2011 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
2011 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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SoCon champion | |
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 7–35 at North Dakota State | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 3 |
FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
Record | 11–3 (7–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brent Davis |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Jack Curtis |
Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
On November 13, 2011 they received one vote in the AP Top 25 poll.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Samford | No. 4 | W 31–17 | 8,714 | |||
September 10 | 6:00 pm | Tusculum* | No. 2 | W 62–21 | 21,812 | |||
September 24 | 6:00 pm | Western Carolina | No. 1 |
| W 52–20 | 19,067 | ||
October 1 | 1:30 pm | at Elon | No. 1 | W 41–14 | 7,195 | |||
October 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 24 Chattanooga | No. 1 |
| ESPN3 | W 28–27 | 20,593 | |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | Furman | No. 1 |
| ESPN3 | W 50–20 | 19,221 | |
October 22 | 2:00 pm | Presbyterian* | No. 1 |
| W 48–14 | 16,392 | ||
October 29 | 3:00 pm | at No. 5 Appalachian State | No. 1 | ESPN3 | L 17–24 | 30,018 | ||
November 5 | 2:00 pm | The Citadel![]() | No. 5 |
| W 14–12 | 18,408 | ||
November 12 | 1:00 pm | at No. 9 Wofford | No. 4 | W 31–10 | 10,280 | |||
November 19 | 12:00 pm | at No. 3 (FBS) Alabama* | No. 3 | ESPN3 | L 21–45 | 101,821 | ||
December 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 10 Old Dominion* | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | W 55–48 | 13,226 | |
December 10 | 2:00 pm | No. 13 Maine* | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | W 35–23 | 12,886 | |
December 17 | 2:00 pm | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 3 | ESPNU | L 7–35 | 18,108 | [2] | |
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Eagles trip in semis again". Ledger-Enquirer. December 18, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football - Schedule/Results - Georgia Southern University Eagles Athletics". Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
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