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 |
| 2011 record | 11–3 (7–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Jeff Monken (2nd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Brent Davis |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Jack Curtis |
| Home stadium |
Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 Georgia Southern $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 Wofford ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||
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| September 3 | 7:00 PM | at Samford | No. 4 | Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL | W 31–17 | 8,714 | |||
| September 10 | 6:00 PM | Tusculum* | No. 2 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 62–21 | 21,812 | |||
| September 24 | 6:00 PM | Western Carolina | No. 1 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 52–20 | 19,067 | |||
| October 1 | 1:30 PM | at Elon | No. 1 | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | W 41–14 | 7,195 | |||
| October 8 | 6:00 PM | No. 24 Chattanooga | No. 1 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN3 | W 28–27 | 20,593 | ||
| October 15 | 6:00 PM | Furman | No. 1 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN3 | W 50–20 | 19,221 | ||
| October 22 | 2:00 PM | Presbyterian* | No. 1 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 48–14 | 16,392 | |||
| October 29 | 3:00 PM | at No. 5 Appalachian State | No. 1 | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN3 | L 17–24 | 30,018 | ||
| November 5 | 2:00 PM | The Citadel |
No. 5 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 14–12 | 18,408 | |||
| November 12 | 1:00 PM | at No. 9 Wofford | No. 4 | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | W 31–10 | 10,280 | |||
| November 19 | 12:00 PM | at No. 3 (FBS) Alabama* | No. 3 | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN3 | L 21–45 | 101,821 | ||
| December 3 | 1:00 PM | No. 10 Old Dominion* | No. 3 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 55–48 | 13,226 | ||
| December 10 | 2:00 PM | No. 13 Maine* | No. 3 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) | ESPN3 | W 35–23 | 12,886 | ||
| December 17 | 2:00 PM | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 3 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) | ESPNU | L 7–35 | 18,108 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
References
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