterian*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 48–1416,392
October 293:00 pmat No. 5 Appalachian StateNo. 1
ESPN3L 17–2430,018
November 52:00 pmThe CitadeldaggerNo. 5
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 14–1218,408
November 121:00 pmat No. 9 WoffordNo. 4
W 31–1010,280
November 1912:00 pmat No. 3 (FBS) Alabama*No. 3
ESPN3L 21–45101,821
December 31:00 pmNo. 10 Old Dominion*No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3W 55–4813,226
December 102:00 pmNo. 13 Maine*No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)
ESPN3W 35–2312,886
December 172:00 pmat No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 3
ESPNUL 7–3518,108[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Eagles Receive AP Vote, Ranked 2nd in FCS Poll - Georgia Southern University Eagles Athletics". Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Eagles trip in semis again". Ledger-Enquirer. December 18, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Football - Schedule/Results - Georgia Southern University Eagles Athletics". Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.


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